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Muhammad Farhad/Getty Images/iStockphotoUpdate at 11 p.m.: The National Weather Service in Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley said that a satellite tool that measures lightning as observed from space registered a signal around the same time the reports of "booms" by South Texans started rolling in.
"It means there was a flash in the atmosphere that was bright enough for our NOAA satellites (GOES-16 & GOES-18) to detect at or around 5:23 PM today," the NWS said in a post on Facebook. The agency also said there is "no official confirmation yet" that it was a meteorite.
Original article: Some South Texas residents took to social media on Wednesday, February 15, after feeling some sort of blast that turned out to be a meteorite. Law enforcement confirmed that a possible meteorite was sighted by at least two aircraft.
Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra confirmed on social media the blast felt from the impact was due to a meteorite west of McAllen, but noted that the "the exact point of impact is unknown." He noted that there have not been reports of damage in the area.
“I do know that it was widespread. There are multiple cities receiving the same call,” Alton Police Chief Jonathan Flores told ValleyCentral. Alton is about 10 miles away from McAllen.
Mission police told the outlet they have also received hundreds of calls and have requested air support from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Despite the volume of calls, Mission police said there are no reports of damages or injuries.
This story is developing and will be updated as more details become available.
