Residents were shocked to hear the sound of car alarms and windows shaking at 3pm on Saturday. Explosive noise was heard in three counties: Dorset, Devon and Somerset.
He was able to film the film budget at what is believed to be the moment a taxi driver in Jersey enters the atmosphere.
The Defense Ministry said the bang was not linked to RAF activity, while Flightreader 24A showed no activity by military jets in the area.
The police were also confused – and denied any criminal activity.
Astronomer Will Gator believes the bright light was a bolid meteor, and shared a booming audio dio.
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“I’ve checked and as far as Dorset is concerned people have heard of it.”
In the village of Exmister, near Exister, George Thorpe saw a “strange looking plane in the sky.”
He added: “No picture could be found because it was too cloudy and it moved too fast, but seemed able to break the sound barrier.”
Sonic booms when someone breaks the object sound barrier – which requires a speed of 770mph.
Meteors are a stone that burns at the entrance to the Earth’s atmosphere.
An estimated .548.m tons of meteorites fall on Earth every day, says NASA.
The British Geological Survey tweeted: “Possible sonic event: Somerset, Devin and Dorset
“BGS There is no evidence of an earthquake in the area at 3 p.m. today.
“However, the descriptions provided by public members are particularly consistent with those experienced by Sonic Boom.”
