East Coast Rocked By Sonic Boom As Meteorologist Reveals Cause

A sonic boom that near group crossed New England looking to nan entity was apt a meteor, according to meteorologists.

On Saturday afternoon, constabulary departments successful Massachusetts began receiving calls of a large roar coming from nan sky.

The root of nan sound was apt a meteor aliases a bolide, which is simply a meteor that explodes successful nan Earth's atmosphere, according to NBC 10 meteorologist Pamela Gardner.

"Big explosion/boom astir Boston," she wrote connected X. "GLM from GOES 19 shows imaginable meteor aliases bolide entering nan atmosphere. There is nary lightning successful this existent storm, nary earthquake from USGS."

WBZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher is besides attributing nan sound to a meteor.

He pointed to outer information mapping lightning successful nan atmosphere.

"Basically, erstwhile [a meteor] enters nan ambiance and explodes, it shows up arsenic lightning," he said successful an Instragram video explaining nan incident. "So successful our lightning mapper ... you tin spot precisely wherever that came in."

Wrentham Police Chief Bill McGrath said nan roar was heard passim New England.

"The detonation was heard and felt passim New England, shaking homes and causing galore group to beryllium justifiably concerned," McGrath said. "We person nary reports of harm aliases injuries successful Wrentham and haven’t heard of immoderate injuries successful nan region."

Some Facebook users reportedly said they felt their homes shingle during nan rumble.

It’s not clear if nan meteor really proceed down to Earth aliases if it was wholly destroyed successful nan atmosphere.