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Meteor Spotted From Boston to DC

Did you catch a glimpse?

If you were gazing skyward Friday night, say right before 8 p.m., you may have noticed somethingout of the ordinary -- a bright celestial object streaking across the heavens.

Reports of a meteor began flooding Twitter around 8 p.m., and news outlets began reporting the sightings as well.

Reports of sightings came from all over the east coast, from Washington, D.C., to New England.

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On our Facebook page, one North Andover reader said that she saw it out of the corner of her eye and knew that, whatever it was, it would be on the news shortly.

According to WBZ, the meteor has been described as green in color.

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Patch will have more information on Friday's meteor sighting as it becomes available.

Did you spot the bright object in the sky Friday night? What did it look like? Let us know in the comments, and feel free to upload any images of the object to Patch.

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