Mysterious boom rattles windows in Jackson County
PASCAGOULA — A boom that rattled windows in Moss Point and Pascagoula at around 8 p.m. was not from an industrial explosion of any kind, said Earl Etheridge, hazardous materials specialist for the state Department of Environmental Quality and Pascagoula City Manager Kay Kell.
But the event triggered so many calls to the Pascagoula Police Department that the phone line registered a recording that the line had been “disconnected or was no longer in service.” Moss Point’s public police line and the Jackson County Sheriff’s dispatch line were overwhelmed and also registered busy for a period of time from the number of calls coming in from concerned citizens.
“All that we know is that the industry is clear, and we’re checking with Keesler AFB,” Kell said at about 8:15 p.m.
Etheridge said there were no problems with industry anywhere in the county, “and our best guess is that it was a sonic boom from a military plane, otherwise, we don’t have a clue.”
Etheridge did say he received reports that people as far away as north Jackson County heard the boom. However, it did not travel to the western part of the county where he was in Ocean Springs.
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I am hoping all is well with you and Anita and that you have a wonderful 2010.
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