Looks like I'm not the only one to have seen a bright meteor/shooting star just now in the Oakland Hills.
There was a loud rumble afterwards too -- wonder if something hit?
indeed. And a boat load of people on twitter too...
I heard a rumble... Wasn't sure what it was
maybe a sonic boom?
I saw it too! I was biking home on the Peninsula and had assumed it was some sort of amateur fireworks. It seemed so close.
An article I read this morning mentioned that a rumbling noise isn't uncommon.
I heard it too (didn't see it) and wondered if it was a meteor.
A meteor would be heard through a wide area. Twitter would know about it.
Punit Soni saw it too
David Powell, Oct 18 2012 on 1500wordmtu.com