A loud boom heard over Cleveland was likely “a result of a meteor,” the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
▶ Watch Video: Video shows meteor zooming across Pittsburgh-area sky
A loud boom heard over Cleveland was likely “a result of a meteor,” the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
Some residents immediately feared the sound was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO. One person told the station that the boom shook their whole house. The sound was heard as far as New York and Pennsylvania, WOIO said.
The NWS office in Pittsburgh shared a video of the meteor arcing across the sky. The office said the video was taken by an employee.
More details about the meteor were not immediately available. The American Meteor Society has not commented on the sighting yet.
The NWS said an instrument called a geostationary lightning mapper indicated a meteor caused the sound. It detects quick flashes in the atmosphere and is usually used to continuously map lightning strikes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It can also identify meteors, which are bright and flash similarly to lightning.
The NWS shared a photo of the instrument detecting a green flash over Cleveland.
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