Did You See a Meteor Over Northport?

Northport residents were among the hundreds of people on the East Coast who reported seeing a meteor-like flash of light shortly before 8 p.m. Friday.

From Boston to the Carolinas on Friday night, there were hundreds of unconfirmed reports on Twitter and other social media outlets of a meteor-like object.

Eric Lowenhar said he was driving west on Jericho Turnpike when he saw something odd. "I actually thought it was an airplane on fire, then I saw it had a greenish tail," he told Patch on Facebook.

Donna Meyer Krakehl, said  the phenomenon "Looked like a firecracker but way too high."

And Linda Munz Toscano said, "We saw something fly by - like a meteor! Around 8.

"It traveled West to East, as I faced North on Chestnut St (cross st Soundview Rd) Bright, fire ball - like fireworks. Lasted maybe 5 seconds then fizzed out.

A meteor estimated to be about 50 feet wide and weighing more than 10,000 tons exploded over central Russia last month, injuring hundreds with a shockwave that blew out windows and damaged structures across a wide area.

No injuries, or other material impacts were reported Friday night.

Did you see it the Friday night object? Did you shoot a picture? Tell us what you saw (or upload your photo) here.