Flash density appears to confirm that the unknown explosion heard earlier in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island was caused by a meteor reentry to the east of Boston.
🚨 WOW! Another video of the “explosion” in the Boston area really captures how LOUD the boom was
It’s looking like the cause was a “significant” meteor crashing through the atmosphere and burning up, as indicated by heat signatures via satellite, per @NStewWX
This has not yet been confirmed.
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