Sunlit fireball streaks across the Northeast, drawing hundreds of eyewitness reports
A daylight fireball was observed across the northeastern U.S. on April 7, 2026, generating about 260 eyewitness reports and multiple videos/photos. NASA places the first visible point at 76.8 km altitude off the Atlantic near Long Island, with the object traveling southwest at ~13.5 km/s (≈30,100 mph) and traveling about 188 km before disintegrating at 43.9 km altitude over Galloway, New Jersey. Observers noted bright green/blue leading colors with trailing fragments in red/orange/white, and brief persistent trains; the event follows a recent surge in daylight fireball observations analyzed by AMS and NASA.
