A rare "daytime fireball" meteor was spotted over the eastern U.S. after a 7-ton space rock exploded above Ohio, triggering a powerful sonic boom. The meteor, which weighed around 7 tons, may have rained tiny meteorite fragments across the local area. The event was also visible from space and was captured on camera by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-19 weather satellite. Several eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud bang from the meteor's path, which was later confirmed to be a sonic boom from the fragmenting space rock. Fireball meteors occur when falling space rocks are superheated due to high friction from the surrounding air, causing them to break apart.