As the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday night, users on social media reported hearing a loud boom that could be heard throughout the Florida Panhandle.
The occupants of the area took to Twitter to get the message out about the abnormal commotion."About 25 minutes ago, we heard the boom here in Pensacola!" A tweet was sent out by a Twitter user in response to a tweet sent out by the company that was live streaming the splashdown, which took place at 11:04 p.m. Eastern Time.
Pensacola-based internet users claimed that when they heard the noise, their dogs began to yell, while others believed a tree branch had fallen on their roof.
WKRG reports that some residents even called 911 to report an explosion.
In a Facebook post, Santa Rosa County Emergency Management clarified, "If you heard a loud sound around 10 p.m. and thought something hit your house, that was actually a sonic boom from SpaceX Dragon re-entering the atmosphere and making a splash down in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City Beach."
The SpaceX case was planned to make its re-visitation of Earth following a 10-day excursion to the Global Space Station.
Fox News reported that the private aircraft, which was carrying two Saudi astronauts and two more passengers, was parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico 12 hours after docking at the orbiting lab.
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