Twitter was abuzz about a possible meteor sighting in parts of the United States on Thursday night, with many stating that they heard a 'sonic boom'.
Several local journalists also tweeted that they were getting reports of a meteor sighting from locals in southern and midwest US.
Local meteorologists also tweeted that they were investigating if a loud sound heard in the region was indeed from a meteor exploding.
Some meteorologists also shared a purported image of the fireball said to have been taken by a NASA camera.
NASA camera near Huntsville, AL picked up the fireball #meteor in the #WLKY area on their network. Details to come. pic.twitter.com/ySls2xMP2O
— Matt Milosevich (@WLKYMatt) November 20, 2015
UPDATE: We've had reports from viewers who saw meteor fireball in sky. No reports of damage or injuries. BOOM likely related to break up.
— Doug Proffitt WHAS11 (@WHAS11Doug) November 20, 2015
So, who saw the meteor/fireball over central Kentucky this evening? Getting lots of emails about it. #kywx — Chris Bailey (@Kentuckyweather) November 20, 2015
Likely a fireball meteor exploding. Investigating now https://t.co/wWENjLfm54
— Marc Weinberg (@MarcWeinbergWX) November 20, 2015
Did you feel it? or hear it? Reports of houses shaking; large boom related to possible meteor fireball darting across this region
— Doug Proffitt WHAS11 (@WHAS11Doug) November 20, 2015
Appears a meteor is responsible for a sonic boom over southern IN - not all that rare, but pretty cool. No earthquake. Did you feel it? -KH — Kevin Harned (@KevinHarned) November 20, 2015
