The hum: An anomalous sound heard around the world

Journal of Scientific Exploration

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 571-595

  Deming, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

HAARP; Hum; Kokomo; Sound; TACAMO; Taos

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

ANOMALOUS SOUND; ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSITIVITY; HUMMING NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 12444255250     PISSN: 08923310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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