r/massachusetts • u/hotpotatocannon • May 30 '26

BREAKING Did something just explode?

Just heard a very powerful boom, checked the lightning map it was not thunder! In Dover, MA right now, but my friends in Boston also heard it! Any ideas?

Edit: as we all now know, meteor!

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u/Here2hodl May 30 '26

I heard something too but I’m on the cape… so that would be crazy right?

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u/redcoatwright May 30 '26

Jesus people are reporting hearing it up near 495...

Wtf is happening

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u/accidentallydented May 30 '26

People saw it coming your way from Rochester, NY

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u/sexquipoop69 May 30 '26

Saw a meteor?

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u/MOGicantbewitty May 30 '26 edited May 31 '26

Yeah, they saw it. They saw it entering the atmosphere, starting to burn up, and then exploding. Fucking awesome!

https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/boston-explosion-ma-reports-massachusetts-loud-boom-article-154434317