"It is the talk of the town today — the loud boom, the flash of light in the sky experienced by a lot of folks across the Houston area this afternoon," [1]says a local Texas newscaster . "And then there was this — a home in northwest Harris county hit by something that crashed through their roof."

Travelling at very high speed, the six-pound meteorite crashed through their roof and through their attic, crashing again through the ceiling oF the floor below. It then bounced off the floor, hit the ceiling again — and then fell onto the bed.

[2]CBS News reports :

> NASA said in a [3]social media post that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach, northwest of Houston, at 4:40 p.m. local time. The meteor moved southeast at 35,000 miles per hour, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station, NASA said. "The fragmentation of the meteor — which weighed about a ton with a diameter of 3 feet — created a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area," NASA said in the post. Across the Houston area, residents described hearing a low, rumbling sound that many compared to thunder, even though the skies were clear, according to [4]CBS affiliate KHOU .

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> Earlier this week, an asteroid weighing about 7 tons and traveling at 45,000 mph [5]traveled over multiple states . And last June, a bright meteor was [6]seen across the southeastern U.S. and exploded over Georgia, creating similar booms heard by residents in the area.



[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KVBBMFdxE

[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/possible-meteorite-crashes-into-houston-area-house/

[3] https://x.com/NASASpaceAlerts/status/2035537752524038171

[4] https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-loud-boom-possible-meteorite/285-a560e7f8-1391-43b1-9fc7-17c2763a4cd5

[5] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cleveland-meteor-loud-boom-sound/

[6] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fireball-meteorite-georgia-south-carolina/