Fireball Over the Capital Region
Something strange lit up the sky over the Capital Region just before 6 p.m. on December 27, and at least one driver caught it on camera. A dash cam video shows a bright fireball streaking across the sky around 5:57 p.m. while traveling through Upstate New York.
The video was shared on Reddit, with the driver saying it was recorded on Route 40, the highway that runs from Troy up through Rensselaer and Washington counties.
Did You See It?
And judging by the reaction online, plenty of other people saw it too.
While we don’t know exactly what it was, the timing and sightings line up across a vast stretch of Upstate New York. People reported seeing the glowing object from Albany to Mechanicville and beyond, describing it as blue and orange, with a long fiery tail, moving east to west and lasting several seconds…