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Did you hear that? Another mystery boom leaves San Diego grasping for answers – The San Diego Union-Tribune

After Wednesday s boom here, the first thought of many people this being California was earthquake. But the United States Geological Survey said no. Their seismic-activity sensors recorded nothing.

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This being San Diego, longtime home to military jets, a lot of folks thought sonic boom, too. That wasn t one of ours, said Cmdr. Zachary Harrell, a Navy spokesman, who noted that planes breaking the sound barrier are required to do it far off the coast.

The Marines? They didn t respond to a request for comment. Local defense contractors testing some kind of newfangled weapon? Mum was the word there, too, as it usually is with classified military projects.

via www.sandiegouniontribune.com

I must have missed it. But it was probably aliens. Or perhaps the CIA.