A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday broke apart in a thunderous boom that startled residents, who feared an explosion.

Thousands of people across eastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania heard a loud boom that NASA said was caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere on Tuesday, March 17.Dashcam footage from Matthew

What happened with the meteor that flew over Ohio and other parts of the U.S.? See videos of the moment and hear what it was like.

The bright daylight fireball was visible across a large swath of the U.S., from Illinois to Maryland to New York, at approximately 7:55 a.m. Central time.

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Multiple videos have captured the moment the meteor's impact was felt across the region.

NASA confirmed a loud boom in Cleveland was a meteor from an asteroid that broke apart over Ohio and Pennsylvania, with fragments landing in Medina County.

A suspected meteor that fell from the sky over the Cleveland area shook homes and startled residents who heard a boom that some compared to an explosion.