Meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Cleveland

A loud noise heard over Cleveland was likely “the result of a meteor,” the National Weather Service said Tuesday.

Some residents immediately feared the noise was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO. One person told WOIO that the boom shook their entire house.

WOIO meteorologist Jeff Tanchak said the boom occurred when the meteor broke the sound barrier, but he said it was unclear when the object entered the atmosphere.

The NWS said an instrument called a geostationary lightning mapper indicated a meteor was causing the sound. It detects rapid lightning flashes in the atmosphere and is typically used to continuously map lightning strikes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It can also identify meteors, which are bright and flash similar to lightning.

The NWS shared a photo of the instrument detecting a green flash over Cleveland.

Further details about the meteor were not immediately available. The American Meteor Society has not yet commented on this observation.

More meteors have been seen in Ohio skies in recent weeks. In mid-February, one was spotted on a doorbell camera around 11:30 p.m., according to CBS affiliate WNBS. Another fireball was filmed on March 15, local media reported.

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