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Residents in New Jersey have reported loud booming sounds that were apparently so loud, one resident felt their entire house would be rocked off its foundation. Is this part of the same phenomenon that's happened over New York state, including the Catskills, the past two weeks? In those cases, the loud explosions in the air were caused by a series of small meteors. Was this yet another case of a space rock disintegrating in the Earth;'s atmosphere? Or is it something else? The NY Post is reporting that the booms began being heard in Mullica Township in Atlantic County. Residents say the soun...

Man Claims Mullica Boom Sounds Are From His Cannon One man says he's responsible. Well, he and his big freakin' cannon! The New York Post is reporting that a Hammonton man says his "hail cannon" is responsible for what everyone has been hearing. Rob Butkowski owns a vineyard and says he uses the homemade cannon to send "shock waves up to the sky — to break up cloud formations and scare away birds that nibble his grapes." Ah... Enter your number to get our free mobile app The New York Post quotes the Butkowski, 34, as saying, “It’s like the loudest thing you’ve ever heard just blew thr...