Authorities were at a loss to explain a loud noise and vibrations reported across parts of Perth. Singapore has now clarified that one of its aircraft may have been responsible.
The Singaporean defence ministry has said that a large boom felt and heard across much of Perth yesterday "could have come" from its aircraft training off the coast of the Western Australian capital. People in suburbs along a 35km stretch of coastline from Fremantle to Waikiki reported hearing the boom shortly before midday on Wednesday, and many also described buildings shaking. The incident left many people across the city puzzled about the cause of the sound and vibrations.
"A sonic boom is when an object like a meteor or space junk or a plane flies through the sound barrier, so the sound has a certain speed, and you can actually break through it," Woods said. "It's the actual spacecraft or aircraft or meteor actually breaking through that speed of sound that causes the bang.
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