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Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager
I live down in Marsh Bend. Periodically the whole house will just shake. The windows and doors especially hard. It's happened more than once and I'd say once a month or so. I used to be in the military and know exactly what a sonic boom sounds and feels like. I'd say this is about close to that. I've been in thunderstorms where he distant thunder clap will shake the windows. That is another good example of what it feels like. Each time it has happened there has been no thunderstorms in the area.
I used to work for the FAA and know the air space around here. They do not have supersonic aircraft flying in any proximity of the villages. I mentioned it to my aunt who lives about 3 miles away and she has also experienced this as have some of my friends. None of us can figure out what it could possibly be. I live a good distance from I 75 and the turnpike. I have also checked the old posts in the forum and others have experienced this but nobody can seem to offer a good answer. Thoughts?
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I moved to this area in the late 70's and actually delivered afternoon newspapers back then in Sumter County (Leesburg to Lake Panasoffkee). Very often there were sonic booms and the aircraft flew low enough to catch a glimpse. The sound was unmistakably loud and I'm sure rattled the homes below. They seemed to fly over cow fields mostly in the Sumterville and surrounding areas. It might not be an "official fly-over area", but it may be that they are required to fly higher and sometimes drop too low and are "discovered". Just a guess. But it definitely used to be a major path.