Sonic boom heard across D.C. region caused by military flight, Md. officials say
Fighter jets from Joint Base Andrews scrambled to intercept a private plane over Virginia Sunday afternoon, causing a sonic boom that reverberated across the area, officials said.
The loud, explosive sound startled residents across the District, Maryland and Virginia around 3:10 p.m. For nearly an hour, it was unclear what had made the noise. On social media, people from Springfield, Va. to Bowie, Md., reported hearing the boom and feeling the accompanying vibrations that shook houses and left people searching for the source of the sound.Officials from Annapolis and Bowie both said on Twitter that it was caused by a Defense Department flight.
A media representative for Joint Base Andrews could not say what caused the boom but suggested the North American Aerospace Defense Command would know. NORAD did not immediately respond to calls and an email. Public aviation records said the plane that crashed was registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne, a Florida-based company. Reached by phone, John Rumpel said he was the owner of Encore. Asked whether the plane that crashed was owned by Encore, he said: “To the best of my knowledge.” Rumpel said his “entire family” was on board, including his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny. “We know nothing about the crash,” he said. “We are talking to the FAA now. … I’ve got to keep the line clear.
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