4-year-old Port Orchard boy describes seeing meteor over Puget Sound
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4-year-old Port Orchard boy describes meteor experience

Four-year-old Tobin was one of the few people to see the meteor that streaked through the sky this week and resulted in a loud boom heard around Puget Sound. People across Puget Sound heard the loud boom Wednesday evening that was the result of a meteor, but few people saw it as it streaked across the sky. The boy described it scary and horrific

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