Saturday 19 February 2011

The official explanation







The incident - as reported by the police and press at the time.


A large bang along with a number of unusual lights in the sky were observed, followed by a dramatic shaking of the earth, which lasted approximately 4 to 5 seconds. It was considered possible that an aircraft had crashed, or a meteorite had impacted. Within an hour, police searched the Berwyn Mountains and were joined by an RAF rescue team from Valley on Anglesey. Nothing was found, and all searches were called off at just after 2 p.m. the following day.




Something we both find strange is although the press ran the story it was quickly stopped and died down very fast. Nobody was ever really told what went on, not even the farmers or the witnesses that had been interviewed by the police and press.


Scientific explanation.


Scientific evidence indicates the event was generated by an earthquake combined with sightings of a bright meteor widely observed over Wales and Northern England at the time.
The Institute of Geological Sciences (now British Geological Survey) reported that a magnitude 3.5 earthquake was felt at 8:39 p.m. that night over a wide area of North Wales and as far as Liverpool (also in Formby 18 miles north of Liverpool). It was not immediately identified for what it was, hence the police investigation. However, the magnitude of the shock was such that had it been due to impact, the resulting crater would have been large enough to be easily visible. The unusual lights may have been simply the meteor, but may also have included the phenomenon known as earthquake light.


Many thanks for the backbone of this Mr Wiki, Mulder is not best pleased but Scully is in love with you x

No comments:

Post a Comment