A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT,

WADSWORTH, Ohio — A 45,000 mph meteor for the ages made a captivating *boom* in Medina County and way beyond Tuesday afternoon. The streak of light and the sound of the meteor startled many people, including Keone Knapp in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Knapp said his whole house shook.

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.