India, May 31 -- A loud boom that rattled homes across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and parts of New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon is increasingly being linked to a meteor explosion over Cape Cod Bay. Officials are yet to confirm the details.

Fresh satellite imagery from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite has provided some of the clearest evidence yet, capturing what experts describe as a massive atmospheric flash around the same time residents reported hearing an explosion-like sound.

One social media user pointed to the newly released imagery, writing: "NOAA's GOES 19 captured images of a massive flash over Cape Cod Bay. It's believed that a meteor broke up in the atmosphere, causing an explosion that was heard throughout New England."

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