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Occurred : 1/21/2003 17:30 (Entered as : 1/21/03 17:30)
Reported: 2/1/2003 10:24:47 PM 22:24
Posted: 3/21/2003
Location: Newark, NJ
Shape: Fireball
Duration:15 minutes
Five shifting fire ball objects heading west from New Jersey

I was heading home from NYC at approximately 5:30pm on the bus, heading south on the I-95 on a clear evening. At around Newark, exit 13A, which is also the location of Newark International Airport, I saw five fire balls with a tail heading west towards Pennsylvania. At first I thought it was meteors. I continued to look. Then these apparent objects shifted its position in a way that would rule out meteors. These objects flew much higher than any plane I ever saw. As they passed over the airport, airplanes were either taking off or landing. As my bus continued south, I could see these objects shifting side to side but heading west. The person sitting next to me, a total stranger also saw these lights and could not explain what they could be.