The man, TikTok user @aaronsbitofeverything, had posted a video earlier this week saying the local watermaster couldn't explain the booms, which have been happening for two months "specifically at night" and sound like loud explosions that rattle windows and shake houses three to four times a week.
"Shortly after posting my video about the booms, I have a law enforcement friend - I'm not going to say if it's state level or county level - but he came over to my house and said, 'Hey, Aaron it would be a good idea to pull the video you posted about the booms and not talk about it anymore,'" the man claimed.
"He didn't tell me if he knew what they were or what they were doing it for, but he says as an agency, they've been told to deny, deflect, and diffuse," the content creator stated.
The Rigby, Idaho, man went on to describe an anecdote where a local researcher wanted to take his findings on the booms to the press, but died before he could.
"Now I'm not crazy into conspiracy theories, but my officer friend did tell me about a local amateur seismologist that contacted the news and gave them a story about how he set up several different seismology detectors around the area, and he was going to run a story on it.
"And shortly thereafter, before they could actually run the story, he had a heart attack, and he's gone."
Residents of Twin Falls, Idaho, have also been trying to get to the bottom of the booms on Facebook.
In his previous video, @aaronsbitofeverything also suggested the booms might be from military aircraft.
Interestingly, in a follow-up that people commented looks like a hostage video, the man claims he was contacted by "well-educated scientists" who offered various natural explanations for the booms, including skyquakes, "which is basically lightning without a flash," lightning or seismic activity.
The scientists claimed the booms have been happening for years, and said the phenomenon appears more frequent due to it being increasingly documented on social media.
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