D.C. Sonic Boom Caused by Fighter Jets Intercepting Unresponsive Plane

A sonic growth heard all through Washington D.C. was trigger by fighter jets that sped off to intercept a wayward, unresponsive airplane … which in the end crashed in Virginia.

The loud, thunderous noise was broadly reported Sunday all through the D.C. area — together with neighboring states — and it was later decided that the entire thing was deliberate by our armed forces, which was revealed later within the day … regardless of spooking everybody.

At first, it appeared prefer it was only a drill they have been conducting … however now, the phrase is these F-16s have been really scrambled in an effort to intercept a small plane that was flying the place it wasn’t approved to … and which was apparently not responding to ATC alerts.

Reports say the airplane, a Cessna, misplaced altitude rapidly — and since nobody knew the place it got here from or why it was cruising so near the WH … the navy sprung into motion.

ABC is reporting that the F16s really caught as much as the airplane whereas it was nonetheless within the air — however whereas it was additionally happening — and that they really noticed the pilot of Cessna handed out inside. The airplane in the end crashed, and 4 persons are mentioned to have been onboard.

Their identities and situations are unknown at this level, as is the reason for the airplane happening within the first place. The FAA says the Cessna was going from Tennessee to Long Island — however as soon as it was in NY, it inexplicably rotated and flew in a straight line for D.C.