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On Saturday, March 21, a possible meteorite crashed through Sherrie James’ roof in northwest Harris County, leaving a hole and damaging two stories<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
NASA confirmed the 3-foot meteor fragment weighed about a ton and traveled at 35,000 mph before breaking apart<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Witnesses reported hearing an explosion and a flash of light from the meteorite in the Houston area on Saturday<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Houston resident was left stunned after a meteorite crashed through the roof of her home.<\/p>\n
Sherrie James was shocked to discover that a heavy rock had crashed through the roof and two stories of her home in northwest Harris County on Saturday, March 21, after seemingly falling from the sky, Fox 26 Houston<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n The crash occurred after reports of a sound like an \u201cexplosion\u201d and sightings of \u201ca possible meteor\u201d near Highway 50 at Wiedeville Road and surrounding areas, the\u00a0Brenham Fire Department (BFD) wrote<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n \u201c[When] I saw the rock \u2026 the first thing that came to my mind was, it’s a meteor,\u201d James told Fox 26 Houston. \u201cIt’s very heavy and it doesn’t look like cement or like a normal rock, but it’s just the weight of it \u2014\u00a0you can tell it’s something different.\u201d<\/p>\n Ponderosa Fire Chief Fred Windisch said that a rock that “appears to be a meteorite” crashed through James\u2019 house and landed in the kitchen, per Fox 26 Houston.<\/p>\n The Ponderosa Fire Department confirmed to PEOPLE that a piece of what appeared to be a meteorite crashed through James’ home, adding that the “explosion” sound was most likely “the sound barrier shock wave.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n NASA confirmed that a 3-foot meteor fragment hit northwestern Houston on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cEyewitnesses in Texas observed a bright fireball today, March 21, at 4:40 p.m. CDT. Current data indicates that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach,\u201d NASA wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cIt moved southeast at 35,000 mph, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station.\u201d<\/p>\n The meteorite, which weighed an estimated ton, \u201ccreated a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area,\u201d NASA explained. Meteorites were also produced between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing in Texas.<\/p>\n The BFD responded to reports on Saturday from several witnesses of an \u201cexplosion\u201d and the meteor sighting, saying they \u201csaw a green flash fall from the sky, black smoke,\\ and heard a loud boom.\u201d They found no evidence of an explosion.<\/p>\n