Washington DC area 'explosion' sound caused by military jet: Department of Defense
A home camera system in Springfield, Virginia captured a sonic boom heard across Washington, D.C., northern Virginia and portions of Maryland on June 4 at about 3:15 p.m.area, and areas as far east as the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and west as Manassas, Virginia, was a military aircraft. reported that the boom was in fact caused by an authorized DOD flight.
Reuters reported that U.S. authorities scrambled jet fighters to pursue a light aircraft that entered restricted airspace over the U.S. Capitol area, that later crashed into the mountains in southwestern Virginia.According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Cessna Citation that took off from Elizabethton, Tennessee, and bound for Islip, New York crashed in the sparsely populated town of Montebello, Virginia in around 3 p.m.
Officials told Fox that the Capitol was at an elevated posture for a short time before determining the plane that entered restricted airspace was not a threat. In fact, officials also told Fox the Capitol was never in any danger. One user posted,"Did anyone feel that explosion in #DC," with another person responding,"All the way out in Prince George’s too," referring to a nearby county in Maryland.Another Twitter user posted,"Did you feel what felt like an explosion! I’m thinking #sonicboom, but from what? I’m just South of Bowie. If you felt it, tell me where you did. Thank you."
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