NASA says a fireball as heavy as an elephant caused the double boom that rang out over New England

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

Residents throughout New England experienced a ‘double boom’ caused by a 3-feet-wide meteor that entered the atmosphere north of Boston.