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Residents Report ‘Boom’ Or Explosion; Cause Linked To Hurlburt Field
February 6, 2013
Residents across a wide area reported feeling or hearing a large “boom” or explosion that rattled their homes just after 10:00 Tuesday night.
The noise and rattle were reportedly caused by target practice at Hulbert Field involving AC-130 gunships. Original reports were that noise originated with an unspecified training exercise that originated at Eglin Air Force Base, but an Eglin spokesperson said Wednesday morning that was not the case.
Most of the reports received by NorthEscambia.com were centered in an area from Molino to Cantonment to Nine Mile Road, east across Pensacola Bay into Pace and Milton. There were no reports of any explosions, plane crashes or other events in the two-county area as being rumored Tuesday night on Facebook and other social media sites.
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8 Responses to “Residents Report ‘Boom’ Or Explosion; Cause Linked To Hurlburt Field”
Probably military related and when it comes to eglin we aren’t in a need to know group. Lol
Felt it, heard it. Live off Guidey just south of Ten Mile.
Oh I read it wrong, the spokesperson for Eglin said it was not them
We live in Marcus Pointe and heard this noise. We thought it was thunder, only there wasn’t more after that one. Glad we can clear this one up, but that is a long distance from Hurlbert Field… wondering if this was from the plant or something else instead. Someone should investigate this. They might have been training close to Cantonment in an open field.
We live on the north side of Yellow River VERY CLOSE to the bombing range and Ranger camp where these military exercises are conducted. We’re used to all the noise as we get to hear everything . . . but we did NOT hear this explosion that people in Molino, Cantonment and Pace heard??? Also,they usually are finished making noise by just before 10 PM. So I wonder if this was really the source of the noise/vibration???
Really cool , how it is so loud. I love it. Home made thunder, southern style.
Wonderful sounds of freedom!!!
Sounds of freedom.