Video shows 7-ton meteor exploding across the sky during the day

A 7-ton meteoroid streaked across the sky in daylight, visible from 10 states before fragmenting in the atmosphere at 45,000 mph. The fragmentation created a bright fireball and a loud sonic boom that residents in some areas reported hearing, prompting questions about what people had witnessed. NASA confirmed the object was a meteor and attributed the explosion-like sound to the rapid atmospheric breakup of the space rock. Meteoroid sightings during daylight hours are relatively rare because the sun's brightness typically obscures them from view, making this event notable for its visibility across such a wide geographic area.