On Sunday, The Gateway Pundit reported that an explosion-like sound shocked the residents in the vicinity of Washington DC, echoing across nearby areas in Maryland and Virginia.

The authorities have determined that the cause of the loud boom that occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday was just an F-16 fighter plane that broke the sound barrier while participating in military drills over the Chesapeake Bay, per Daily Mail.

The drills were said to be routine and not a result of a serious military crisis.

New developments revealed that US F-16 fighter jets were rapidly deployed, causing a sonic boom in response to an unresponsive aircraft in restricted airspace that eventually crashed in the southwestern region of Virginia.

The FAA has confirmed a Cessna Citation crashed into the mountainous region of Southwest Virginia on Sunday afternoon.

“A Cessna Citation crashed into mountainous terrain in a sparsely populated area of southwest Virginia around 3 p.m. local time on June 4. The aircraft took off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Elizabethton, Tenn., and was bound for Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York,” FAA said in a statement.

“The FAA and NTSB will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and provide all further updates,” it added.

After deviating from its planned landing in Ronkonkoma, NY, N611VG a Cessna C560 jet flew right over Washington DC before contact was lost near Montebello, VA. Reports of a sonic boom were heard in the DC area, one could presume jets were scrambled to get eyes on the situatio. pic.twitter.com/9pRDw79o6h

— Zach Halverson (@ZachHalverson) June 4, 2023

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) issued a statement and claimed they did not shoot the plane down in Virginia.

In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023.

The NORAD aircraft were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds and a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region.

During this event, the NORAD aircraft also used flares – which may have been visible to the public – in an attempt to draw attention from the pilot. Flares are employed with highest regard for safety of the intercepted aircraft and people on the ground. Flares burn out quickly and completely and there is no danger to the people on the ground when dispensed.

The civilian aircraft was intercepted at approximately 3:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The pilot was unresponsive and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia. NORAD attempted to establish contact with the pilot until the aircraft crashed.

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The plane that flew over Washington, D.C. Sunday afternoon and crashed in rural Virginia was allowed to fly almost right over the White House, according to flight tracking. The Capitol was briefly put on Yellow alert according to reports. A sonic boom heard in D.C. and in Maryland and Virginia without explanation by authorities caused a panic.

An image posted by BNO News shows the plane flying over Northwest Washington just blocks from the White House. Joe Biden’s schedule had him remaining at the White House for the weekend. There is no word yet on whether protective steps were taken to safeguard him.

Small plane which crashed in Virginia flew through a no-fly zone, coming close to both the White House and the U.S. Capitol pic.twitter.com/r3mnewTzp8

— BNO News (@BNONews) June 4, 2023

Biden’s published schedule has him remaining at the White House Saturday and Sunday.

Fox News reporter Chad Pergram reported the Capitol was put on Yellow alert but was not evacuated.

1) Capitol Security Posture Briefly Went from Green To Yellow Today Due to Errant Aircraft, Prior to Loud Boom Heard All Over Metro DC From multiple Congressional sources…There was what was termed an “AirCon” at the U.S. Capitol today…2) Fox is told that officials were tracking an aircraft that pierced the no-fly zone around Washington, DC today…3) Fox is told that security officials at the Capitol briefly flipped the alert posture from “Green” to “Yellow.” “Blue” and “Red” are higher levels of alert. Red is where they evacuate the Capitol itself…4) Fox is told that the Capitol was only at an elevated posture for a short time before determining that the plan which came into the restricted DC airspace was not a threat. Fox is told that the Capitol itself was never in any danger…5) However, Fox is told it was a few moments later when people in the Washington, DC region heard a loud boom which was audible from Annapolis, MD to Manassas, VA. Still trying to determine if these two events are related.”

1) Capitol Security Posture Briefly Went from Green To Yellow Today Due to Errant Aircraft, Prior to Loud Boom Heard All Over Metro DC

From multiple Congressional sources..

There was what was termed an “AirCon” at the U.S. Capitol today.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 4, 2023

3) Fox is told that security officials at the Capitol briefly flipped the alert posture from “Green” to “Yellow.” “Blue” and “Red” are higher levels of alert. Red is where they evacuate the Capitol itself.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 4, 2023

5) However, Fox is told it was a few moments later when people in the Washington, DC region heard a loud boom which was audible from Annapolis, MD to Manassas, VA.

Still trying to determine if these two events are related.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 4, 2023

Voice of America’s Carla Babb reported a source confirms the sonic boom was from jets scrambled to intercept the plane, “US military official tells me 2 fighter jets scrambled from JB Andrews to check out #Cessna that had turned around and was unresponsive. The jets went supersonic when they scrambled, causing the #sonicboom”

#BREAKING US military official tells me 2 fighter jets scrambled from JB Andrews to check out #Cessna that had turned around and was unresponsive.
The jets went supersonic when they scrambled, causing the #sonicboom

— Carla Babb (@CarlaBabbVOA) June 4, 2023

Details of the plane and video of flight track, “After deviating from its planned landing in Ronkonkoma, NY, N611VG a Cessna C560 jet flew right over Washington DC before contact was lost near Montebello, VA. Reports of a sonic boom were heard in the DC area, one could presume jets were scrambled to get eyes on the situatio.”

After deviating from its planned landing in Ronkonkoma, NY, N611VG a Cessna C560 jet flew right over Washington DC before contact was lost near Montebello, VA. Reports of a sonic boom were heard in the DC area, one could presume jets were scrambled to get eyes on the situatio. pic.twitter.com/9pRDw79o6h

— Zach Halverson (@ZachHalverson) June 4, 2023

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