REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - A motorist captured video of a fireball illuminating the dark sky in Revere on Friday night.
Video taken by “Eric M” and uploaded to the American Meteor Society’s website shows a ball of light with a glowing tail zip across the sky before disappearing.
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Eric’s Garmin dashcam indicated that the fireball appeared in the sky at 5:23 p.m.
The meteor society says fireball is a term used to describe a very bright meteor.
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