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Strange sky phenomenon - a weird smoke ring above Lake Zurich baffles residents and scientists


strangesounds.org
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:43 UTC
What is this smoke circle above the lake of Zurich? A Big Pothead? A new type of UFO? A heat phenomenon? Someone smoking a large joint? American Indians making smoke signals? A mirage? A volcanic eruption (but no volcanoes around)?

Although this event remains a mystery even for scientists, lots of people were amazed in front of this odd sky phenomenon. What do you think? Have you ever seen such a smoke signal before? Do you have any idea what it could be? Then write us back !

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Something really weird happen over Lake Zurich in Switzerland yesterday evening, June 18, 2013: Residents around the lake spotted a weird ring of smoke rising and widening above them.
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At the beginning the bizarre small cloud ring had a diameter of about 10 meters. After a few miles of travel it was around 50 meters wide. During its trip, it always kept its spherical shape. The ring continued to rise in the air and got lighter and lighter until it finally completely dissolved. Then, the nightmare was over.
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Missing 411: Unexplained disappearances of people that have never been solved

Jeffery Pritchett
Examiner
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:17 UTC
Missing 411 is a book by
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© David Paulides
David Paulides that need not be over looked or ever forgotten. The book is about missing people in North America and Canada that have been unsolved and unexplained. The book goes into each individual case and describes the scenario and facts of what happened. Some people vanish and then are found later with strange facts surrounding the circumstances. Others are never found and the book highlights on the events in honor of these missing people, alot who are taken from National Parks. The National Parks cover it up and do not maintain lists of these missing people or let it be known to the public. When David Paulides and company tried to get them to compile a list they wanted over a million dollars to do so.

The book tries not to offer reasons or how these people vanished but evidence putting together a peculiar puzzle of how it happened. No one knows what happened to these people. Some would speculate common facts like kidnappers etc., but as you read more and more into the book you begin to wonder if it's something supernatural or even weird. But David never goes into this on his radio appearances or in the book in honor of the families who are having to go through these tragedies.

Because this is about the missing people and to turn into a circus side show of speculation of strange stories would be a dishonor to the people missing and the emotions of their loved ones and families. After speaking to David myself on the phone and asking him what he thinked happened. He explained this to me and I found it honorable that he would not divulge that information publically in respect of those going through the ordeals of losing loved ones in such peculiar unexplained ways.
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UFO

UFO sightings: Files explain why MoD closed down special desk


BBC News
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:26 UTC
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© Press Association "Discoid" shapes were spotted in photographs of Stonehenge, according to the files
The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk because it served "no defence purpose" and was taking staff away from "more valuable defence-related activities", newly released files show.

The desk was closed in December 2009 despite a surge in reported sightings.

The disclosure came in National Archives files relating to reports of UFOs - Unidentified Flying Objects - between 2007 and November 2009.

They show UFOs were reported at several UK landmarks, including Stonehenge.

'No benefit'

The latest tranche of declassified files covers the final two years of work carried out by the MoD's UFO desk.

The 25 files include reports alleging contact with aliens and UFO sightings near UK landmarks, and detail the decision to close the MoD's dedicated desk and "hotline".
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Bullseye

Stinky brown mess falling from the sky in Canada still a mystery

Valerie Hauch
thestar.com
Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:00 UTC
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© Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star Kris Giannakos, with daughter Sierra, 8, wife Emma Giannakos-Gilfillan and 20-month-old Lexi, stand in the backyard of their Mississauga home, which they believe was pelted with human waste earlier this month.
Transport Canada says poop-like stuff that splashed down on a Mississauga yard wasn't from a plane; others are unconvinced.

Mystery still clouds the origins of a brownish, smelly material that has fallen from the sky and fouled a backyard at one Mississauga property, dirtied cars at another and splattered on a Toronto highway and bus.

Emma Gilfillan-Giannakos reported hearing a loud splash in her family's backyard on June 19, and then saw a lot of brownish, smelly matter covering the pool solar blanket, patio, garden and even bits floating in the pool. Although she and her husband both believe this was human waste that fell from a plane, Transport Canada has concluded otherwise.

"After careful review, Transport Canada has concluded that the debris that fell on the Mississauga residence did not fall from an aircraft. The investigation is now closed,'' was the emailed response to the Toronto Star on Thursday, following a request for an update on the investigation.

But Gilfillan-Giannakos said the federal agency, which investigates all reports of items purported to fall from planes, failed to first tell her the investigation had been closed.

Transport Canada had told her in an email on June 24 that no aircraft had flown directly over her house at the time of the splatter, but eight aircraft did fly within 1.6 kilometres of her home during the period in question. The agency planned to contact the owners of those aircraft, and she was told in the email: "Each is expected to verify that the aircraft lavatory system is leak free, and to report the results of this verification along with any discrepancies to us.''

Transport Canada was supposed to get in touch with her once that process was finished and give her the results.

Comment: The working assumption here is that it's fecal matter. But the sheer number of incidents in the area, and over an extended period, strongly suggests that there is some high strangeness afoot!
Manure falls from sky -- for second time
It's Raining Fish And Frogs: Mysterious falls from the sky

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Encino Man: Infamous "Minnesota Iceman" body reappears in Texas after vanishing in 70′s

Greg Newkirk
WhoForted?
Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:28 UTC
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After vanishing from the public eye for nearly half a century, one of the most infamous pieces of Bigfoot history has finally been rediscovered, and its heading straight back to the stage.

