I don't understand the freakout on these sonic booms. I heard them all the time in childhood/ young adult days of the 70s and 80s. Not unusual at all. Almost common. Could look up and see the jet with vapor trail high above. Granted, have not heard one for decades now.
Is there a glitch in the firmament?
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