Did You See the East Coast Meteor Friday Night?

Social media sites were abuzz since shortly after 8 tonight with reported sightings of a meteor streaking across the night sky, seen from Maine to Florida.

The large meteor was described on the Washington Post as very bright with a greenish hue and traveling from west to east. The Huffington Post reported it lasted about 40 seconds and may have been "sparking" or "flashing."

Several photos have circulated around Twitter and Facebook as being the meteor from tonight, though most have been debunked, identified as meteors from the past. It's still unclear if there are photos or footage of it yet.

But photo or no photo, we've got people sounding off on New Hampshire Patch Facebook pages who say they saw the fireball with their very own eyes.

Merrimack Patch

Lisa Guertin: "I saw it!!! Driving home from getting pizza just before 8pm. I was On Rt 3 almost to exit 4. Looked soooo cool!!!"

Julia Mairano: "We saw it too! We were in Merrimack on Bean Road and saw it shoot across the sky! It was awesome!"

Exeter Patch:

Anna Poulin Schleich: "my father lives in Raymond and reported seeing one"

Deborah Sargent: "saw one in Pittsburg NH about 1 hour ago 8PMish"

Courtney Beliveau: "I saw it in Windham, ME!!! It looked so close, guess it was farther away than i thought! Was all firey, then flashed green and white and disappeared."

Cindi Newell: "Yes we did it was awesome"

Salem Patch

Erin Blais: "Saw it in Nashua! Coming right off Daniel Webster Highway"

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Did you see the meteor? Tell us in the comments below. If you happened to catch a photo or video of it, send it to carolyn.dube@patch.com.