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- Odd Anecdotes: Dark Entities, Something Chased The UFO and Did I See A Fairy?
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- Giant Green Cosmic Blob Identified As Gaseous Star Nursery
| Odd Anecdotes: Dark Entities, Something Chased The UFO and Did I See A Fairy? Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:22 PM PST  DARK ENTITIES Email received: Hello, my name is Greg. I do not know what I have experienced but recently I have been receiving phone calls from 11 digit single numeral phone numbers with no voice. The calls last exactly 10 sec then end. I have also been receiving 4 digit number calls. When I was younger there were a couple of events. One time I saw something that was completely black and didn't have eyes. A day or so later I saw a weird figure outside my window. It just stared at me. It had a weird looking face with 2 large black eyes, no nose and an enormous mask (it seemed like it was a mask) but it rubbed its face and blinked the rest of the head...seemed to be covered with a hood of some sort. I didn't have any other sightings at that time but I heard a lot of noise most nights. It got so bad I refused to stay there with my family. Another event happened not so long ago. I was asleep and woke up as if I didn't have a choice. When I looked I saw a large black figure over me with red eyes that glowed yellow at the edges. I couldn't move or scream. When I finally rolled out of bed and slowly crawled though my house. I heard no noise. My family was staying with me but no one was around as if they had gone. I laid on the floor for hours until I lost consciousness. When i woke I was back in my bed undressed. i had asked my family if they went anywhere before I got up. They said they went outside for only a few seconds to get more clothes out of the car. If you would have info on this please let me know. **********  MUFON CMS - unedited: My friend and I would walk our dogs late at night for a good hour or two over the summer. It was around 1 am and we both walked to our neighborhood's elementary school which happens to be the half way point to both our houses, that's were we split up to each walk home. I was walking my dog home and was pretty close home, just about a block away. I was looking at the sky (which was very very clear) thinking to myself how nice it should be tomorrow. Right as I was looking at the sky I saw a rather large disc over head fly by extremely fast. I'd say it was about the size of the average Frisbee held above your head at arms length. The whole thing was glowing, the center was more white and bright and as it got to the edges it was more of a mustard yellow. I saw it for a good 2-3 seconds before it disappeared. After seeing that I knew I just saw a UFO and by UFO I mean I knew it wasn't of this Earth. I stood there for a good minute thinking to myself what do I do who do I tell. I continued to walk home. After walking about another minute my dog (nicest, calmest, quietest dog, rarely and I mean rarely ever barks) stops walking (and this dog loves to walk). She turns around and starts growling. The hair on her back was standing up she was showing her teeth and everything. This scared the crap out of me. I kept pulling the leash and saying Dixie (my dog's name) calm down come on. She then let out a loud vicious bark. Then I heard the sound of something speed walking towards us from behind. It sounded like a dogs paws on the pavement. We could not see anything but it was getting louder. My dog suddenly turns around and takes off pulling me. The faster we ran the louder and closer it sounded. I was afraid to turn around to see what was behind me but I did anyway as we ran and saw nothing. I let go of my dogs leash and ran into my backyard and went through my back door into my house. My mom woke up from me running into the house. She asked what was going on because I was out of breath. I tried telling her but she got out of bed and kept accusing me of being on drugs. Then my phone started ringing and it was my friend (I had told him to call me when he got home when we left each other) I pick up the phone and started to cry as I tried to tell him what happened. Before I'd get to the substantial information, the phone would disconnect. My house has full coverage... I didn't want to call him back because he was using his house phone and I didn't want to wake everyone at his house up. I went back to my moms room to continue to try to tell her what happened. She started to believe me and was getting freaked out herself. My phone started ringing in my room so I went to go answer it knowing it was my friend. As I'd try telling him again, the phone would disconnect. He called me back right away and my mom was screaming for me to come into her room so she can try to make sense of things. I tell my friend to hold on, I left the phone in my room. As I was trying to tell my