People Baffled By Strange "Humming Noise" Coming From Seattle Area Island

There's a new mystery in one local community. Dozens of people on Vashon Island are baffled by a strange humming noise. Neighbors can't figure out where it's coming from or what's causing it.

For the last four years Cindy and Jeff Hoyt have been hearing that strange sound around their island home. Cindy says it typically lasts for about 10 minutes at a time.

"It's all encompassing, you go outside and try to isolate it directionally and you just can't do it," said Hoyt.

Neighbors say the humming sound is pretty widespread on Vashon Island people hear it at the beach and in the woods too.

Jeep Brockway says the hum is irritating his family.

"But, my daughter it drives her nuts, drives my son in law nuts, so they hear it all the time," said Brockway.

While Q13 Fox News was interviewing Brockway our crew picked up some strange humming sounds from around the home.

Could it be coming from power lines, radio or cell-phone towers, airplanes, ferry traffic? People are baffled.

University of Washington Oceanographer Jim Thomson says it's not the water.

Cindy Hoyt says the hum isn't something you hear every day.

"Definitely doesn't sound like wind or a freighter or a plane or anything like that," said Hoyt.

Puget Sound Energy says it's not their equipment either.

Island Intuitive Lorna Cunningham believes the hum is a spiritual sound.

"Truly it's a message from source that Earth is here with us," said Cunningham.

Jeep Brockway wonders if it's connected to a UFO people say crashed near here 63 years ago.

"They think it could be something that was left behind, who knows, lots of crazy theories on the island," said Brockway.

Whatever it is, Jeff Hoyt doesn't believe the "Vashon Hum" will be going silent anytime soon.

"I think it's cool that there is this weird sound out there, but I do want to find out what it is," said Hoyt.

Scientists believe one way to figure out what's causing the "Vashon Hum" is to record the sound and perform frequency analysis to determine the pitch and pinpoint where it's coming from.