Meteor, Massachusetts and Sonic boom
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Did you hear the loud boom over Rhode Island on Saturday? By now, you likely know that the source of the noise was a meteor exploding over Cape Cod Bay, as NASA identified. "Eyewitnesses in New England and @NOAA's GOES-19 [Geostationary Operational ...
The USGS noted the event was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide," referring to a meteor that explodes in the atmosphere.
Residents reported a sharp boom and shaking homes after a meteor fragmented high over New England, NASA said.
A loud boom was heard across Southern New England Saturday afternoon.