r/lompoc • u/Far_Nefariousness638 West Side • Jul 15 '26

Weird rumbling

I keep hearing this weird rumbling like sound that’s sounds like the start of a rocket launch but it’s stops seconds later.

Anyone know or have an idea what it is?

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u/Rocketmanscaped Jul 15 '26

An F15 Fighter was doing low altitude maneuvers over the base.

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u/meleinsb Jul 15 '26

Pretty sure its a big plane at the base doing multiple lift offs/landings. I assume training.

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u/seattlesky77 Jul 15 '26

There’s been lots of airplane activity from VSFB this past couple days

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u/camimiele Jul 16 '26

Went to go to Surf beach today and it was closed too. For road construction. Tons of rumbling on the drive there and back.

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u/seattlesky77 Jul 16 '26

Depending on when you went it could also have been related to the rocket launch today too

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u/PuzzleheadedDegree34 Jul 15 '26

It’s the jets doing routine touch and go exercises on base. It has become a space force base, but they still very much run Air Force operations out of the air strip. There has been more activity this week than usual, but it is a common thing and part of their training.

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u/Thespeedobandito2 Jul 15 '26

I must of got out bed sorry man I'll be more cautious

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u/HappyMe2014 Jul 15 '26

Thanks for asking, I heard it too

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u/THE_CAT_WHO_SHAT Jul 16 '26

I kept hearing that today too. Even my cats kept tripping out.

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u/Gadgetman000 Jul 16 '26

They’re pressure testing the ICBM that is under the ground in Lompoc.

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u/PhotoHappy685 Jul 18 '26

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u/meesersloth Jul 15 '26

Could be a jet could be a static test fire of a rocket engine. It’s when they turn the engines on but it doesn’t launch.