Mystery over loud 'sonic-boom' bang over Dorset

Recordings have been posted on social media.

The causeway on the Isle of Portland, looking back towards Weymouth
Author: Jason BeckPublished 21st Mar 2021
Last updated 21st Mar 2021

Mystery surrounds a sonic-boom type noise heard over Dorset.

People took to social media to post recordings of the loud bang heard shortly before 3.00pm on Saturday.

Mike McDaid from Owermoigne near Dorchester captured the boom on a security camera.

He said: "I was out in the garden and the noise was tremendous."

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson told The Mirror newspaper that the bang was not believed to be linked to any RAF planes.

There has been speculation it could have been a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere.

The British Geological Survey ruled out an earthquake.