Loud noise heard in Bangalore was from a plane – No aliens found

On 20th May there was some loud noise heard by the people of Bangalore. Soon after that speculations started to appear that we might have been attacked by aliens. And all kinds of information started flowing over the internet about the loud noise heard by the people of Bangalore.

People were quick to come to conclusions as it was never experienced by them. But soon all these rumors were put to an end by a series of tweets by PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence. According to PRO Bengaluru, the Ministry of Defence, these loud noises were from a test flight and occurred because of the sonic boom. It also stated the reason behind the same that as the aircraft decelerated from 40000 to 36000 entering from supersonic to subsonic speeds which created the unnatural loud noises “Sonic Boom”.

Here are the tweets by PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence

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It was a routine IAF Test Flight involving a supersonic profile which took off from Bluru Airport and flew in the allotted airspace well outside City limits. The aircraft was of Aircraft Systems and Testing Establishment (ASTE) @IAF_MCC @SpokespersonMoD

— PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence (@Prodef_blr) May 20, 2020

whose Test Pilots & Flight Test Engineers routinely test out all aeroplanes. The sonic boom was probably heard while the aircraft was decelerating from supersonic to subsonic speed between 36,000 and 40000 feet altitude.

— PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence (@Prodef_blr) May 20, 2020

The aircraft was far away from the city limits when this occurred. The sound of a sonic boom can be heard and felt by an observer even when the aircraft is flying as far away as 65 to 80 kilometres away from the person.

— PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence (@Prodef_blr) May 20, 2020

As claimed in the tweet the aircraft was flying far away as 65-80 kilometers away from the person and was far away from the city limits. So we say this time there was no alien attacks.