NASA confirms exploding meteor caused the sonic boom over Boston A meteor streaked over the northeastern US on Saturday afternoon, exploding north of Cape Cod Bay and causing a widely felt sonic boom. NASA confirmed the event as a bright fireball that fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT. This natural object was not associated with any active meteor shower and was not space debris.

• A meteor exploded over the northeastern US on Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom.
• The event was caught on camera, shook houses, and was visible in satellite imagery.
• The United States Geological Survey confirmed it was a sonic boom from a suspected bolide, not an earthquake.
• NASA stated the fireball fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast MA and southeast NH.
• The energy released was estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.
• The meteor was a natural object and not related to space debris or a satellite. Continue reading https://www.theverge.com/science/940467/meteor-exploded-new-england