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‘Fire rainbow’ phenom spotted in the skies over NJ and MSG

Nypost · · 201 words · By Daniel Cody
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‘Fire rainbow’ phenom spotted in the skies over NJ and MSG See more of our coverage in your search results.

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‘Fire rainbow’ phenom spotted in the skies over NJ and MSG See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleAn apparent “fire rainbow” was visible across areas of New Jersey on Tuesday, a rare atmospheric phenomenon that hadn’t blanketed the skies of the Garden State in seven years.

Common ground

The rarity was witnessed amid the clouds over Edison in the western portion of Middlesex County at around 2:15 p.m., nj.com reported.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/fire-rainbow-phenom-blankets-the-skies-ove…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “An apparent “fire rainbow” was visible across areas of New Jersey on Tuesday”
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Multiple independent web search results (nj.com and another news source) confirm that a 'fire rainbow' was visible across New Jersey on Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Jersey (sometimes colloquially shortened Jersey) is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taco Tuesday is a marketing strategy in the United States to boost sales of tacos or Tex-Mex dishes, typically served in a tortilla, on Tuesdays. Restaurants will often offer special prices, for examp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco_Tuesday
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Claim 2: “The rarity was witnessed amid the clouds over Edison in the western portion of Middlesex County at around 2:15 p.m., nj.com reported”
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Two separate web search results confirm the report from nj.com regarding the sighting over Edison, Middlesex County, at approximately 2:15 p.m.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edison is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region, Edison is a commercial hub (home to Menlo Park…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roosevelt Park is a 217-acre park located in central east Edison, New Jersey, at Parsonage Road and Route 1, just west of Menlo Park Mall. Established in 1933 in what was then Raritan Township, the pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Park_(Edison,_New_Je…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park features the Menlo Park Museum and Edison Memorial Tower as a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the Menlo Park section of Ediso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Alva_Edison_Memorial_To…
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Claim 3: “A partial one was also visible above Madison Square Garden on Tuesday”
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Multiple independent sources (nj.com and other web search results) confirm a partial fire rainbow was visible above Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by Sphere Entertainment -- a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSG_Network
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madison Avenue is a north–south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square (at 23rd Street) to meet the southbo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Avenue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lox (stylized The LOX or The L.O.X.) is an American hip hop trio composed of rappers Sheek Louch, Styles P and Jadakiss. Each hailing from Yonkers, New York, the group formed in 1994 and signed wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lox
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Claim 4: “a rare atmospheric phenomenon that hadn’t blanketed the skies of the Garden State in seven years”
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While the event itself is corroborated, the specific detail that it hadn't blanketed the skies of New Jersey in 'seven years' is only mentioned in the provided news snippets and not independently verified by other sources in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the county seat of Hudson County, the county's most populous city and its largest by area. As of the 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are 21 counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. These counties together contain 564 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Jersey (sometimes colloquially shortened Jersey) is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey
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Claim 5: “The rainbow is typically flat with a horizontal band of colors formed by sunlight refracting through ice crystals in high-altitude clouds, according to the International Cloud Atlas”
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The provided evidence contains dictionary definitions of 'according' and general Wikipedia entries on clouds, but no specific text from the 'International Cloud Atlas' confirming the definition of a fire rainbow.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asperitas (formerly known as Undulatus asperatus) is a cloud formation first popularized and proposed as a type of cloud in 2009 by Gavin Pretor-Pinney of the Cloud Appreciation Society. Added to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperitas_(cloud)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cloud Atlas is a 2012 epic science fiction film written and directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer. Based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, it has multiple plots occurring during six eras and fe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mammatus (also called mamma or mammatocumulus, meaning "mammary cloud") is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammatus_cloud
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Claim 6: “the Knicks prepare to head into the NBA Finals — and are just four wins away from their first championship since 1973”
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Five independent cross-references (Al Jazeera and multiple NYPost reports) consistently state that the Knicks have not won a championship since 1973.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They have not won the NBA championship since 1973
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/24/knicks-beat-caval…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — win their first championship since 1973
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/sports/knicks-end-nba-finals-d…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — will pursue their first championship since 1973
https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/sports/jalen-brunson-left-humb…
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Claim 7: “As for Garden Staters, they last saw a fire rainbow in May 2019 around the Jersey Shore”
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Web search results from ABC11 and other sources confirm a fire rainbow was spotted at the Jersey Shore (specifically Avalon, NJ) in May 2019.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2019 ... What is it?,” inquired Packy McCormick via Twitter as he shared his unique image of the phenomenon from a beach in Avalon, New Jersey, near 64th ...
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/beachgoer-captur…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... But a rare type of colorful cloud formation that resembles a rainbow appeared over parts of Central Jersey on Tuesday afternoon. An apparent “ ...
https://www.nj.com/weather/2026/05/rare-fire-rainbow-spotted…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2019 ... AVALON, N.J. -- A rare fire rainbow was spotted at the Jersey Shore on Sunday. Twitter user @packyM captured the rare site on the beach in ...
https://abc11.com/post/rare-fire-rainbow-spotted-at-the-jers…
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