New England meteor fireball triggers widespread sonic boom, NASA says
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A meteor exploded over the northeastern U.S. near Cape Cod, causing a widely felt sonic boom; NASA reports the bright fireball fragmented at about 40 miles altitude, traveling roughly 75,000 mph and releasing energy around 300 tons of TNT, with no link to a meteor shower or space debris.
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