NASA has confirmed the loud, booming sound heard near Cleveland on Tuesday morning was caused by an asteroid — which was approximately six feet in diameter and weighed roughly seven tons. According to the National Weather Service,

Cameras in the Pittsburgh area captured a bright meteor streaking across blue sky on Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland says GLM imagery suggests the loud boom and shaking were caused by a meteor.

Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of this event exactly," Steven Sladek said of the meteorite that shook Northeast Ohio on Tuesday.

A bright fireball streaked across the US Midwest sky in daylight, leaving behind a shockwave strong enough to be heard and felt across multiple states.

Meteor events like the March 17 Ohio event can be a big surprise, as meteors of similar sizes are difficult for experts to detect before they enter the atmosphere. "Only three times in history has NASA tracked an object all the way to Earth,