(meteorobs) Multiple sonic booms

[GeoZay at aol.com]

Pete>>Just as an aside, many of us in Florida (and California  I suspect) are 
familiar with the sonic booms made during  Space Shuttle  landings.  When 
they pass overhead we often hear two distinct booms that  are spaced only a 
fraction of a second apart.  One contiguous piece can  clearly make more than one 
sonic boom.  <<
 
Yes, very close apart. Close enough for me to think of it as being one  
object as the source. Sorta reminds me of a "Ba-Boom!" sound. If I heard a  
"Ba-Boom, Ba-Boom" sound of equal intensity, perhaps I could think of it as  being 
two objects?
GeoZay