Massed aircraft noise can feel like a meteorological upheaval of the sky itself

Evidence

The sound did not seem earthly; it involved, rather, the whole vault of the sky, which suddenly became a solid firmament and began to vibrate like a sheet of tin — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 327

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 327
• XREF: connects to: Heavy snowfall produces a felt suspension of ordinary time — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 200; Overcast skies protect Olympic Park’s quiet by deterring scenic flights — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 70