Reminds me of the TGTBT, but actually true, tale from the early 1960s at Holloman...
In those far distant days, the FAA was actually thinking that supersonic transports might be allowed to boom overland. Part of the research into this was the construction of a movie-set "boom town" at Holloman, where the effects of the boom on people in structures could be assessed. Naturally the FAA wanted the Gentlemen of the Press to witness this, so a trip and briefing was organized and booms were laid down from high altitude.
BOOORRIIING, said the TV folks and snappers. So a flypast was arranged while, indoors, the wrap-up briefing went on.
Whose idea was it to get an F-104 to do the flyby? I mean, it's a fast and slippery airplane, and a hotshot jet pilot concentrating on his altitude might not pay enough attention to the Machmet....
KABOOOM! The snapper from Time captures the jet behind a cloud of plate glass. In the briefing room, a heavy glass ashtray jumps off the table beside the briefer and explodes on the floor.
The FAA still bans commercial supersonic flight, outright, no exceptions.