According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide".
The New England event came just days after a bright meteor was reported over Western New York during the early morning hours of May 27.
It sounded like an explosion. For some, it felt like one. Just after 2 p.m. on May 30, residents across Massachusetts—and well beyond—were jolted by a sudden, thunderous boom that rattled homes and ...
A fiery object disintegrated as it fell off the coast of Boston, causing a series of sonic booms that could be heard in numerous towns and cities across the state. Eric Fisher, chief meteorologist ...
The space rock was travelling through Earth's atmosphere at a speed of around 75,000mph.
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Update: NASA confirms fireball meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT
NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30.
An extremely rare "daytime fireball" meteor was recently spotted streaking across sunny blue skies over the eastern U.S. after a fridge-size space rock exploded and triggered a powerful sonic boom.
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