Strange Phenomena - A Sourcebook of Unusual Natural Phenomena comp by William R Corliss vol G1 (1974).pdf

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STRANGE
PHENOMENA
A SOURCEBOOK OF UNUSUAL
NATURAL PHENOMENA
Compiled by
W I L L I A M R. C O R L I S S
VOLUME
G-1
P R I C E : $6.95
Published and Distributed by
R.Corliss
Glen A r m , Maryland
21057
C o p y r i g h t © 1974 b y W i l l i a m R .
Corliss
L i b r a r y of Congress Catalog Number:
73-91248
ISBN
0-9600712-1-0
F i r s t P r i n t i n g : J a n u a r y 1974
P r i n t e d i n the U n i t e d States o f A m e r i c a
by
CUSTOM COPY CENTER,
Baltimore, Maryland
INC.
PREFACE
I h a v e a l w a y s b e e n i n t r i g u e d w i t h the t a i l i n g s f r o m the m i n e o f s c i e n c e . I m e a n
t h o s e f a c t s that d o not fit the m o l d , t h o s e a n o m a l i e s that should not e x i s t , t h o s e
s p o r t s , t h o s e w i l d p o i n t s that l i e f a r o f f the c u r v e .
One of my hobbies is c o l -
l e c t i n g and o r g a n i z i n g t h e s e h o m e l e s s f a c t s .
T h e s e w a i f s a r e c u r i o u s and m o s t
intriguing.
E i t h e r they a r e f a l s e o r s c i e n c e s t i l l has m u c h fundamental w o r k t o
d o . But I l e a v e such p r o b l e m s t o the r e a d e r . A l l I h a v e done i s c o l l e c t , c a t e -
g o r i z e , and r e p r i n t t h i s a n o m a l o u s i n f o r m a t i o n .
T h e result is this first v o l u m e
of geophysical curiosities.
P e r h a p s y o u c a n m a k e s o m e t h i n g out o f t h e m .
At
the v e r y l e a s t , I h o p e y o u w i l l b e e x c i t e d b y the unknown t e r r i t o r y that s t i l l l i e s
ahead o f u s .
I h a v e d e v o t e d a g r e a t d e a l o f thought t o the o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h i s v o l u m e .
The
format is flexible.
M o r e m a t e r i a l m a y b e added w i t h i n the f r a m e w o r k o f c a t e -
g o r i e s f r o m any s o u r c e and any p e r i o d .
S e e m i n g l y d i s p a r a t e data a r e c o r r e l a t e d
t h r o u g h the i n d e x e s and a n n o t a t i o n s .
W h o l e new c a t e g o r i e s can b e added i f i t
appears necessary.
The l i t e r a t u r e d e a l i n g with m y s t e r i o u s g e o p h y s i c a l phenomena has been m e r e l y
scratched.
V o l u m e G l , the p r e s e n t v o l u m e , r e p r e s e n t s o n l y a s m a l l p o r t i o n o f
m y c o l l e c t i o n . V o l u m e G 2 i s w e l l a l o n g i n p r e p a r a t i o n , a s a r e v o l u m e s i n the
f i e l d s o f a n c i e n t m a n and u n r e s o l v e d g e o l o g i c a l p r o b l e m s .
T h e data i n c l u d e d h a v e b e e n f i l t e r e d o n l y s l i g h t l y .
D o u b t l e s s s o m e h o a x e s and
h o n e s t m i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s w i l l b e found i n the p a g e s that f o l l o w .
This is unavoid-
able i n a p r o j e c t o f t h i s s c o p e .
I n d e e d , i t i s u n a v o i d a b l e i n all p h a s e s o f i n q u i r y ,
e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e r e l y i n g h e a v i l y upon o b s e r v a t i o n a l e v i d e n c e . Data w e r e s e l e c t e d
f o r i n c l u s i o n a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r " s t r a n g e n e s s " and t h e i r t e n d e n c y t o c o n t r a d i c t
current scientific hypotheses o r stretch t h e m beyond t h e i r present bounds.
There
h a s a l s o b e e n a d e l i b e r a t e e f f o r t t o g a t h e r i n o b s e r v a t i o n s f r o m the 19th C e n t u r y
that h a v e g a t h e r e d dust t o o l o n g o n l i b r a r y s h e l v e s .
