| ID | #1632146409 |
| Added | Mon, 20/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Times of India
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Bombay, India, TIMES, October 25, 1954, p.
FANCY FLIGHTS
The fever has spread. After he infected Americans, Europeans, Australians and South Africans, a "mass hallucination mania" (as detractors describe it) invaded India-to see glowing cigars and shining saucers in the air. Like all mass infections, this last "weakness of the mind", which imagines things that are not there, is worse than suffering under the tutelage of a master hypnotist who injects drugs into people and controls their minds with the power of his eyes.
Above the mica mine
More than 800 people in Manbhum recently saw a dull gray disc-shaped flying machine with a diameter of about 12 feet hovering over a mica mine that supplies beryllium to the Atomic Energy Commission. After a short "review", he soared into the sky with incredible speed. This was followed by a report that flying saucers were seen over Bombay twice in five days by people in different parts of the city.
Now we can expect another explosion from some of our shy, "morally" minded leaders against the "vile thoughts that make me see cigars" (which are just conscious expressions of a subconscious desire to inhale the smoke of a well-known herb. like tobacco). We can also be condemned for imagining saucers, because "they are just an expression of the thirst of a brimming cup of overflowing spirits."
Let's forget about moralists for a while and turn to more factual things. Are flying saucers really the result of excessive activity of people's imagination? This is what most politicians in the United States adhere to. Even scientists with some reputation have incited the authorities to claim that there is nothing better than a flying saucer, except in the human mind, striving for flights of fantasy.
Debunking
This may be an easy way to debunk something that a mind limited by modern scientific knowledge cannot comprehend; but it is hardly convincing when you consider that there have been more than 30,000 incidents where hundreds of sane, sane people claim to have seen flying saucers every time. So many people from all over the world can't be wrong. Not all of them suffer from hallucinations.
In India itself, in 1838, the appearance of flying saucers was reported, when a flying disk with a long glowing orange appendage appeared. Then, again in 1849, on October 17 and 18, for two full days, an army officer in Bangalore saw through his telescope a stream of small dark objects rushing across the sky. The march lasted both days. One of the disks was carefully studied and had an exhaust part, like a modern jet aircraft.
Previous mention
This is only in the so-called modern era. However, much earlier saucers were mentioned in the Ramayana and The Mahabharata. In Sanskrit literature, they are called vimanas, they come in different types and designs: some are small for one person, some are large, like palaces, and others are used as weapons of destruction. All this proves that it's time to stop being surprised by flying saucers and cigars and accept their existence.
Original news
Bombay, India, TIMES, 25 October 1954, page
FLIGHTS OF FANCY
By PATANJALI SETHI
THE fever has spread. After it having infected Americans, Europeans, Australians and South Africans, the "mass hallucination mania," (as the uncharitable describe it) of seeing glowing cigars and shining saucers in the air has invaded India. Like all mass infections, this latest "weakness of the mind", which imagines things that are not, is worse than suffering under the tutelage of a master hypnotist who drugs people and controls their minds through the powers of his eyes.
Over A Mica Mine
Over 800 people in Manbhum recently saw a dull grey disc-like flying craft, about 12 feet in diameter, hovering over a mica mine which supplies berylium to the Atomic Energy Commission. After a short "survey", it soared up into the heavens at an incredible speed. This was followed by the reported sighting of flying saucers over Bombay, twice in five days, by people in different parts of the city.
Now we can expect another outburst from some of our self-conscious, "morally" inclined leaders against the "vile thoughts that make me see cigars" (which are but the conscious expressions of the sub-conscious desire to inhale smoke from the weed known as tobacco). We might also be condemned for imagining saucers, because "they are mere expressions of the thirst for a brimming cup of overflowing spirits".
Let us forget the moralist for the time being and turn to things more factual. Are flying saucers really the result of people's over-active imagination? That is what most politicians in the U. S. have maintained. Even scientists of some repute have abetted the authorities in asserting that there is nothing like a flying saucer, except in man's mind running into flights of fancy.
Debunking
This may be an easy way of debunking what the mind, limited by present-day scientific knowledge, fails to comprehend; but it is hardly convincing when we consider that over 30,000 incidents have been reported, where hundreds of sane, right-thinking people each time claim to have seen flying saucers. So many people from all over the world cannot all be mistaken. They cannot all be suffering from hallucinations.
In India itself, in 1838, the appearance of flying saucers was reported, when there appeared a flying disc with a long, glowing orange appendage. Then again in 1849, on October 17 and 18, for two full days, an army officer at Bangalore saw through his telescope a stream of small dark objects race across the sky. The procession continued for both the days. One of the discs was studied closely and it had an exhaust appendage like a modern jet plane.
Earlier Mention
That is only in the so-called modern era. There, however, has been much earlier mention of the saucers, in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Termed as vimanas in Sanskrit literature, they were said to be of various kinds and designs, some small for one person, some large like palaces, others used as weapons of destruction. All this goes to prove that it is time we stopped being surprised at flying saucers and cigars, and accepted their existence.
Hypotheses
Booster, the rocket and tracks
For UFOs often take stages of rockets, parts of space ships burning in the atmosphere, the launches of various missile technology for military purposes, etc., and traces from them. They attract attention mostly in the dark, but in the day time have a greater aura of mystery.
Formation of the track of the launch vehicle occurs in the tropopause (the layer between the troposphere and stratosphere), which sharply reduced the vertical temperature gradient. The emergence of the so-called "jellyfish" influenced by water vapor, which are subject to enhanced condensation.
Investigation
Resume
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