Mystery: An underwater anomaly bigger than Texas has been spotted off the coast of Africa

A wave anomaly captured by a weather mapping system has sparked a global mystery, with some internet sleuths even claiming it proves the existence of aliens.

A giant set of waves more than 80 feet high and extending 2,000 miles — an area larger than the state of Texas — appeared to move across the ocean off the coast of Africa on April 10 in a journey that lasted about 24 hours before disappearing. Some online commentators said the formation could only have been created by something moving under the sea's surface, making it an “unidentified submarine object,” the ocean's equivalent of a UFO.

A graphic of the incident was widely shared online and sparked jokes and theories. Some suggest that this anomaly shows the path of a giant underwater sea creature like the fictional Cthulhu or a submerged spacecraft. Others say it shows the fallibility of data loggers and nothing more than a bug in the system.

The anomaly was discovered by Ventusky, a meteorological app run by Czech company InMeteo, which allows users to monitor weather, wind and wave patterns using real-time data collected from respected international sources, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a US institution. Government agency.

“We have created a completely new wave display system. Through the use of moving arcs, our visualization clearly distinguishes the direction of movement and height of both wind waves and swells,” the company wrote on its website.

Newsweek I have contacted Ventusky and NOAA via email for comment and more information about this anomaly.

A graphic showing unusual marine activity near the coast of Africa has been shared on X, formerly Twitter, several times – including by an account called “Research Centre”. From his position It received 163,000 views within seven hours.

The account said that the drawing shows “an underwater anomaly the size of the state of Texas.”

This anomaly was also discussed in a YouTube video posted by MrMBB333, a channel that explores unexplained phenomena. Using Zoom Earth satellite maps, the presenter measured the size of the anomaly and said the area of ​​disturbance in the ocean was about 2,000 miles long and 1,510 miles wide.

It dwarfs the African countries it passes through, such as Angola and Namibia, and is more than twice the length of Texas. The Lone Star State is approximately 810 miles long and 773 miles wide.

Responses in the video's comments section echoed those on other social media platforms and included jokes and theories about asteroids, aliens, sea monsters, and data errors.

One user wrote: “Okay, who released the Kraken?”

Another added: “Another Uber driver is probably lost.”

Some commentators have suggested that Cthulhu, the giant octopus-like creature invented by writer HP Lovecraft, could be responsible.

“I just watched the movie underwater so I'm getting scared because… Cthulhu,” one user wrote.

Others have suggested that extraterrestrials may be behind this strange activity.

“I've always said aliens don't come from space, they're in the oceans,” one commenter wrote.

Another added, “The aliens have begun water extraction operations. There is clearly nothing wrong with it.”

Other theories included a “sea creature waking up from a 3,000-year nap,” a “portal” that opened after the April 8 solar eclipse, and a “doomsday iceberg” that broke off from Antarctica.

Some viewers confirmed that this anomaly was due to a system error.

“Must be a faulty sensor/device,” one user wrote.

Another said: “A wave this huge would have affected the coasts by now. Unless there was a complete media blackout (a possibility), we would have heard about something by now. Strange though.”

“Wouldn't the ships have confirmed/identified the order in the event of 80 foot waves…surely this would be noteworthy by sailors,” one commenter wrote.

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