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boston bean

(36,968 posts)
Sat May 30, 2026, 04:42 PM 3 hrs ago

You guys hear about the unexplained

Widespread, multi-state Loud boom and houses shaking. Happened 2ish this afternoon.

Felt in Massachusetts & Rhode Island for sure. I think other states too.

Maybe a meteor but nothing official.

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You guys hear about the unexplained (Original Post) boston bean 3 hrs ago OP
There was something on ABC news about a big mysterious boom the other day BoRaGard 2 hrs ago #1
I think they are coming to conclusion that today's was a meteor. boston bean 2 hrs ago #2
It was a meteor. WhiskeyGrinder 2 hrs ago #3
That's my guess TexLaProgressive 2 hrs ago #4
This is the 2nd one, reported today about 2:11 EDT BoRaGard 2 hrs ago #5
For no rational reason, the sonic BOOM BOOM puts me in mind of Bang Bang BoRaGard 2 hrs ago #6
I heard both... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #9
I heard... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #7
Wouldn't doubt it. Quite widespread they say. boston bean 13 min ago #10
Boom Boom Jesus is coming dalton99a 2 hrs ago #8

BoRaGard

(7,598 posts)
1. There was something on ABC news about a big mysterious boom the other day
Sat May 30, 2026, 04:55 PM
2 hrs ago

in the Carolinas?

Could this be the same phenom? Apparently not.

Midlands public safety; a mysterious boom

It wasn’t an earthquake, Columbia, it was a sonic boom. What causes the enormous noise?
At 5:24 p.m. May 28, many people in the Columbia area heard a loud boom and felt structures shake. The U.S. Geological Survey determined it was a sonic boom, not an earthquake, though no specific cause had been reported as of May 29. A sonic boom occurs when objects travel through air faster than the speed of sound, with both supersonic aircraft and meteors capable of producing them. NASA notes that sonic booms at normal overpressure levels present minimal danger to the public, though the federal government has banned supersonic flights over land since 1973 due to public disruption. —Jordan Lawrence; May 29, 2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/columbia-sc-redistricting-boom-lexington-health/article_3ad61a56-2c8e-4060-9be6-1c171a7f15ed.html

BoRaGard

(7,598 posts)
5. This is the 2nd one, reported today about 2:11 EDT
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:02 PM
2 hrs ago

Boom Boom

BOSTON —
Did you hear or feel it? Viewers from across Massachusetts are reporting hearing a loud boom Saturday afternoon, but it's not immediately clear what it was.

Following our initial report, multiple witnesses shared video of the sudden boom. All were recorded at approximately 2:11 p.m.

At approximately that same time, NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite Geostationary Lightning Mapper shows a burst over the Massachusetts coast.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/did-you-feel-it-viewers-report-hearing-mystery-boom-across/71450011

BoRaGard

(7,598 posts)
6. For no rational reason, the sonic BOOM BOOM puts me in mind of Bang Bang
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:10 PM
2 hrs ago

Thus, some musical accompaniment for the Madcap Meteor Storm,
doubtless precipitated by Republican soul corruption (everyone agrees).

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2naSalit

(103,934 posts)
9. I heard both...
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:16 PM
2 hrs ago

And I'm up in the western hills of central Maine. Couldn't figure out what it was. Couldn't ignore it either because it was so loud and unusual.

2naSalit

(103,934 posts)
7. I heard...
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:14 PM
2 hrs ago

A loud roaring sound that wasn't thunder or anything I could identify easily though it seemed more like the roaring of a passing jet engine. Heard one a few days ago too, can't recall exactly when. West central Maine.

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