Residents of Moscow and the Moscow region report a very loud sound…
Residents of Moscow and the Moscow region report a very loud sound around 11:15-11:25. Preliminary assessment indicates the source was a hypersonic aircraft passing overhead.
Consensus
- Residents of Moscow and the Moscow Oblast reported a very loud noise around 11:15–11:25.
- The loud noise was attributed by multiple sources to the passage of an aircraft flying at supersonic or hypersonic speed.
- No official statement from authorities has been issued regarding the incident.
Points of divergence
- The noise was linked to a plane flying at supersonic speed, according to RADAR-RDF and other sources. — tg_tvrain
- The noise was preliminarily attributed to a hypersonic aircraft. — tg_moscowmap
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Coverage (4 sources)
- Main events for August 7 — Дождь (Telegram)
- A loud sound of unknown origin, reported by ASTRA readers from Moscow and the Moscow Region, has been captured on video — ASTRA
- One of the major monitoring channels reporting attack threats writes that the cause of the loud noise in Moscow and M... — ASTRA
- Residents of Moscow and Moscow Oblast report a very loud sound around 11:15-11:25 — Новости Москвы