A meteor lights up the skies of North Carolina

The video shows a massive fireball lighting up the sky over North Carolina, blowing dozens of onlookers.

The flash of light was filmed from the front porch of a house in Rowland Pond, about 15 miles south of Raleigh, at around 7:40 p.m. on Friday, according to footage released by the American Meteor Society.

It was one of five meteor sightings reported that night in the United States, according to NASA Meteor Watch.

The American Meteor Society said it received 148 reports of fireballs from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia.

The largest group of eyewitness accounts, over 80, came from North Carolina, where the fireball, or shining meteor, skimmed the coast, becoming visible 48 miles above the ocean off Camp Lejeune, according to NASA.

It soared northeast at 32,000 mph, climbing 26 miles into Earth’s upper atmosphere before disintegrating 28 miles above Morehead City, the agency said.