Last October, Sasquatch hunter Lupe Mendonza, reported an intriguing rumor to our friends over at Bigfoot Evidence, news that the famous "Minnesota Iceman" had been "rediscovered" after having gone missing way back in the 70′s. Mendoza claimed that both the original body, which was encased in ice for traveling displays, as well as a duplicate body created by sideshow promoter Frank Hansen, were being whispered about in certain cryptozoology circles and rumored to be making a comeback.

It would seem that he was correct, because just a few months later in February of 2013 the following eBay auction was listed:
This is the actual sideshow gaff billed as "The Minnesota Iceman" by Frank Hansen in the 1960′s. This is a one of a kind hoax that was fabricated by a mid-20th century showman. The Iceman was featured in an issue of Argosy Magazine (as you can see in the pictures) and spawned decades of debate as to its authenticity. For around 40 years the whereabouts of the Iceman were unknown to the cryptozoology community.
The body was listed for a $20,000 starting bid, but considering the hugely important role this piece of sideshow schlock played in crypto history, it should come as no surprise that the item was snatched up almost instantly by a mysterious buyer. But who was it?
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The curse of the spinning statue at Manchester Museum

Mike Keegan
Manchester Evening News
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:07 UTC
Spinning Statue
© Manchester MuseumAn ancient Egyptian statue has spooked museum bosses – after it mysteriously started to spin round in a display case.
The 10-inch tall relic, which dates back to 1800 BC, was found in a mummy's tomb and has been at the Manchester Museum for 80 years.

An ancient Egyptian statue has spooked museum bosses - after it mysteriously started to spin round in a display case.

The 10-inch tall relic, which dates back to 1800 BC, was found in a mummy's tomb and has been at the Manchester Museum for 80 years.

But in recent weeks, curators have been left scratching their heads after they kept finding it facing the wrong way. Experts decided to monitor the room on time-lapse video and were astonished to see it clearly show the statuette spinning 180 degrees - with nobody going near it.

The statue of a man named Neb-Senu is seen to remain still at night but slowly rotate round during the day.

Now scientists are trying to explain the phenomenon, with TV boffin Brian Cox among the experts being consulted.
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Evil Rays

Probe of unexplained humming noise widens past Calgary to other areas of Alberta, including Edmonton

Jeremy Nolais
Calgary Metro
Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:12 UTC
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© Metro/fileTerry Avramenko, who lives in Calgary's northwest neighbourhood of Ranchlands, has estimated hundreds hear a humming noise much like he does.
Buzz about a mystery hum that's confounded researchers and those who hear it has extended well beyond a Calgary neighbourhood where complainants first came forward.

Victims of the so-called "Ranchlands hum" describe it as more of a vibrational feeling than a noise. It has the power to keep them up at night, ruin their mood and has even led some poor souls to question their sanity.

The hum is a "genuine phenomenon," according to University of Calgary researcher Dr. Marcia Epstein, who's worked in her spare time to track the elusive source for a few years.

"It's something we don't yet understand," she said. "They (hum hearers) are not crazy, they're not making it up, they're not losing their hearing."

But the problem appears no longer to be Calgary-specific. Initially, most complaints stemmed from the northwest Calgary neighbourhood of Ranchlands, and a volunteer-led probe of the sound pinpointed the Bearspaw water-treatment plant as a possible source in 2011.
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Chupacabra sighting in San Antonio city limits?

Mayra Moreno
Kens5.com
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:00 UTC

Margaux Huckabay said her brother spotted the legendary chupacabra on Bitters.

"At first he thought it was a coyote," said Huckabay. "It definitely looks weird."

Her brother quickly grabbed his phone and started recording the animal as it tried to scurry away it glanced back at the camera.

"It has a really long nose and a really long tail," Huckabay said.

She couldn't believe it and still wonders if it was really the goat blood sucker everyone talks about.
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'Flying objects' sighted over Indian city


The Hindu
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:02 UTC
Residents of Mogappair claimed to have sighted an unidentified flying object (UFO) on Thursday night.

Around 8.55 p.m. on Thursday, V.S. Ragunathan, a bank officer, saw five specks of bright orange light moving from the south to the north in the sky. "The spots appeared in batches of five and disappeared after a few seconds," said Mr. Ragunathan.

His wife and daughter and some of their neighbours too witnessed the spectacle.

"There was no sound at all and the bright object was flying higher than an aeroplane. Some of our neighbours too saw it," said Jayalakshmi, Ragunathan's wife.

According to P. Iyamperumal, executive director, Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre, the bright objects could be a result of meteor showers. "But the season for meteor showers is usually in November and December," he said. The air traffic control officials at Chennai Airport said they did not receive any reports of foreign flying objects.
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Bigfoot: More than a definition?

Christine Bruun
Sasquatch Watch©
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00 UTC
Bigfoot Leaving the Scene
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It is easy to explain to you what Bigfoot is. It is what we don't know that is troubling. According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary definition, the name Bigfoot is derived "from the size of the footprints ascribed to it." It is known by many other names such as Sasquatch, Swamp Ape, as well as a variety of names used by the Indian tribes of the North American continent.

The Encyclopedia Britannica describes it as "a large, hairy human-like creature believed by some persons to exist in the northwestern United States and western Canada. It seems to represent the North American counterpart of the Abominable Snowman, or Yeti."

The Britannica goes on to say that a "British explorer David Thompson is sometimes credited with the first discovery (I 1811) of a set of Sasquatch footprints, and hundreds of alleged prints have been adduced since then." It continues by mentioning the Patterson photographs taken at Bluff Creek, California in 19667, referring to it as a legend.
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