3 In Towson Report Meteor Sighting

TOWSON, MD — Hundreds on the East Coast said they saw a possible meteor Tuesday night bursting into a fireball. According to the American Meteor Society, Towson residents were among them.

The society received 360 reports about a meteor/fireball seen over Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia.

"Don't worry, if you live along the East Coast and saw a bright blue/green light streaking across the sky last night; you're not crazy," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Wednesday, April 17.

Its satellite mapping tool picked up the meteor too, officials said.

Within the course of five minutes, three in Towson said they saw something similar.

A Towson man reported seeing a blue/green/orange light around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16.

A woman in Towson also reported the green-yellow phenomenon at 10:58 p.m.

Another report came in at 10:55 p.m. that there was a green/orange color accompanied in Towson by a "distant boom like [a] muted thunderclap."

The many Maryland meteor sightings logged by the American Meteor Society ranged from Silver Spring to Easton.

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Tuesday's light show came during the first night of the Lyrid meteor showers, which streak across the sky from April 16 to April 25.

They produce around 20 shooting stars an hour.

The best time to see the Lyrids is expected to be in the early evening hours before midnight.

Skywatchers can expect the Lyrids to peak overnight from Monday, April 22, to Tuesday, April 23.

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With reporting from Patch editors Beth Dalbey, Deb Belt and Tom Davis.