Explosive fireball said to shake Earth

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Wednesday, January 12, 2005

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Explosive fireball said to shake Earth
'The noise was so loud, for a moment I thought I had turned deaf'

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Posted: January 12, 2005
8:45 p.m. Eastern

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© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

Was it a meteor that slammed into India? (Illustration by Leonard Wikberg III, courtesy ScienceData.net)

Villagers in India are in a state of shock and local officials baffled after a fireball was seen crashing Tuesday night, causing a massive explosion that "shook the Earth."

"I saw a huge ball of fire in the air," farmhouse caretaker told the Mumbai Mid Day. "It raced down to the Earth so fast that before I could do anything, my house shook and all my utensils came crashing down."

More than half a dozen villages near the towns of Khopoli, Uran and Panvel felt the impact. Locals were said to run out of their homes and remain outside for fear of them collapsing.

"The noise was so loud, for a moment I thought I had turned deaf. It was almost like a huge bomb blast," said resident R. Chaitanya.

More than 80 calls about the event flooded one local police office in Navi Mumbai.

Ball of fire spotted over circled pond in Apata village near Khopoli (courtesy: Mumbai Mid Day)

According to the paper, "an almost twister-like effect was also detected in the jungle areas of Bazruddin, Wavochi and Karoshi, which saw trees swaying."

Air-traffic controllers say all planes have been accounted for, and the Mumbai Meteorological Department ruled out any asteroid or meteorite event.

Officials with the Indian Space Research Organisation also dismiss it was satellite debris.

"We have only two satellites in the orbit, and we have ruled out damage to either," said an ISRO spokesman.

Officer D.D. Bharsat in the village of Bharapada told Mid Day he saw fire and smoke, and the impact sent leaves and other articles from the ground circling into the air.

But police reportedly have still not found the precise location where the blast occurred.

"Our men are traveling from village to village to find out the exact spot of the unidentified explosion," Superintendent Dnyaneshwar Phadtare of the Raigad Police said. "Many have heard the explosion but nobody has yet been able to pinpoint the spot."

The event comes on the heels of a recent spate of mysterious celestial events not only in Asia, but in the Western Hemisphere as well.

As WorldNetDaily reported Saturday, residents of Chino, Calif., saw a fireball falling from the sky last week, and a neighborhood shed ignited moments later.

Image taken from infrared video of UFOs

Last May, the Mexican air force released video footage of 11 unidentified flying objects that were only visible via an infrared camera.

The objects reportedly flew around a military surveillance plane.

Jamie Maussan, a journalists and UFO enthusiast, told reporters the objects seemed "intelligent" because at one point they changed direction and surrounded the plane that was chasing them.

"They were invisible to the eye but they were there, there is no doubt about it. They had mass, they had energy and they were moving about," Maussan said after showing a 15-minute video.

"We are not alone! This is so weird," one of the pilots can be heard yelling, Reuters reported. The plane's crew had just switched on the infrared camera after first picking up the objects by radar.

In the past year, there have been numerous additional sightings of fireballs, UFOs and mysterious lights hovering in the sky.

The strange circumstances were reported in Iran, China, Indonesia and Australia.

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[dighton]

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Explosive fireball said to shake Earth

Tenses said to have vanished.

[wizr]

..or was it a flaming bush (burning bush)?

[superskunk]

It's not Cartman's fault that Earth's been canceled.

[Brett66]

Who is Zaphod Gault?

[COEXERJ145]

If you look around and go to some science journals, they will tell you that we are experiencing greater numbers of disasters than ever before including earthquakes in frequency and magnitudes, volcano eruptions as never before, killer storms as never before, they are increasing like birthpangs of a pregnant woman about to give birth.

Care to source any of this or are you going to just expect me to take your word for it? And please don't use a religious website that doesn't back itself up. There are plenty of places one could find such information if it was available and don't have an agenda.

In reality though, you're incorrect. According to figures from the USGS, the number of magnitude 7.0 earthquakes has been below the average for several years.

Volcanoes continue to happen as they usually do, nothing out of the ordinary.

Sure we've had more hurricanes this last year but we also had large numbers of hurricanes 25 years ago. There is a well documented, 20-25 year cycle of Atlantic hurricanes osculating between periods of low numbers of storms and high numbers.

Of course not, for the same reason a crook can't find a policeman.

And just what are you implying?

Strategerist, I pinged you to this thread since you seem to be more knowledgeable on the subject of earthquakes/volcanoes and I know you've had to explain the reality to some of the other "end timers" before.

[fuzzthatwuz]

Funny link. Thanks!

[Iam1ru1-2]

Here's a link to one of many sites:

http://home.att.net/~thehessians/recordbreaking.html

[DSBull]

sure it is, the gravity of his large arse combined with Michael Moore's arse gravity is sucking in the meteors....

we are doomed...

[shibumi]

Is that really you?!? How many years in acting/modeling school did you spend? Best damn link I've seen this year! .....all 12 days of it.

[o_zarkman44]

It may be coincidence but a well renouned "remote viewer" a psychic who had worked for the CIA made some unnerving predictions for 2005. His words were (ad libbing)...... enjoy Thanksgiving with your family because it would be your last happy time. By Christmas there would be great tragedy and suffering. Unprecidented natural and man made events will create a chain of suffering and turmoil.
This guy was on Coast to Coast AM radio show back I think in October. I know the show has some unbelievable topics and perhaps some crackpots....... but my wife and I were unnerved by the mans revelations. And it may be coming to pass. I have been unable to work for almost a month because of massive amounts of rain stopping construction. So economic pains could be in the works for myself and millions of other people who are affected by the severe flooding in America. Something was also mentioned about a black missile hitting LA........It could be the end times for sure. I need a drink now! sheesh!

[superskunk]

So what you're saying is Earth hasn't been canceled?

[DSBull]

it has been renewed for at least 2 more seasons...

[superskunk]

Are you talking about Maj. Ed Dames? Scary predictions.

[GeronL]

I saw a huge ball of fire in the air," farmhouse caretaker told the Mumbai Mid Day. "It raced down to the Earth so fast that before I could do anything, my house shook and all my utensils came crashing down."

really?? and what would you do about it exactly??

[GeronL]

Last May, the Mexican air force released video footage of 11 unidentified flying objects that were only visible via an infrared camera.

Doesn't anyone at WND know that the US military can have aircraft that uses lights only seen in infra-red? On secret missions anyway.

[o_zarkman44]

I am not for sure but that name sounds familiar. Yeah like I said his seeings were unnerving.

[null and void]

What's really strange is that guy that'll paint any car for just $99!

Earl Scheib

*sigh* I remember when it was $29.99...

[Quix]

THANKS.

[superskunk]

I think it's best just to enjoy life and trust in God. Good things will happen - Bad things will happen. No worries.