Mystery over loud 'sonic-boom' bang over south-west
Recordings have been posted on social media. Speculation it could have been a meteor.
Last updated 21st Mar 2021
Mystery surrounds a sonic-boom type noise heard over the south-west - mainly Dorset
People took to social media to post recordings of the loud bang heard shortly before 3.00pm on Saturday.
Mike McDaid from Owermoigne near Dorchester captured the boom on a security camera.
He said: "I was out in the garden and the noise was tremendous."
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson told The Mirror newspaper that the bang was not believed to be linked to any RAF planes.
There has been speculation it could have been a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere.
The British Geological Survey ruled out an earthquake.