Boston residents have been left petrified after a loud boom rattled their homes Saturday with police probing the ‘bizarre’ incident.
Residents heard a ‘loud bang’ that shook buildings around 2pm causing terrified citizens to call 911 and take to X to document what they heard.
The cause of the bang is currently under investigation, with the initial reports saying it may have come from the Brighton area, a Boston Police Department spokesperson told the Daily Mail.
‘I don’t know [what it is],’ the spokesperson said. ‘I’m getting tons of calls.
‘It’s kind of bizarre.’
Officers have been dispatched to the Brighton area, and an active investigation is ongoing, police told the Daily Mail.
Currently, authorities do not believe there is any active threat to civilians.
An Iowa meteorologist, Nick Stewart, has speculated that the boom could have been a meteor entering the atmosphere, as NOAA’s geostationary lighting mapper indicated a flash at the exact time of the loud noise.
Boston residents have been left petrified after their homes rattled after a loud, mysterious boom, as police are probing the ‘bizarre’ incident after an influx in 911 calls
NOAA satellites showed a large flash over Boston around 2pm
‘The flash density product really shows this anomalous “flash” which is pretty distinctive of a bolide/meteor reentry, Stewart wrote on X.
‘This is the likely source of the loud boom/explosion.’
Although Boston is currently getting rain, Stewart said the flash ‘does not correlate with active thunderstorms.’
The Boston Globe’s meteorologist, Ken Mahan, said it was an apparent meteor that was ‘essentially a fireball,’ he told the outlet.
‘These are large and often spark a sonic boom when passing through the atmosphere with speeds faster than the sound barrier and air compressing ahead of the meteor as it races through, generating a massive pressure wave,’ he said.
‘The average size bolide meteor sits at one to two meters.’
Police have not confirmed if the loud sound was caused by a meteor, telling the Daily Mail at 3.30pm that it is ‘still undetermined on our end.’
Police are aware of the meteor speculations. The Daily Mail has contacted NOAA for comment.
Dashcam footage posted to social media picked up on the loud sound that frightened residents
Many social media users said it sounded like an ‘explosion.’ However, no smoke or fires have been detected.
Dashcam footage posted to social media picked up on the loud sound that frightened residents.
‘My cat and I both jumped up! Scared the bejeezus outa both of us!!’ a Facebook user said. ‘I thought a tree fell on my house, but I went outside and didn’t see anything.’
‘I assumed it was thunder, but now I wonder,’ another wrote.
‘I thought my house was exploding. I ran outside,’ a third wrote.
Since the boom, there’s been a surge in search activity as resident try to pinpoint what caused the mysterious noise.
Several police departments have put out statements that they are aware of the boom, but unsure of its origins.
‘We are getting numerous reports from residents of hearing a loud boom sound. It was heard over the eastern part of the state. Unknown origin no reports of hazards at this time,’ Watertown Police wrote.
‘The Boom: No reports of any damage or local incident as of yet. Earth Quake maybe,’ police in Coventry, Rhode Island, said.
