# Sounds from meteors

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-from-meteors/95378>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 26, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-from-meteors/95378 "2001-11-26T22:12:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-from-meteors/95378/1 "2001-11-26T22:12:22Z")

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[Here](http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast26nov_1.htm?list88865)’s an interesting article explaining why some people hear sounds when they view meteors. I didn’t know about the phenomenon beforehand, but it’s definitely kinda neat.