Meteor Boston Streaks Across Sky, Triggers Emergency Calls and Scientific Investigation.
BOSTON, MA — A bright fireball, identified as a meteor, streaked across the Boston skyline at approximately 9:15 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, March 27, 2025, triggering a surge of emergency calls and mobilizing scientific teams.
According to the American Meteor Society, the event was witnessed by thousands across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Witnesses reported a brilliant flash of light followed by a sonic boom that rattled windows in downtown Boston and suburban communities. The Boston Police Department confirmed receiving over 200 calls from residents reporting a loud explosion and a streak of light moving from west to east. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
Dr. Sarah Jenkins, a planetary scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, stated that the meteor likely entered the atmosphere at an estimated 45,000 miles per hour. "Preliminary data suggests this was a sizable object, possibly the size of a small car, which disintegrated approximately 20 miles above the city," Dr. Jenkins explained. "The sonic boom and visible fireball are consistent with a bolide event."
Local authorities have advised residents to remain calm and report any potential meteorite fragments to the Museum of Science, Boston, which has established a collection and analysis hotline. The Federal Aviation Administration briefly paused flights at Logan International Airport to inspect airspace, but operations resumed within an hour.
Analysis of trajectory and fragmentation patterns is ongoing, with researchers hoping to recover any surviving meteorites from the ocean off the coast of Maine.