In a rainstorm in Wilna, Lithuania, on April 4, 1846, nut-sized masses of a resinous and gelatinous substance fell, according to Comptes Rendus, 23-542. It was “odorless until burned: then it spread a very pronounced sweetish odor.” It was firmer than “gelatine,” but when in water for 24 hours, it “swelled out, and looked altogether … [Read more...] about Vast gelatinous areas aloft
1841
Leave it to later developers of super-geography
In February, 1841, an oily, reddish matter fell at Genoa, according to Comptes Rendus, 13-215. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 64 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Leave it to later developers of super-geography
The mystery of the local sky
Comrie, Perthshire, England, was subject to a strange phenomenon from 1839 to 1841. Throughout the month of October 1839 in particular, a series of “shocks” were felt, some slight, some severe. The noise was described as “‘like distant thunder or reports of artillery, …sometimes high in the air, and was often heard without any sensible … [Read more...] about The mystery of the local sky
The mystery of the local sky
Comrie, Perthshire, England, was subject to a strange phenomenon from 1839 to 1841. Throughout the month of October 1839 in particular, a series of “shocks” were felt, some slight, some severe. The noise was described as “‘like distant thunder or reports of artillery, …sometimes high in the air, and was often heard without any sensible … [Read more...] about The mystery of the local sky
A sanitarium for overworked coincidences
At Dunfermline, as noted in the London Times, Oct. 12, 1841, many several-inch-long fishes fell in a thunderstorm on Oct. 7, 1841. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p184 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about A sanitarium for overworked coincidences