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Unexplained loud booms: A compilation from 2015


Sott.net
Fri, 08 Jan 2016 07:54 UTC
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The following video, produced by the Enigma Seeker Youtube channel, is a compilation of news reports about loud booms heard across the US in 2015. They're often unexplained, or the explanation provided by the authorities falls short of actually explaining the cause of the booms.

Meteor fireball and seismic activity has increased dramatically in recent years, so we suspect a that number of these booms can be attributed to overhead meteor explosions or are earthquake-related.


Comment: See also:

NASA space data supports citizens' observations: Meteor fireballs are increasing dramatically

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Eerie underground noises recorded in Mexican town

Siobhan McFadyen
Daily Mirror, UK
Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:42 UTC
Mexican town
© NewsflareHaunted: The people in this Mexican town are worried about eerie noises
These are the eerie noises that have sparked a panic in Mexico as citizens fear a supernatural phenomenon is taking over a town.

In the footage, captured from an apartment in the city of Acatzingo, long booming sounds echo through a residential neighbourhood.

According to local reports, scientists have recorded underground movements, which might explain the noises, but have reassured local residents that they are not at any risk.

The strange sounds were coming from the ground state of Puebla, Mexico and caused panic on the streets with many believing the city is haunted.

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Mysterious 'loud bangs' and 'explosion noises' leave residents of a Scottish town baffled

Andrea O'Neill
Scottish Daily Record
Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:33 UTC
East Kilbride
© google mapsPolice were called by numerous members of the public reporting 'loud bangs' or 'explosion noises' in East Kilbride, Scotland.
Speculation has grown rapidly online after a succession of loud bangs were heard across the town on Monday and Tuesday night.

Mystery surrounds a succession of loud bangs heard across East Kilbride and beyond this week.

Baffled members of the public reported hearing explosion noises near to the Kelvin Industrial Estate on Monday and Tuesday night.

Speculation grew rapidly online as to what the source of the noise was with locals suggesting thunder, fireworks and even a meteorite hitting the town.

Andrew Whitelaw posted on the News Facebook page: "Whats the loud booms comin from EK tonight?"

Jennifer Stewart wrote: "People are hearing it all over EK. All very odd."

Many people had suggested the noise could be sonic booms from fighter jets flying overhead.

Comment: In September a mysterious 'boom' stunned residents of a town in Gloucester, UK. Similar incidents have occurred all around the world.

Such loud booms with no identifiable source could in all likelihood be overhead explosions caused by meteor fireballs, or other seismic interactions brought about from our changing cosmic climate.

Reports of meteor fireball activity have increased dramatically recently; check out the Fire in the sky category, and see SOTT's Earth Changes video summary for November.

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Mystery boom shocks Deerwood neighborhood in Minnesota


Brainerd Dispatch
Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:00 UTC
Deerwood MN
© Via flickr/Debora Drower
A loud boom heard by many in Deerwood Thursday prompted firefighters and sheriff's deputies to search for a possible explosion.

Shortly before 1 p.m. Thanksgiving day, a caller reported the boom and described that it sounded as if something had exploded. Deerwood Fire Chief Mike Bodie said Friday some of the volunteer firefighters were also among those who heard the loud sound, which occurred in the vicinity of the 23000 block of Serpent Road.

Bodie said the department, along with deputies from the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, searched the area for well over a half-hour, but were unable to locate the source of the sound.
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Ghostly air raid siren heard across Swansea, UK 75 years after heavy bombing by Nazis

Gena Mullin
Daily Mail
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:27 UTC
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Residents in Swansea (pictured is Swansea Bay and The Mumbles) have been woken up by a mysterious air raid siren noise
A ghostly sound of an air raid siren has been waking people in hundreds of homes in a city that was heavily bombed by the Nazis 75 years ago.

Noise abatement officials launched an investigation into the mysterious noise which has been heard more frequently across Swansea, South Wales, in recent months, but admit it cannot be traced.

Reports of the wailing sound have stretched back for more than a year, with many residents in area of Townhill comparing it to a 'war or old factory siren'.
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Mystery 'boom' reported in Oliver, British Columbia


Oliver Chronicle
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:53 UTC
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© Oliver ChroniclePolice received four complaints about the mysterious loud noise in Oliver this morning.
A loud noise that some residents heard in Oliver early this morning still remains a mystery.

One resident who called the Chronicle said he heard a loud "boom" sound at around 3 am. "It sounded like something blowing up," he said. "It set off a car alarm," he added. But it didn't feel or sound like an earthquake, he said.

