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A meteor blazed through the sky in New Jersey, hot on the heels of a series of striking natural phenomena including an earthquake and solar eclipse.
Security camera video posted to Facebook by Linda Price Heines shows the fireball - a term used to denote a meteor that is bigger and brighter than usual - cross the sky in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Residents of Wall Township reacted to the spectacle on social media, with Heine explaining that her neighbor sent her the stunning video.
'And it is on mine too,' she said of her home security camera. 'We often check our cameras in the morning to see the wildlife that passes through our yards.'
The appearance of the fireball prompted dozens of reports to the American Meteor Society between 3:40 and 3:55 a.m.
A fireball flashed through the sky in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with sightings reported throughout the New York tri-state area
Home security camera footage was uploaded to Facebook by New Jersey resident Linda Price Heines, showing the bright green flare lasting only a few seconds
The fireball - a meteor that is bigger and brighter than usual - was seen for anywhere from 1.5 seconds to 7.5 seconds, according to reports on the American Meteor Society website
About 60 different reports, which are considered unofficial until they are reviewed by the AMS, were logged in the New York tri-state area as well as eastern Pennsylvania to southern Delaware.
Some people reported catching a glimpse only 1.5 seconds long, while others witnessed the dazzling display for as long as 7.5 seconds.
One man, who gave his name as Darren T, wrote that he saw the light in Hackettstown, New Jersey, about 50 miles outside New York City.
'This was the first time I ever saw this in my area,' he said.
