Skyquake

Region: Global

Lead Investigator: Agent 102

Last Updated: 20 April 2024

• Skyquakes are a phenomena where a distant, loud sound seemingly comes from the sky. Occasionally shock waves are felt as well.
• They have been described to sound metallic, apocalyptic, or like cannon fire or thunder.
• Also known as:
  • Sky trumpets,
  • God's trumpets,
  • The Seneca guns (common near Lake Seneca, New York),
  • and many many more in a dozen other languages.

History

• 1819: Described as "ghosts playing nine-pin bowling" in Washington Irving's 'Rip Van Winkle'
• 2008: First received wide-spread attention due to a social media post from Belarus, the attention has only escalated since.

Proposed Explanations

• Man-made phenomena such as trains, construction, military aircraft (HAARP), etc.
• Natural phenomena such as coronal mass ejections, earthquakes, underwater caves collapsing, volcanic eruptions, weather, and avalanches
• The Iroquios believed it was "the sound of the Great Spirit continuing his work of shaping the earth"
• Beginning of the biblical apocalypse
• Aliens
• Entirely an internet hoax

An Eye-Witness Account

"I was on this camping trip with my family, I think it was ... in 2019. We were camping in Farragut State Park. And it's this big campground: paved roads, lots of campsites, restrooms, whatever. I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. It's like a three minute walk, I hear some animals fighting in the creek, I'm freaked out because it's dark. Anyways, I use the bathroom, and when I come out, there's this really loud, droning, what sounds like a fog horn coming from everywhere. I thought, 'maybe it's a train', but it didn't sound like a train, and it didn't stop the whole walk back to camp. I didn't wake my mom up because I figured I was being silly and it's just a train or something. But it wasn't like anything I had ever heard before."

Statement taken 20 April 2024

After an in-depth investigation, our agents have found that this sound was most likely caused by a train. There is a track located roughly 5.5 miles away. However, the evidence is inconclusive.

Known Hoaxes

The authenticity of many video recordings of skyquakes are questioned. Many people have conducted "social experiments" where they play sound from their laptops and record the sky. After letting their video go viral, the creator stated, "I made the video by taking out my iPhone and merely video recorded my balcony view while holding my laptop right behind it, while my laptop played ... in the background. Took less than a minute to do this. I made it because I was surprised at the attention [these videos were] getting, and the friends on my Facebook friends list were voicing their fear, which I think is wrong". These are often just as convincing as others that have not been disproven.

Footage

Horns in the Sky

Sky Trumpets 2020 strangesounds.org

Other Resources

Skyquake Wikipedia

The Apocalyptic Sounds Heard Around The World - Mystery Files

The Proof Is Out There: CHILLING SOUNDS FROM THE SKY History Channel

Weatherwatch: 'Apocalyptic' Sky Sounds Baffle Experts

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