Overview
- A bright green meteor, seen Tuesday afternoon, first appeared at 2:34 p.m. above the Atlantic near Long Island and faded high over Galloway, New Jersey, according to NASA.
- NASA said the fireball moved southwest at about 30,000 mph and covered roughly 117 miles before breaking apart about 27 miles above the ground.
- Witnesses across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Connecticut described green-tinted fragments, brief breakup lasting about 3 to 4 seconds, and in some cases loud booms.
- The American Meteor Society logged over 200 eyewitness reports, but clear videos are scarce, no meteorite finds have been confirmed, and investigators have not yet pinned down the source.
- Scientists note that bright fireballs occur frequently worldwide yet are rarely seen by people, and this rare daylight event adds to an early-2026 spate of widely reported fireballs now under study.