Photo by Kyle Tharp
Readers started reporting around 8:15pm last night: “what are all the balloons flying over H street NE?”
“anybody know whats all this in the sky above DC?”
Some wild video: (more…)
What the Helen of Troy is This
Ericka spotted it yesterday around 6pm: “Unusual sighting right now”
This is the famed imaging balloon of course! Our last sighting was October 2020. In March of 2020 we got to see (more…)
Photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
I was walking in Kalorama this morning (Tuesday) and heard a recording of the Star Spangled Banner being played very loud. Given that the Obamas live one block away on Belmont, I’m dying to know if this had anything to do with them, or what this all about….”
It’s from the Naval Observatory.
Thanks to Forever Single for sending from Capitol Hill: “Can anyone explain this? I have questions.”
For more wholesome(?) barbies please head to Q Street immediately.
Ty asks Sunday: “anyone know the source of the exploding noises in NE DC? Been going on all day. Fireworks?”
This is a relatively new/not so new phenomena that has been the last few springs through August. We’ve never been able to pin down what exactly the new explosive/firework is called but rest assured it will continue to be heard throughout the District for a few more months to come.
Ed. Note: Occasionally there will be/could be a transformer blown which also causes a loud explosion but this is different.
Thanks to Emily and Amy for sending around 8pm last night: (more…)
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Photo by John Sonderman
Readers reported: “Sounded like two jets flew extremely low above houses last night around 11:45. Heard in Woodridge, NE, and apparently out into Hyattsville. It was almost unbearably loud, and I’m not particularly noise sensitive.”
“So I woke up to an extremely loud noise – and my neighborhood listserv starts popping off a few minutes later. Apparently we had two fighter jets just fly over #Hyattsville?”
“It was crazy loud in Riverdale.”
“Anyone else in DC area hear an incredibly loud/close aircraft fly by (sounded almost like a missile) just now? What was that?? (NE in Hyattsville).”
Photo by Jim Havard
“Dear PoPville,
This morning (Friday) when I went to my car, all of the windshield wipers were placed up– both the front and back windshield. I am parked well (at the end of the street, backed as far as I can) and have only been parked in this spot since Wednesday. (more…)
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Photo by John M
From AlertDC: “Arlington National Cemetery Flyover. The Air Combat Command (ACC) reports there will be a flyover of 4 T-38 aircrafts in the National Capitol Region on May 20th, 2021 at 1:50 PM.” (more…)