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Did You See a Meteor Over Westhampton-Hampton Bays?

Local residents report seeing a flash of light.

A pair of Westhampton Beach 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.

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.

Diane Jones reported on Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch's Facebook page that she and her husband saw it at 7:54 p.m. as they passed by the Westhampton Beach Country Club.

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She said, "It was beautiful."

Similar reports were also made across the East End.

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On Southampton Patch's Facebook Lisa Zbar Watson said she spotted at least one meteor breaking up over Oak Grove Road in North Sea.

Patch readers from Riverhead, East Hampton and Cutchogue and Orient on the North Fork also said they saw the flash of light.

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 in the comment section below and/or upload your photo.

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