Meteor Causes Loud Boom Across Ohio
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The western sky and social media lit up Tuesday morning when a meteor streaked through the atmosphere over northeast Ohio. Jared Rackley, an employee with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, caught video of the large fireball as the suspected meteoroid fell to earth.
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Cameras in the Pittsburgh area captured a bright meteor streaking across the sky on Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service's Pittsburgh office said it received reports from across western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio of loud booms and a fireball in the sky.