Loud boom reported near Highway 6 substation

Heard on: Moran Volunteer Fire

01:46

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

66 Rescue 1, I've had people contact me saying they've heard it all the way from about 4 mi out on 180 East and all the way to the boys ranch on 283 South.

00:13

I don't really have a location direction from them people, but apparently it was pretty audible.

00:25

10-4, 66. This is entirely possible that this was just a sonic boom.

00:35

That is accurate.

00:36

Good, good idea.

00:44

606 to rescue one.

00:49

Go for rescue one.

00:52

I was just advised that there is a plane in the sky that has flown around Albany several times.

00:59

I was just going to let you know to keep that in mind.

01:06

10-4. They could just be doing some training, night training.

01:18

This is Rescue One.

01:21

Go for Rescue One.

01:26

I received another report stating that it sounded like it could be the substation off of Highway 6 east of Pecan Street.

01:35

He stated that a raccoon might have gotten into the transformer.

01:41

10-4, we will investigate.

01:43

High school area is clear.

2026-10-25 02:30 UTC

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Hwy 6 & S Pecan St, Albany, TX 76464

Loud boom reported near Highway 6 substation

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received reports of a loud boom heard over a wide area, possibly from a sonic boom, aircraft training, or a transformer issue near a substation off Highway 6 east of Pecan Street. Rescue personnel were sent to check the area, and the nearby high school area was reported clear.

Loud boom reported near Highway 6 substation

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