 NASA now confirming a small meteor flew over the New York City area, traveling 38,000 miles per hour. Stephen Bradley was with his cat and dog. There was the initial boom, and then like less than a second after that, there was a tremble of the house. I have a dog, a golden retriever, and a cat, both of which, the golden retriever jumped out of his skin, and the cat just darted under the sofa.