It was visible around 4:40 p.m. Saturday. According to NASA, it broke apart just west of Cypress Station.

HOUSTON — Did you see, hear, or feel it? We’re seeing reports on social media and receiving calls to our newsroom about a loud boom. Some people describe seeing a possible meteor streaking overhead.  According to NASA, it was a meteor that broke apart over Southeast Texas. 

You can see video above of what one person captured on dashcam along I-10 at the El Campo/Columbus exit.

After we started getting reports about it, we put a post on our Facebook page asking if people had heard or seen anything. And once we did, the reports started pouring in from Katy, Cypress, Hockley, Waller and Pearland to as far away as Navasota, Sealy and even Port Aransas.

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We also reached out to the National Weather Service, who told us that one of their satellite products picked up what was a possible meteor or meteorite.  And on Saturday night, NASA posted about what they say was a meteor. According to their post, it became visible over Stagecoach, then moved southeast at 35,000 miles per hour before breaking apart west of Cypress Station. 

“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,” according to NASA’s post. 

#MeteorSighting: Eyewitnesses in Texas observed a bright fireball today, March 21, at 4:40 p.m. CDT. Current data indicates that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach, northwest of Houston. It moved southeast at 35,000 mph, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel,… pic.twitter.com/nTXroI89XI

— NASA Space Alerts (@NASASpaceAlerts) March 22, 2026

Residents across the Houston area said the sound was accompanied by a low rumble, prompting comparisons to thunder despite clear skies. In Old Katy, Amy Campbell said the boom had a “long low rumble” that sounded like an explosion. Mike Glosson of Cy-Fair said the sound lasted about 15 seconds and shook his house, while Viann Bonoan in Hockley reported that the boom caused her home to vibrate.

Observers in Katy and Fulshear described the noise as resembling thunder but noted the skies were cloudless. Preeti N. Burns said she immediately looked up when she heard the sound, noting there were no clouds in the sky. In Bridgeland, Wendy Camardelle Heppner also said it “sounded like thunder, but clear skies.”

Below are reports made of the meteor Saturday


Many witnesses reported seeing a bright streak or fireball in the sky. Patricia Smith in League City described a fireball streaking from south to north, flaming for only a few seconds, with the boom arriving a couple of minutes later. In Richmond, Sadiq Pa said the fireball disappeared almost instantly, and Shylie Troquille in Dickinson saw a small ball of fire in broad daylight that burned out quickly.

Other residents reported similar observations. Mary Conner Williams said she saw a fiery tail near Jasper, while Aleyda Aragon in Pearland noticed flashes of light moving through the clouds. Michaella Cambric-Ellis said she heard the boom as far away as Hempstead, initially thinking it might have been a transformer.

The reports suggest the event spanned a broad geographic area, including Katy, Cypress, Brookshire, Fulshear, Copperfield, Cy-Fair, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Pearland, League City, Dickinson, Friendswood, Sealy, Eagle Lake, East Bernard, Navasota, Port Aransas, Jasper and Bastrop.

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