On Wednesday, two planes reported sighting a meteorite in Texas, and people reported hearing a huge explosion. According to police, the meteorite was noticed over Mission in South Texas and sections of McAllen, and the news was transmitted by two planes with Houston Air Traffic Control. The police announced at around 8:30 pm that a meteorite has been observed in Texas. The actual location of the meteorite’s impact is unknown. People reportedly claimed that the explosion was so powerful that it caused their homes to shake. “Where the exact point of impact is unknown,” Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said. “No reports of any damage in that area have been received.”
According to Police Chief Cesar Torres told KVEO-TV, they began receiving complaints concerning a meteorite in Texas at around 6 pm. The number of calls gradually increased, and now hundreds of residents have called in to report on the Texas meteorite. People claimed to have “heard the earth shake.” A “loud explosion” was heard in Mission which is situated just north of the Mexico-United States border.
“There are multiple cities receiving the same call”
Alton Police Chief Jonathan Flores says officers felt the boom but aren’t sure what caused it. The meteorite has yet to be discovered.
“I do know that it was widespread,” Flores told KVEO-TV. “There are multiple cities receiving the same call.”
Images of the claimed meteorite are all over social media, however, the images have not been authenticated. People flocked to Facebook to spread the news of the meteorite, with one of them adding that he felt a “rumble or explosion”. Another Texan claimed that “everyone heard the loud noise and houses shake”.
Can a meteorite wreak havoc?
Meteorites and meteors are not the same things. Meteorites are solid bits of debris that are typically ejected from the asteroid belt that exists between Mars and Jupiter. Meteors rarely inflict damage on the Earth because they burn up before reaching it. Meteorites, on the other hand, can strike the Earth and cause some harm.
