Officials: ‘loud boom’ heard in DC region caused by DOD flight
Officials with the Annapolis OEM say the cause of the loud sound resembling an explosion heard by residents in the D.C. region Sunday afternoon was "an authorized DOD flight."
Officials with the Annapolis Office of Emergency Management say the cause of the loud sound resembling an explosion heard by residents in the D.C. region Sunday afternoon was “an authorized DOD flight.”
The loud boom that was heard across the DMV area was caused by an authorized DOD flight. This flight caused a sonic boom. That is all the information available at this time. — Annapolis OEM (@AnnapolisOEM) June 4, 2023
Sunday afternoon, WTOP received dozens of calls from listeners reporting a loud boom in the Annapolis and Bowie areas of Maryland. Social media reports spoke of a similar noise in Northwest D.C. as well as in areas of Springfield and Woodbridge in Virginia.
The Fairfax County Police Department said it initially believed the sound to have come from an aircraft.
The D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency tweeted it was aware of the reported noise, and that “there is no threat at this time.”
This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP.com for the latest.
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