Moment meteor streaks across the Utah sky
The National Weather Service's Salt Lake City office wrote in a tweet that its lightning detection mapper likely picked up the meteor's trail flash.
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The National Weather Service's Salt Lake City office wrote in a tweet that its lightning detection mapper likely picked up the meteor's trail flash.
SALT LAKE CITY—A loud “boom” heard across areas of northern Utah was likely a meteor, officials said Saturday. ...
A suspected meteor streaking across the sky in the US has been caught on camera.
Officials say a loud “boom” was heard across areas of northern Utah and was likely a meteor. Reports of the loud noise circulated at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, with people from Orem to southern Idaho posting that they heard it. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted that his office confirmed it was not related to any seismic activity or Utah’s military installations. The National Weather Service’s Salt Lake City office wrote in a tweet that its lightning detection mapper likely picked up the meteor’s trail/flash, which officials said seemed to be confirmed by witness video in Roy.
Residents in Utah and nearby states reported hearing a loud noise Saturday morning, leaving people to wonder what caused it.