Mysterious boom in Vermont
An explosion shook our house yesterday afternoon. The sound erupted into the afternoon, and the house shook. I checked for damage - found none - then ran down our lane to check on neighbors. Puppy and I found everyone ok, but wondering about the noise. I called 911. Police had received many calls from across the county, but had no clue as to the cause of the boom.
Turns out to have been... a sonic boom, caused by a US military jet breaking the sound barrier 40,000 feet up.
A moment of rural mystery, sounds racing across the mountains, plummeting from near the edge of space.
"Turns out to have been... a sonic boom, caused by a US military jet breaking the sound barrier 40,000 feet up."
Yeah. Right.
Posted by: Stephen Downes | June 26, 2007 at 20:25
That's what they said last time, too.
http://infocult.typepad.com/infocult/2007/06/tunguska-impact.html
Posted by: Randy Thornton | June 26, 2007 at 20:34
Somwhere in the NE Kingdom is a large crater with flattened trees.
Posted by: Ceredwyn | June 27, 2007 at 09:38