The Economic Times

Bright fireball meteor lights up northeastern US sky: How far did it travel across the region?

A bright meteor lit up the sky over the northeastern United States on April 7, visible across five states around 2:34 p.m. ET. NASA confirmed it first appeared 48 miles above the Atlantic near Long Island and traveled about 117 miles southwest at almost 30,000 mph before disintegrating 27 miles above New Jersey. The event is part of a seasonal rise in meteor sightings between February and April each year.