Obviously the sound was not crickets, but two weather balloons vigorously rubbing themselves. Obviously this is a sensitive subject[1], so the USG had to invent

Obviously the sound was not crickets, but two weather balloons vigorously rubbing themselves. Obviously this is a sensitive subject[1], so the USG had to invent a cover story. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mogul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mogul