-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
A meteor weighing nearly 1,000 pounds crashed into South Texas on Wednesday.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
NASA confirmed that the meteor broke apart while falling through the atmosphere.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
The meteor measured about two feet wide.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
The incident occurred at around 6 p.m. near McAllen, Texas.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
NASA has posted a report and a map showing the likely landing area of meteor fragments.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
A video captured from a home security camera shows birds scattering and a sonic boom.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
Multiple people reported a possible meteor in the sky west of McAllen.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
The National Weather Service in Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley reported that the flash from the meteor was captured by a Geostationary Lightning Mapper.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
The lightning mapper satellite measured the flash before 5:30 p.m.
-: FOLLOW US :- @theinsaneapp
Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra confirmed that two aircraft reported seeing the meteor in the sky near McAllen.