The fireball was traveling at 35,000 mph, NASA said.

NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30.

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The meteor's explosion highlights how small space rocks frequently enter Earth's atmosphere, often unnoticed until they become bright fireballs.

Meteor was travelling at 75,000 miles per hour (more than 120,000 km/h) at an altitude of 40 miles when it broke apart ...