by, WLEN News Staff
Updated 1/17/18
From Ann Arbor to Rochester, Michiganders reported a flashing light and what sounded like thunder that is believed to have been a meteorite hitting the earth. On Tuesday around 8:15pm, authorities began scurrying to find the cause.
The National Weather Service said they received multiple reports from around Metro Detroit of “a flash and a boom” beginning about 8:10pm. Around 9:40pm they updated their reports, stating it was likely a meteor. The U.S. Geological Service is reporting it recorded a 2.0 magnitude earthquake in Michigan.
Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office says “it was definitely a meteoroid.”
We’re told this footage was taken on I-75 just South of Rochester Hills.
Tune into our newscasts for this and more local and state news stories anytime day or night. The footage in this post is courtesy of YouTube user “Mike Austin.” Austin tells us that his time stamp is incorrect.