STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A number of residents have taken to Twitter and made calls to the Advance to report a loud sound resembling a "very low-flying plane" Monday morning.
While initial reports came from Westerleigh and Willowbrook residents and SILive.com readers now report hearing the sound practically Island wide.
"It sounded like there was a plane just hovering over my house," said Louise Barraco, who called the Advance just minutes after hearing a noise over her Dora Street home around 10:30 a.m.
"And it lasted about four minutes," she added.
Ms. Barraco said a friend of hers from Willowbrook who contacted her heard it as well.
"It was scary," said Nina Lambert of Westerleigh. "This sound made you stop dead in your tracks and just stand there waiting for something to blow up."
"The extreme jet exhaust sound was constant for at least 30-45 seconds," said David Engelson, who was walking with his one year-old near Forest Avenue and Bement Avenue in West Brighton at the time. "There came a point when the sound was so severe that I actually took cover with my child."
"I heard it, looked up, and seen a fighter jet making a beeline straight up from Newark," said Mark Vaiano. "Anyone who has lived near a military base, or someone who has been in the service would know the sound."
At this time, the NYPD and FDNY have no information on the origin of the sound.
Did you hear the sound? Did you see a plane? Or possibly something else? Feel free to leave us a comment with any details on what you think the sound could be from.
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