Meteor Streaks Across Midwestern Sky
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DETROIT (CBS4) - Thousands of people took to social media after a meteor streaked across the sky in the upper Midwest.
Residents in Detroit report hearing a loud boom or a blast just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
NWS Detroit says it was in fact a meteor.
After reviewing several observational datasets, the NWS can confirm the flash and boom was NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor. We continue to monitor feeds from astronomical agencies for official confirmation of a meteor. #miwx
— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) January 17, 2018
Emergency officials for Ingham County say there have been a flood of 911 calls, but say there is no need to call because "it's a natural meteor fireball."
They also say "there is no indication that anything landed on the ground or cased (sic) damage."
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