Comments on: Did you hear them? Mystery booms in West Seattle early today

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 06 May 2014 23:09:15 +0000

I didn’ hear it today, but I heard a very similar noise about a week ago, around 5 AM; 3 distinct booms/bangs. This might be the sound of high voltage circtuit breakers closing; maybe Nucor turns on their equipment at 5AM.

By: Kennedy

Kennedy — Tue, 06 May 2014 04:02:19 +0000

Has anyone checked security cameras around the area the boom was heard? Someone may have recorded it. Having not heard it at Alki I’m interested to know what it sounded like.

By: sorleeni

sorleeni — Tue, 06 May 2014 03:24:59 +0000

I thought about calling the Police, but didn’t because I could not have been able to give very specific info about what I heard from Delridge/Luna neighbor hood.

Are there any answers yet?

By: boomnation

boomnation — Mon, 05 May 2014 03:41:13 +0000

Ok, I think I know what they were. This may sound a little outrageous, but at that exact time, a garbage truck lifted and dropped to the ground a very large commercial trash receptacle bin three times. It was extremely loud. This took place in the alley behind duo’s lounge, on Avalon and Charlestown.

By: ~HockeyWitch~

~HockeyWitch~ — Sun, 04 May 2014 23:27:42 +0000

The same three booms happened a few months ago too, about 3-4 am that time. I woke me then too and again, I waited, figuring I would hear sirens, Something THAT LOUD had to be something, but no, never heard any sirens… Hmmmm, the mystery continues. dundun dun!!!!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 04 May 2014 23:26:38 +0000

Guilty as charged, I did not call the police either. I think it’s a (wrong) case of thinking it wasn’t that close to me, I’m sure someone else would be calling the police.

By: SJ2

SJ2 — Sun, 04 May 2014 21:01:50 +0000

We are near camp long and it scared the heck out of us. I also thought it was a police flash bang. If it wasn’t the police, could it have been the FBI or something? Perhaps they can’t tell the public about it. I am sorry but this was way too loud for the police to have no idea what it was.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 04 May 2014 17:46:02 +0000

so 30 comments and not a single one of you called the police? We did indeed call right away as it sounded like a large hunting rifle to us (Highpoint Area).
The police listed it as “suspicious circumstances” and I assume that since we were the only ones they didn’t take it seriously.

So next time, if you see or hear something just call. SPD says it over and over again. Maybe this wouldn’t still be a mystery.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 04 May 2014 07:27:58 +0000

5:15am. 3 HUGE booms. Not guns, more like explosions. We’re near 35th and Juneau. How can something that big be such a mystery?

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 04 May 2014 06:08:06 +0000

We heard them too, we’re right behind the Myrtle Reservoir on the hill. Definitely was not fireworks or gunfire. Scared the dogs so much they both jumped in our bed.

By: Tlo

Tlo — Sun, 04 May 2014 06:05:23 +0000

I’m on the 30th & Othello block and I thought I was going to be going back to sleep for a long time. Crazy load. 3 booms

By: Cycleman

Cycleman — Sun, 04 May 2014 04:58:36 +0000

We get it.
You all heard it.
Now what was it?

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sun, 04 May 2014 04:49:13 +0000

Heard the 3 booms loud n clear near in north delridge, pretty sure it was not Nucor. The sounds seemed to to come from southwest of north delridge… When we heard them we instantly thought “that wasn’t good”… Only guess was bird deterrent from airport..

By: trickycoolj

trickycoolj — Sun, 04 May 2014 04:25:17 +0000

I definitly remember thinking to myself that wasn’t gunfire/firecraker sounds stayed awake to hear something else, maybe police/fire sirens but it went completely quiet. I said “what was that?” out loud but my partner didn’t even wake. Definitely thought it was a deep bass type sound but very staccato/short. Still very different from the bombing we used to hear from Ft. Lewis in the 1990s growing up in Spanaway.

By: Community Member

Community Member — Sun, 04 May 2014 04:24:14 +0000

I think if it was a meteor, there would be reports of the bangs from North Bend, Issaquah, Federal Way, Tacoma…
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