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"I was inside with my daughters. There was a huge exploding noise. It caused the houses on the area to shake," said Eve Kuha, who lives on 56th Street. "I immediately told my daughter's to stay inside while i went outside to see where it came from. My neighbors all came outside from their homes as well."
Kuha said she looked up and didn't see any jets - and that the boom didn't sound like a jet to her.
According to St. Helens Police Chief Terry Moss, the first reports of the sound came in at 8:22 p.m. Moss said his department fielded 11 calls regarding the boom, mainly from residents on the west side of town.
The cause of the sound has not been determined. Moss said this time of year is marked by frequent firework and "loud boom" reports. Without more definitive information, Moss said the matter would be considered closed.
© stuff.co.nzMetService says the loud bang was probably thunder, but not all locals are convinced.
Police and MetService say it was likely just thunder, but residents aren't so sure.
One local believed it could have been a meteor, another thought it was an earthquake, while a third believed a "sonic boom" was the cause.
Helen Lynam wasn't convinced that it was thunder. "It was loud and like a boom/bang sound. I didn't think it was thunder, it didn't have that sort of sound to it."
A member of the Tauranga Weather Facebook group said her pets had been "going weird" in the moments before the noise was heard.
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The sound has been likened to that made by a jet engine, a hot air balloon or a giant blowtorch.
Some worried residents have contacted Nottinghamshire Police, who said the noise could be from machinery.
It has been heard for several weeks, with reports coming as far north as Wollaton and as far south as West Bridgford.
"For the last two mornings, I've heard a series of noises outside my house in Wollaton which sounds like a giant blowtorch," resident Hayley Compton said.
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People living in Medway, the Isle of Sheppey, Deal and as far north as Bromley and Beckenham reported hearing the noise.
One Rochester resident took to social media to say the bang was so loud that birds flew out of a tree.
The unexplained noise has been described as a "roaring" and "rumbling" noise, which has happened every few minutes over night.
A loud "booming" noise has been heard above Nottingham and people are desperate to find out what it was.
The unexplained noise has been described as a "roaring" and "rumbling" noise, which has happened every few minutes over night.
Many people have taken to Twitter to try and find out where it is coming from with one person saying: "It sounds like the war of the worlds in Nottingham at the moment. Unknown catastrophically loud noise every two minutes."
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Comment: The booming noises start at around 2:12.
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Steph, from Sydney's lower North Shore told news.com.au "I genuinely thought the Harbour Bridge had blown up it was so loud. The apartment building shook and the blinds fell down in our lounge room. My sister lives a block away and texted me to ask if I'd heard an explosion too."
People on Twitter were equally nervous. "Heard a massive explosion from Sydney Harbour. What is going on?" one Tweet, reflective of many, said. "What the hell was that sound over Sydney?" said another. "Wtf was that? It sounded like an explosion right next to me.
Others wondered if it could have been a plane crash or, in the wake of Monday's attack in Manchester, an altogether more sinister event.
ABC News TV presenter Juanita Phillips even took to twitter to tell Sydney she'd driven down to the Harbour Bridge, "with the intention of helping the injured".
Comment: Another strange sounds recording was posted to YouTube on May 26th by Paul Millard: