Overview
- NASA says the fireball became visible about 49 miles above Stagecoach around 4:40 p.m. CDT and fragmented roughly 29 miles above Bammel near Cypress Station.
- Preliminary estimates put the object at about 3 feet across and roughly 1 ton, releasing energy comparable to 26 tons of TNT as it broke apart.
- Doppler radar and satellite signatures indicate meteorites likely fell across a north Houston strewn field that may span more than a dozen miles.
- A Spring-area homeowner, identified as Sherrie James, reported a heavy rock crashed through her roof; local fire officials called it unusual and said it appears to be a meteorite, with no injuries reported.
- The American Meteor Society logged more than 100 eyewitness accounts and multiple videos captured the event, while recovery and laboratory authentication efforts continue.