[nightowl]

You said you heard something that sounded like a sonic boom in Dallas. I just spoke with my sister and she said she heard a sonic boom as well & we are 130 miles east of Dallas. That was a terrible impact if it was heard this far. We are about 100 miles west of Palistine, Tx. Drudge reported that it was traveling at a speed of 12,500 mph. The President is returning to the White House from Camp David about noon EST.

[mikegi]

I just spoke with my sister and she said she heard a sonic boom as well & we are 130 miles east of Dallas. That was a terrible impact if it was heard this far.

How did this reentry differ from previous ones? Do you normally hear a sonic boom? Also, I wonder how the contrail shown on the videos differs from a normal descent. Is it normally that visible and large (of course, I'm referring to the part before the breakup).