Mystery of loud humming noise heard over city and beyond
Mystery surrounds the source of a loud "humming" noise heard by Hull residents last night.
The Mail has received several calls from readers from across the city who heard the noise at about 2am.
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What was it?: No one seems to have seen what caused the humming sound over parts of Hull and Holderness in the early hours of this morning.
Some have speculated the noise was caused by a low-flying military aircraft.
But Damien Elvin, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, said it was not aware of any military aircraft in the area.
Mr Elvin said he had made enquiries with the MoD's Low Flying Complaints and Enquiries Unit.
He said: "We have no confirmed activity in that area."
Others have suggested the noise could have come from Humberside Police's helicopter.
But a force spokeswoman confirmed: "Between 1.15am and 5.12am the helicopter was in Scunthorpe."
Mail reader Mike Covell posted a message on www.facebook.com/HullDailyMail.
He wrote: "About 2 o'clock this morning a loud noise was heard over east Hull, possibly further, and it appeared as though it was a large aircraft with decent sized engines struggling to gain altitude.
"People reported all the usual stuff like UFOs and even a possible terrorist attack, but whatever it was it gradually grew quieter and quieter.
"There are no records of such a flight experiencing troubles over Hull and as far as I can ascertain there were no low-flying commercial airliners at that time.
"What was odd about the sound is the duration, in that it appeared to be over east Hull for approximately 10 minutes. Efforts to gain a visual on the craft failed."
Another reader, Leah Simpson, added: "It was really loud in Hedon. Quite spooky."
* Do you know what the noise was? If so, call our newsdesk on 01482 315194.
* We've also been discussing the noise on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/hulldailymail
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by Karen B, Cherry Burton
Monday, November 01 2010, 8:11PM
“I did not hear this sound the other night.I was amazed to hear the accounts of what many people did hear. Approx 17 years ago, I was living in Molescroft, Beverley.Late one night maybe 11.30-12 ish I heard something so similar and this incident has brought back that night.Firstly I heard what i thought was a fighter jet.The sound from the craft became louder and louder. I recall thinking my god this plane is going to crash(struggling to gain altitude). I lay in bed just listening and the sound became louder and closer, it was quite worrying. It seemed to last for many many minutes.At its peak , the best way I can describe the sound was that of an airship a loud continuous, deep droning sound. It was most bizarre and I remember my heart pounding. I have never to this day spoken to anyone else who heard this. It was so interseting to read these recent accounts of that sound that I heard one night a long time ago. I would be interested to hear if anyone heard this all those years ago!Thanks”
by Tom, Sleaford
Sunday, October 31 2010, 1:49PM
“Nick H, Hull,
You are correct it was an aircraft from the Soviet era.
It was a Ukranian civilian transport aircraft.
Antonov 12, serial UR-CBF, was in the UK during that period. An-12s fly in now and again on night freight movements.
The Antonov 12 is a Ukranian designed aircraft from the Soviet era. A very noisy turbo-prop aircraft. The western equivalent is the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=UR-CBF
Noted on the following aircraft enthusiast website. The Antonov was noted later that morning transiting over Manchester and heading east over the Midlands.
http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=79&p=13812
You can see the Flight numbers assigned to this Antonov 12 and dates active.
http://www.libhomeradar.org/databasequery/details.php?page=3&qid=6894544&sid=530861096
Operated by Aerovis Airlines in the Ukraine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerovis_Airlines
TJ”
by joe johnson, cottingham
Saturday, October 30 2010, 5:53PM
“Come and stand on Eppleworth road in cottingham around 4.30pm and hear the wierdest humm noise daily, we think its the new water plant sluicing so could it have been the yorkshire water plant up hedon way the other night? this humm noise is realy loud and lasts 20 seconds.”
by linda, east halton
Friday, October 29 2010, 6:07PM
“I WILL get it right this time, my typing is terrible, but it was THURSDAY morning.”
by linda, east halton
Friday, October 29 2010, 6:06PM
“Sorry, i meant Thusday morning not Wednesday morning”
by linda, east halton
Friday, October 29 2010, 6:04PM
“As far as i am concerned the noise was comming from LOR In north killingholme. It was a terrible noise and went on all night. I went our first thing Wed morning to track it down, and then phoned north lincs council , it kept me Apparently the noise could be heard also in Scunthorpe.Sound travels miles in the stillness of the night, and i am sure that is where it was comming from. Maybe LOR can tell us whta they were doing to make such a din?”
by Tracy, Hull
Friday, October 29 2010, 7:21AM
“i was already up at 2 AM and i just thought it was jets at first untill it went on for about 2 minits after, i looked out my window and it was a deep drowning dull sound in the sky, i new this was not right and my heart started pounding, it went after 4 minits and i was releaved when the sound went it was not any way normal , but it keept me awake all night and i was half dead at work the next day! this is not normal and should be looked in to !!!!”
by Tracy, hull
Friday, October 29 2010, 7:18AM
“i was already up at 2 AM and i just thought it was jets at first untill it went on for about 2 minits after, i looked out my window and it was a deep drowning dull sound in the sky, i new this was not right and my heart started pounding, it went after 4 minits and i was releaved, but it keept me awake all night and i was half dead at work the next day! this is not normal and should be looked in to !!!!”
by Tracy, HULL
Friday, October 29 2010, 7:17AM
“i was already up at 2 AM and i just thought it was jets at first untill it went on for about 2 minits after, i looked out my window and it was a deep drowning dull sound in the sky, i new this was not right and my heart started pounding, it went after 4 minits and i was releaved, but it keept me awake all night and i was half dead at work the next day! this is not normal and should be looked in to !!!!”
by laverach, Australia
Friday, October 29 2010, 5:42AM
“Just aliens looking for intelligent life on Earth. Still looking.”