NASA confirmed a loud boom heard across Northeast Ohio was a meteor that entered the atmosphere. The meteor was nearly 6 feet in diameter, weighed about 7 tons, and traveled at 45,000 mph. Residents in multiple communities reported the boom was powerful enough to shake windows and startle pets.

Leon Bibb was used to hearing sonic booms as a child — not from meteors, but from military jets breaking the sound barrier in the skies over Cleveland.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOOM! What was the earth-shaking, jolt-you-awake, set-off-the-car-alarm sound? Oh right, a rocket launch. But why are some rocket launches accompanied by sonic booms and others aren’t?

A mysterious shaking startled residents across South Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, with reports of rattling windows and loud noises spreading across multiple towns, according to social media posts.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - When an asteroid exploded over Cleveland Tuesday, the resulting boom shook houses, spooked pets and shocked us all. We’re talking about what happened in the sky and how we collectively experienced it on St.