What was that Mysterious 'Boom' sound heard in Bengaluru?

It was the booming sound heard on Wednesday afternoon around 1:40-1:45 pm and social media and YouTube channels lit up after many people reported a mysterious loud sound that didn't sound like it came from the earth.

According to the details, the noise was heard in Bengaluru's Whitefield. Some residents said they heard a mysterious 'boom, noise' and some said it was a 'thunderous noise,'. Some even felt their homes shaking as long as 4-5 seconds. Locals said they thought it to be an earthquake.

Several persons from HSR Layout, Sarjapur, Whitefield, and Hebbal said that they heard a loud mysterious sound.

Guess I - Mostly said, it might be a Meteor. When a meteor comes through our upper atmosphere, it's a silent show for us here on the ground. Most meteors burn up dozens of miles above the surface, and even if a sonic boom reaches us it comes minutes after the visual spectacle.

However, while the chances of a major asteroid hitting Earth are less- NASA believes there is a one in 3,00,000 chance each year a space rock which could cause regional damage will hit - the devastating prospect is not impossible.

Guess II- Many suspected that the sound was emitted due to an earthquake and ran out to their homes. Back in 2018, a similar incident was reported. There was panic among the residents after hearing a loud sound. Well, it was clarified that the sound was not due to an earthquake.

So, what was that?

Defense Ministry steps in with clarification over mysterious Bengaluru 'thunder-like' sound

The mysterious loud 'earthquake-like' thunderous sound heard by folks in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Wednesday has finally been unraveled.

A clarification given by the Ministry of Defence said the 'Bangalore sound' heard earlier today probably related to Indian Air Force's (IAF's) routine testing of aircraft involving "supersonic profile".

"The sonic boom was probably heard while the aircraft was decelerating from supersonic to subsonic speed between 36,000 and 40000 feet altitude," the defence ministry added in a follow-up tweet. "The aircraft was far away from the city limits when this occurred. The sound of a sonic boom can be heard and felt by an observer even when the aircraft is flying as far away as 65 to 80 kilometers away from the person," the defence ministry further said on Twitter.

According to NASA, a sonic boom is a thunder-like noise one hears from the ground when an aircraft flies overhead "faster than the speed of sound, or supersonic.”

The explanation comes as a relief for fact-checkers, as bizarre rumors circulated on the net around the involvement of "aliens" and "extra-terrestrials" as the 'mystery' went unsolved for many hours.

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