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I like this question.
Definitely heard 'em in Boise. I had to look online to see what sort of aircraft would have been causing them when I was a tot:
"Specific Aircraft in Idaho:
Idaho Air National Guard: The Idaho Air National Guard transitioned to jets like the F-86A Sabre Jet in 1953 and later operated aircraft such as the F-94 Starfire and F-102 Delta Dagger during the 1960s. These jets were capable of supersonic flight and could have caused sonic booms in the area.
Mountain Home AFB: Mountain Home AFB was home to various aircraft, including the RB-29 Superfortresses, B-47 Stratojets, and KC-97 Stratotankers, which could have been involved in flights that produced sonic booms. " (per the google)
Another search confirmed my memory that the later F4 and other jet aircraft stationed at Mt Home AFB and Gowen Field AFB (Air Guard) close to where I lived were mostly restricted to sub-supersonic speeds over population areas, so very few sonic booms during the Lyndon Johnson administration and beyond.
Those were the days. I loved those window-rattling booms when I was a little kid.
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