"Sonic boom. Yeah, that's the ticket."
Posted on 01/28/2016 12:29:02 PM PST by J. Worthington
Just being reported
A number of barrier island residents reported that tremors had their homes shaking on Thursday afternoon which quickly sparked talk of an earthquake, though officials at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was likely a sonic boom caused by a military jet.
“Probable sonic boom,†the agency said on its website. “First of multiple over the following hour after this event. Reported from southern New Jersey along the Eastern Seaboard to Long Island, N.Y.â€
According to Newsday, a southern New Jersey USGS station reported the first sound wave in New Jersey at about 1:23 p.m.; shortly after, the shock waves were felt as far north as Long Island and Connecticut.
“While on the phone, my front door started shuttering for no apparent reason,†Point Lookout resident Donna Brown said on Facebook. “And it happened more than once! It just happened again and I am now in a different room! It doesn’t seem all that windy for this to be happening! Anyone else?â€
Newsday reports that previous military flights along the East Coast have caused similar confusion when exceeding the speed of sound.
http://www.liherald.com/stories/Sonic-boom-caused-tremors-not-earthquake,76225?content_source=&category_id=26&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=&town_id=
Very strange.
Similar thing happened in Dec. ‘91, just prior to Desert Storm. I lived on a NE Atlantic island, near the shore and witnessed several. They did not seem to emanate from an aerial phenomenon. There was a shock wave that came thru the ground then it was heard in the air. Plus the rumble lasted close to 30 seconds. Imo not a sonic boom.
Lots of stuff goes on and is never reported.
About a week later MSM nightly news ran a story of a ferry capsizing in Israel resulting in the deaths of US submariners. I didn’t believe it.
UPDATE 4:10 p.m.: William Yeck, a research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, told New Jersey 101.5 it would be unusual to experience several sonic booms in a day.
UPDATE, 3:35 p.m.: A public affairs official at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst said no aircraft at the base was capable of making the seeming sonic booms felt throughout New Jersey Thursday, and officials were still investigating.
Kryn Westhoven, spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Military Veterans Affairs, said he’s spoken to all military units in New Jersey, and none of are reporting any activity that could have caused the booms.
Are you on the beach?
“It is balloon!!!”
"Sonic boom. Yeah, that's the ticket."
For my sake, I sure hope He has a sense of humor.
Seems to be along the coast from southern New Jersey to LI and CT
Multiple incidents
Nothing here in the Chesapeake butt has been reported in the past
I can see the Sound from here.
C’thulhu rises from the deep ...
“Nothing here in the Chesapeake butt has been reported in the past.”
Sorry, I am just juvenile enough to be happy that no noises are emanating from the “Chesapeake butt.”
My spell check program has Tourette’s
Now they’re saying it was F-35’s.
No, that was the ending line from the war scene in Orson Welles War of the Worlds, Mercury Theatre of the Air, CBS October, 1938....Where is Grovers Mill, New Jersey anyway?
No doubt, it was the NORKS.
Maybe some 688’s took out something trying to sneak into launch position with nuclear torpedoes...
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