Loud 'Bangs' over the UK

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

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Graham Guy @grahamguy · 4m 4 minutes ago
@VirtualAstro Starting to wonder about high-altitude military supersonic plane (stealthed?) zipping down the country.

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Honourless Weasel ‏@HonorlessWeasel 1m1 minute ago
@VirtualAstro Thought it was fireworks in Croydon too, but sounded more like a bombing campaign. #itstherussians

[Jammo]

I heard a few a hour or two ago, sounded like fireworks though

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I heard and saw some fireworks at about 19.00, no Russian bombers over west Norwich though

[Richard B]

Lots of reports in the Midlands area of loud bang over head, around the same time.

[ac2348]

Clearly proof of the Aurora

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Clearly proof of the Aurora

I heard it was Firefox..........oops I'm showing my age now

[TH1213]

Heard these in SE London, I too thought it was fireworks

Thomas

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@VirtualAstro hearing reports that uk air traffic grounded ? Any truth?

[nigelblake]

Yes I've heard them, and very heavy rumbling now too, I'm pretty near Stansted, nothing showing on Planefinder but sounded like an MD-11 but a more heavy sound, not an AN124 though!

[MRTT]

@VirtualAstro hearing reports that uk air traffic grounded ? Any truth?

Nope not true, FR24 still showing airliners all over the UK.

[davem]

Heard a few loud bangs in the Brize area about half five tonight but thought nothing more of it than big fireworks being let off?

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@VirtualAstro hearing reports that uk air traffic grounded ? Any truth?

Nope not true, FR24 still showing airliners all over the UK.

Yeah mine was showing that too, but it does sound strange, has anyone else heard then then? what time did you hear them Nigel?

[quid21]

Apparently there was a loud bang/explosion near Marne barracks early Saturday morning?

[MRTT]

There was a fireworks display going on at my local park so didn't here them.

[Len123]

Yeah there were reports of an explosion in the early hours at Marne/Catterick. Slip roads off the A1 closed as a precaution for most of the day.

[MRTT]

Yeah there were reports of an explosion in the early hours at Marne/Catterick. Slip roads off the A1 closed as a precaution for most of the day.

Was thinking that it could be an earthquake but they don't come from the air and it would be impossible to be heard throughout the whole country.

[Richard B]

Sounds very much like some type of earthquake, seems these booms have been reported over a lot of the UK.
no reports of any QRA, meteor shower maybe?. very strange what ever it is.

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Don't panic, seems we have the answer now

@VirtualAstro bangs in the sky were raf typhoons doing an intercept over Kent and escorting to Stansted