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CASE_FILE: THE_BLOOP

DATE: 19-MAY-1997 // LOC: SOUTH_PACIFIC_REMOTE

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Spectrogram of The Bloop

SUMMARY: An ultra-low-frequency, high-amplitude underwater sound detected by the NOAA Equatorial Pacific Ocean autonomous hydrophone array. The sound was traced to a remote point west of the southern tip of South America.

SIGNAL_TYPE:Non-periodic / Frequency-modulated
DETECTION_RANGE:5,000+ Kilometers
EST_SOURCE_SIZE:Exceeds known biological limits [DISPUTED]
OFFICIAL_STATUS:Icequake / Glacial Calving [VERIFICATION_REQUIRED]

"THE PROFILE MATCHES BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN BUT THE SCALE IS IMPOSSIBLE."

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