mom what happened more in depth, my cell phone started ringing (disconnected while I was talking to my mom and my friend was calling me back) I lost it. I broke down and told my mom every time I tried telling my friend what happened my phone disconnected. She didn't understand. This happened over and over again and I was eventually able to tell him quickly what happened. He was afraid because he said he was hearing humming outside. He went to sleep in his parents room. We were 15 at the time... I counted how many times my friend called me. He called me 17 times within a half hour period. That means that my phone disconnected 16 times in that half hour period. Again, at my house I have full AT&T 3G service. I then stood outside my moms and my room and stared down the hallway for a good half hour as if i was hypnotized, not saying it was from "aliens" that's just how scared I was, I didn't want to move. My dog, sat and stared out the back door all night. My mom was just as scared as I was after knowing the whole story and hearing my phone ringing over and over again knowing that I wasn't hanging up the calls, they were disconnecting. My mom was so scared that she made me sleep with my door open, lights and TV on, and she made me take my necklace off in fear that it could be used to choke me. This whole story sounds far fetched I know and my being 15 at the time probably makes this sound silly but I didn't even really believe in Aliens at that time. After that incident I've become somewhat obsessed with Aliens and UFO's. When I tell friends this story they look at me as if I'm legitimately mental. I don't care what people think when I tell them this story. I know what happened and I take it to my grave. **********  Email received: Hi...I'm hoping that I can get some answers by writing you. I have forwarded my experience to MUFON and other investigators but I have never been taken seriously. In April 2008 an hour or so after midnight, myself and a companion were driving back home after some shopping. We were heading west on Davidson Road in Burton, MI. As we drove passed a Chase Bank we noticed something strange flying in front of car. The 'creature' appeared to be flying 3 feet or so above the ground heading south. My companion was driving the vehicle. She turned her head and noticed a flying creature appear in her right peripheral vision. She quickly looked at the creature as it flew in the direction of the Chase Bank before disappearing. She didn't recognize any distinct features on the creature. For a second though, she did notice a 5 inch furry brown colored body which then turned into a small shape. The creature was flying horizontally before nose diving towards the ground then reaching the other side of the road. I suddenly disappeared. I was sitting in the passenger seat and looking straight ahead when I observed the bizarre flying creature or object. I caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a cigarette butt thrown from a window, but as I followed it with my eyes I noticed it was too big to be a cigarette butt. It had the appearance of a bright orange Christmas tree light or an orange globe. The creature moved perfectly horizontally slightly rising by the time it reached the middle of the road. When it turned and reached the other side of the road it was gone. I am speculating that this was a 'fairly' type creature. We both got a very good look at it. Any idea what this was?  |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST  Huge Fireball Spotted Over Southeast US todaysthv - Quite a stir across the state tonight, lots of folks saw a big ball of fire streaking across the sky. The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office says it was a meteor and likely hit near Poteau Mountain, Oklahoma. We contacted amateur astronomer Steven Meeks who writes an astronomy blog on todaysthv.com, he says it was likely a meteor and since some people saw it burn a bit greenish -- it probably contained copper. He also says it was probably no bigger than a pebble. According to affiliate KFSM, the meteor was also sighted in Greenwood, Jonesboro, Jackson, Miss., Biloxi, Miss., and the Florida Panhandle. --------- katc - At roughly 8:50pm local time an apparent meteor was spotted by observers in Acadiana including KATC's Hoyt Harris. Hoyt and Acadiana were not alone in the observation with twitter reports (#flashoflight) from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida of a bright object in the sky at the same time. A sonic boom was heard as far north as Western North Carolina where cloudy skies prohibited the viewing of the fireball. None of the reports in Acadiana mentioned a sonic boom. The possible meteor was described as a large green ball (copper composition) with a trailing orange and yellow tail. While there were no major meteor showers in progress there could still be a random object striking the Earth's atmosphere. Meteors