Residents in Northeast Cleveland heard a loud explosion the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2026. So, was it an actual meteor?

The March 2026 meteor frightened residents in both Ohio and Pennsylvania after many heard a loud explosion in the morning.

NASA has confirmed that a fireball and booms seen in northeast Ohio on March 17 was an asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere.

The asteroid unleashed an energy of 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented over Ohio, causing the booms and explosive noises heard as far as New York, officials said.

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