Anomalous events are too
r a r e t o l e t t h e m b e d i s c a r d e d m e r e l y b e c a u s e t h e y a r e o l d o r m o n e y cannot b e
found t o put t h e m i n t o c o m p u t e r i z e d d a t a s y s t e m s .
T h e c o l l e c t i n g net I flung into the l i t e r a t u r e w a s a b r o a d o n e .
I t had t o b e b e c a u s e :
(1) v a l i d data and g o o d t h e o r i e s a r e often p u b l i s h e d o u t s i d e the m a i n s t r e a m o f
s c i e n t i f i c thought; and (2) p e o p l e w e r e j u s t a s o b s e r v a n t a c e n t u r y o r t w o a g o a s
they a r e t o d a y .
Q u o t a t i o n s i n t h i s v o l u m e w i l l d e m o n s t r a t e that t h e y v i e w e d the
w o r l d w i t h g r e a t c u r i o s i t y and i f t h e y s o m e t i m e s m i s i n t e r p r e t e d t h i n g s p e r h a p s
they a l s o s a w the c o s m o s t h r o u g h l e s s b i a s e d e y e s .
S o m e o f the m a t e r i a l i n c l u d e d h e r e w i l l b e l a b e l l e d " p s e u d o s c i e n c e , but s o m e o f
the data s o c a s t i g a t e d w i l l b e l e g i t i m a t e s c i e n c e a d e c a d e h e n c e .
Meteorites are,
of c o u r s e , a c l a s s i c c a s e in point.
T h e r e a d e r should b e a r i n m i n d that m a n y
i t e m s a r e i n s e r t e d w i t h the e x p r e s s p u r p o s e o f " r o c k i n g the b o a t . "
I should a l s o add that I h a v e d e l i b e r a t e l y i n t r o d u c e d d a t a
p e r h a p s 25% of the
whole
f r o m o u t s i d e the s c i e n t i f i c l i t e r a t u r e .
T h i s w a s not d o n e b e c a u s e o f any
l a c k o f m a t e r i a l but r a t h e r t o i n s u r e the w i d e s t p o s s i b l e s p e c t r u m o f o b s e r v a t i o n s .
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B e i n g that t h i s i s a s o u r c e b o o k , I m u s t a c k n o w l e d g e the m a n y w r i t e r s o f p a p e r s ,
b o o k s , l e t t e r s - t o - t h e - e d i t o r , and sundry p u b l i c a t i o n s that f o r m the foundation o f
the b o o k .
W h e r e lengthy quotations are taken f r o m publications still p r o t e c t e d by
c o p y r i g h t , p e r m i s s i o n has been obtained f r o m the c o p y r i g h t h o l d e r .
William R.
Glen A r m , Maryland
O c t o b e r 4, 1973
Corliss
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CONTENTS
Pa
O R G A N I Z A T I O N OF THE SOURCEBOOKS
ELECTROMAGNETIC
FALLING
MATERIAL*
PHENOMENA*
G l - •1
G l - -3
G l - -7
G l - -19
G l --181
G l - -205
G l - -249
Gl--259
INDEX
INDEX
Gl--269
Gl- -271
Gl--273
Gl- -275
LUMINOUS PHENOMENA*
CRUSTAL MOVEMENTS*
SOUND
PHENOMENA*
PHENOMENA*
INDEX
WEATHER
SUBJECT
DATE-OF-EVENT
PLACE-OF-EVENT
AUTHOR INDEX
SOURCE
INDEX
* A b r e a k d o w n o f the s u b s e c t i o n s w i t h i n t h e s e c a t e g o r i e s f o l l o w s . U s e t h e
h e a d i n g s a t t h e t o p s o f the p a g e s t o l o c a t e s p e c i f i c s u b s e c t i o n s and e n t r i e s .
S e c t i o n C o d e and T i t l e
GE
E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c phenomena
S u b s e c t i o n C o d e and T i t l e
GEB
*GEG
*GEM
*GER
*GET
*GFA
*GFB
GFC
GFF
GFG
*GFI
GFL
*GFT
Brocken Spectres, glories, etc.
Radar angels
Unusual m i r a g e s
Planetary resonances
T r a n s m i s s i o n phenomena
W e b s and " a n g e l h a i r "
Falls of birds
Chemicals
Fish, reptiles, insects
Gelatin
Ice falls
L e a v e s , hay, pollen
Thunderstones
GF
Falling material
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