{"id":673289,"date":"2026-03-22T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/673289\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T07:37:15","slug":"houston-woman-sherrie-james-claims-suspected-meteorite-smashed-into-house-after-blast-rattles-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/673289\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston woman Sherrie James claims suspected meteorite smashed into house after blast rattles residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hours after a mysterious boom rattled homes across <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/houston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the\u00a0Houston area<\/a>, a woman claimed a suspected meteorite crashed through her roof \u2014 leaving behind a gaping hole and a football-sized rock.<\/p>\n<p>Locals took to social media in a panic Saturday afternoon after hearing what they said sounded like a large blast in the Houston area.<\/p>\n<p>The Brenham Fire Department\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrenhamFireDepartment\/posts\/pfbid0944h8RwkT5chE224wVMyrz27g8XWQWojcLAYue8uPs3PF3e7zbHVEV3E9xoaPMcfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0it was dispatched to reports of a possible explosion near Highway 50, though units on scene did not find anything.<\/p>\n<p>The department said that several witnesses saw a \u201cgreen flash fall from the sky, black smoke, and heard a loud \u2018boom.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fire officials noted other sources claimed the noise could have been caused by a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/meteor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cpossible meteor.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The football-sized rock\u00a0that crashed into Sherrie James\u2019 Houston home.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected meteorite left a large hole in James\u2019 ceiling and flooring.<\/p>\n<p>Sherrie James, who contacted affiliate FOX 26 and the\u00a0Ponderosa Fire Department\u00a0after the blast, said an \u201cunusual rock\u201d crashed through her roof, leaving a large hole in the ceiling and in her flooring.<\/p>\n<p>Photos provided by James showed a football-sized\u00a0black rock\u00a0that appeared to be broken off a larger chunk of material.<\/p>\n<p>Since there was no construction or trees nearby, the fire department told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/houston-meteor-reports-rock-woman-home-crash-2026-march\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FOX 26<\/a>\u00a0the rock was likely a part of the alleged meteor that was heard around Houston.<\/p>\n<p>James was shocked after the \u201cunusual rock\u201d landed in her house.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/19\/us-news\/meteorite-hunters-descend-on-ohio-after-fireball-bursts-over-state-outer-space-man\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Meteor Society<\/a> documented what it is calling a \u201cfireball event\u201d over Texas on Saturday, after receiving more than 100 reports.<\/p>\n<p>Observers reported\u00a0the event lasted\u00a0anywhere between 1.5 seconds and 7.5 seconds, though it has not yet been validated by experts.<\/p>\n<p>No other reports of damages were confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hours after a mysterious boom rattled homes across the\u00a0Houston area, a woman claimed a suspected meteorite crashed 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