Rare meteor over Central New York creates sonic boom and bright flash - Daily Mail

A large meteor was seen in parts of the northeastern United States and southern Ontario as dramatic images captured on social media show an intense flash that lit up the afternoon sky and created a loud boom that shook the ground.

The American Meteor Society reported some 150 sightings from residents who saw the fireball over parts of Maryland; Washington, DC; Virginia, Pennsylvania; New York; Ontario; and Michigan on Wednesday.

NASA officials released satellite imagery showing the meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere over central New York State in the region that lies between Rochester and Syracuse.

Dog sledder accidentally captures meteor in the sky in New York.

Listen to the sonic boom from the meteor flying over Toronto.

'Rare' falling meteor in the sky in Toronto causes bright flash.

A satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere between Rochester and Syracuse, New York, on Wednesday just after noon Eastern time.

It then broke into pieces some 22 miles above the surface of the Earth over Central New York, creating a sonic boom.

Dog sledder accidentally captures meteor in the sky in New York.

Listen to the sonic boom from the meteor flying over Toronto.

'Rare' falling meteor in the sky in Toronto causes bright flash.

Dramatic footage of the meteor was also captured by EarthCam video in downtown Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday

Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society said he has ‘no doubt’ it was a meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere

Dog sledder accidentally captures meteor in the sky in New York

Listen to the sonic boom from the meteor flying over Toronto

'Rare' falling meteor in the sky in Toronto causes bright flash

Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society said he has ‘no doubt’ it was a meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere

I thought it was the end of the world...' said another, tweeting a video of the meteor captured while driving

Dog sledder accidentally captures meteor in the sky in New York

Listen to the sonic boom from the meteor flying over Toronto

'Rare' falling meteor in the sky in Toronto causes bright flash

Dash-cam footage captured the meteor piercing the Earth's atmosphere in Tatsuno, Japan on November 29

Dashcam footage showed the bright meteor (center top), believed to be a bolide, in the Tokushima prefecture

Dashcam footage in the Tokushima prefecture showed the bright meteor (center top) plunge from the night's sky

NASA says that the odds of ever finding the meteor responsible for Wednesday's theatrics are slim since most rocks that are smaller than a football field break apart once entering the Earth's atmosphere