5 Things You Need to Know About the Meteor Boston Didnt See Coming
- A fireball meteor exploded over Boston just before dawn on Friday, creating a sonic boom that rattled windows from Cambridge to Cape Cod.
- The American Meteor Society has already received over 200 eyewitness reports describing a bright green flash that lit up the sky for roughly 3-5 seconds before disappearing.
- Experts at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics confirm the meteor likely entered the atmosphere at an estimated speed of 45,000 mph before disintegrating.
- A security camera at Logan Airport captured the moment as the meteor boston event appeared to break apart just south of the city, with debris possibly falling into Boston Harbor.
- The FAA temporarily halted flights out of Logan International Airport for 30 minutes to check for potential hazards, though no ground damage has been reported.