Reports Report 3798c (Event 3798-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Timothy W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I do have a few remarks I would like to add. On May 28th, 2026 at 5:24 p.m, the location I gave was on Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. I did my best at giving a good observation but there was cloud cover and a significant amount of trees around the area. I was. To give a more accurate direction, it seemed like the sound originated from the lake Murray side of the state. The sounds were not directly above me but were not consistent with a military aircraft. A soldier I was talking to at the time give a very good description of what he thought the sound was like. He described it as two M1 Abrams firing within a half, a second of each other at a very close range. There was a slight shock wave or pulse that was felt between me and the individual. I was speaking to. Also observed a few cars driving down the road in front of 5700 Lee road that stopped in the middle of the road due to the boom. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbia, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 0' 46.09'' N (34.012802°) |
| Longitude | 80° 55' 45.1'' W (-80.929195°) |
| Elevation | 81.689812m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-28 17:24 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-28 21:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345.42° |
| First azimuth | 15.53° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 303.01° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple Sonic booms within about half a second of each other. The Sonic booms particularly loud and caused vibrations around the area I was in. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sounds were about a half a second apart. Not a very long delay, but there was enough of a delay to distinguish two different booms. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |