During a thunderstorm in July 1681 near Cape Cod, “burning, bituminous matter” fell on the deck of the English ship Albemarle, according to the Edin. New Phil. Jour., 26-86. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 74 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Burning bituminous matter
fall of bituminous matter
An earthy kind of coal
A substance fell near Alais, France, March 15, 1806, that was reported by Dr. Walter Flight in Eclectic Magazine, 89-71, and observed by the French Academy to be “an earthy kind of coal,” that when heated emits “a faint bituminous substance.” –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 76 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about An earthy kind of coal
An earthy kind of coal
A substance fell near Alais, France, March 15, 1806, that was reported by Dr. Walter Flight in Eclectic Magazine, 89-71, and observed by the French Academy to be “an earthy kind of coal,” that when heated emits “a faint bituminous substance.” –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 76 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about An earthy kind of coal
Coal has fallen from the sky
On March 8, 1798, a fall of bituminous matter occurred in Germany, according to Greg’s catalogue in Rept. Brit. Assoc., 1860-73. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 72 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Coal has fallen from the sky
Coal has fallen from the sky
On March 8, 1798, a fall of bituminous matter occurred in Germany, according to Greg’s catalogue in Rept. Brit. Assoc., 1860-73. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 72 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Coal has fallen from the sky