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A deafening bang followed by a blazing light created a stir in Canada and New York.
A mysterious noise has caused a stir among residents of the US state of New York and Ontario, Canada. As videos from the incident, which took place on December 2, show, it is likely to be the sonic boom of a meteor. Because on some recordings a ball of fire can be seen shortly afterwards that rushes across the sky.
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Since the spectacle took place in broad daylight, many only noticed the bang and not the meteor itself. The American Meteor Society received over 200 reports following the event. According to researchers, a sonic boom can occasionally be heard on Earth when a fireball is traveling below 50 kilometers. The said meteor should have broken into its individual pieces at a height of 35 kilometers.
According to NASA, the meteor entered the earth’s atmosphere in the upper part of New York state between Rochester and Syracuse and then moved southwest at 90,000 km / h. A sled dog owner near Lake Erie managed to capture both the bang and the meteor in the sky. A weather camera in Toronto showed how the fireball temporarily bathed the city in glistening light.
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