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A meteor caused a ‘sonic boom’ over parts of England and Wales yesterday afternoon.

People from South Wales, South West England and even as far as the Channel Islands and Northern France reported hearing a large ‘explosion’ type noise at around 3pm yesterday afternoon.

Here’s a great Twitter thread from astronomer Will Gater:

And there you have it!

Actual footage of a daylight #meteor bolide at 14:53UT today from a dashcam in Jersey: https://t.co/GPxQbuCHtH #sonicboom
— Will Gater (@willgater) March 20, 2021

Here's some really decent audio of the #sonicboom, recorded by a birder in Dorset, showing just how long the rumbling lasted.

>>Warning! Check your headphone volume before playing, if you're using them (as I was!).<<https://t.co/mUJbNHfy4b

h/t @James__Gale #meteor #bolide
— Will Gater (@willgater) March 21, 2021