A meteor passed through New York, United States, causing massive explosions accompanied by flashes of sparks across Lake Ontario in Canada.
Bill Cooke, chief of the Office of the Environment at the United States Aerospace Agency (NASA), said the meteorite formed a large fireball in the west at a speed of about 90,123 km / h, at 12:08 p.m. on 3/12, NBC News said.
The meteorite shattered into pieces at an altitude of about 35 km between the cities of Rochester and Syracuse, creating a massive explosion in New York. The Onondaga County emergency dispatcher said he had received numerous calls through the 911 operator about the explosion.
The sound of the explosion was so loud it could be heard in Oswego and Madison counties, New York. When the meteor erupts, fragments of it create brilliant rays of light on Lake Ontario, Canada. Video taken from the CN Tower in Toronto captures the scene of the bright light on the city skyline.
Cooke says there is very little recorded video of the object and its orbit is still unclear and predicts it could be an asteroid.
Robert Lunsford, of the American Meteor Association, said the meteorite was seen over a large area. It is seen from New York to Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.
“Meteors rarely fall near a city, most asteroids fall into the water,” Lunsford said.
