Loud 'Bangs' over the UK

[Gary]

Anyone heard any loud bangs tonight? this guy is getting a 'hard on' over it! https://twitter.com/VirtualAstro

The virtual Astronomer who doesn't do any astronomy apart from ISS spotting . He does get over excited at the slightest thing

[Skip]

very strange what ever it is.

It does sound strange and social media has a habit of whipping it up into a frenzy. Years ago all you would hear is someone at work saying 'did you hear those bangs last night, thas a rummin'

[Skip]

Anyone heard any loud bangs tonight? this guy is getting a 'hard on' over it! https://twitter.com/VirtualAstro

The virtual Astronomer who doesn't do any astronomy apart from ISS spotting . He does get over excited at the slightest thing

He copped the nark with me when I tweeted asking why he never posts about the early ISS passes I like watching it pass over as I bike to work at 5am

[Skip]

@virtualastro will be happy, he got his name in the Mirror! (sort of) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/my ... gs-4721711

[Len123]

'Some suggested it sounded like 'aircraft sonic booms' and pointed to Russian airships that were performing 'routine military exercises' while passing through the English Channel.

Russian Airships? Mystery Solved....

[MRTT]

Don't worry, it was me, I dropped my Christmas tree box out the loft. Will just go and check for Russians in the garden just in case.

[pjharvey]

'Some suggested it sounded like 'aircraft sonic booms' and pointed to Russian airships that were performing 'routine military exercises' while passing through the English Channel.

Russian Airships? Mystery Solved....

Good lord, a zeppelin invasion. On a Saturday evening as well. They've certainly caught us with our pants down.

[quid21]

Those airships must be flying at very low level across the channel!

I had a curry tonight so if anyone heard a bang near Attleborough it was probably my belly.

[WAP]

BBC reported earlier that their would be a controlled explosion at Catterick a few hours ago but that doesn't explain people hearing stuff in other parts of country.

[Skip]

I had a curry tonight so if anyone heard a bang near Attleborough it was probably my belly.

Its not your belly I'm worried about

[pjharvey]

Those airships must be flying at very low level across the channel!

I had a curry tonight so if anyone heard a bang near Attleborough it was probably my belly.

When I read loud bangs had been heard as far north as Scotland, I just assumed it was someone in a hurry to get to the off license before it shut.

[leuchars12]

I heard 2 bangs about 5 PM tonight in West Lothian scotland
live in small holdings only 3 houses
and none were letting off fireworks
thought it was weird at the time

[cottesmore09]

It will be great to have an answer to all these ' loud bangs' all over the UK, after all something big must of happened to be heard throughout the whole country and I doubt it would of been sonic booms?

[Skywatcher]

Has anyone thought that it may never be explained ,as it might have been something top secret so that is why nobody is admitting to saying it was "X" aircraft ,I doubt very much a controlled explosion in Catterwick would have been heard all the way up in Scotland.
or it could be the USAF at it again ,doing some testing..(that we or I don't know about!)
Would defiantly be interesting to find out what it is ,if it isn't what I suggested !
All the very best as always
Max

[AndrewBarclay]

http://www.dreamlandresort.com/black_pr ... scombe.htm Plenty to choose from on the Dreamland main site.

[Skywatcher]

Thanks for the link
All the very best as always
Max
But ,I think these are only aircraft that have been in development for long time ,but yes any of these could be it )
May be it was the TR-3B Black Mantria

Also would love to find out if anybody picked up any unusual comms/aircraft call signs at the time last nigh .
This might help explain as I read somewhere that some development USAF bombers are rumoured to be using the call sign "Sienna"
Have my own scanner running as I type in optimistic hope

[baz1]

I remember that story very interesting.. has something along the same lines resurfaced!?

[quid21]

There is a slim chance that it could have been caused by meteorites coming in through the atmosphere, not necessarily big ones, little ones would make the same noise in the upper atmosphere.

[seven]

Ive been told its the SR-71 from Boscombe on a test flight. No one was supposed to have known. Barak Obama even paid it a visit once. They covered it up with some story that he wanted to visit stone henge. We are all in serious trouble for talking about it really.

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[ZH871]

Don't worry, it was me, I dropped my Christmas tree box out the loft. Will just go and check for Russians in the garden just in case.

This made me laugh a lot


Anyway, if it was the US testing an aircraft, why wouldn't they just do that over Nevada?

Or if it is the RAF, it must be pretty serious if they are denying any involvement? Unless the top brass are being paid by the US to keep their mouth shut