Boom in Boston Area Puzzles Residents. There Are ‘Hints’ It Was a Meteorite. NYT | Top Stories By: Bernard Mokam 31 May 2026 at 06:41 A fireball reached 75,000 miles per hour before breaking up miles above New England, NASA said, causing a boom that alarmed residents. The incident followed a similar event in South Carolina. © Sophie Park/RuetersFor the second time in a week, a loud boom has sounded on the East Coast. This time, on Saturday, it was in the Boston area.
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