Have you ever heard a meteorite pass by?

Question

Watching a fireball during the Leonids I was almost certain I did hear it. Anyone else?

Answer 1

Once, thirty-odd years ago, walking down a street with some friends, we saw a bright fireball, and I heard a sort of sizzling noise along with it. At the time, I thought it was due to the herbal substance we had just shared, but I later learned that this is a known phenomenon, called electrophonic sound.

Answer 2

Usually not. During my many periods of instellar travel I've had more than my fair share of close calls, but since space is a vacuum you don't hear a thing even when they come very close to your vessel. On the other hand, if they collide should with your ship, you would probably hear that, but the fact that I'm writing this means that I've never had that particular experience. On the other hand (notice that I have three hands), it'd be over so fast the neural impulses travelling from your ear to your brain would not have to register before you were blown to bits by the hull breach, so you probably wouldn't hear it in that case either. So I guess my answer is still no.

Answer 3

well its a good possibility that you did but you would have heard a big boom because of it entering and exiting the atmosphere

Answer 4

nah.