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.

A meteor was caught on camera streaking across the sky in Pittsburgh early Tuesday. The video was taken by an eagle-eyed employee of the National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh.

The western sky and social media lit up Tuesday morning when a meteor streaked through the atmosphere over northeast Ohio. Jared Rackley, an employee with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, caught video of the large fireball as the suspected meteoroid fell to earth.

Reports of 'fireball' across Ohio, Pennsylvania. Here's what it likely was

Did you hear a big boom this morning? The National Weather Service in Cleveland initially said early data suggested a meteor may have been responsible. “The latest GLM imagery (1301Z) does suggest

Did you hear a loud boom this morning? According to the National Weather Service, it apparently was the result of a meteor.

Residents across Cleveland and other regions reported hearing what sounded like a massive explosion around 9 am on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland suggested the sound might have originated from a meteor breaking apart approximately 27 miles above Lake Erie., US News, Times Now