Nasa confirms meteor after residents reported hearing thunder-like noises about the time the fireball was visible

A suspected meteorite crashed into a home in suburban Houston on Saturday night, according to local residents and officials.

Speaking to the local news outlet KHOU11 over the weekend, Spring area resident Sherrie James recalled the incident, saying: “My grandson went to check and said there was a hole in the ceiling … then I saw the rock, and I thought, ‘That looks like a meteor.’”