as small as the size of a pea striking the Earth can put on quite a show, but many believe that this object was a lot larger. As of press time there was no credible indication if the meteor reached the ground or just burned up in the Earth's atmosphere. Apparently NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Near Earth Object did indicate a relatively "close" flyby of an asteroid this evening passing roughly 850,000 miles (more than 3 times the distance to the moon) from the Earth. This particular asteroid was estimated to be 25-60 feet in diameter, but it remains unclear if the possible meteor was debris associated with this asteroid or not. There will likely be additional reports and more clarifying information Wednesday. ***********  Alien-Looking Baby Scares Mother mid-day - A mother delivered an abnormal baby last morning at Dr Hiren Thumer's hospital in Gondal in Gujarat. Sonal Waghela who delivered the baby fell unconscious when she saw its face for the first time. She is not willing to look at its face, as it is deformed and looks like a baby from a different planet. Except for Mukesh Waghela, Sonal's husband, no other relatives were allowed to see the child. The baby is abnormal and its face is larger than its body. Just his head weighs 2.15 kg The baby is being spoon-fed another woman's milk, as Sonal is not willing to allow him close to her. The condition afflicting the baby occurs when water accumulates inside the brain. Dr Thumer said, "The head swells like a balloon because of water accumulation inside the brain and hence the baby looks abnormal. Such babies can be saved if brain surgery is conducted, else it dies within four to six months." However, at present, the baby's condition is normal. ********** "Big cat was prowling around my garden" thisisderbyshire - Three sightings of big cats have been reported in Derbyshire since the new year. A pensioner said she saw a panther-like creature in her Mickleover garden twice while a motorist claimed she saw a big cat while driving down a country lane. And a dog-walker said he found a huge paw print in a Brailsford field. Sheila Noble, 83, said she first saw a big black cat in her garden on New Year's Day. She claimed she watched it jump over an eight-foot-tall gate. "It was about 18 inches from the floor to the top of its head and it had the biggest yellow eyes I have ever seen," she said. "We have a lot of cats in this area but this was about four times bigger. It was eating the bird food I had left on the floor. We haven't had many birds around lately and now I know why." She said she saw the same creature again the following day and was 100 per cent certain it was a big cat. She said: "I have seen pictures before of big cats and I thought it must definitely be one. It was lovely to look at with the most beautiful coat. "I will be looking out for it now and I will be taking a photograph if I see it again." And Kim Williams reported seeing a similar creature seven miles away in Findern last week. The 50-year-old said she was driving down Findern Lane when she saw something come out of a hedge at the side of the road. "I thought at first it was a big fox but then I noticed it was plain black," she said. "It ran straight across the road and into a field." And a man who asked not to be named said he spotted a big paw print in mud in a Brailsford field while walking his dog. He said: "I looked closer at it and was amazed at the size – it was about five inches wide. It was definitely too big to be a dog's paw." Last year four big cat sightings were reported to Derbyshire police, compared to three in 2009, 2007, 2006 and 2005. The figures, released under the Freedom of Information Act, show sightings in 2010 were made in Mickleover, Littleover, Nether Heage and Overseal. People who have seen big cats can also report it to the British Big Cats Society, which will investigate the claims. ********** The mainstream media's linking of UFOs to Tucson killer tucsoncitizen - Today, The Washington Post reported that Jared Loughner, the man in custody related to Saturday's massacre in Tucson, may have visited a alternative-discussion forum this past summer. The information was relayed by me to my readers on the Tucson Citizen a couple of hours ago, after a bit of contemplation. I posted without commentary. I did not go into detail about what the article said, only that Abovetopsecret.com (ATS) had a statement on their website, along with a quote from the website's representative. ATS is the largest alternative-topic discussion forum on the Internet, where users can discuss UFOs, conspiracies, the paranormal and other alternative topics. I do believe that the staff of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based ATS, were sincere in wanting to help in this ongoing investigation. As far as the newspaper that ran the article, I am unsure of their intention. The headline for the article by The Washington