The Boom | Forensic Files

I wanted to talk about the the the sound that was heard in South Carolina. >> Yeah, I would like your opinion.
>> Oh, I've got a lot of them. Well, one, you've got meteorites falling, meteors
falling in Massachusetts, in Cape Cod Bay. You have I I don't know what's going on. Uh but people in South
Carolina heard a boom. It didn't sound like lightning. It didn't sound or thunder. It it it sounded like an
explosion. There are all of these security camera footage, you know, of animals who were hiding under cars, uh,
who heard this boom and then immediately started kind of either packing up together or getting under cars.
People were writing on social media that they thought a bomb had gone off, but they couldn't find, no one still can
find any impact or anything. People started calling into 911, of course, what is it? What is it? They're still
trying to figure it out. They don't think it was a meteor because there was no strike. There's no fireball
that anyone could see. There was no satellite images of meteors. And they do monitor meteors. Uh,
>> are you saying that word a little weird? >> Meteor. I just did a whole edit for the
last two hours about an asteroid hunter and I said meteors a lot. Meteor. Say it
for me. >> Meteor. Meteor. Why are you laughing? Meteor. Say meteor. >> Meteor. Please continue.
>> Okay. So, the >> do track the meteor. >> The there was they couldn't find anything on satellite that would show
that this was a meteor or show that there was a fireball or anything like it. >> When I saw this, I thought Phoebe's
going to think this is aliens. >> I haven't finished the story yet. Uh >> oh. >> No explosion.
No physical damage, no meteor. They now think that this was caused, this type of an explosion, this boom,
uh, was a sonic boom. Do you know what a sonic boom is? >> I've heard the term. I don't really know
what it means. This is a very loud sound of an explosion or something that only occurs
when an object travels faster than the speed of sound, 767 miles hour. If it is a sonic boom,
what object travels faster than 767 mph? So, you think it is another life form? >> Lauren, I see you smiling and I'm just
going to say it. I am not saying they're there. I am not I am just saying why would be we'd be so naive to think that
we were the only things out there. I'm not saying they're little green men. I'm not saying they have big eyes, but I am
saying that if there and when they do show themselves, they are welcome here at your house. I
just sonic boom. What? What? South Carolina dogs under cars. They heard it too. Well,
hopefully we you and I are going to South Carolina for an interview in a couple of months and maybe we can
investigate. >> We'll investigate, too. >> We'll get to the bottom of this. We'll
report back.

In the latest episode of Criminal Plus, Phoebe Judge tells Lauren Spohrer about a very loud and very mysterious boom in South Carolina, and her theory about what it might be (aliens).

In the rest of the episode they discuss the most profound thing Phoebe has ever heard in her life - and the workout that makes her feel like she’s going to cry. Plus, Lauren’s etymology corner, and the children's book that Phoebe and Lauren just wrote together.

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Brief Summary

A mysterious boom in South Carolina may be a sonic boom, not a meteor or explosion.

Key points

Mysterious Boom in South Carolina. Residents hear a loud boom, sparking fears of an explosion or meteor strike.
Sonic Boom Explained. Experts suggest the sound was a sonic boom, not a meteor or explosion.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

What is it? What is it?

People were calling into 911 after hearing the boom.

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