{"id":1834550,"date":"2023-02-03T23:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1834550"},"modified":"2023-02-03T23:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:50:11","slug":"montana-officials-dismiss-explosion-rumor-after-viral-video-sets-internet-abuzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-officials-dismiss-explosion-rumor-after-viral-video-sets-internet-abuzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Officials Dismiss \u2018Explosion\u2019 Rumor After Viral Video Sets Internet Abuzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmontana-officials-dismiss-explosion-rumor-after-viral-video-sets-internet-abuzz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1834550&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>This viral video shows an explosion that appears to have rocked the skies in southeastern Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Moore from Billings, Montana posted the video to Twitter. It shows the aftermath of an explosion. You can see a large smoke trail falling across the sky. The video was viewed more than 2,000,000 times on Twitter within four hours. Officials from the state deny reports of an explosion. According to Mrs. Moore, she started recording after she saw a plane and then an explosion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just started snapping pictures with my phone when I saw the plane fly over,\u201d Moore spoke with The Daily Wire via phone. \u201cIt shook my office window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, officials have denied that there was an explosion. \u201cWe are aware of the video shared on Twitter and claims of a \u2018massive explosion\u2019 over Billings,\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillingsMT\/status\/1621686031694311424?s=20&#038;t=Jvig1wNy9Y6XmdLQMW87vw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billings<\/a> Twittered Friday night \u201cHowever, our PD, Fire &#038; airport have NOT been called to any incidents related to this video and there haven\u2019t been any plane crashes picked up on radar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moore stated that she saw the plane flying over her house. She ran to her workplace window and started filming. She says that she witnessed an explosion shortly afterwards. She began recording. The video shows an object falling slowly from the sky, and a long, smokey trail following behind.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ok, so here\u2019s what I just caught I few minutes ago out my window. I witnessed a jet fly by and then explode in the sky. Holy crap! Billings MT. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/swr8ERC6pf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/swr8ERC6pf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dolly Moore (@MMtTreasures) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMtTreasures\/status\/1621661908205195265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moore stated that the object moved slowly and down like nothing she&#8217;d ever seen. \u201cI remember in middle school when I saw the [Space Shuttle] Challenger explosion,\u201d She said. \u201cDebris went everywhere. This was not like that. There was one big object, like a mushroom in the sky, but very slowly coming down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know when you see a plane crash on TV and it\u2019s all going very fast? This was not like that,\u201d She continued.<\/p>\n<p>Two nights prior, she also reported that jet fighters flew over her house. She also reported seeing Blackhawk helicopters over the area. The aircraft flight tracking website was updated Friday night at 10:58 p.m. ET <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.flightradar24.com\/G20692\/2f129688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FlightRadar24<\/a> One Blackhawk helicopter is seen flying around Billings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have confirmed with @MontanaDES &#038; @GovGianforte that there have not been any explosions in, around, or across #Montana,\u201d The city <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillingsMT\/status\/1621694612330139650?s=20&#038;t=Jvig1wNy9Y6XmdLQMW87vw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional<\/a>. \u201cThey are aware of the video and it can not be substantiated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder said that local news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kulr8.com\/news\/city-of-billings-reports-video-of-explosion-in-the-sky-over-billings-not-substantiated\/article_ccacbd16-a429-11ed-ad17-b380aa32a87c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KULR 8<\/a> He claimed that he was trying verify the video. He was unable contact Mrs. Moore.<\/p>\n<p>But Montana Republican Congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRosendale\/status\/1621684334880034816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1621684334880034816%7Ctwgr%5E45823a50f9669bc06a8293008d1e106a7fb19037%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ktvq.com%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Fvideo-billings-woman-captures-possible-explosion-in-sky-over-town\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Rosendale<\/a> They expressed concern over the reports. \u201cI am genuinely concerned with the lack of transparency about the original Chinese Spy balloon and potential unexplained explosion above Billings,\u201d He tweeted. \u201cI have reached out to the Commanding Officer at Malmstrom Air Force base for details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Moore stated to The Daily Wire that she believes the video is authentic. \u201cWe have no reason to make this up,\u201d Mrs. Moore spoke with her husband over the phone. \u201cWe\u2019re not techies, we don\u2019t know how to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This event is unknown if it has any connection with the Chinese spy balloon that was seen above Montana on Thursday. Officials stated that the balloon had moved over the state of Montana and was now visible. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerMarshallMD\/status\/1621572987802599426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas<\/a> Friday afternoon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video shows what appears to be an explosion rocking the skies over southeastern Montana. The video, posted to Twitter by Billings, Montana, resident Dolly Moore, shows the aftermath of the explosion. A large smoke trail can be seen falling downward across the sky. Officials in the state have denied reports of an explosion, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":1834553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[17561,8110,15368,5996,8605,3638,14962,4666,4440,6143],"class_list":["post-1834550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-abuzz","tag-dismiss","tag-explosion","tag-internet","tag-montana","tag-officials","tag-rumor","tag-sets","tag-video","tag-viral"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1834550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1834550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1834550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1834550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}