It was visible around 4:40 p.m. Saturday. According to NASA, it broke apart just west of Cypress Station.<\/p>\n
HOUSTON \u2014 Did you see, hear, or feel it? We\u2019re seeing reports on social media and receiving calls to our newsroom about a loud boom. Some people describe seeing a possible meteor streaking overhead. \u00a0According to NASA, it was a meteor that broke apart over Southeast Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You can see video above of what one person captured on dashcam along I-10 at the El Campo\/Columbus exit.<\/p>\n
After we started getting reports about it, we put a post on our Facebook page<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n RELATED: Did a meteor hit her home? Houston-area woman says object crashed through roof<\/a><\/p>\n 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. \u00a0And 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n “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.\u00a0<\/p>\n #MeteorSighting<\/a>: 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,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nTXroI89XI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NASA Space Alerts (@NASASpaceAlerts) March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 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 \u201clong low rumble\u201d 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.<\/p>\n 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 \u201csounded like thunder, but clear skies.\u201d<\/p>\n Below are reports made of the meteor Saturday<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at\u00a0newstips@khou.com<\/a>\u00a0or call 713-521-4310 and include your name and the best way to reach you.<\/p>\n
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