NASA confirms meteor streaked across southeast Texas
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Nikki Simmons with Smith County ESD #2 said dispatchers received multiple reports of a blue fireball seen across Cherokee and Smith counties.
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NASA strewn field map shows where pieces of apparent meteor might have landed
NASA shared a strewn field map of Montgomery County and Harris County to illustrate a "simplified estimate of where meteorites landed" after an apparent meteor broke apart in the sky Saturday afternoon.
Houston residents reported a mysterious boom that sounded like a large blast happening nearby, while several people claimed that they saw fireballs li.
A loud boom echoed across Texas on Saturday, March 21. Residents initially feared an explosion. Officials confirmed the sound was from a meteor. NASA stated the object broke apart mid-air. This fragmentation created a pressure wave causing the booms heard.