Eyewitness accounts and videos taken from across the Midwest reveal the streak of a large fireball across the daytime sky

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,

A sonic boom was heard across several states Tuesday after a meteor broke the sound barrier over the skies of Ohio, according to the National Weather Service. The boom happened around 9 a.m. EST, over Northeast Ohio, but was heard as far away as New York and the fireball was seen in multiple states, according to reports.

Residents across northeastern Ohio received a rude—or at least extremely unexpected—wake-up call this morning. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the loud boom experienced across the region around 9 a.

A fiery streak across the sky and a loud boom greeted many residents of northeast Ohio on the morning of March 17. The rare celestial spectacle, which took place a little before 9 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, was caused by a six-foot-wide, seven-ton space rock that was traveling at roughly 40,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

A meteor likely exploded over Ohio March 17, creating a boom that rattled houses. How many have hit Ohio? Here's what to know.

A seven-tonne meteor travelling at high speed exploded over Cleveland, producing a loud boom and a bright fireball visible across several US states, with no damage reported.

NASA has confirmed a fireball meteor exploded over Ohio on March 17, with meteorites possibly hitting Medina County. Check out the videos.

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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.