tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040353126484409527.post7125790998556329299..comments2024-03-21T08:16:46.130+10:30Comments on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena - scientific research: Meteotsunamis and UFOsKeith Basterfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367372091711887711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040353126484409527.post-9128947137071560922011-12-07T06:58:31.388+10:302011-12-07T06:58:31.388+10:30Hiya Pauline, I can hardly wait to tell you how su...Hiya Pauline, I can hardly wait to tell you how summery it is in England whilst you're listening to hailstones on your windows...we're hovering near the zero tonight.<br /><br />I haven't read the article and can only go off the details you posted. So far, I'm at a loss as to why meteotsunamis could be the cause of UFO sightings. There's a suggestion that the *reporting* of unusual phenomena have been conscripted by ufologists.<br /><br />For example, the SS Mohican report has no relation to objects, flying or otherwise. It seems to detail an encounter with some meteorological phenomena. The witnesses reported a still sea and the appearance of a cloud that approached them. This could be similar to lightning being conducted and discharged through a high object - the ship. The electrostatic effects share similar features to electrical storms. <br /><br />The cases described possibly reflect some of the over-enthusiasm of ufologists as they seek to flesh out their databases. Shifting clouds and static seem far more suited for the meteorological crowd than ufology. <br /><br />Randles is right to isolate some of these cases and remove them from consideration as UFOs. Doesn't it seem like a large part of ufology is creating mystery to buttress ideas of high-strangeness and visiting entities? <br /><br />Her comment about the 'tacit' assumption that anything unusual must be a UFO is pretty fair. I'm less convinced that meteotsunamis could be responsible for more than a few isolated entries into Ufoloric collections. <br /><br />It's evident that some ufologists will grasp at anything unexplained and yet 'misty shapes' and electrostatic effects are rather uncommon. The olden cases of vehicle interference and suchlike often included bright, solid shapes instead of mists.<br /><br />In a Guardian news article, the descriptions wouldn't encourage any but the most devout to attribute them to UFOs.<br /><br />www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/29/tsunami-cornish-shifting-water-landslideKandinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598864214791609926noreply@blogger.com