Post reads: "Jared Lee Loughner apparently sought community online at Abovetopsecret.com" When I read the headline, my first thought was: "So what?" When I read the article, it stated "the site's operators believe [username] Erad3 was accused Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner, 22." The keyword in the headline is "apparently" and in the article is "believe". It's not 100% certain that Erad3 was Loughner, but the posts made by Erad3 used the same language that Loughner used in his YouTube videos. So, the ATS representative does believe that it was Loughner. So, I tried to figure out what would possess The Washington Post to release a speculative article like that now, when we have not even buried the victims of the horrific tragedy in Tucson. Well, we do know that this newspaper in Washington enjoys making light of UFO stories. When retired military men came forward in September, in a news conference to allege that UFOs interfered with nuclear facilities, the resulting coverage was inexcusable. Their journalist said that he only went to the news conference for the cookies and pastries offered at the National Press Club. Basically, the cookies were the highlight of the resulting report of the news conference. There were no references to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Erad3′s posts on ATS, as stated by the newspaper, so it isn't apparent why the newspaper ran with a speculative article. I can speculate, but I won't. My problem with the article, is not that it could be spun to assert that people who discuss alternative-topics, like UFOs and conspiracies, are "mentally unstable". Instead, I would expect this newspaper to be 100% certain about the identity of the poster Erad3. The estimated 99%" certainty from the website owner that it was Jared Loughner isn't good enough. The newspaper should have been 100% certain before running that article. Also, running that article, which has been spreading all over the Internet all day, really could have waited. **********  Skull pulled from box renews mystery herald-tribune - Police in Bradenton, FL are trying to solve a mystery over how an unidentified human skull sat in a box in their property room for more than 35 years until it was discovered last week. And they have virtually no records to indicate to whom it belongs or what happened to the person. In late 1974, someone found a human skull submerged in 4 inches of water in an area vaguely described as "near Bradenton." The skull was apparently sent by the Bradenton Police Department to the FBI and back again to the local agency's evidence room, where it was wrapped in newspaper, put in a box, marked with the word "SKULL" and forgotten. Until last week. Detectives, sifting through old evidence to see if any of it could be used to crack cold cases, found the box, and the skull, and are now trying to figure out to whom it belongs. Bradenton police believe it may have been part of a missing person's case from the early 1970s and plan to ask the FBI if it retained any paperwork on it. Local police say records regarding the skull were long ago destroyed. Detectives have been sifting through old newspaper clippings about disappearances to get started. They found several possible scenarios, including: Wendy and Kenny Wilson, 12 and 14 years old, who left for school one day in 1974 and vanished; Donna Jean Massey, an epileptic teenager who never returned from a camping trip in Riverview and a Wisconsin man who was last seen fishing on the Manatee River. DNA testing or carbon dating may be used to help police narrow their search. For now, though, the case remains as mysterious as it was 36 years ago. "We're gonna require a lot of help to solve this thing," said Lt. John Affolter said. "It's certainly unique." ********** Italian man shot in head sneezes out bullet telegraph - An Italian man who was struck in the head by a stray bullet during New Year's Eve celebrations is recovering after sneezing the projectile out of his nose. Darco Sangermano, 28, was hit in the temple by the .22 calibre bullet while wandering with his girlfriend through Naples – a city in Italy notorious for its rowdy New Year celebrations, often involving firearms and powerful fireworks. The bullet went through the right side of his head, behind his eye socket and lodged in his nasal passage but miraculously did no serious damage. Bleeding heavily, he was taken to hospital in an ambulance shortly after midnight, but while waiting to be seen by doctors he sneezed and the bullet shot out of his right nostril. Mr Sangermano, a craftsman from Turin, returned to his hometown after being released from hospital. "The route of the bullet broke his temporal bone, near his temple, and this slowed down the bullet which grazed his eyeball without hitting it directly," Dr Guglielmo Ramieri said. Surgeons operated on the eye, removing splinters of bone that the bullet left in its wake. "The operation lasted several hours but he is fine," said Mr Sangermano's uncle, Vito Sangermano. "The doctors agree that he will not lose the use of his eye, even if for now his sight is blurry." In the next few weeks Mr Sangermano will undergo laser surgery to repair damage to his retina and is expected to make a full recovery.  |
