Loud bang ‘was not thunder’ – was it a meteor?
A huge bang which startled people in Thatcham last night (Sunday) could have been caused by a meteor, some have speculated.
Last night’s boom sent several people out into the street expecting to see a plume of smoke from an explosion.
The earth-shattering noise was accompanied by a flash which lit up living rooms, prompting many to assume it was a single, extraordinarily loud, clap of thunder.
But one poster on social media wrote: “So now the met office don’t know what the loud noise was.”
Others speculated it might have been a meteor like the one which caused a blinding flash and loud boom in Arizona, USA, in June.
What’s your theory? Let us know via the comments section below.
Source Article from https://www.sott.net/article/331611-Earth-shattering-boom-flash-of-light-in-Berkshire-UK-sparks-online-debate
I operate a weather station and have a lightning detector.
Guess what it picked up on Sunday evening (16th October)?
Only a lightning strike!
The story on the orignal news website is a load of nonsense and is now being repeated around the world as though it might contain some truth!
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/home/19565/boom-what-on-earth-was-that-mystery-noise-sparks-online-debate.html
I mean, visit this site http://en.blitzortung.org/historical_maps.php?map=12
Enter 17 Oct 2016 / 00:00 UTC and 6 h loop.
This will play 18:00 until midnight.
Thatcham is located near the bottom of the UK.
Some fool posted this and now aliens have landed.
Regards,
Steve