The sound, traced to somewhere around 50° S 100° W (a remote point in the south Pacific Ocean west of the southern tip of South America), was detected several times 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." The NOAA's Dr. Christopher Fox does not believe its origin is man-made, such as a submarine or bomb, or familiar geological events such as volcanoes or earthquakes. While the audio profile of the Bloop does resemble that of a living creature, the source is a mystery both because it is different from known sounds and because it was several times louder than the loudest known animal, the blue whale. Five other significant unexplained sounds have been named by NOAA: Julia, Train, Slow Down, Whistle and Upsweep.
Dr. Christopher Fox of the NOAA speculated that the Bloop may be ice calving in Antarctica. A year later Dr. Fox was paraphrased speculating it was likely animal in origin.
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I thought this would spawn an interesting discussion.
What are your thoughts on mythical, unidentified creatures here on Earth?
Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and many more. Do you believe any exist?
If they exist, they are most definitely God's Creation or... Well, maybe something else showing they're faces.
Do you have any interesting stories you've read about, heard, or seen on TV?
Finally, what do you think of the Bloop? Can you imagine a massive, deep-sea creature somewhere out there bigger than anything you can imagine? There's plenty of ugly creatures in the deepest pits of the ocean that were made by the Creator's Hands, so why not some mysterious ones that will continually say hello and quickly run away for the sake of spurring on our imaginations?
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