NASA Confirms Meteoroid Made Entry near McAllen
MISSION - NASA confirmed a meteoroid made entry near McAllen on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 with data indicating that meteorites reached the ground.
It is believed that the meteoroid was two-feet in diameter and weighed about 1,000 pounds.
“Radar and other data indicate that meteorites did reach the ground from this event,” NASA stated.
Valley Central News 23 stated that Mission Police Chief Cesar Torres became inundated with calls beginning at 5:28 p.m. Wednesday. Torres said that houses were shaken and there was a panic throughout the city.
The National Weather Service posted an image from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) after receiving reports of a possible meteorite/fireball. The image shows a signal around 5:23 p.m., they said.
Photo Courtesy of National Weather Service