A loud bang felt in the US 'could have been caused by a UFO', according to Harvard physicist

Updated on November 15, 2023 at 3:02 PM

On October 20, 2023, an explosion was heard and felt in New England, USA. Its sound signature was captured, and a physicist claims it could have been caused by a UFO.

As you've probably noticed, the subject of extraterrestrials is becoming increasingly hotly debated. To date, no tangible, definitive or factual proof has been provided, either by NASA or by UFO hunters, but the subject is nonetheless being taken seriously by the US government and the scientific community. Last October, a strong explosion was felt in the United States, and Avi Loeb, a physicist who has worked for Harvard, believes that a UFO could be the cause.

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The explosion shook the walls

The detonation took place on October 20 and lasted an estimated twelve seconds. The powerful blast rattled the walls and windows of several New England homes. Locals described it as 'strange'.

In order to detect traces of extraterrestrial life, Harvard University has launched the Galileo project. According to the university, the main aim of the project is to:

Examine the possibility of an extraterrestrial origin for unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), making observations of objects in and near the Earth's atmosphere, filtering out identifiable objects using AI deep learning algorithms trained in the rigorous classification of known objects.

Felt by local residents, the explosion was also captured by an observatory and by the instruments of the Galileo project.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or is it a UFO?

The Mount Washington Observatory explained, a day after the detonation:

We have no idea what rattled your houses, shook your windows and pissed off your cats.

This mystery naturally intrigued Avi Loeb, director of the Galileo project, who set himself the task of locating and identifying this 'UFO'. According to his calculations, the explosion corresponds to the release of 2.4 kilotons of TNT. He adds:

The deduced energy and distance are reminiscent of meteors, which are known to make their own music at high altitudes.

And October 20 corresponded to the peak activity of the Orionid shooting star shower. Has the mystery of this autumn 'UFO' been solved?

This article has been translated from Gentside FR.

Sources used:

DailyMail: Mysterious 'explosive' sound from a 'UFO' over New England shook homes and rattled windows - and a Harvard physicist believes he has located the source

Harvard: The Galileo Project