Twitter Lights Up After Impressive Meteor Fireball Explodes In The Sky Over Michigan -- Watch!

On Tuesday night, Twitter was lit with videos that appeared to show a fireball shooting through the sky above Michigan.
Surveillance and car dash camera footage recorded flashes of blue and orange exploding over the southeast highways of the state, causing a shower of speculation to fall over social media.
After witness accounts made the rounds, the National Weather Service Detroit tweeted that the bright light and loud boom was “likely” a meteor. Citing the U.S. Geological Survey, NWSD later confirmed that a meteor had occurred.
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According to NPR, the meteor blew up over Detroit with enough force to register as a 2.0 earthquake. There were no reports of damage on the ground.
Local law enforcement urged witnesses not to call 911 in regards to the space flame, noting in a Facebook post that the sighting was a “natural meteor fireball.”
But the internet wasn’t entirely convinced. See recordings of the big boom for yourself (below) — along with some alarmed reactions.

Did you see it? Dash cam by @z_lawler captures fireball meteor light up Michigan sky. pic.twitter.com/JvNXSQFtw1
— Kate Tillotson (@KateWWMT) January 17, 2018

Incredible video of meteor in Detroit tonight. pic.twitter.com/YoY72bWFpV
— Ryan Field (@RyanFieldABC) January 17, 2018

Meteor just crashed into the metro Detroit area, hopefully it didn’t create anymore pot holes..
— Michigan Problems (@michiganprobz) January 17, 2018

Everybody in SE Michigan right now after that explosion, or thunder… or METEOR!?!?! pic.twitter.com/ecbqUj3v7z
— Kyle Harrison (@krharrison) January 17, 2018

People in Detroit, Michigan enjoying their Tuesday night but also keeping an eye out for falling meteors. #meteor pic.twitter.com/FzzmF9qC4h
— NUFF (@nuffsaidNY) January 17, 2018

More #meteor footage in Michigan. pic.twitter.com/7u4dQ20oCn
— jas3n (@jas3n) January 17, 2018

We are two weeks into 2018. Kim Kardashian├óΓé¼Γäós 3rd child was born via surrogate today…the same day a meteor hit Detroit and shook all of Michigan. We still don├óΓé¼Γäót know if Kylie is pregnant. Hawaii almost died last week. “New California” is trying to become the 51st state. pic.twitter.com/ciJTMaENFi
— Rachel Dutchak (@Racheldutchak) January 17, 2018

Did YOU catch a glimpse at the meteor?
[Image via YouTube.]