A meteor crossed the sky over Vermont this weekend

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NASA Meteor Watch said on Facebook that more than 100 people saw the meteor at around 5:38 p.m. local time on Sunday.
“There was no sound,” said Al Gregoritsch of South Burlington, CNN affiliate, WPTZ. “I was very excited to see him. It’s a phenomenon I’ll never forget.”

The meteor was seen moving northeast for 33 miles – from Mount Mansfield State Forest to Beach Hill in Orleans County south of Newport, the agency said.

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NASA Meteor Watch said the object was likely an asteroid fragment, while the tremors reported by witnesses were caused by a pressure difference between the front and back of the object.

“The space rock violently fragmented, producing a pressure wave that shook the buildings and generated the sound heard by those who were near the path,” the agency said. “Such a pressure wave can also couple in the ground, causing minor ‘tremors’ that can be picked up by seismic instruments in the area.”

Based on measurements of infrasound, which are low-frequency sounds that can travel great distances, the agency was able to measure the fireball as weighing around 10 pounds with a diameter of around six inches.

The agency called it, “A cute little fireworks display, courtesy of Mother Nature.”

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