Multiple people from across Northeast Ohio have called the News 5 newsroom to report hearing a loud boom.
A NASA spokesperson spoke with reporter Clay LePard, confirming the meteor was spotted near Medina.
According to the National Weather Service, the loud boom was caused by the meteor.
News 5 anchor Damon Maloney spoke with the National Weather Service and was told that early information is “suggesting that the boom was the result of a meteor” based on satellite imagery and lightning mapping technology.
Reports of the boom were heard from as far west as Norwalk and as far east as Pennsylvania.
The reports began at 8:56 a.m.
News 5 will update this story when we learn more.