A Russian radio station has played a buzzing sound on frequency 4625 kHz (shown) for four decades. Every few months it is interrupted by a voice relaying a coded message. But no one knows the exact purpose of the station or the message. Some say it is a military station, or a counter-attack measure for nuclear war
UVB-76, also known as “The Buzzer”, is the nickname given by radio listeners to a shortwave radio station that broadcasts on the frequency 4625 kHz.
It broadcasts a short, monotonous About this sound buzz tone, repeating at a rate of approximately 25 tones per minute, for 24 hours per day.
Here is a sample of the tone:
On very rare occasions, the buzzer signal is interrupted and a voice transmission in Russian takes place. Here is one example, as archived by a researcher who monitors the frequency:
The first reports were made of a station on this frequency in 1982. Its origins have been traced to Russia, and although several theories with varying degrees of plausibility exist, its actual purpose has never been officially confirmed and remains a source of speculation.
The Defense Intelligence Agency – “No Records”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation – “No Records”
This post was published on May 18, 2015 3:12 am
This article was originally written in August 2024. However, additional document releases related to these…
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released 151 pages of internal records related to the…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a series of previously undisclosed documents confirming…
Newly released Air Force records confirm that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Ohio experienced…
Newly released documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveal that the U.S.…
The CIA’s history of losing or mismanaging UFO-related records continues with yet another example, this…