| Giant Green Cosmic Blob Identified As Gaseous Star Nursery Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:56 AM PST  The blob of gas was first discovered by a Dutch school teacher in 2007 and is named Hanny's Voorwerp (HAN'-nee's-FOR'-vehrp). Voorwerp is Dutch for object. NASA released the new Hubble photo Monday at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle. Parts of the green blob are collapsing and the resulting pressure from that is creating the stars. The stellar nurseries are outside of a normal galaxy, which is usually where stars live. That makes these "very lonely newborn stars" that are "in the middle of nowhere," said Bill Keel, the University of Alabama astronomer who examined the blob. The blob is the size of our own Milky Way galaxy and it is 650 million light years away. Each light year is about 6 trillion miles. The blob is mostly hydrogen gas swirling from a close encounter of two galaxies and it glows because it is illuminated by a quasar in one of the galaxies. A quasar is a bright object full of energy powered by a black hole. The blob was discovered by elementary school teacher Hanny van Arkel, who was 24 at the time, as part of a worldwide Galaxy Zoo project where everyday people can look at archived star photographs to catalog new objects. Van Arkel said when she first saw the odd object in 2007 it appeared blue and smaller. The Hubble photo provides a clear picture and better explanation for what is happening around the blob. "It actually looked like a blue smudge," van Arkel told The Associated Press. "Now it looks like dancing frog in the sky because it's green." She says she can even see what passes for arms and eyes. Since van Arkel's discovery, astronomers have looked for similar gas blobs and found 18 of them. But all of them are about half the size of Hanny's Voorwerp, Keel said. ---------- Hubble Telescope Sheds Light On Mysterious, Green Space Blob NPR - Back in 2007, as part of a crowd-sourced study program called Galaxy Zoo, a Dutch school teacher discovered a very odd celestial object: It looked like a great, green blob floating in space and at the time it was inexplicable. Today, thanks to the Hubble telescope, we have an unbelievable picture of Hanny's Voorwerp, or Hanny's Object, as it is now known. And we also have a better idea of what it is: Researchers said the blob is not a galaxy but a "twisting rope of gas, or tidal tail, about 300,000 light-years long that wraps around the galaxy [IC 2497]." In a press release from the University of Alabama, Dr. Bill Keel, professor of astronomy and leader of Hubble's Hanny's Voorep study, presented two surprising findings: First, that very young stars are forming inside the tidal tail. "The region may have been churning out stars for several million years," said Keel. "They are so dim that they have previously been lost in the brilliant light of the surrounding gas." Keel told us that this is remarkable because this is not the kind of environment in which you would usually find star formation. Second, Hanny's Voorwerp was lit up by a powerful beacon of light called a quasar, which formed as a byproduct of the harsh conditions created by a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy. Keel said the tail likely formed as the result of energy from two merging galaxies. That green light we see is glowing oxygen. "We just missed catching the quasar because it turned off no more than 200,000 years ago, so what we're seeing is the afterglow from the quasar," said Keel. "This implies that it might flicker on and off, which is typical of quasars, but we've never seen such a dramatic change happen so rapidly." Update at 2:56 p.m. ET: We just spoke to Dr. Keel. He notes that one of the things this study might prove is that these kinds of objects and this kind process may be "pretty common." "We were working under the assumption that this would've have been the closest quasar to us," he said. "But it's weird that it would doing something so unusual." Keel said beyond the science, this is also an illustration of how important a project like Galaxy Zoo is. Essentially, Galaxy Zoo allows hundreds or thousands of volunteers to sift through images after taking a quick tutorial of what to look for. Keel is looking for more green blobs, and he's using volunteers to find them. Galaxy Zoo users looked through images of 15,000 galaxies. They narrowed that down to 100 galaxies of interest and then scientists further winnowed it down to 18, which they will look at using high-powered telescopes.  |
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