Oliver RCMP Sgt. Blaine Gervais said police received four complaints about the noise. One complainant said the "house shook."

Gervais said there was no sighting of anything indicating a possible source. A patrol was made but the origin was not located.

"I am pleased you are calling it a big boom and not an explosion like other media is suggesting. I have to tell them an explosion would suggest there is evidence something exploded which we do not have."

Comment: Here's a possibility of what it was.

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Incoming? Police unable to identify 'loud boom' that resonated over Karachi, Pakistan


Geo.tv
Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
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An air of panic gripped residents of Karachi on Tuesday night when a loud boom resonated across the city. Even after hours of investigation by police and rescue services neither was able to ascertain the location nor the cause.

The loud boom occurred at about 10:15 PM and was heard in Nazimabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Baldia town and even by journalists present at the Karachi Press Club.

Rescue teams and police were unable to locate where the explosion took place nor were they able to find any evidence of an explosion.

Comment: In due time perhaps news outlets will catch on that such loud booms with no identifiable source could in all likelihood be overhead explosions caused by meteorites. Was this the case in this instance? We may never know, but the phenomenon continues to appear regularly the world over.

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Mystery over loud bangs heard in Leith, Scotland


Edinburgh Evening News
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:05 UTC
Leith
© Ian Georgeson A number of people were woken by loud bangs in Leith. Did you hear it?

Alarmed Leith residents have been left puzzled after being awoken by the sound of loud bangs in the early hours of this morning.

The noise in the Lindean Place and Primrose Street areas was reported to police - but officers are still trying to work out the source of the noise.

Some witnesses described the noise as being like a machine gun, however it is understood that police have not found any evidence to suggest that a gun was fired.

A spokeswoman said: "Police in Edinburgh received reports of loud bangs heard in the Lindean Place and Primrose Street areas around 4am this morning.

"Officers continue to conduct extensive local enquiries and anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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Meteor? Mystery deepens as loud bang and rumbling in New Zealand baffles experts

Anne-Marie McDonald
Wanganui Chronicle
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:41 UTC
Loud bang
Mystery surrounds the origins of a loud rumbling noise heard in the wider Wanganui region on Tuesday night.

The noise happened between 10.15pm and 10.30pm and was audible from Turakina to Waitotara.

It was loud enough to shake the ground in Ratana Pa and reportedly set off the civil defence siren there.

The topic was being discussed widely on social media, including on the Wanganui Chronicle's Facebook page.

Doreen Barns heard it in Putiki, and thought it was an earthquake. "It was extremely loud, it started with a loud bang followed by a rumble."

Comment: As this article mentions:
GeoNet is a project to build and operate a modern geological hazard monitoring system in New Zealand. It comprises of a network of geophysical instruments, automated software applications and skilled staff to detect, analyse and respond to earthquakes, volcanic activity, large landslides, tsunami and the slow deformation that precedes large earthquakes.
Searching the GeoNet website and online there is no information or data to be found relating to meteors. Perhaps we missed the data. Given the report of a loud bang, then rumbling and a tiny earthquake at the same time a distinct possibility is on an overhead explosion by a meteor, which was not seen visually.
William Pearce (not verified) on Tue, 23/06/2015 - 22:26 Meteorite?

Sitting inside approx 10.02PM at Turakina Beach, Wanganui. Very loud bang, shook the house. No siesmic activity on Geonet. Several neighbours came out. Can only put it down to a meteorite


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House-shaking loud bang baffles Auckland residents (again)


The New Zealand Herald
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:29 UTC
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© File photo/NZ HeraldThe mysterious sound was heard in the Auckland suburbs of Onehunga and Mangere Bridge on Sunday night.
A house-shaking explosion noise has baffled Auckland residents.

The mammoth bang was heard by residents in the suburbs of Onehunga and Mangere Bridge about 10.30pm on Sunday. One reader who wrote in to the Herald said they could feel the house shake.

The scary noise sounded "super sonic" and no one knew what it was, the woman said.

Residents turned to Twitter to find the source of the mysterious noise - but no clues have turned up yet. Dean Taylor tweeted: "What was that Big Bang in Onehunga just now?" Twitter user Peter Tainui said it might have been related to the mystery bang or explosion heard in the same area a couple of weeks ago. "What/who the hell is the cause?" he asked.

Another loud bang stumped residents in the Onehunga, Three Kings, Mt Roskill, Epsom and Mt Albert area on May 30. One Twitter user at the time said it sounded like a loud boom, thunder or an explosion.

Comment: See also: Mysterious bangs heard in Auckland

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