NASA confirmed that a fireball passed over Massachusetts at 2:06 p.m., releasing a blast of energy equal to what it said was an estimated 300 tons of TNT.

A 'loud boom' was reported across Boston and parts of Rhode Island on Saturday, with meteorologists saying it was caused by a meteor

A spectacular meteor explosion lit up the skies off the Massachusetts coast Saturday afternoon, unleashing a powerful sonic boom felt across the state and even into Rhode Island. …

Some Facebook users in Massachusetts said the boom even shook their homes