| ID | #1602605380 |
| Added | Tue, 13/10/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Bill Chalker (1996)
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
In February 1976, in Kettering, Tasmania, a 39-year-old man woke up to the sound of his young child crying. Then he noticed what looked like an airplane descending from the Eastern sky on the shore of little oyster Cove. A strong glow radiated from the area.
Thinking it might have been a plane crash, the man hurried to the light, still in his dressing gown. From a small elevation, he had an unobstructed view, about 25 meters down the slope, of an unusual domed object.
A bright light shone around the object. The exterior looked like aluminum, with ribs or protrusions on top. Under the Windows, a small shelf with a short vertical side led to the base. Through three or four Windows, the witness saw a tall cylindrical object (which he compared to a ship's compass) and "fixed gray shapes" (such as car seats with head restraints when viewed from behind), possibly entities.
As he got closer, a whirring noise could be heard, like a rotating electric motor. Then the object rose above the ground, and the noise increased as it moved. It slowly gained altitude, then increased its speed. The object turned into a dot in the sky and disappeared. The entire incident lasted about seven minutes.
The witness returned to the site in the morning and found that the rough grass looked burned in a circle where the object was located. This grass later died and was replaced by tougher grass.
When the Tasmanian UFO investigation center visited the site, the affected area stood out much greener than its surroundings. Studies have not revealed significant differences in the thermoluminescent content of soil and mineral particles taken from the affected area and from outside.
The results showed the absence of large doses of ionizing radiation.
The thermoluminescence technique allowed the analyst Dr. J. Stevens draw a conclusion:
- The death of grasses did not occur due to significant heating of the soil. The soil at the surface was not heated above about 170 ° C, and the soil at a depth of about 5 cm was not heated above about 155 ° C.
- The death of the grass and subsequent stimulated re-growth were not caused by large doses of ionizing radiation.
Original news
In February 1976 in Kettering, Tasmania, a 39 year-old man was woken up by his young child crying. He then noticed what appeared to be a plane coming down from the eastern sky on the shore of Little Oyster Cove. A widespread glow emanated from the area. Thinking it could have been a plane accident, the man hurried towards the light, still in a dressing gown. From a small rise he had an unobstructed view, some 25 metres down the slope, of an extraordinary dome-shaped object. Windows around the object gave off a bright light The exterior looked like aluminium, with ribbing or ridging from the top. Below the windows, a small ledge led into a base, with a short vertical side. Through the three or four windows, the witness saw a tall cylindrical object (which he likened to a ship’s compass mounting) and ‘motionless grey shapes’ (like car seats with headrests seen from the rear), perhaps entities.
A humming noise, like an electric motor turning over, could be heard as he drew closer. Then the object rose from the ground, with the noise increasing as it went. It gained elevation slowly, then increased speed. The object became a dot in the sky and was gone. The whole incident lasted about seven minutes.
The witness went back to the spot in the morning and found that the rough grass appeared to be scorched in a circle where the object had rested. This grass later died and was subsequently replaced by a ‘tougher cutting grass’. When the Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre visited the site, the affected area stood out as much greener than the surrounding area. Investigations revealed no significant differences in the thermo-luminescent content of the soil and mineral particles taken from within the affected area and from outside. The results indicated no large doses of ionising radiation. The thermo-luminescence technique allowed the analyst, Dr. G. Stevens, to conclude:
1) The death of the grasses was not caused by substantial heating of the soil. The soil on the surface had not been heated above about 170 degrees C and soil about 5 cm down had not been heated above about 155 degrees C.
2) The death of the grass and subsequent stimulated re-growth was not caused by large doses of ionising radiation.
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