One of the more intriguing phenomena going on these days, and a continuing story that has appeared in these pages is the Mystery Sounds. Be they a general sort of hum, or loud mechanical grinding sounds or repeated booms, these events have been reported across the US and Europe and have now moved underground in India.

From Hindustan Times

Villagers spooked over mysterious sounds
Thane, September 01, 2012

Reports of mysterious underground sounds in Jawhar taluka of the district have promoted the local administration to take help from geological experts to unravel the reasons behind the phenomenon.

Residents of Kadidond village in the tribal-dominated taluka have complained about
hearing such sounds several times since August 25, sources in the district headquarters said today.

Following this, the local tehsildar, accompanied with other officials, visited the village for an on the spot assessment and to instill confidence among the anxious villagers.

Tehsildar Urmila Patil said she visited the village after getting complaints about underground booms. Patil said she immediately got in touch with the Metereological Department in Mumbai and told them about the mysterious sounds.

However, the department officials maintained that no tremor-related activity had been recorded from the village or anywhere in the taluka, she said.

The administration has now requested geological experts to visit the village and give their opinion about the unexplained occurrence, Patil informed.

Theories on the causes of these worldwide sounds have ranged from geological to atmospheric, to HAARP, Mayan Prophecy and as far as promotion for some J J Abrams project yet to be released. Thus far no explanations have fully fit the facts or the locations of the events.

Whatever they are, with each newly reported occurrence the likelihood of a hoax becomes a little more remote.

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