The size, energy yield, altitude and sonic boom data will be incredibly valuable to my whale stranding research.
2026, March 17. USA, Ohio, Cleveland, Lake Erie. Airburst. Coordinates: (41.2N, 82.0W). Time: around 9:40 AM local time. Diameter: roughly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons. Altitude: 45km. Velocity: 14.91 km/s. Energy: e = 12.6e10, -e = 0.37 or 370,000 kg/TNT. Fourth airburst of the year recorded by NASA. The meteor was first visible at an altitude of 50 miles above Lake Erie, off the beaches of Lorain in northern Ohio, the agency said. Trajectory: SSE at 53,693 km/h. Seen in Canada, Pennsylvania, Virginia. It was seen as far south as North Carolina, north in St. Ignace, Minnesota, west in Freeport, Illinois. Sonic Boom heard over a wide region. Concurrent and delayed sound. The initial explosion was followed by echos that lasted 12+ seconds. At Sandusky, Ohio, 93km to the origin it was seen at 8:56:41 and heard at 9:01:25 am. This calculates to 4 minutes and 44 seconds. Rough estimate based on -5 Degrees Celsius, average temp and ameteur speed of sound calculations. A witness from 182 km to the east: “I heard an initial boom, and a secondary "boom/woosh" about 3 seconds later”. “It sounded like a sonic boom from a jet. Louder than I’d imagine”. “The sonic boom came first then the whole house shook violently”. There are reports the explosion was heard as far way as New York 650 km to the east. Meteorite Recovery: The debris area where a search for meteorites will likely commence is between Medina, OH and Wadsworth, Ohio along Wadsworth Rd.near River Styx Park. Also could be some fragments between Chippewa Lake and Ganger... all in Medina County, Ohio.
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