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Agencies Confirm Daylight Meteor Over Northeast U.S. as Sonic Boom Jolts Cleveland

NASA estimates the object measured about 1.8 meters across, weighed roughly seven tonnes and fragmented as it sped through the atmosphere.

Overview

  • - NOAA’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper captured a bright flash over the Cleveland area, leading National Weather Service offices to identify the event as a meteor airburst.
  • - Skywatchers reported a daylight fireball across several states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, with sightings extending into Ontario, Canada.
  • - Residents around Cleveland described a loud boom that rattled homes, and NWS Pittsburgh shared video showing the bright object arcing across the morning sky.
  • - Officials reported no injuries or structural damage and said no meteorite fragments have been confirmed recovered.
  • - Some reports cited specific energy estimates and possible ground falls near Medina County, but those details have not been verified by official sources.