I'll keep this post on topic: I don't believe a single word the OP said. I think they simply rehashed an old video, made up the story based on that old video.

I can't believe anybody finds this story interesting.

What are the chances that it might be MQ-9 Reapers? It looks like the U.S. Airforce has purchased a number of these unmanned aircrafts in the last two years and can be used for border patrol and surveillance. Wikipedia says that as of March 2011, the airforce is training more pilots on how to use them than any other weapon. I'm guessing surveillance is up tremendously since the death of Bid Ladin and the increased threats.

Hi all,

Been reading on this site for a week or so, but this is my first post, so nice to be here.

For all those who are thinking this is a plane of some sort, I very much doubt it. I have lived near an airport for 20 years of my life and worked at it for the other 20, major international one. I'm an aviation buff as well so I have quite a lot of exposure to the sounds of pretty much everything that flies which isn't secret. First off, there is absolutley no reason for an aircraft to do an engine run for longer than 5-10 minutes. Even after doing an engine change on a 747 the test run is only for 5-10 minutes.... and that's to make sure that the new engine which next time it's started will be flying for 12 hours over an open expanse of water, is installed and works correctly. I cannot come up with a scenerio where it would have to go on for 20-30 minutes up to hours as reported, not to mention that noise abaitment laws wouldn't allow that pretty much anywere. On top of that, there is no wind up sound ever reported, that is the high pitched noise that you all have heard before the deep bass comes in. Yes bass travells farther of course, but with all these reports, some being apparently closer to the sound that others, some one should have heard the wind up and that would have been the explaination right there.

Well I thoght I'd cut my teeth and get my first post on a thread that I at least know something about :-)

Jersey City, NJ - I heard the same noise over the weekend (same time as the OP, upstate NY people, and the North Bergen person, if 'm not mistaken?). I heard nothing when I fell asleep around 12/12:30, but I heard it when I woke up around 4am/4:30am. I didn't look out the window at all, because it really just sounded like strong wind, and it was raining that day, I think. But I eventually realized that the "wind" was lasting for an abnormally long time, so I looked outside my window, and noticed that nothing was moving (as would happen with strong wind). I opened my window, and the noise sounded like a fighter jet at an airshow - maybe not quite as loud - or like a tornado (if I could imagine what one sounds like at a distance).

It stopped for a minute or two, then came back. I don't think much of it, but it's worth my $0.02.

Apparently, the power plants (perhaps the nuclear power plant?) in this area clear the steam out of their pipes every so often, and it sounds like a earthquake that you can hear very far away. Somebody else posted a video of something similar. So that's probably the most logical explanation.

TO ME THAT VIDEO SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE AIRCRAFT HOVERING OBOVE THERE HOUSE

I hear those noises here in the UK regularly, they are definately craft orientated.......A warbling hum that changes pitch from time to time...Last year one night the sound got so close it shook my house and it began to make what can only be described as a descending noise then a few minutes later ascending.
As for earthquake links...I don't know it was everynight leading up to the Japan quake then it stopped for a while ....Coincidence? I don't know but it has started up again recently...infact while writing this post I have been listening to it and it has just gone silent....

It's the Russian Bear Bombers.


We can't afford to chase them away every time they enter US Airspace.

Obama publicly stated so.

A dying Empire can't secure it's airspace 100% of the time chasing away pesky planes.