The calls started coming into our sister station, 6ABC WPVI Action News in Philadelphia, around 6:15 a.m.
Viewers contacted 6ABC, from Montgomery, Bucks and Chester counties in Pennsylvania; Camden and Cape May counties in New Jersey; and New Castle County, Delaware.
Astronomer Derrick Pitts of the Franklin Institute told Action News that the light was from the SpaceX launch.
According to SpaceX, there was a launch at 6:01 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This launch was the ninth launch and landing of Falcon 9 first stage booster.
If you saw the light from the launch and would like to submit your photo or video, please send it to us at abc7ny.com/Share.
Captured by Christopher Quiles from Coney Island.
Captured by John Nugent in Marmora, NJ.
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