Mike Grossman, of Wall Township, New Jersey, said he flew up to the city from Monmouth County for a practice flight Saturday evening, and had his wing camera running.
Just after 6 p.m., Grossman said he turned his single-engine Piper Archer around to go home, and saw the shooting star off to the west - just before he flew over the GWB along the Hudson River.
"This was so much more than a shooting star," said Grossman, who has been flying for 5 years. "It was bright light streaking across the sky."
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He later looked at the footage captured by his camera, and sure enough, the shooting star was there.
Watch the clip here (you have to watch closely):
After Grossman posted the video online, he said a meteorite researcher from Tokyo contacted him, wanting more information. He used GPS data from Grossman's equipment to pinpoint what he believes is the place the meteorite landed - somewhere in Pennsylvania.
In fact the same researcher found another video of what he claims is the same shooting star, captured on video in Virginia:
Grossman said his footage is the first of its kind to capture video of a shooting star from an aircraft.