It was very loud and I was wondering if anyone knows what it actually was.
Edit: Thank you to u/haud_deus, u/JasonDurden, and u/capslock. It seems to have been a fly-by to honor a deceased veteran:
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a flyover occurred at 11 a.m. to honor a deceased military veteran. (via the AJC).
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Dammit, Maverick!
Maverick flew an F-14.
New reports coming in that flyover was done by a cargo plane full of imported rubber dog shit. Can you confirm?
I bet you're a blast at parties.
Our newsroom (WSB-TV) checked with the FAA and they tell us it was a fly-by to honor a deceased veteran.
AJC: Military jet flyover startles Atlantans thought to be a Marine F-18.,
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a flyover occurred at 11 a.m. to honor a deceased military veteran.
YES....came here to find this...WTF was it? I live in O4W and the door to my porch was open....it sounded like a jet buzzing my place...it scared the crap out of my dog. I checked some of the local news websites but found nothing.
Work in Studioplex. Heard it as well.
Yes. Heard it and felt it. I'm on the 4th floor of a sky scraper off of North Ave. Windows shook. Very loud.
From twitter:
"Fighter jet just roared through downtown Atlanta banked around the Georgia Power Building then zoomed off to the NE"
I heard it.
What determines if a veteran gets a flyover at their funeral or not?
The AJC article linked above says the chap concerned was a Colonel... Presumably the higher your rank, the more likely they are to do something special.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_man_formation
It doesnt say esplicitly, but i would guess the funeral was for a former Airman or pilot.
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Nothing. The pilot has to get x number of hours of flight time anyways.
Anyone get a photo, preferably in the Centennial Park area?
No. Just no.
Yea woke me up in Inman Park.
Reynoldstown checking in. Didn't get outside quick enough to see it though.
I had my dishwasher running and dubstep blaring and thought at first it was just some sick bass dropping... got louder I jumped up in time to see the jet zooming over the connector and banking north. It was moving fast and loud.
The last time a jet came near this low downtown was the GA Tech game where the pilots got reprimanded. Nothing compares to the sonic boom when they were testing the Raptor in North GA.
I was wondering what that was! I heard it downtown and I'm not gonna lie, I thought I was gonna die.
Years of being AD Air Force and living next to bombing ranges would have made me not even think twice about this sort of thing.
I guess unless I see a jet actually drop its payload I'm not gonna be freaked out.
Yes I saw it for a good 15-20 secs from my building (23rd floor of Marquis One tower)
It looked to be an F-16 (not sure though) hauling ass really low to the ground heading northeast coming from the west
I'm pretty sure it was an F-18. It flew right over North Ave.
Yep, heard it in Candler Park.
I heard it downtown, but wasn't able to see it.
It was an F/A-18. I saw it clearly.
I heard it in Druid Hills. i was wondering what that was. Thanks for the info.
I did hear that. I was so doped up on cold meds I barely noticed.
FAA says "It's a military fly-by to honor a deceased veteran."
AJC Twitter.
Well whatever it was for made for some good entertainment. I live off Dobbs and saw the plane for a good 10-20 seconds. Sounded like a missile right above me. I honestly thought "huh, this is what hiroshima must have felt like." Strangely peaceful. Just kinda accepted it. haha, very silly but according to the reactions of the not so educated around me, I wasn't the only one to think it was an attack. Then I saw the plane and thought "man, i really hope that's our plane." took some seconds, but then reality set in. Pretty cool to see its underbelly right on its bank east though. Can't find any good pictures online, but man those rockets were fucking huge.
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Maybe he loved to randomly scare and confuse people.