NASA Confirms 1,000-Pound Meteoroid Made Entry Over South Texas

On Wednesday evening, residents in South Texas were startled by a loud boom. Video from a home security camera captured the moment the boom echoed across the town of McAllen.

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At least two pilots informed air traffic controllers in Houston, about 350 miles away, that a meteor had entered the atmosphere west of McAllen, according to a tweet by Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra.

After examining multiple reports, NASA released a statement Thursday that confirmed a meteoroid made entry near McAllen around 1800 ET.

"NASA experts believe the object was a meteoroid about two feet in diameter weighing about 1,000 pounds," a statement from the space agency read.

NASA continued, "The angle and speed of entry, along with signatures in weather radar imagery, are consistent with other naturally occurring meteorite falls. Radar and other data indicate that meteorites did reach the ground from this event."

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