Sounds in the UK

Roaring Over the UK: Was It a Jet From the Netherlands?

Posted by Jay Man on April 9, 2012
Posted in: Booming Sounds, Roaring Sounds, Sounds in Europe, Sounds in the UK. 3 comments

Sigh… Don’t call me a fear monger okay. I’m going to present this in the most neutral way possible and I’ll let you decide. According to a news article, a sonic boom was heard over central England. The article is here. A helicopter mistakenly broadcast an emergency signal which prompted a swift response by the military. Two Typhoon jets were allowed to break the sound barrier to rush to the helicopter. The sound was heard over Bath, Swindon and Oxford.

So I did some digging on Youtube and to my delight I found a perfect recording of it from Bath. The only thing is, it’s not a boom but rather the jet sounds themselves. Notice how the jet roar suddenly stops and starts back up again. This occurred today at 6pm. It made the news immediately.

Here is the video.

When I viewed the above video I noticed she had linked to another video shot yesterday at 6am from the Netherlands. According to the poster of this video below, their local news said it was a broken air shaft of an electric factory. Go to the 11:55 mark and notice how it stops suddenly.

I will not comment on these as they have official explanations.

Hat tip to AndreaG.

This and That

Posted by Jay Man on March 31, 2012
Posted in: Booming Sounds, Earthquake Sounds, Metallic Sounds, Roaring Sounds, Sounds in North America, Sounds in the UK. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 19 comments

Item 1: Clintonville Boom Recording?

There isn’t much going on in terms of truly amazing strange sound videos but I do have some interesting tidbits to share. The first is an alleged Clintonville recording posted by an audio engineer who spent time there with the intent of capturing the sound. He claims to have met with the city officials who assisted him in his pursuit. Not everyone is buying his account. I would say with national attention he would be pretty ballsy to hoax this. Given no one with real credentials has been able to record this, I’m skeptical. Here is his explanation.

Here is the supposed recording. He explains his analysis thoroughly.

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Item 2: Magnet Makes a “Strange Sound”?

Scientist have created a magnetic field 2 million times stronger than the Earth’s or 100 Tesla. It’s a tool for studying various materials. The sound is heard at 1:37 as they energize the magnet. The magnet vibrates with the electrical currents causing an audible noise.

Going to make a leap here and go back to this video from last month. Notice how this has a similar electrical magnetic sound. The post is here.

A reader Panos had this to say at the time I posted this:

The more we hear these sounds the more i get the feeling that they are the result of some electrostatic discharge. And the fact that they are quite different from one another also points to that direction.

i.e. if the discharge is in the clouds then you get the “sky roar”, if it is in the woods then you get a hissing sound and cracks, if it is from an urban/industrial area or from metallic structures you get more metallic sounds like this one..

I have no idea if there is a connection or even how it relates. The sound is similar though. Thanks for the tip Ines!

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No Rest for the Weary: Kerry and Derry

Posted by Jay Man on March 5, 2012
Posted in: Humming Sounds, Sounds in the UK. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 9 comments

According to this article here, residents of Kerry, Ireland are being plagued by a nocturnal noise that’s disrupting their sleep. The noise started in April 2011 and hasn’t subsided since. They seem to be experiencing a low-frequency hum not unlike the Windsor hum here. The residents are begging the government to investigate but the sound can’t be pinpointed. There is no obvious source such as windmills or generators in the area. The complaints have spanned a 7km radius.

From the article:

“It’s absolutely wearing us down and we are crying out for a good night’s sleep before our health starts to give,” said Mr Lynch.

Of course we can’t help but make the connection between Kerry and Derry. I recently posted about a similar situation in Derry, which is 350 miles away on the opposite south side of Ireland. In this article here from February 22nd, residents are experiencing the exact same problem. The noise in Derry is described as a buzzing noise and it too is keeping the folks awake.

From the article:

“I have received a number of calls from concerned residents who have been unsettled and whose sleeping pattern is being affected by what can only be described as a relentless and disturbing buzzing noise in the Derry sky over recent days,” he says.

Derry, Kerry, Waterford City and County Armagh

I found a chat board called Boards.ie from Ireland that has some interesting comments in the Waterford City section. This town is 100 miles from Kerry.

From the comments:

It was like a continuous roar of air with high pitched whine. it lasted about 5 minutes. started quiet, then got louder and louder until it sounded like it was overhead, then quieted down and seemed to be moving away. We couldn’t see any lights or plane or anything. It is headed towards the town. 

Calling all insomniacs! Would you mind sticking yer heads out the window and see can you see anything? Really freaked out here! o_O

And another commenter says:

Have just heard that they said on 2fm that an army helicopter would be flying over Ireland tonight. They said it would sound like a humming noise. This sounded like a roar of pressurized air, or a really loud powerhose. Only really really loud.

The government is claiming, as it did in Derry, that it’s related to helicoptors. Why would a radio station (2fm) tell people a helicoptor was going to fly over and would sound like a humming noise? Since when does a helicoptor sound like a hum?

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