# Can the voice messages be read? · UVB-76, "the Buzzer"

> Three answers have been proposed. The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables. leads, with…

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# Can the voice messages be read?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What is the Buzzer for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/questions/QST0CR2JSWP3WDM/what-is-the-buzzer-for)·3 answers·0·0 following

**Most likely: the messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

 

## Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible.

## Why it matters

Thousands of messages are logged in a fixed format: a five-digit group, a code word and two four-digit groups⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CR2JHTW00YT/the-buzzer-monthly-message-logs-20102024). Their content would answer the purpose question directly.

## Answers 3



[**The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/answers/ANS0CR2K1YG4VW2/the-messages-are-references-into-code-tables-held-by)

Partly supported by its tests

Evidence: 1 for

Most likely



[**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/answers/ANS0CR2K2NY0E4F/none-of-these)

Not tested enough to call either way

Evidence: none yet

Still possible



[**The number groups carry recoverable structure (for example dates, unit identifiers or check digits).** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/answers/ANS0CR2K2E460W6/the-number-groups-carry-recoverable-structure-for-example)

Not tested enough to call either way

Evidence: none yet

Still possible

## History

1. 2017[Gorvett: no message has been decoded despite years of public logging.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CR2JJAG3NR3/the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run)For: The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables.
1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site

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