STRANGE SOUND

[East Dulwich Born]

Did anyone else hear a strange rumbling sound Sunday 13th 1.45am?

I went into my garden for a cigarette when I suddenly started to hear a loud rumbling noise. I thought it was thunder but it went on for approximately 2-3mins and there was no lightning. The sound then started to become slowly less but sounded more like it was moving away with whatever was causing it. It did not sound like a plane and the pitch did not change it was more constant except it faded. It was definitely coming from the sky. Once it stopped there were no other noises or anything to suggest it was weather related. I initially thought it was going to pour down rain with that sound but nothing. The only thing that I can think of that would make that sound would be an aircraft decelerating through orbit but I doubt it.

Just wondering if anyone else heard the noise or may know what caused the sound?

[steveo]

God?

[hpsaucey]

Yep - not just you. Heard it too. and agree with your description.

H

[intexasatthe moment]

Train ?

[Annette Curtain]

Woodrot nuking Peckham ?

[ianr]

Yes I heard it, when in near-sleep state. It went on for longer than an overflight or train would, and didn't sound like a helicopter.

About a couple of weeks ago, at about the same time of day, I heard a fairly regular clanking sound. It sounded so like someone trying to break in somewhere that I actually got up and dressed and had a walk around. I eventually found a small fleet of rail maintenance vans parked outside ED station, so assumed it was them.

I've since seen some spare rails on the track within the station, so obviously there's some long term maintanance work taking place. Might last night's have been part of it?

[DulwichFox]

Sounds to me from OP's description

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The sound then started to become slowly less but sounded more like it was moving away

like one of those Slow moving Street Cleaning Vehicles that trundle along at 2 MPH ..

Was it in the North Cross Rd. Area. ?

DulwichFox

[Vik]

I heard it on Ivanhoe Road! Deffo not a train, as we live right by the train track and it was clear, I thought it was thunder but it went on for too long, was trying to explain it to Mr Vik this morning, strange!

[Vik]

Where abouts where you when you heard it?

[East Dulwich Born]

I live on lordship lane a couple of doors down from the corner of crystal palace road. No where near the train station.

[East Dulwich Born]

Hahahaha. Yeah judgement day.

[East Dulwich Born]

Was definitely not a street cleaning vehicle. I could hear it above in the sky.

[East Dulwich Born]

East Dulwich Born Wrote:

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> I live on lordship lane a couple of doors down

> from the corner of crystal palace road. No where

> near the train station.

The Dulwich plough end not far from sainsburys local

[Jah Lush]

Aliens from another planet.

[Jeremy]

A VTOL fighter jet hovering above East Dulwich.

[hpsaucey]

we're east side of peckham rye common. And yep - was coming from sky...

[Saila]

I heard it. Woke me up. Went on for what seemed like a few mins. Half asleep and want thunder but sounded kinda like that.

Bellenden road, ED end.

[ruffers]

Heard it also. Very strange.

[Dopamine1979]

Zeus telling you to quit smoking?

[Tommy1000]

We're in Nunhead, not far from the station, and we heard it too.

[JohnL]

Zulus

[Laur]

Do you think its the same as reported here;

http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=45571

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2110523/Whats-causing-mysterious-sounds-coming-sky-loud-set-car-alarms.html

[Lowlander]

Probably cause is other forumites testing out their new hi-fi equipment. If not then a real coincidence I think.

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,1197495

[El Pibe]

I'm going with Cthulhu waking from his slumber.

[ianr]

> I could hear it above in the sky.

Clouds do reflect sound.