 , A audible sounds similar to an explosion was reported by people across , Staten Island,  , Brooklyn,  , Manhattan , and , New Jersey  , on Tuesday night.
A town emergency management standard confirmed that NASA had confirmed that a fireball had entered the atmosphere above Manhattan after numerous hours of guesswork from residents on social media.
“NASA has estimated that a fireball entered the environment and disintegrated above the , New York City  , metropolitan area before today”, said , Aries Dela Cruz, Emergency Management outside interests and common information professional, on X, previously known as Twitter. According to preliminary research, the meteor passed over the Statue of Liberty before separating large above Manhattan’s midtown.
Cruz added that the company will continue to monitor the condition and that Emergency Management did not receive reviews of damage or injuries related to the meteor.
Weapons tests?
Earlier in the day, Assemblyman , Michael Reilly , (R-South Shore ) posted another possible cause on his , Facebook , page: Military weapons testing happening in , Little Egg Harbor, N. J.
He shared an call from the , Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department:
” Loud Boom perhaps connected to this warning that was shared by , Little Egg Harbor NJ Police Department.’ Engagement at the , Warren Grove Air , to , Ground Range , will take place today , between the hours of 10am and 11am. Listen for noises that relate to the use of defense arms at the time.
According to , NJ.com, disaster officers responded to a fire that broke out around  , 2: 15 p. m., at , Warren Grove Air , to , Ground Range , in , Ocean County.
The blaze happened after , Little Egg Harbor Township , authorities warned residents on Tuesday about possible loud sounds coming from the service due to testing that was scheduled to happen between , 10 a. m., and , 11 a. m.
Chief Meteorologist , Lee Goldberg , of ABC7 said that Tuesday’s warmth and high temperature could have helped the good travel far and wide.
The , NYPD , indicated it did not have any proved reports of an explosion.
A director from the , FDNY , said officers responded to a “report of an blast” at , Avenue X , and , Batchelder Street , in , Brooklyn , at , 11: 22 a. m., but found nothing.
The United States Geological Survey , had no information of an disaster for the , New York City  , place on Tuesday.
Con Edison , also had no information of any converter bombs on , Staten Island.
The , Federal Aviation Administration , ( FAA ) said that it was not one of its planes and the , United States Air Force , said there were no flyovers or aerial demonstrations on Tuesday.
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