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Meteor explodes near Boston: ‘Bigger than a normal fireball’

By Carter Schroppe
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A meteor that exploded Saturday afternoon near Boston shook buildings and scared locals after a loud boom was heard at about 2:30 p.m.

Residents throughout New England experienced a “double boom” caused by a 3-feet-wide meteor that entered the atmosphere north of Boston, according to the American Meteor Society, the Associated Press reports. Preliminary fireball reports on the society’s website show sightings spanned from Vermont to Delaware.

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