The sound was heard and felt shortly before 8:30 a.m., with reports coming in from people saying their houses shook after the blast. People have been calling FOX 13 News about the noise from areas from Roy to Bluffdale and everywhere in between. Seismologists report that the event was not an earthquake. The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City appeared to confirm theories that it was a high-altitude meteorite. In a tweet, the office shared a graphic showing the meteor trails believed to be over Davis and Morgan counties. Bolstering the meteor theory for this morning’s #Utah eruption, the two reddish pixels seen over Davis and Morgan counties are from the GOES-17 Lightning Mapper, but not associated with satellite or radar evidence of storm activity. Probably the meteor trail/flash #utwx pic.twitter.com/qRO2Rsfca7 — NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) August 13, 2022 Many believe the noise was a sonic boom produced by aircraft nearby, possibly from Hill Air Force Base. However, in a tweet sent later Saturday, Gov. Spencer Cox said the noise did not come from military aircraft. “I heard this when I was running in SLC,” Cox wrote in a tweet. “We have confirmed that it was not seismic/earthquake and not related to our military instillations (sic).” The governor also gave a nod to the meteorite theory. “That’s probably the best theory,” Cox said. VIDEO COLLECTION BELOW: A meteor streaks across the sky. “Boom” noise captured by doorbell cameras Audio and Video Collection: Meteor creates loud ‘boom’ over northern Utah (Videos contributed by: David Church, Ruby Rose Anaya, Scott Boekweg, Eva Escalera, Snowbasin Resort, Michelle Baker, Shawn Stubbs, Megan Arnold Buttars, Candace Casteel)
