Meteor (bolide)
A meteor breaking up in the atmosphere can be heard as a delayed boom, often minutes after a bright light.
How to tell
- A bright light or fireball reported first
- Sound arrives a minute or more after the light
- Reported across a very large area
- Rare, and usually widely reported elsewhere too
When it usually happens
Any time, more often noticed at night.
Heard one just now?
Report it and we will tell you what it most likely was. More reports from different directions make it far easier to pin down.
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