A meteor, detected by NASA moving at 35,000 mph over Houston, created sonic booms as it fragmented, with parts possibly hitting a Spring woman’s home.<\/p>\n
HOUSTON \u2014 Many of you saw the bright light of a meteor over parts of the Houston area Saturday afternoon. Others heard a loud boom.<\/p>\n
Now, one woman says a piece of it may have crashed into her home.<\/p>\n
Sherrie James, who lives in the Spring area, told KHOU 11 an apparent meteorite fragment<\/a> came bursting through her ceiling and into an upstairs bedroom.<\/p>\n James said the object tore through the roof, punched a hole in the ceiling, then bounced off the floor, ricocheted back into the ceiling, and landed near a TV.<\/p>\n \u201cWe heard a big boom,\u201d James said. \u201cMy grandson went to check and said there was a hole in the ceiling\u2026 then I saw the rock, and I thought, \u2018that looks like a meteor.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n James said she called the fire department, which initially considered whether the object could have fallen from a plane. But minutes later, crews told her there were reports of a meteor breaking apart over north Houston.<\/p>\n Despite the damage, no one was hurt. James said if anyone had been in the room, the outcome could have been much worse.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very excited to get this, but a little scared,\u201d she said. \u201cI think this is what it is, and I\u2019m definitely going to keep it.\u201d<\/p>\n We reached out to the National Weather Service, which said one of its satellite products detected what could have been a meteor or meteorite.<\/p>\n NASA also confirmed a meteor was seen over the area Saturday. According to a social media post, it became visible over Stagecoach before moving southeast at about 35,000 miles per hour and breaking apart west of Cypress Station.<\/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 NASA said the meteor, estimated to be about a ton and roughly three feet in diameter, fragmented in the atmosphere, creating a pressure wave that caused booms heard across the region.<\/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