‘Where was the warning?!’ Furious residents of DC, Maryland and Virginia are left frightened after ‘unscheduled’ sonic boom from Pentagon jet rattles windows and doors on Sunday afternoon
- An authorized military drill caused a loud ‘explosion’ sound in the Washington DC area that shook houses and caused widespread panic
- Social media users reported hearing a huge ‘bang’ in the city, with some saying it shook their homes
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An authorized military drill caused a loud ‘explosion’ sound in the Washington D.C. area that shook houses and caused widespread panic.
Around 3:30 pm Sunday, social media users reported hearing a huge ‘bang’ in the city, with some saying it shook their homes.
Multiple agencies soon received an onslaught of calls about the mysterious loud noise, which was heard as far as away as Annapolis, Maryland.
That led to a flood of social media posts and speculation on the source, until the City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management announced that the noise was simply the result of a sonic boom.
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‘The loud boom that was heard across the DMV area was caused by an authorized DOD flight,’ it said. ‘This flight caused a sonic boom.’
The Department of Homeland Security said there is no threat at this time.
Dozens of people reported hearing a huge ‘bang’ or ‘explosion’ in DC – that shook the ground and was compared to an earthquake
Social media users reported hearing a huge ‘bang’ in the city, with some saying it shook their homes
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Some online said they were afraid to go outside in the aftermath, while others said whatever the source of the noise was it can’t be good.
