Strange Phenomena - A Sourcebook of Unusual Natural Phenomena comp by William R Corliss vol G2 (1974).pdf

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STRANGE
PHENOMENA
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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-2
Published
by
The Sourcebook Project
Glen A r m , Maryland
21057
C o p y r i g h t © 1 9 7 4 by W i l l i a m R.
Corliss
L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s Catalog N u m b e r : 7 3 - 9 1 2 4 8
ISBN 0 - 0 6 0 0 7 1 2 - 5 - 3
NOTICE
T h i s is v o l u m e G - 2 of a continuing
series.
T h e other v o l u m e s m a y b e
purchased from W i l l i a m R . C o r l i s s ,
Glen A r m , Maryland 21057
F i r s t Printing:
September 1974
Second Printing: F e b r u a r y 1976
PREFACE TO STRANGE PHENOMENA
VOL. G2
M o r e than six months have passed since the publication of S T R A N G E P H E N O M E N A ,
vol. G l . During that period, the general format of the sourcebooks has been tested,
found useful, and in need of no m a j o r modifications.
Volume G2 is s i m i l a r to v o l . Gl except in e m p h a s i s . Falling material (GFx)
and s o l a r , lunar, and planetary effects (xxS) a r e given m o r e play, whereas Gl was
strong on luminous phenomena (GLx) and sound phenomena (GSx). A considerable b a c k -
log of material e x i s t s , and v o l . G3 will appear in due c o u r s e . —-
The e n t e r p r i s e producing the sourcebooks has been given the nondescript name:
The Sourcebook Project
any other n a m e would be presumptious and officious.
Bulletins are issued occasionally, as b u y e r s are well aware. The P r o j e c t has a l s o
published the first sourcebook in the "ancient man" s e r i e s , S T R A N G E A R T I F A C T S ,
v o l . M l . V o l u m e s on geology and astronomy will appear soon. To quote Tennyson,
the purpose of the Sourcebook Project i s :
To follow knowledge like a sinking s t a r ,
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
A bit melodramatic for these d a y s , but not bad at a l l .
t o reproduce the Preface f r o m v o l . G l .
Meanwhile, it s e e m s pertinent
PREFACE TO STRANGE PHENOMENA, VOL. G1
I have always been intrigued with the tailings from the mine of s c i e n c e . I mean
hose facts that do not fit the mold, those anomalies that should not exist, those sports,
those wild points that l i e far off the c u r v e . One of my hobbies is collecting and o r g a n -
izing these h o m e l e s s facts.
T h e s e waifs are curious and m o s t intriguing.
Either they
a r e f a l s e or science still has much fundamental work to do. But I leave such p r o b l e m s
to the reader. All I have done is c o l l e c t , c a t e g o r i z e , and reprint this anomalous infor-
mation.
The result is this first volume of geophysical c u r i o s i t i e s . Perhaps you can
make something out of them. At the v e r y least, I hope you will be excited by the un-
known territory that still l i e s ahead of u s .
I have devoted a great deal of thought to the organization of this v o l u m e .
The
format is flexible. M o r e material may be added within the framework of categories
from any source and any period. Seemingly disparate data a r e c o r r e l a t e d through the
indexes and annotations. Whole new c a t e g o r i e s can be added if it appears n e c e s s a r y .
The literature dealing with m y s t e r i o u s geophysical phenomena has been m e r e l y
scratched.
V o l u m e G l , the present volume, represents only a small portion of my
collection.
V o l u m e G2 is well along in preparation, as a r e v o l u m e s in the fields of
ancient man and unresolved geological p r o b l e m s .
The data included have been filtered only slightly. Doubtless s o m e hoaxes and
honest misinterpretation will be found in the pages that follow.
This is unavoidable
in a project of this scope. Indeed, it is unavoidable in all phases of inquiry, especially
those relying heavily upon observational evidence.
Data w e r e selected for inclusion
according to their "strangeness" and their tendency to contradict current scientific
hypotheses or stretch them beyond their present bounds. T h e r e has also been a
deliberate effort to gather in observations f r o m the 19th Century that have gathered
dust too long on l i b r a r y s h e l v e s . Anomalous events are too r a r e to let them be d i s -
carded m e r e l y because they are old or money cannot be found to put them into
G2-iii
c o m p u t e r i z e d data s y s t e m s .
The c o l l e c t i n g new I flung into the l i t e r a t u r e w a s a b r o a d one. It had to be b e c a u s e
(1) valid data and good t h e o r i e s a r e often published outside the m a i n s t r e a m of s c i e n t i f i
thought; and (2) people w e r e j u s t as o b s e r v a n t a century or two ago as they a r e today.
Quotations in this v o l u m e will d e m o n s t r a t e that they v i e w e d the world with g r e a t c u r -
iosity and if they s o m e t i m e s m i s i n t e r p r e t e d things p e r h a p s they a l s o s a w the c o s m o s
through l e s s b i a s e d e y e s .
S o m e of the m a t e r i a l included h e r e will be 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 of
the data so c a s t i g a t e d will be 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 .
M e t e o r i t e s a r e , of
c o u r s e , a c l a s s i c c a s e in point.
The r e a d e r should b e a r in mind that many i t e m s a r e
i n s e r t e d with the e x p r e s s p u r p o s e of "rocking the boat. "
I should a l s o add that I have d e l i b e r a t e l y introduced data
p e r h a p s 25% of the
whole
f r o m outside the scientific l i t e r a t u r e .
T h i s w a s not done b e c a u s e of any l a c k
of m a t e r i a l but r a t h e r to i n s u r e the widest p o s s i b l e s p e c t r u m of o b s e r v a t i o n s .
Being that this is a s o u r c e b o o k . I m u s t acknowledge the many w r i t e r s of 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 publications that f o r m the foundation of the
book.
W h e r e lengthy quotations a r e taken f r o m publications still p r o t e c t e d by c o p y -
right, p e r m i s s i o n has b e e n obtained f r o m the c o p y r i g h t h o l d e r .
William R. Corliss
Glen A r m , Maryland
June 16, 1 9 7 4
CONTENTS
ORGANIZATION OF THE SOURCEBOOKS
ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA*
FALLING MATERIAL*
LUMINOUS PHENOMENA*
MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA*
CRUSTAL MOVEMENTS*
SOUND PHENOMENA*
VOLCANIC PHENOMENA*
WEATHER PHENOMENA*
SUBJECT INDEX
D A T E - O F - E V E N T INDEX
P L A C E - O F - E V E N T INDEX
AUTHOR INDEX
SOURCE INDEX
G2-1
G2-3
G2-25
G2-73
G2-123
G2-133
G2-169
G2-183
G2-191
G2-241
G2-249
G2-253
G2-256
G2-260
* A b r e a k d o w n o f the s u b s e c t i o n s within 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 the
h e a d i n g s at the t o p s of the p a g e s to 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 .
Section C o d e and T i t l e
GE
Electromagnetic
phenomena
Subsection C o d e and T i t l e
GEB
*GEG
GEM
*GER
GET
GFA
*GFB
GFC
GFF
GFG
*GFI
GFL
G F T
Brocken Spectres, glories,
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 "angel h a i r "
Falls of birds
Chemicals
Fish, reptiles, insects
Gelatin
Ice falls
L e a v e s , h a y , pollen
Thund e r stone s
etc
GF
Falling material
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