Millions of us watched the news that night of a video shot from the outdoor patio of a bar (New Jersey?) overlooking the ocean.
The talking heads aired the video of a streak of light rising up from water surface, then moments later a fireball in the sky.
i heard of it the same day, never saw it.
but SOMEONE has to have recorded it, even inadvertently. vcr’s were quite common then.
Do you remember the phase of the moon that night?