Residents in northern Utah said they heard a loud “boom” on Saturday morning. The noise was also reported in the neighboring state of Idaho. Image: A light streaking across the sky is clearly visible in a clip captured from Snowbasin Resort in Utah. Photo: Snowbasin Resort/AP South Salt Lake resident Wendi Melling was just walking out the door when she heard the noise, which she described as a “loud, deep humming sound” followed by a few seconds of humming. “It sounded similar to sonic booms I’ve heard before, followed by a brief occurrence of a sound similar to low thunder,” he said. “That noise that followed the explosion was maybe 3-4 seconds.” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted that his office confirmed it was not related to seismic activity or military installations. The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City wrote in a tweet that the lightning detection mapper likely picked up the glow of the meteor’s trail. A light streaking across the sky can be clearly seen in a clip captured from Snowbasin Resort in Utah. The nine-second video appears to show the meteor soaring over nearby peaks in the morning sun.
