At one point over the weekend, smoke from a South Jersey forest fire could be seen on weather radar, making its way from the Wharton State Forest to the coast of South Jersey.
The New Jersey State Forest Fire Service plans to treat 25,000 acres of land with prescribed burns in 2024 after the most active wildfire season in decades.
A witness told NTSB investigators he saw "a solid light traveling quickly at a steep angle" around the time of the crash. Another described seeing a "giant orange ball" falling into the forest.