WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine — For the first time ever, radar was able to pick up a meteorite fall seen in Washington County on Saturday.
At approximately 11:56 a.m., eyewitnesses reported a "fireball" that could be seen midday, according to a NASA report.
The sighting was reportedly "followed by loud sonic booms near Calais."
The meteorite seen Saturday is the first radar-observed meteorite to fall in Maine, NASA said.
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a $25,000 reward for the first 1-kilogram meteorite recovered.
