Sonic Boom from Ohio Fireball Echoes Across the Northeast
TL;DR
A meteor roughly 6 feet in diameter (about 7 tons) lit up the Ohio sky, causing a sonic boom that was heard as far east as Pennsylvania and New York. NASA confirmed the fireball split over Medina County, with possible meteorites, though no debris has been found so far.
- Meteor over Ohio causes large boom heard as far away as Pennsylvania The Guardian
- 7-ton asteroid lights up Northeast Ohio skies, fragments above Medina County Cleveland 19 News
- NASA confirms boom was 17,000-pound meteor FOX 8 News
- Rare fireball spotted over eastern US caused a sonic boom CNN
- Loud boom heard across northeast Ohio likely caused by meteor USA Today
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