44°09′N77°47′W / 44.15°N 77.79°W /44.15; -77.79On 4 May 2014 around 4:17pm (EDT) a daylightbolide occurred nearOntario, resulting in ameteor air burst.[1][2] Themeteoroid was estimated to be roughly 50–100 centimetres (20–39 inches) in diameter.[1] The explosion was estimated to be equivalent to approximately 10–20tons of TNT.[1] Themeteor was first seen inPeterborough and traveled on a southwest-to-northeast trajectory.[1][2] A meteor of this sizeimpacts Earth about twice a week.[1]
The meteor was large enough that it may have generatedmeteorites.[3] Astrewn field has not yet been located but would be downstream afterdark flight.Weather radar returns suggest that the meteorite(s) may have landed nearCodrington.[4][5]
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