{"id":214980,"date":"2026-03-22T02:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/214980\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:46:09","slug":"suspected-meteorite-crashes-through-texas-womans-roof-near-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/214980\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected meteorite crashes through Texas woman’s roof near Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Hours after a mysterious boom rattled homes across the Houston area<\/a>, a woman claimed a suspected meteorite crashed through her roof \u2014 leaving behind a gaping hole and a football-sized rock.<\/p>\n

Locals took to social media in a panic Saturday afternoon after hearing what they said sounded like a large blast in the Houston area.<\/p>\n

The Brenham Fire Department confirmed<\/a> it was dispatched to reports of a possible explosion near Highway 50, though units on scene did not find anything.<\/p>\n

The department said that several witnesses saw a “green flash fall from the sky, black smoke, and heard a loud \u2018boom.\u2019”<\/p>\n

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A large hole was seen in \u00a0Sherrie James’ ceiling. (Sherrie James)<\/p>\n

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Fire officials noted other sources claimed the noise could have been caused by a “possible meteor.”<\/p>\n

Sherrie James, who contacted affiliate FOX 26 and the Ponderosa Fire Department<\/a> after the blast, said an “unusual rock” crashed through her roof, leaving a large hole in the ceiling and in her flooring.<\/p>\n

Photos provided by James showed a football-sized black rock<\/a> that appeared to be broken off a larger chunk of material.<\/p>\n

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A photo showed what appeared to be a large rock with a black exterior. (Sherrie James)<\/p>\n

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Since there was no construction or trees nearby, the fire department told FOX 26<\/a> the rock was likely a part of the alleged meteor that was heard around Houston.<\/p>\n

The American Meteor Society documented what it is calling a “fireball event<\/a>” over Texas on Saturday, after receiving more than 100 reports.<\/p>\n

Observers reported the event lasted<\/a> anywhere between 1.5 seconds and 7.5 seconds, though it has not yet been validated by experts.<\/p>\n

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Debris was seen near the area where the large rock landed. (Sherrie James)<\/p>\n

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No other reports of damages were confirmed.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n

She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hours after a mysterious boom rattled homes across the Houston…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59539,51725,27,29,28,393,172],"class_list":["post-214980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-air-and-space","tag-odd-news","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-us","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}