Houston air traffic controllers said they received reports from at least two aircraft seeing the meteor shoot across the Texas sky Wednesday afternoon.
A meteorite slammed into the ground in South Texas on Wednesday. Video from a home camera captured the boom and the birds reacting. Residents described windows rattling and an earthquake-like shake. Two pilots also reported sightings.On Wednesday afternoon, residents across South Texas were startled when a loud boom echoed across the region.
Guerra added that it was unclear if the meteor made it to the ground, but there had been no reports of damage in the area. Meteors that survive the trip through Earth's atmosphere and impact the ground are called meteorites.
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