Large fireball caught on camera blazing across Vermont sky

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
VERMONT (WABC) -- A rare moment was caught on camera when a large fireball blazed across the sky in Vermont.

Residents in Burlington say they heard a loud boom before they felt a shaking vibration.

Experts say both were due to a meteor hitting the atmosphere.

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The fireball passed right over the international airport.

People as far away as Canada spotted it.

NASA says the meteor was going 47,000 mph.

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