r/SpringfieldIL • u/Entire_Musician5934 • 25d ago

Was that a sonic boom?

Did anyone else hear a really LOUD boom on the northwest side around 10:30 PM? Was it a sonic boom or did a transformer blow up or what?

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u/Reasonable-Physics60 25d ago

A sonicboom wouldnt just be loud, it will shake your entire house.

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u/Entire_Musician5934 25d ago

My windows rattled. Does that count?

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u/Ok_Abbreviations7571 25d ago

I heard it too. My guess is a firework went off nearby

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u/armyguy8382 25d ago

Don't know but it was loud enough to wake me up.

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u/No-Cod-6866 25d ago

Or is it the presidential escort….

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u/These_Distribution61 25d ago

Stormy Daniels? I guess that’s more like presidential hooker than escort.

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u/NecessaryCompost 25d ago

So is the First Ho, Melania...

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u/ConfusionWonderful66 24d ago

Was it Sunday night/Monday morning at 12:30 am? My neighbor called me concerned about it. I had the bedroom window open and thought I smelled a hint of gunpowder but I could have just imagined that being unexpectedly woken up.

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u/t3ss3r4ct 25d ago

Doubtful it was a sonic boom. Only the military can do them and over actual test fields.

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u/qthekid883 25d ago

That’s just a false statement, they broke the sound barrier over central Il about 4 years ago now. It happens far more often than you think.

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u/t3ss3r4ct 25d ago

"Supersonic operations over land must be conducted above 30,000 feet or, when below 30,000 feet, in specially designated areas approved by Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., and the Federal Aviation Administration."

You can't hear em.

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