(3-17-26) A meteor spotted in Northeast Ohio this morning caused a large boom and caught the eye of numerous residents.

NASA says early data shows the meteor first became visible above Lake Erie before traveling southeast at roughly 45,000 miles per hour.

The fireball was caused by a small asteroid estimated to be nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons, according to NASA.

Officials say the object fragmented over Valley City, with remaining pieces continuing south. NASA added that meteorites may have landed in the vicinity of Medina County.

NASA said-

“The asteroid unleashed an energy of 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented, resulting in a pressure wave which propagated to the ground, causing the booms and explosive noises heard by many of the public. It may have also shook houses north of Medina.”

The American Meteor Society has reported that eyewitnesses in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Canadian province of Ontario all filed reports about “a very bright daylight fireball seen March 17.”