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It is unique and most unusual - because there is NO LIGHTS NO VISUAL and just loud bangs and vibrations. Usually if meteor struck there will be very bright flashes of light trace and smoke trace. But nothing except loud sound and vibration now.
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Mystery Booms Are Being Recorded Across the Country And No One Can Explain Why
By Janissa Delzo On 11/24/17 at 11:02 AM
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Tech & Science Boom meteor shower Colorado
Loud booming noises have startled people across the United States, but it's not clear what actually is happening or if the separate events are even related.
Residents in a number of states—Alabama, California, Idaho, Michigan and New Jersey—have reported hearing similar, mysterious sounds. Most recently, the noises also were heard in Colorado, CBS Denver reports.
The Monday sounds left CBS Denver’s meteorologist Chris Spears baffled. The only possible explanation Spears could conclude was that meteors from the Leonid meteor shower were bursting in the sky, creating the loud noises. However, Ron Hranac, an astronomy expert, struck down his theory saying that the meteors produced by the Leonids are way too small for this to happen, according to CBS Denver.
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A day after the explosion-like noises, officials believed they had a better answer of what happened on Monday night, but they still aren’t certain.
An empty oil storage tank over-pressurized near the region where residents were calling in about the boom, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) officials told The Denver Channel. Due to the pressure, the lid was blown from the tank, “potentially resulting in a loud noise,” officials explained.
Following the incident, the oil and gas production company went on to file an accident report, which stated “that a malfunction of a production vessel led to an over-pressurization of a new and empty … storage tank, which resulted in the lid of the tank being compromised,” The Denver Post reports.
Furthermore, the report notes that no one was hurt and there were no environmental impacts or property damage outside of the boundaries of their property. The COGCC is now looking into the event to further understand what happened.
“The wells at the site will be closed in until equipment repairs have been made and a more thorough review of the incident has been completed,” the report said, according to The Denver Post.
Although the cause of the Colorado noises may have been discovered, other noises from across the country remain a mystery. A recent boom heard in Alabama left the National Weather Service in Birmingham taking many guesses as to what happened.
"Re: loud boom heard: we do not see anything indicating large fire/smoke on radar or satellite; nothing on USGS indicating an earthquake," the agency wrote on Twitter. "We don't have an answer, and can only hypothesize with you. 1) sonic boom from aircraft; 2) meteorite w/ current Leonid shower?"
However, the November 14 incident has still yet to be solved.
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Mysterious Booms Heard In Colorado Leave Residents Baffled
24 November 2017, 5:31 am EST By Samriddhi Dastidar Tech Times
A series of mysterious boom-like noise, which has been heard in various parts of the United States, has left both residents and authorities baffled. Experts are still trying to figure out the actual cause of the sound. ( Pixabay )
A loud boom-like noise shook parts of Lakewood, Brighton, Lochbuie, and Elizabeth in Colorado on Monday night. The sound, which residents described as an explosion, has left authorities baffled.
Mysterious Noise Baffles Residents
The boom was reportedly first heard around 9 p.m., local time, on Nov. 20. It was so loud that some people in the vicinity stated that their house and windows shook during the incident.
A few residents took to Facebook to report the matter, while several others called up Denver7, the local news channel, to describe the noise.
"It was just like boom and the trailer shook, and I thought, 'what the heck was that?’”, said Ray Armijo, a resident who has served in the military. "It kind of scared me a bit.”
Armijo also added that the sound did not seem to come from the ground but rather from the air. Another resident, Aleja Moronez, claimed that the noise was so loud that it moved things in her room and some posters fell off the wall.
Lochbuie Police Chief, Tracey McCoy, said that he contacted both the Buckley Air Force Base and Federal Aviation Administration, however, they were carrying out no operations in the area at that time that could have contributed to the sound. The Brighton Fire Department also received several calls from worried residents, but they too could not locate the source.
Booms Also Heard In Other Parts Of United States
Colorado is not the only U.S. state, where residents of several towns have reported hearing explosion-like sounds. In the past few days, the booms have also been heard in New Jersey, Alabama, Idaho, and Detroit.
The residents of the areas are now speculating about the cause of the noise, now referred to as “Bama Boom”, with some attributing it to active meteor showers, deep earthquake, and even an alien invasion.
The Birmingham National Weather Service originally hypothesized that the sound could have come from a supersonic aircraft or that a meteor, from the Leonid meteor shower, which peaked on Nov. 17 and 18, could have broken the sound barrier. The latter, however, was refuted by the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, Bill Cooke.
Cooke said that the noise could have been caused by a ground explosion, supersonic aircraft, or probably a bolide, which is a large meteor that explodes in the atmosphere, but is unrelated to the Leonid meteor shower.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Lakeview Retreat near Centreville, Alabama had also picked up a boom sound. However, seismic data indicated that the boom was not the result of an earthquake-related event.
