Texas Home Struck by Meteor After Sonic Boom

If you think you've been hearing about meteors a lot lately, you're not imagining it! And recently, Texans learned that not every loud boom is thunder, sometimes, it’s something a little more out of this world.

March has delivered multiple meteor sightings across the U.S., turning ordinary mornings and nights into viral moments, and now, one of those sightings may have ended with a suspected meteor crashing straight through a Texas home.

Meteor Sightings Spike Across the U.S. This Month

First it started in Ohio, then in California and then onto the Midwest. Experts say most of these are harmless space debris, often leftover dust from comets, burning up as they enter Earth’s atmosphere. Most never make it to the ground.

But sometimes, a piece survives!

Texas Fireball Over Houston Leads to Shocking Impact

That’s exactly what may have happened in Texas.

On March 21, witnesses reported a bright fireball streaking across the sky northwest of Houston, near Stagecoach. NASA later confirmed the sighting, estimating the meteor weighed about a ton and measured roughly three feet across before entering the atmosphere.

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As it burned up, it released energy comparable to about 26 tons of TNT, creating that loud boom heard across the area. While most of the meteor was destroyed, not all of it disappeared.

Suspected Meteor Crashes Through Texas Home Roof

Instead of landing quietly, at least one fragment may have taken a much more dramatic route.

Texas resident Sherrie James says she heard a loud boom before discovering damage inside her home- it landed in her house!

At first, officials weren’t sure what caused it and even considered the possibility that it had fallen from a plane. But after reports of the fireball and NASA’s confirmation, a meteorite quickly became the leading explanation.

NASA Says Meteor Fragments Could Be Across Texas

And that might not be the only piece out there! NASA says that while most meteors burn up completely, small fragments- known as meteorites- can survive and scatter across the ground.

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That means more pieces could be sitting somewhere north of Houston, possibly in fields, yards, or places no one expects!

The next time you hear a random boom? You might want to look up…or maybe check your ceiling.