Meteor Causes Loud Boom Across Ohio
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Rare 'daytime fireball' creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton smeteor explodes above eastern US
A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT,
No major meteor showers are active at this time.
A rare fireball bright enough to be seen during broad daylight dazzled skies and triggered a sonic boom in parts of the eastern United States on Tuesday morning.
A mysterious shaking startled residents across South Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, with reports of rattling windows and loud noises spreading across multiple towns, according to social media posts.