For years, neighbors in Pikesville, a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, had been distrubed by a big boom and a flash of light in the middle of the night:
"The bedroom actually lights up like day," says Elaine O’Mansky, who lives in the Stevenson Commons condominium building near Beth Tfiloh. "It’s instantaneous and wakes us up out of a very deep sleep."
She isn’t alone. Barbara Friedman is Homeowner’s Association president for the area. She was up late one night sweeping her back patio when she heard the boom. "I hit the deck," Friedman explained. "It was so loud, I thought I was being shot. I literally hit the deck."

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