Car Sized Asteroid Streaks Past the East Coast USA
Published February 15, 2011 - Fox News
 

Multiple reports of a fireball in the sky seem to confirm a passing meteor near the North Jersey-New York City area, reports Fox 29.

The incident happened before 12:45 p.m. ET, according to eyewitnesses who reported seeing an object that resembled a meteor near the Philadelphia Navy Yard facility, according witnesses who called Fox 29. Reports of the incident also surfaced on Twitter and Facebook.

The American Meteor Society contacted Fox 29 and said they had about 20 reports from spotters during that time period. Most meteor sightings are at nighttime so the spate of reports during the day was unusual.

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