Mysterious 'Meteor Boston' Flash Sparks Emergency Calls Across Massachusetts
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- A brilliant, fast-moving fireball streaked across the sky over Boston and much of New England around 11:30 PM last night, triggering a flood of 911 calls from residents who reported seeing a "blue-green flash" and hearing a loud sonic boom that rattled windows from Cambridge to Quincy.
- Experts believe the object was a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere at an estimated 33,000 miles per hour, breaking apart over the Gulf of Maine; it was so bright that it outshone the moon and was captured on dozens of doorbell cameras and traffic cams across the city.
- The Federal Aviation Administration briefly paused flights at Logan International Airport as a precaution while the National Weather Service confirmed no earthquake or thunderstorm activity, adding the boom was "consistent with a meteor's shockwave."
- Social media exploded with amateur footage and frantic posts—users shared clips of a split-second flash that turned nighttime into daylight, with one viral tweet captioned, "Thought the aliens were landing in #Boston, but it was just #MeteorBoston."
- No injuries or property damage have been reported, but NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office has dispatched a team to analyze radar data and trajectory paths, urging locals to report any suspected fragments along coastal areas near Revere and Winthrop.