At present, authorities are still investigating the incidents and are trying to figure out the actual reason that led to the booms, which have been heard at various points throughout the month.
http://www.newsweek.com/mystery-booms-recorded-around-country-unclear-why-721533
Mystery Booms Are Being Recorded Across the Country And No One Can Explain Why
By Janissa Delzo On 11/24/17 at 11:02 AM
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Tech & Science Boom meteor shower Colorado
Loud booming noises have startled people across the United States, but it's not clear what actually is happening or if the separate events are even related.
Residents in a number of states—Alabama, California, Idaho, Michigan and New Jersey—have reported hearing similar, mysterious sounds. Most recently, the noises also were heard in Colorado, CBS Denver reports.
The Monday sounds left CBS Denver’s meteorologist Chris Spears baffled. The only possible explanation Spears could conclude was that meteors from the Leonid meteor shower were bursting in the sky, creating the loud noises. However, Ron Hranac, an astronomy expert, struck down his theory saying that the meteors produced by the Leonids are way too small for this to happen, according to CBS Denver.
Keep up with this story and more by subscribing now
A day after the explosion-like noises, officials believed they had a better answer of what happened on Monday night, but they still aren’t certain.
An empty oil storage tank over-pressurized near the region where residents were calling in about the boom, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) officials told The Denver Channel. Due to the pressure, the lid was blown from the tank, “potentially resulting in a loud noise,” officials explained.
Following the incident, the oil and gas production company went on to file an accident report, which stated “that a malfunction of a production vessel led to an over-pressurization of a new and empty … storage tank, which resulted in the lid of the tank being compromised,” The Denver Post reports.
Furthermore, the report notes that no one was hurt and there were no environmental impacts or property damage outside of the boundaries of their property. The COGCC is now looking into the event to further understand what happened.
“The wells at the site will be closed in until equipment repairs have been made and a more thorough review of the incident has been completed,” the report said, according to The Denver Post.
Although the cause of the Colorado noises may have been discovered, other noises from across the country remain a mystery. A recent boom heard in Alabama left the National Weather Service in Birmingham taking many guesses as to what happened.
"Re: loud boom heard: we do not see anything indicating large fire/smoke on radar or satellite; nothing on USGS indicating an earthquake," the agency wrote on Twitter. "We don't have an answer, and can only hypothesize with you. 1) sonic boom from aircraft; 2) meteorite w/ current Leonid shower?"
However, the November 14 incident has still yet to be solved.
Request Reprint or Submit Correction
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2...heard-in-colorado-leave-residents-baffled.htm
Mysterious Booms Heard In Colorado Leave Residents Baffled
24 November 2017, 5:31 am EST By Samriddhi Dastidar Tech Times
A series of mysterious boom-like noise, which has been heard in various parts of the United States, has left both residents and authorities baffled. Experts are still trying to figure out the actual cause of the sound. ( Pixabay )
A loud boom-like noise shook parts of Lakewood, Brighton, Lochbuie, and Elizabeth in Colorado on Monday night. The sound, which residents described as an explosion, has left authorities baffled.
Mysterious Noise Baffles Residents
The boom was reportedly first heard around 9 p.m., local time, on Nov. 20. It was so loud that some people in the vicinity stated that their house and windows shook during the incident.
A few residents took to Facebook to report the matter, while several others called up Denver7, the local news channel, to describe the noise.
"It was just like boom and the trailer shook, and I thought, 'what the heck was that?’”, said Ray Armijo, a resident who has served in the military. "It kind of scared me a bit.”
Armijo also added that the sound did not seem to come from the ground but rather from the air. Another resident, Aleja Moronez, claimed that the noise was so loud that it moved things in her room and some posters fell off the wall.
Lochbuie Police Chief, Tracey McCoy, said that he contacted both the Buckley Air Force Base and Federal Aviation Administration, however, they were carrying out no operations in the area at that time that could have contributed to the sound. The Brighton Fire Department also received several calls from worried residents, but they too could not locate the source.
Booms Also Heard In Other Parts Of United States
Colorado is not the only U.S. state, where residents of several towns have reported hearing explosion-like sounds. In the past few days, the booms have also been heard in New Jersey, Alabama, Idaho, and Detroit.
The residents of the areas are now speculating about the cause of the noise, now referred to as “Bama Boom”, with some attributing it to active meteor showers, deep earthquake, and even an alien invasion.
The Birmingham National Weather Service originally hypothesized that the sound could have come from a supersonic aircraft or that a meteor, from the Leonid meteor shower, which peaked on Nov. 17 and 18, could have broken the sound barrier. The latter, however, was refuted by the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, Bill Cooke.
Cooke said that the noise could have been caused by a ground explosion, supersonic aircraft, or probably a bolide, which is a large meteor that explodes in the atmosphere, but is unrelated to the Leonid meteor shower.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Lakeview Retreat near Centreville, Alabama had also picked up a boom sound. However, seismic data indicated that the boom was not the result of an earthquake-related event.
At present, authorities are still investigating the incidents and are trying to figure out the actual reason that led to the booms, which have been heard at various points throughout the month.
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