A Bright Fireball over Tokyo Explodes with The Force of 165 Tons of TNT
CORFE CASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 12: A Perseid Meteor flashes across the night sky above Corfe Castle on August 12, 2016 in Corfe Castle, United Kingdom. The Perseids meteor shower occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, and appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the north eastern sky. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Tokyo had its very own extraterrestrial fireworks display Thursday morning followed by a sonic boom.
Videos shared on social media show a massive green and purple flash light up the night sky.
The International Meteor Organization says the light show came courtesy of a meteoroid, saying that it most likely weighed nearly two tons and carried the source energy of 165 tons of TNT.
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