A fireball bright as a full moon streaked across the sky last night, alarming earthlings from Florida to New England.
NASA said the flash appeared to be a lone meteor that was heading from north to southeast about 8 p.m.
“The thing is probably a yard across. We basically had a boulder enter the atmosphere over the northeast,” said NASA’s Bill Cooke.
“If you have something this bright carry over that heavily populated area, a lot of people are going to see it,” he said.
Witnesses said the fireball was eerily silent as it streaked across the sky, and was visible for only a few seconds.