Strange noise heard in the West Midlands area of the UK - sounds like an air raid siren towards the

I've been on ATS for several years reading in the shadows. This is my first post. On the 11th of December 2012 4:25 am GMT, I heard a strange tone emitting from outside, I grabbed my digital voice recorder opened the window and recorded what I could hear. The reason I left it so long between hearing the noise and posting this threat is because I've been really busy and only had time now, anyway, I heard this tone for about 4 minutes and dismissed it as general noise before I discovered it was coming from outside. Once I opened my window I could hear this noise constantly outside, there were no planes in sight of the sky, nor was anybody around.

I have included the audio it a link attached below, it resembles an air raid siren towards the end. After this tone stopped about 20 minutes later there was another tone of a lot higher frequency which could be vaguely be picked up, however I didn't record the second sound due to the voice recorder would not have picked it up.

Regardless, Id like to hear you guys explanation for what this noise could be

Heres the link, Sound

Oh my God, with all the sirens in the world available it must have been something really sinister.

reply to post by pacifier2012


lol, I just find it strange because I have never once heard this sound here before and I'm always up at all hours of the morning. I'm not claiming its some supernatural sound just wondering what it is hence the post

Can you upload somewhere that does nor require software downloads please?

reply to post by splitfamiliar


its uploaded to sendspace theres no need for any software, please click the second link to download once your on the page not the one at the top, it takes you to some other software.

reply to post by AG123


They occasionally sound these as memorials, but 4am seems a little odd. Similar sirens are also used to warn of quarry blasts.

Sorry that I don't have much more info for you.

Ok thanks for that!

I have heard sirens before, as a child I lived very close to Rampton hospital and you could hear the sirens about eight miles away when someone escaped.

My Grandma ran a village post office and when I was around seven or eight we found an air raid siren and cranked it up. Apparently it was for use in a four minute warning and I got in a bit of trouble when people started coming out of there cottages!

She had a small communication box in the post office and was supposed to sound the alarm in the event of nuclear attack, It sounded pretty similar so maybe someone found one?

reply to post by AG123


Hi mate, i'm from the West Midlands too and i heard this on the same day as you! I heard it around 2-2.30 though, i even recognise the change towards the end of your recording ,eery indeed!

reply to post by splitfamiliar


Interesting, what gets me though is the length of the tone before it 'declines' if you will, normally I thought aid sirens would go up then down like a sinusoidal audio wave. I wish I had recorded the second noise that followed, or at least attempted to get something out of it

Give me a loud siren over here a brum accent any day

reply to post by AG123


If I remember correctly the one I sounded hit a certain pitch and stayed there unless you altered the speed you were cranking it but I was only small and it was pretty hard to turn. I would say it's consistent but why it was done is another story...

reply to post by freakanature


What area are you from?, I live close to Dudley about 5 minutes away. I didn't hear this noise at the time you stated but was awake through the night, did you hear a higher frequency noise after as well ?

reply to post by lukeUK


har har, Our luvlay yam yam accent isnt suh bad yano

reply to post by AG123


I live IN Dudley mate, and yeah after the sound had 'died down' so to speak, their was a weird high frequency sound but i put that down to my ears?

reply to post by lukeUK


The West Midlands isn't just Birmingham! It is also home to the great Black Country!

reply to post by freakanature


What a small world lol, that's what I was thinking but then the noise could be heard quite loud at some points so I thought It cant just be my ears, the fact you heard it to confirms it then I guess.

Originally posted by AG123
I've been on ATS for several years reading in the shadows. This is my first post. On the 11th of December 2012 4:25 am GMT, I heard a strange tone emitting from outside, I grabbed my digital voice recorder opened the window and recorded what I could hear. The reason I left it so long between hearing the noise and posting this threat is because I've been really busy and only had time now, anyway, I heard this tone for about 4 minutes and dismissed it as general noise before I discovered it was coming from outside. Once I opened my window I could hear this noise constantly outside, there were no planes in sight of the sky, nor was anybody around.

I have included the audio it a link attached below, it resembles an air raid siren towards the end. After this tone stopped about 20 minutes later there was another tone of a lot higher frequency which could be vaguely be picked up, however I didn't record the second sound due to the voice recorder would not have picked it up.

Regardless, Id like to hear you guys explanation for what this noise could be

Heres the link, Sound

edit on 16-12-2012 by AG123 because: (no reason given)

ANSWER = RECORDED "VACUUMING YOUR CARPET" THEN REVERSED THE AUDIO...

reply to post by AG123

Arr small world ayit! I cor see a reason that we both heard it and it day happen, weird times kid!

OR... In the Queens English:

Small world indeed! Yep, i can't see a reason that we'd both here it yet it never have happened, weird times we live in!

John

reply to post by AscendedGodMan2012


I think this comment is sarcastic, but if not... Did you skip the part where me and another poster both comfirmed hearing this sound... Deny Ignorance

Sounds like one of these...