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   "Desert Shadow"  wrote in message   
   news:cc54b6aa-25dc-4fb7-b597-71c00f8bdd60@s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com...   
   > I ran out to the perimeter of Area 51 just to see what was going on.   
   > Usually there is not much action on our side. Now the interesting   
   > part, we both heard this strange noise. I have been to the GLR warning   
   > signs at least 40-45 times and never heard anything like this before.   
   > It sounded like a rumble just past the first set of hills. I thought   
   > it sounded like a hot air balloon when they pull the cord to fill it.   
   > It sounded like engine thrusting but there was nothing in the sky. It   
   > would last 12-15 seconds at a burst and then stop suddenly. This   
   > happened at least 3-4 times. Is it possible to hear engine thrust   
   > testing from Groom at the GLR warning signs. To me it seems way too   
   > far. I was able to capture this sound twice on my digital camera. The   
   > video quality sucks! The loudest sound is my camera. If you   
   > concentrate on the background sound you will hear the rumble. It was   
   > quite noticible at the GLR. Everybody heard it and questioned what it   
   > was. If you watch the two videos a few times you can hear the sound.   
   > Any thoughts???   
   >   
   > Video 1   
   > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeS5QmESmkw   
   >   
   > Video 2   
   > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Udvostg6ew   
      
   Thrust noise can travel 20 miles or more. Especially at night. But that is   
   over flat country here in Florida. Folks in Jupiter can hear Pratt & Whitney   
   testing that is 20 miles out in the swamp.   
      
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