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UPDATE: NewsChannel 21 reached out to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) concerning the possible Christmas Day sonic boom and according to a spokesperson, "The FAA regulates civilian aircraft.

Residents in Belleville and many other communities between Red Bud and Edwardsville reported hearing a loud boom on Thursday morning. They discussed the possible sources of the noise on social media.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service said that it does not have sonic boom monitoring equipment near the Starship launch site in Texas, but the agency does collect data about sonic booms emitted from ...