Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom

Residents in the midwestern U. S. Reported hearing a powerful sonic boom that has since been attributed to a potential daytime meteor, whose dramatic demise may have been witnessed by a satellite from geostationary orbit over 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) above Earth.

"The latest GLM imagery (1301Z) does suggest that the boom was a result of a meteor," wrote the official account for the Cleveland National Weather Service in an X post responding to a curious user.

Dr. Jim Lloyd of northern Ohio posted what appears to be footage of the event to X, which clearly shows a bright fireball streaking through the daytime sky at 8:56 a.m. EDT (1256 GMT). The daytime fireball can be seen leaving a glowing trail as it flared Earthward through the cloud-dappled sky.