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Strange Skyfalls -- Monka ex
Mars (7/22/99)
No doubt you have heard over the ages about all
the many strange things that have fallen from the
sky.
Scientist E.W. Gudger had collected reports of 78
different occurences of fish raining from the sky
by 1946. Fish falls have been reported throughout
history, as well as frog, snail, worm, snake and
turtle falls.
The Associated Press carried a story from
Shreveport, LA about hundreds of blackbirds
falling from the sky on March 20, 1940. On
January 3, 1978, 136 pink-footed geese fell from
the sky and onto Norfolk, England. This "storm"
left a trail of dead geese 45 km long!
Skyfalls are not limited to living creatures.
Seeds, nuts, and berries have also been reported
falling from the sky since the mid 1800s. In
1867, Dublin, Ireland experienced a fall of
half-inch diameter, orange colored berries on May
9.
Ice chunks have also fallen from clear skies. In
September 1964, a large lump of ice was reported
to have fallen from a cloudless sky in Transvaal,
South Africa.
Strange skyfalls are still with us today.
On February 15, 1992, a rain of mothballs was
reported falling on Tyler, TX a few minutes after
noon. The mothballs fell for approximately 5
minutes in a radius of 5 miles. About a half
dozen were analyzed and found to be ordinary
mothballs as reported.
May 10, 1995 brought reports of falling fish in
Japan, falling lizards in Australia, and falling
rocks (1.5 inches in diameter!) in South Africa.
Chicken eggs fell from the sky on July 23, 1996
and cracked all over the streets, sidewalks,
driveways, and highways near Jay, OK, where they
proceeded to fry on these hot, summer surfaces!
South Africa seems to be the best place to
observe a skyfall. On June 5, 1997, a feather
fall was reported there. More recently, on July
1, 1999, the strangest of all falls was reported
in South Africa: one-foot tall, orange traffic
cones pelted the ground there for approximately 2
minutes!
Keep your eyes on the skies!
