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Rare 'daytime fireball' creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton smeteor explodes above eastern US

A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT,

Meteor explodes over Cleveland in broad daylight

The explosion produced a loud booming noise and even shook the ground.

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week.

Hunting space rocks, finding memories after meteor explodes over Medina County

The Betsa family joined dozens at River Styx Park hunting for meteorites after NASA identified the area as the likely landing zone for fragments from Tuesday's fireball over Northeast Ohio.

Meteor Crashes in Ohio: What We Know

The National Weather Service has said the latest imaging suggests "the boom was a result of a meteor."

Seven-ton meteor that fell from the Cleveland sky could be seen several states away

A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday broke apart in a thunderous boom that startled residents who feared an explosion.

7-ton meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Ohio

Some residents immediately feared the sound was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO, but weather service officials say it appears to have been a meteor.

Suspected meteor streaks across Ohio sky

The National Weather Service and scientists say there were signs of a meteorite landing near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday (March 17).