| ID | #1717758693 |
| Added | Fri, 07/06/2024 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | журн. "Brothezs" 1964 T.2 №1-4, стр. 31.
Мензел д. "О летающих тарелках", М. 1962, стр. 48
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Investigation
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Initial data
1949, August 20, approx. 22 hours. 45 min.; approx. 3 seconds. USA, NEW MEXICO, LAS CRUCES.
Clyde W. Tombow, astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930; his wife and mother-in-law.
I was looking at the zenith, admiring... a sky full of stars when I noticed a geometric group consisting of faintly luminous, bluish-green rectangles. (...) The group moved in a south-southeasterly direction, individual rectangles shortened, the distance between them decreased (at first the group occupied about 1 degree), and the light dimmed until they disappeared about 35 degrees above the horizon. The total visibility time was about 3 seconds. I was too amazed to count the glowing rectangles or note some other characteristics... there was no sound at this phenomenon. I have made thousands of observations of the night sky, but I have never seen such a strange sight. The rectangles shone faintly, I am sure that if the moon were full, they would not be visible" (From a letter from K.W. Tombow to Kozo Mikami, Tokyo)
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There were 6 or 8 rectangles glowing with a "faint yellowish-green light." When the rectangles appeared in the sky, they had already passed the zenith and were moving south. The movement was fast and uniform: in 3 seconds they passed from the zenith to a point 50 degrees from the zenith, after which they disappeared. They seemed completely flat.
Hypotheses
Light sources on clouds
Lasers, searchlights, car headlights and other light sources of sufficient power can form a column of light in a dusty or foggy atmosphere, various patterns on low clouds, fog or haze. Also, the rays can highlight parts of the cloud, objects or birds, giving them bizarre shapes.
Searchlights can shine with one beam, several. They can be stationary, move, and also form spinning carousels on the clouds, which can change shape and color.
It often seems that the light source is located at the point where the beam hits the cloud, and not vice versa.
Investigation
According to D. Menzel, it is a reflection of light from a layer of mist or fog.
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