Meteor Airburst in USA

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 08:56 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. 

Two large meteor updates and continued New Zealand activity. (Updated 20240507) Spain and New Zealand meteors

2024, May 3. USA, Ohio. Seen in many surrounding states including Canada. Large Fireball. Sonic booms and electrophonic properties. Local Time: 23:16 or Saturday, May 4th 2024 around 03:36 UT. A loud whistle, and then two quick booms were heard. Then a loud thud then an impact boom in the distance. There was a faint vibration felt in the ground.

2024-05-05T20:11:03. Airburst. South Pacific Ocean. Location: (-7.1, -112.7). e=3.7, -e= 0.13. Equivalent force in kilograms of TNT: 130,000. Altitude: 39 km. Velocity: 13.9km/s.

2024, May 4. New Zealand, North Island. Travelling west. Duration: 4.23sec. HB: 133km. HE: 79km.  

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Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Update: 2024 May 5^th. New Zealand, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Waikato and Wellington. Large Fireball. N.W. Of Hamilton travelling S.S.W. Time 08:34 UT or 20:34NZST. Had concurrent (electrophonic meteor) and delayed properties. Seen as far away as Christchurch over 700 km away. The sonic boom was heard over 200km away.  

A large fireball has been filmed in Spain. 

2024, May 4. Spain. Large Fireball. Officially termed SPMN050524D, was seen streaking through the skies of Aragon, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Navarra. Estimated to be a 1 meter in diameter chondritic.