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Did you hear it? Residents throughout New England report loud explosion BOSTON — A loud explosion was heard throughout New England on Saturday afternoon just after 2 p.m. Residents from New Hampshire down to Rhode Island heard a loud boom, some even reporting their entire house shaking. A spaceflight meteorologist shared on X that the sound around Boston could have been a meteor entering the atmosphere. There was a very large “flash” detected by GOES-19 GLM that does not correlate with active thunderstorms in the area. Reports of an explosion hears around Boston I believe are going to be a rather significant bolide/meteor entering the atmosphere. Very large "flash" detected by GOES-19 GLM that does not correlate with active thunderstorms. #MAwx pic.twitter.com/EHKVxCc2vU — Nick Stewart (@NStewWX) May 30, 2026 “The flash density product really shows this anomalous “flash” which is pretty distinctive of a bolide/meteor reentry east of Boston," he said. The flash density product really shows this anomalous "flash" which is pretty distinctive of a bolide/meteor reentry. east of Boston. This is the likely source of the loud boom/explosion. Officials are currently still trying to figure out the source of the sound at this time. Multiple police and fire officials throughout the region have asked residents to refrain from calling their department as they are aware of the incident.
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79 Leyden St, East Boston, Ma, 02128
42.38953445, -71.0094255

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