Three-Foot Meteor Explodes Over Northeast, Triggering Wide-Spread Sonic Boom

A three-foot meteoroid streaked over New England on May 30, 2026, punching through the atmosphere at about 75,000 mph and breaking apart around 40 miles up with an energy near 300 tons of TNT, unleashing a double sonic boom heard from Delaware to Montreal; NASA confirmed it was a natural object, not space debris or a satellite, and no injuries or ground impact were reported, with any fragments likely sinking into the ocean. USGS registered no seismic event, highlighting how atmospheric fireballs can be detected and documented without earthquakes. This event fits into a year with several large fireballs and underscores the growing role of coordinated observation networks in recording such phenomena.