Creative Speculation

skippercollector

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8. cincinnati

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 08:36 AM

Jan 2012

Mom and I live in Cincinnati. She lives about 5 miles north of me. She heard a loud boom on Wednesday night. It wasn't her imagination--she looked out and all of her neighbors were looking out their doors too! But I didn't hear anything. It was never mentioned in any of the local media.
In the 1980s we all heard a very loud boom when I was still living at home. It turns out it WAS a sonic boom then originating in northern Indiana. The local media did mention it then.

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Has anyone else had mysterious booms in your area? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 OP

You might want to give this a read salvorhardin Jan 2012 #1

Skyquakes.....ahhhh.. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #2

I don't know salvorhardin Jan 2012 #3

Not me Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #4

Could be meteorites of different sizes. Amonester Jan 2012 #5

Meteors can also cause a hissing, sizzling, or popping sound bananas Mar 2012 #24

I believe I've heard an "electrophonic" meteor William Seger Mar 2012 #31

+1 dem644555il Mar 2012 #32

I have not felt anything in Minnesota Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #6

We seem to be getting the Shaka-laka's here jberryhill Jan 2012 #7

cincinnati skippercollector Jan 2012 #8

All of the ones we heard came from same direction-interesting. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #9

Sonic Booms slutticus Jan 2012 #10

that might have been it.. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #11

No, just the same old booms I always seem to get. Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #12

Hmmm..did the earth move? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #13

Beamquake? BB1 Jan 2012 #14

Is there a quarry mzteris Jan 2012 #15

Could be lots of things. MineralMan Jan 2012 #16

I am now thinking sonic boom..see # 11 upthread. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #18

Could be, for sure. MineralMan Jan 2012 #19

Yes, and always around a Taco Bell. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #17

Booms! chrystle00 Mar 2012 #20

Well, there are speculative explanations William Seger Mar 2012 #22

No explanation chrystle00 Mar 2012 #28

How were sonic booms ruled out? William Seger Mar 2012 #30

Not sure chrystle00 Mar 2012 #33

All the time. frogmarch Mar 2012 #21

Wow...that is interesting.... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #23

It's very loud, and even though frogmarch Mar 2012 #25

Perhaps..they DO come fron the same direction. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #26

Obviously agent46 Mar 2012 #27

Oh noes!!!!!!! And I don't have anything to wear!!!!!!! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #29