Mysterious Explosion in Indiana Revealed to be Meteor

Residents of Hamilton County, Indiana witnessed a bright light streaking across the sky, which they initially thought was an explosion. Hamilton County Emergency Management believes the sound and light were caused by a sonic boom from a meteor. Pilots in Kentucky saw a meteor to the north and a lightning detection center picked up signals over Carroll County. The Lyrids meteor shower is currently ongoing, and meteors from the shower are expected to be most frequent on Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday morning.