New Jerseyans who happened to be looking upward Thursday night were treated to several bright fireballs streaking down from the sky, according to preliminary reports from the American Meteor Society .

People in 13 towns across the Garden State, from Middlesex County down to Atlantic County, reported that they saw a fireball.

And at least one New Jerseyan, a resident of Blackwood in Camden County, captured a fireball on her Ring security camera .

While most people who saw a fireball — which is a bright meteor — said it streaked for 1.5 to 3.5 seconds, one witness in Paulsboro reported one that was visible for as long as 7.5 seconds.

Some sightings were reported between 8:20 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and others were reported about 11:30 p.m.

Among the towns where fireballs were spotted we

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