July 16, 2024
Fireball Meteor Lights Up New York City Sky
New York has been the backdrop to countless "end of the world" storylines in film and TV.
But on Tuesday an actual meteor shot over the city's iconic Statue of Liberty before disintegrating high above Manhattan, NASA's Meteor Watch said in a post on Facebook.
Residents flooded the internet with reports of a fireball in the sky, with some describing the sensation of an earthquake, and others recounting the sound of a thunderstorm. Photo credit: (Nazarii Neshcherenskyi/Canva Pro)
Manhattan, New York reportedly over the Statue of Liberty, but no photos just reported booms and some small siting reports.
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