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Listen to the loud boom heard across Massachusetts and other nearby states
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0:21Now PlayingAn earthquake? An explosion? Residents across several New England states Saturday afternoon reported hearing a loud boom, which NASA later said could be explained by a fireball breaking up over Massachusetts. NBC10 Boston meteorologist Pamela Gardner shared that the sound was likely a meteorite entering and blowing up in our atmosphere.
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