August 15, 1977



"Wow Signal" Videos


The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977, by the Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in the United States, then used to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The signal appeared to come from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius and bore the expected hallmarks of extraterrestrial origin.

Astronomer Jerry R. Ehman discovered the anomaly a few days later while reviewing the recorded data. He was so impressed by the result that he circled on the computer printout the reading of the signal's intensity, "6EQUJ5", and wrote the comment "Wow!" beside it, leading to the event's widely used name.

The entire signal sequence lasted for the full 72-second window during which Big Ear was able to observe it, but has not been detected since, despite several subsequent attempts by Ehman and others. Many hypotheses have been advanced on the origin of the emission, including natural and human-made sources, but none of them adequately explain the signal.

Although the Wow! signal had no detectable modulation - a technique used to transmit information over radio waves - it remains, as of 2021, the strongest candidate for an alien radio transmission ever detected. Read more....


It doesn't matters whether the WOW! Signal came from extraterrestrials, something physical in space, or something else we cannot as yet name - if there is no physical follow up to support the evidence. It most likely came from the simulation of our reality signaling that there's something greater that links to our creation.


Seth Shostak (SETI)

The Wow Signal came from the direction of Sagittarius.

Sagittarius and the Galactic Center

The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy. Its central massive object is a supermassive black hole which takes us back to Simulation Theory- creation linked to - a black hole, the Void, Dark Energy, Chaos, and related.




Double telescope study of zone where Wow! signal originated comes up empty   PhysOrg - November 24, 2022
An international team of astronomers has conducted a double-telescopic study of the zone where the Wow! signal originated and failed to detect any signal.





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