Sonic Booms Just Heard

Just putting this up now in case it develops further.

Two separate. Distinct sonic booms clearly heard over my location 1945 GMT (approx) Exeter SW. Police Air Unit also operational. Will update if/as required. Anyone else got anything to add?

a reply to: CulturalResilience

The first time I heard a sonic boom I was at my grandparent's house in the 1980s. I thought a bomb was going off. The whole house shook. They had to explain what a sonic boom was and why it wasn't scary. I'd like to hear another one so I'm a bit jealous of you right now. Keep us informed mate.

a reply to: CulturalResilience

Last sonic booms I personally heard, were on 9-11. Previous to that....not since 1963.

Something may well, be up.

We had one in North/Central Missouri about an hour ago ourselves...

It seems we've been having about 1 per month for the last six months or so. This is extremely odd as we had not heard any for years.

Winter

Edit: Looked at the text I received from my wife when it occurred. The Sonic Boom was at 12:41 PM CST exactly. If anyone can do some digging and find out what was flying over the Macon County area at that time.

So you are in London?

The other posters are in the US?

Are you watching the Tely?

I see nothing on CNN.

originally posted by: Ameilia
a reply to: CulturalResilience

The first time I heard a sonic boom I was at my grandparent's house in the 1980s. I thought a bomb was going off. The whole house shook. They had to explain what a sonic boom was and why it wasn't scary. I'd like to hear another one so I'm a bit jealous of you right now. Keep us informed mate.

Same with me. Mid 80's, in Zion, IL, far north suburb of Chicago. A very urban area and the boom went right over head. I was a child and my mom had to explain it to me as well. I've never heard it again since. I'm also jealous. It was probably not long after that that the gubment put a stop to military jets flying over populated areas.

originally posted by: crappiekat
So you are in London?

The other posters are in the US?

Are you watching the Tely?

I see nothing on CNN.

Exeter SW England. 180 miles from London.

a reply to: CulturalResilience

Any update? Is there an air battle raging overhead yet?

originally posted by: crappiekat
So you are in London?

The other posters are in the US?

Are you watching the Tely?

I see nothing on CNN.

Atypical to have aircraft going transonic over population centers unless they are above a certain altitude. I wonder what you have going on over there?

originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: CulturalResilience

Any update? Is there an air battle raging overhead yet?

Nothing further to report at this time.

a reply to: butcherguy

Nothing that anyone is reporting.

But I did find this.
www.telegraph.co.uk...

It is dated 3/8/2017

Also found this
www.disclose.tv... n/111560

I

"The battle of Exeter"

a reply to: crappiekat

The Telegraph article has the current date at the top of the page, but the article itself is 5 years old.

originally posted by: crappiekat
a reply to: butcherguy

Nothing that anyone is reporting.

But I did find this.
www.telegraph.co.uk...

It is dated 3/8/2017

Also found this
www.disclose.tv... n/111560

I

Possible explanation there.

originally posted by: slapjacks
"The battle of Exeter"

A frequent occurrence during the Roman occupation and the English Civil War, or in more recent times a visit from Plymouth Argyle.

The last time I heard sonic booms was in the mid 70s. There was an air show near my house at Selfridge ANGB.
They had like 5 F-100 Super Sabres that made low altitude passes over the base and as they were approaching the base they passed the sound barrier at probably 800-1000 ft altitude.
I was watching with my family from our back yard about 1 mile away, at the time I thought it was the greatest thing ever.
Before that, you would hear them occasionally when they had F-106 Delta Darts stationed there.
As I was growing up, it was nothing to have the 106s take off in flights of 2 in the middle of the night with full afterburner, it happened a lot. It would wake you from a dead sleep.
But I think they passed a law that said they couldn't make the sonic booms in peacetime sometime in the late 70s, if I remember right.

Hopefully everything is ok there in the U.K.

originally posted by: RazorV66
The last time I heard sonic booms was in the mid 70s. There was an air show near my house at Selfridge ANGB.
They had like 5 F-100 Super Sabres that made low altitude passes over the base and as they were approaching the base they passed the sound barrier at probably 800-1000 ft altitude.
I was watching with my family from our back yard about 1 mile away, at the time I thought it was the greatest thing ever.
Before that, you would hear them occasionally when they had F-106 Delta Darts stationed there.
As I was growing up, it was nothing to have the 106s take off in flights of 2 in the middle of the night with full afterburner, it happened a lot. It would wake you from a dead sleep.
But I think they passed a law that said they couldn't make the sonic booms in peacetime sometime in the late 70s, if I remember right.

Hopefully everything is ok there in the U.K.

What great experiences. Everything is fine here at the moment thanks, will keep a weather eye and ear out.

a reply to: butcherguy

Thank you for the correction.

I also found a goofy article stating airports were shut down in the states and all flights were returning to the london area.

LOL!!

Damn fake News

The Dovahkiin said its time to pull out the Big Boy Toys....... so they did.




Buck

All quiet here on the moor, no sounds of military training this evening or the usual flares. Curious. Maybe they chose to go supersonic sooner than they should as they headed out towards the Bristol channel?