If you were in Western Pennsylvania, you may have seen what has been described as “a very bright daylight fireball” across the sky Tuesday morning.In parts of Ohio, people reported hearing a boom and felt shaking. NASA confirmed it was caused by a meteor. Video above shows Tuesday morning’s meteor caught by National Weather Service employee Jared Rackley”An analysis of currently available data places first visibility of the meteor above Lake Erie,” NASA said. “The fireball – caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons – moved southeast at 45,000 mph before fragmenting over Valley City. The fragments continued on to the south, producing meteorites in the vicinity of Medina County, Ohio.”Seven tons is equivalent to 14,000 pounds. Do you have images or videos of the meteor? Send it to our web desk by emailing webstaff@wtae.com.People hundreds of miles away reported seeing the bright fireball even though it was 9 a.m.Staff at the National Weather Service in Cleveland had no early reports of any debris being found.“There could be some small fragments, but a lot of it would have burned up in the atmosphere,” NWS meteorologist Brian Mitchell said.NASA’s website describes a Geostationary Lightning Mapper, commonly called a GLM, as “a single-channel, near-infrared optical transient detector that can detect the momentary changes in an optical scene, indicating the presence of lightning.”GLM measurements also help officials improve their tornado and thunderstorm lead times and can give an early warning of lightning ground strike hazards. In addition to the GLM, seismographic, which are typically used to measure earthquakes, captured the boom from the meteor hitting the ground. The Associated Press contributed to this article.

PITTSBURGH —

If you were in Western Pennsylvania, you may have seen what has been described as “a very bright daylight fireball” across the sky Tuesday morning.

In parts of Ohio, people reported hearing a boom and felt shaking. NASA confirmed it was caused by a meteor.

Video above shows Tuesday morning’s meteor caught by National Weather Service employee Jared Rackley

“An analysis of currently available data places first visibility of the meteor above Lake Erie,” NASA said. “The fireball – caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons – moved southeast at 45,000 mph before fragmenting over Valley City. The fragments continued on to the south, producing meteorites in the vicinity of Medina County, Ohio.”

Seven tons is equivalent to 14,000 pounds.

Do you have images or videos of the meteor? Send it to our web desk by emailing webstaff@wtae.com.

People hundreds of miles away reported seeing the bright fireball even though it was 9 a.m.

Staff at the National Weather Service in Cleveland had no early reports of any debris being found.

“There could be some small fragments, but a lot of it would have burned up in the atmosphere,” NWS meteorologist Brian Mitchell said.

NASA’s website describes a Geostationary Lightning Mapper, commonly called a GLM, as “a single-channel, near-infrared optical transient detector that can detect the momentary changes in an optical scene, indicating the presence of lightning.”

GLM measurements also help officials improve their tornado and thunderstorm lead times and can give an early warning of lightning ground strike hazards.

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We’re receiving reports across western PA and eastern OH of a loud boom and a fireball in the sky. Our satellite data suggest it was possibly a meteor entering the atmosphere. https://t.co/v90lcimu6b

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) March 17, 2026

In addition to the GLM, seismographic, which are typically used to measure earthquakes, captured the boom from the meteor hitting the ground.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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