Meteor rocks Cleveland with loud boom

>> GEORGE, THANK YOU. >>> BACK HERE IN THE U.S., A MYSTERIOUS. >>> BACK HERE IN THE U.S., A MYSTERIOUS LOUDUD BOOM WOKE UP. U.S., A MYSTERIOUS LOUD BOOM WOKE UP RESIDENTS ACROSS. LOUD BOOM WOKE UP RESIDENTNTS ACROSS CLEVELAND, THE CAUSE, TO. A METEOR CRASHING TO EARTH. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, EARTH. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, , METEORIC LEVELS OF. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, METEORIC LEVELS OF CONFUSION IN CLEVELAND. CONFUSION IN CLEVELAND AFTER A LOUD BOOM RANG THROUGH THE REGION, AFTER A LOUD BOOM RANG THROUGH THE REGION, FRIGHTHTENING THE PETS. THROUGH THE REGION, FRIGHTENENING THE PETS IN THIS BACKYARD AND. IN THIS BACKYARD AND STOPPING DRIVERS IN THEIR TRACKS. STOPPING DRIVERS IN THEIR TRACKS. >> WHAT THE E -- WAS. THEIR TRACKS. >> WHAT THE -- WAS THTHAT! >> WHAT THE -- WAS THAT! >> Reporter: THE. THAT! >> Reporter: THE FIREBALL SPOTTED AS. >> Reporter: THE FIREBALL SPOTTED AS FAR AWAY A AS PITTSBURGH. FIREBALL SPOTTED AS FAR AWAY AS PITTSBURGH STREAKING THROUGH THE. FAR AWAY AS PITTSBURGH STREAKING THROUGH THE SKY. STREAKING THROUGH THE SKY. >> ANYONE IN NORTHEAST.

SKY. >> ANYONE IN NORTHEAST OHIO, DID YOU HEAR THE. >> ANYONE IN NORTHEAST OHIO, DID YOU HEAR THE LOUD BOOM? LOUD BOOM? >> SOUNDED LIKE A FREAKING BOMB WENT. >> SOUNDED LIKE A FREAKING BOMB WENT OFF IN THE CLEVELAND. OFF IN THE CLEVELAND AREA. >> Reporter: NASA SAID. AREA. >> Reporter: NASA SAID ITIT WAS A METEOR. IT WAS A METEOR FRACTURING INTO SMALL PIECES, WHENEN AN. FRACTURING INTO SMALL PIECES, WHEN AN ASTEROID NEARLY SIX. PIECES, WHEN AN ASTEROID NEARLY SIX FEET IN DIAMETER AND. ASTEROID NEARLY SIX FEET IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHING. WEIGHING AROUND SEVEN TONS ENTERED THE. AROUND SEVEN TONS ENENTERED THE ATMOSPHERE. H. ATMOSPHERE. >> THE GROUND D BENEATH MY FEET WAS NO LONGER. . MY FEET WAS NO LONGER STABLE. >> Reporter: HARVEY. STABLE. >> Reporter: HARVEYY STUDIES THINGS LIKE. >> Reporter: HARVEY STUDIES THINGS LIKE THESE IN OHIO. STUDIES THINGS LIKE THESE IN OHIO. TALKING ABOUT.

THESE IN OHIO. TALKING ABABOUT SPACE DEBRIS FALLING. SPACE DEBRIS FALLING TO THE ATMOSPHERE, WHY DON'T WE HEAR ABOUT IT. DON'T WE HEAR ABOUT IT MORE? >> I IT'S MORE COMMON. >> IT'S MORE COMMON THAN MOST THINK. WHAT'S DIFIFFERENT ABOUT. THAN MOST THINK. WHAT'S DIFFEFERENT ABOUT THIS ONE, IT CAME. THIS ONE, IT CAME DAYLIGHT HOURS OVER A MAJOR METROPOLITAN. DAYLIGHT HOURS OVER A MAJOR METROPOLITAN ARAREA. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA. >> Reporter: IT TURNS. AREA. >> Reporter: IT TURNS OUT --. OUT -- >> WHAT ARE WE, DINOSAURS? >> WHAT ARE WE, DINOSAURS? >> Reporter: -- IT'S. DINOSAURS? >> Reporter: -- IT'S'S NOTHING PREHISTORIC OR. NOTHING PREHISTORIC OR LIFE THREATENING. >> THERE IS A HUGE. >> THERE IS A HUGE COMET HEADED TOWARDS EARTH. COMET HEADED TOWARDS EARTH. >> R Reporter: JUST A.