Hello Rob, Jeff, and List,
Jeff asked:
> I am curious if anyone knows of recovered meteorites
> which have had sonic booms heard/felt during their fall.
Rob responded:
> the Bovedy fall of April 1969, Northern Ireland produced (sonic?) booms
> that were caught on audio tape. And the Leighlinbridge fall (Ireland again,
> but Eire) was reported to have rattled windows and tripped burglar alarms
> witnesses thought that a bomb had exploded.
Here is some more of interest, so enjoy:
1. Adzhi-Bogdo (LL3-6):
Black objects that produced crackling sounds like gunshots,
flew eastward through the heavens trailing green smoke.
2. Allegan (H5):
The explosion was reported as cannon-like, and was followed by a
hissing sound compared with that of an engine blowing off steam.
3. Cabin Creek (IIIA):
People in the town of Dardanelle, about 25 km southeast of the landing site,
were startled by an unusually loud report, accompanied by a peculiar whizzing
sound as if hot metal had come in contact with water.
4. Crumlin (L5):
.. a noise like thunder or the rolling of drums broke overhead.
.. described the report as twofold and followed by a whizzing
noise or the sound of escaping steam.
5. Felix (CO3):
.. his attention was attracted by a loud rumbling
noise sounding very much like thunder.
6. Hatford (1628):
.. a hizzing noise made way through the air, not unlike
the flying of bullets from the mouth of great ordnance, ...
7. Holbrook (L6):
The noise it created was very loud and lasted for at least half a minute
and sounded somewhat like distant thunder, or the booming of a cannon
in the distance.
This noise has been variously likened by witnesses, to the rumbling of a
rapidly driven farm wagon on a rough road, to escaping steam, to distant
or long continued thunder or the booming of a cannon.
8. Magombedze (H6):
The fall was proceeded by three loud detonation sounds and
'an approaching aeroplane-like noise,' landing with a thud ...
9. Mooresfort (H5):
Appearance of moving cloud and sounds like thunder.
10. Noblesville (H4):
No light or sound except for the w h i r r i n g sound
as it passed and the thud in the ground was noticed.
They were facing south and heard a "low pitched whistle" or "whirring" sound
as the meteorite passed them coming from the north or slightly west of north.
11. Pontlyfni (WIN)
.. he heard a rushing, whistling sound.
.. a peculiar whistling noise as of a projectile.
12. Rowton (IIIA):
.. the sound was heard as of something falling during a heavy shower
of rain, accompanied by a hissing and then a rumbling noise.
a strange rumbling noise was heard in the atmosphere, followed almost
instantaneously by a startling explosion resembling a discharge of heavy
artillery.
13. Stratford (L6): A whistling sound was heard.
13. St. Robert (H5):
At least one observer noted electrophonic sounds
heard simultaneously with the passage of the fireball.
14. Campos Sales (L4): ... a loud buzzing noise
Most observers reported astonishment by the fireball, the sonic boom,
and the whizzing ("like the sound of bullets") of the falling stones.
15. Piplia Kalan (EUC):
The meteorite was accompanied by three loud widely
heard detonations, a hissing sound along the trail, ...
16. Juancheng (H5):
They heard a roaring sound for 2 to 3 minutes, ...
17. Ashdon (L6):
He heard a loud "sissing" noise and supposed
that an aeroplane was overhead.
18. Baldwyn (L6): ... humming noise
19. Binningup (H5): ... whistling noise
20. Middlesbrough (L6):
.. heard a whizzing or rushing noise in the air, ...
21. Peckelsheim (DIO): ... a whining noise
22. Quesa (IRANOM):
They heard a brief noise as of an approaching storm.
23. Rampurhat (LL): ... a roaring noise
24. Ruhobobo (L6): ...a noise like that of a jet aeroplane
25. Sharps (H3): ... a w h i r r i n g noise
26. Trebbin (LL6):
The fall was accompanied by a loud hissing noise, ...
27. Warrenton (CO3): ... a whistling noise
28. Wold Cottage (L6):
.. heard various noises in the air, like pistols, or distant guns at sea,
felt two distinct concussions of the earth, and heard a hissing noise
passing through the air ...
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