Sara Healy just wants an answer to an ongoing South Tampa mystery.
“I feel like I’m living my best Nancy Drew life right now,” she said.
It’s bass sound she said you don’t really hear, you experience.
The sound Sara is talking about was recorded by Dr. James Locascio when he did a dissertation on the phenomenon almost 20 years ago in Southwest Florida.
“They used to call it the Punta Gorda growl in the 1970s. So down there, it’s been going on or known about for a long time,” he said.
“It’s just like a low hum or a vibration more than a sound,” said Healy.
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Everyone has their own theory as to what is causing the noise.
“The most common belief is that this is just a party or a boat somewhere that’s blasting some music and has some serious bass going on,” said Healy.
There are more colorful explanations, like testing at MacDill Air Force Base.
“Or it could be something more exciting like aliens,” said Healy.
Locascio, who is a scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory, said he has the likely answer.