Daylight fireball over Lake Erie lights up Northeast Ohio, with Medina County fragments possible
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A bright daylight meteor exploded over Northeast Ohio near Lake Erie, causing loud booms and shaking. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed it was a small asteroid (~6 feet, ~7 tons) that fragmented over Valley City and traveled southeast at about 45,000 mph, with witnesses across the region and even into Canada reporting the fireball. Meteorites may have landed in Medina County; Cleveland was not struck.
- Did you hear a boom or feel your house shake? Morning meteor explodes over Greater Cleveland: Watch video here WKYC
- 7-ton asteroid lights up Northeast Ohio skies, fragments above Medina County Cleveland 19 News
- 7-ton meteor streaks across Cleveland sky, unleashes energy of 250 tons of TNT in massive boom Los Angeles Times
- NASA confirms boom was 17,000-pound meteor FOX 8 News
- Moment suspected meteor is spotted over Ohio and Pennsylvania BBC
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