The Bloop

[CornishCorpse]

The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency underwater sound detected by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration several times during the summer of 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown. The sound, traced to somewhere around [show location on an interactive map] 50° S 100° W (South American southwest coast), was detected repeatedly by the Equatorial Pacific Ocean autonomous hydrophone array, which uses U.S. Navy equipment originally designed to detect Soviet submarines. According to the NOAA description, it "rises rapidly in frequency over about one minute and was of sufficient amplitude to be heard on multiple sensors, at a range of over 5,000 km." Though it matches the audio profile of a living creature, there is no known animal that could have produced the sound. If it is an animal, it would have to be, reportedly, much larger than even a Blue Whale, according to scientists who have studied the phenomenon. Some say it's related to Cthulhu, because of the coordinates. Thoughts?

[Skippy911sc]

Its the Aliens from the movie The Abyss...

[p2501]

could be anything. if there were a sample of the noise that might be more useful to guess off of. if the noise did originate off of the SW coast that puts it near the local Cali faults so it could be geologicly based, or maybe an undersea gas pocket. either or there's really not enough information to offer any intelligent guesses.

[Mike70]

yeah i don't know what to think about this one. since it was only recorded in the summer of 97 and not really since then, it would damn hard to make any sort of guess about it.