Meteor identified as possible cause of boom heard across Cleveland

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A large roar heard implicit Cleveland was apt "a effect of a meteor," the National Weather Service said Tuesday. 

Some residents instantly feared the dependable was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO. One idiosyncratic told WOIO that the roar shook their full house. 

The NWS said an instrumentality called a geostationary lightning mapper indicated a meteor caused the sound. It detects speedy flashes successful the ambiance and is usually utilized to continuously representation lightning strikes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It tin besides place meteors, which are agleam and flash likewise to lightning.   

The NWS shared a photograph of the instrumentality detecting a greenish flash implicit Cleveland. 

The latest GLM imagery (1301Z) does suggest that the roar was a effect of a meteor. pic.twitter.com/CH7oJ4Q1OY

— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) March 17, 2026

More details astir the meteor were not instantly available. The American Meteor Society has not commented connected the sighting yet.

Other meteors person been seen successful Ohio's skies successful caller weeks. In mid-Februray, 1 was spotted connected a doorbell camera astir 11:30 p.m., according to CBS affiliate WNBS. Another fireball was caught connected camera connected March 15, local media reported

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