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Did a Meteor Explode Over New Hampshire? That May Explain the Boom.

A photo provided but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows that the GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper picked up a flash very likely caused by a bolide over New Hampshire on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Meteorologists said that a bolide, a type of large meteor explosion in the atmosphere, might have been the source of a disturbance that was widely reported on Sunday (NOAA via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. --