Did you hear the 'big boom'?

So yesterday morning there was a sound that sounded like an explosion. It was enough to wake me up and stir me from bed but I didn't think much of it. As I continued with my day everywhere I heard about the 'big boom'. Apparently it was heard by more people than just our little city. It apparently was (although I still can't verify it anywhere) a big chunk of rock that entered our atmosphere. Some people are relating it to the meteor shower that was present the night before in our area. Though according to experts the meteor shower was only sparkles (dust)  from a comet's tail therefore the particles would have been too small to cause an explosion effect. Interesting.