[kellyhound]

A large meteor (fireball) entered the atmosphere on Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2026, at 2:06 PM EDT above New England.

It fragmented roughly 40 miles above northeast Massachusetts and southeast New Hampshire, generating a massive atmospheric shockwave.

The space rock was traveling at a staggering 75,000 miles per hour (approx. 120,000 km/h).

It was estimated to be about 3 feet (1 meter) wide and exploded with the energy equivalent of 300 tons of TNT.

The GOES-19 weather satellite actually captured the infrared flash of the explosion across a 50-mile path.

Because it was highly overcast on Saturday afternoon, most people in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island didn't see a flash they just felt the massive rumble and heard a loud double-boom.

The USGS confirmed this was strictly an atmospheric shockwave and not an earthquake, causing shaking walls and windows but no structural damage or injuries.

Dozens of Ring, Nest, and backyard security cameras in suburban Boston and southern New Hampshire captured the sudden, thunderous double-clap boom.

NASA and the American Meteor Society state that any tiny leftover fragments likely fell safely into the Atlantic Ocean, meaning there is no debris field on land.

[DarkSighted]

2nd one (guy in garage): not sure what's happening here, as the flash (if any) and sound arrived separately. Last one looks like AI.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by DarkSighted ↗

Last one looks like AI.

Volunteer firefighter Daniel Wilcox captured a meteor on his car's dashcam while driving along Erie Boulevard in Rome, New York.

[DarkSighted]

Huh, definitely thanks for the backup. It DOES kinda look AI, though (to me). It's from the same event?

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by DarkSighted ↗

Huh, definitely thanks for the backup. It DOES kinda look AI, though (to me). It's from the same event?

yup.

[DarkSighted]

Then that's a really cool, almost 'over-the-horizon' shot.