Woman left questioning reality after sleep tracking app records mysterious voice talking to her. Redditors ask 'was it a ghost? '

A woman is now sleeping with one eye open after her sleep tracking app recorded an unsettling incident: a mysterious man's voice speaking to her while she slept. This bizarre experience has left her questioning the safety of her own home. Sleep talking is a common occurrence. A 2010 study from Norway revealed that as many as two in three people engage in some form of sleep talking. From mumbling to full conversations, it's a phenomenon that many have experienced. However, few have had the unsettling realization that an unknown voice might be talking back.

The Mysterious Recording

This is exactly what happened to one Reddit user, who shared her unnerving story with the community. The woman posted a 10-second recording captured by the Sleepcycle app at 3:26 AM. The app flagged the moment as “talking,” but what stood out was not her own voice—there was a man’s voice speaking in the recording. Incredibly clear, the male voice uttered sounds that appeared to be gibberish, such as “waka waka, baka baka,” to which the woman responded with soft “mmm” and “mmhm.”

The woman speculated that the voice might be speaking in a different language, but despite using translation apps, she was unable to decode the strange words. “The voice is incredibly clear and seems to be talking to me and I’m responding. I don’t recognize the man’s voice and I think I detect a bit of some kind of accent,” she explained.

Is It Paranormal or a Real Intruder?

Her concern grew as she recalled that she lives alone in a second-floor apartment, with deadbolt locks on her door and no other apparent means of entry. She wrote, “I don’t know if this is paranormal or ghost, to me it sounds like there was someone in my apartment, but I don’t know how that would be possible.”

Searching for a logical explanation, the woman suggested that perhaps her devices might have been hacked, but she ruled it out as the technology in her living room was too far from her phone to pick up such a clear voice.

The recording understandably "freaked" her out, and she wasn’t the only one. Hundreds of Reddit users shared their own reactions to the bizarre clip, with many offering advice to protect her safety. One user suggested installing cameras in her apartment to check for a possible intruder, writing, “I know it’s horrifying and also rare, but it happens. I’d rule that out ASAP. Safety first, and mundane before magic.”

Theories and Speculation: What Was the Voice Saying?

Others tried to decipher the mysterious words. Some suggested that “waka waka” might be slang from Cameroon, meaning “do it,” while “baka” is a Japanese term for “idiot.” Reddit users speculated that the voice was telling the woman to “do something and not doing it would be stupid.”

Despite the attempts to understand the meaning, some found humor in the situation, joking that the “poltergeist” might be singing Shakira’s “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” or that Fozzie Bear from the Muppets had moved into her apartment.

However, for most, the unsettling thought of an actual person invading her privacy was far scarier than the idea of a ghost.