Fireball over South Orange?

I'm in my backyard. We live up the hill between Ridgewood and Wyoming close to the border with West Orange.

In the clouds I saw what looked like a fireball going south east. From where I stood it looked like it was over Floods Hill. It was on a slightly downward trajectory then went out.

Someone playing with fireworks?

Meteor flaming out?

Very weird. No sound that I could make out.


mrincredible said:

I'm in my backyard. We live up the hill between Ridgewood and Wyoming close to the border with West Orange.

In the clouds I saw what looked like a fireball going south east. From where I stood it looked like it was over Floods Hill. It was on a slightly downward trajectory then went out.

Someone playing with fireworks?

Meteor flaming out?

Very weird. No sound that I could make out.

 I believe it landed just outside Smallville on a farm. 


bub said:

?

https://abc7.com/geminid-shower-geminids-meteor-2020/8690656/

 Maybe. Looked pretty low and it looked like it was in or behind a cloud.

I know I saw something. 


mrincredible said:

bub said:

?

https://abc7.com/geminid-shower-geminids-meteor-2020/8690656/

 Maybe. Looked pretty low and it looked like it was in or behind a cloud.

I know I saw something. 

sure you did

sure you did


The Czurudids are next month’s meteor shower.


It took me a while to realize I needed to say it out loud to get it... 


DaveSchmidt said:

The Czurudids are next month’s meteor shower.

 OK ... when are we going to get some more "reactions" besides LIKE?  This is an LOL for sure!


metaphysician said:

mrincredible said:

I'm in my backyard. We live up the hill between Ridgewood and Wyoming close to the border with West Orange.

In the clouds I saw what looked like a fireball going south east. From where I stood it looked like it was over Floods Hill. It was on a slightly downward trajectory then went out.

Someone playing with fireworks?

Meteor flaming out?

Very weird. No sound that I could make out.

 I believe it landed just outside Smallville on a farm. 

 Really? 


shanabana said:

metaphysician said:

mrincredible said:

I'm in my backyard. We live up the hill between Ridgewood and Wyoming close to the border with West Orange.

In the clouds I saw what looked like a fireball going south east. From where I stood it looked like it was over Floods Hill. It was on a slightly downward trajectory then went out.

Someone playing with fireworks?

Meteor flaming out?

Very weird. No sound that I could make out.

 I believe it landed just outside Smallville on a farm. 

 Really? 

 A reference to how Superman arrived on earth from Krypton. 

Sigh. I was hoping maybe someone else caught a glimpse. Maybe swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus. Keep watching the skies.


Could it have been the sunlight glinting on your tinfoil hat?    cheese



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