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IN THE ae 1940's tee aea te skes o this laet a eomeo. As yet ecogizy scece it is ow attestd to by mltde of eiable wtesses Cn vetioal exaatios ae t Oad to accot fo e osevatio;vaiably o close vestatio t ot at ey do ot t the sI 950 he Btsh A Miist aled it "oe of e bgest mysteies of the ety

Fly saces? Not l. Ai Misty was ee o /fa of ma of fom a y

o fa as e a asceta heomeo v od ft mo UFO which is oetioally dted fom KetAod's obset o Je 197 We y be abot io cose. Those ho hae oy tte o the sbject of falls have hasized e a hes Fot olleced may 19 ety istaes of e fall o

taoday lae hs of icideed, s was a sbect of tia teest to that eat dscove (Bok of Ca Fo 1809.) Bt loo Fos eee as we have doe. Yo wd tha o case s it ad t

The Rarc Stion of Civin uc Inegn no' uns o nol"bject of n to dns o Ufoogy, d efed to n zndeJo/ n e n Fuy m. a New Yok s( op, p ( d od oO open pu l!- -


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SHAPES THE KY 97

these ceblocks fel fom a lea skyWeee detils e alable t sst hat they fe in votastom o wit torno. f Fot his heroi esees ever ame

upo sigle ecod of the greate mvel-boulders of e mblngfrom loudless sky-he efrainedfrom refering o t any of hsfou boos

Ad yet, n the bref period 1991957 tis has occurred a lest fytimes.

Tee s no doubt tat great msses of ice have always flle itempess, and e sill doing so. Etis s so indible and initt ort's ors "agns thsdt there is iene on h ar fscenic me ht is Lu" Acodin to th s s on

cu erimnt of Bi andRelf ( Quart ,. Ry Mt. o [937] 149) tre haisnes moea a pound nd a half weighand ve nhes dimeer-aboutte sze of a grpefitanno co

evbly be formed n re. eyfound tt to sppot veich

sone midai hle it s growngeques n upwad a urent movng t only 10 mles pe hounot much fste tha the most voe hurcaes; b to spot h oe a 260mph udrftould be called fo (The most

pweful thundestom updrf yet

mesurd s aout 40 mis per hor:H Weikmann n TndmEtty of Chicgo 1953 p. 109) Grapefritszed hilsos re now some fel at

Poer rsk in Jy o 1928Weimnn, p. 116) As a merof c, stones l ove th BlhmRelf "maxim re knowntoo see H b U b

Snowdn D or or a hoorphof a foronr.B ao th ses fir o

y, nr th ralm e alyphenoml-c UI's hug hano o ( nk ha ty w nd un n d l h "d. On

Apil , 7 ailo na k fl n SY2 hai in sx ns (Awi y, Ari 4) O Cee,, or ships ere by ales ig to bs (mr b A 34_) s rie his

is rpor h he onof Dai, in he Tril Oma ohe ersin Glf ost has beendevsated by a som whi halsones "desbed s a foot longkilled ftee pesons d eckedhudeds of houses wht tshocils clled "e orst dsaste of

tis eny in e area N YNw nd Lo Tg Nov25 95.) Nea Sengapatam nsouter Indi My 22 185 sorm fel many hilsoes s gas pmkns (p B A. A 185, p 33) At Slin Kanss,A 1882 in hisom fell

s of ie 29

16 x 2 eghng eight ponds (ntc A 4 [1882 p119.) I LugsKns provine nnr China oMay , 1936 n teri h


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98 FATATC UVRE

som fell a sab of ie weihimoe h 100 pous; o May221937 a Jam a a eveworse som oce whch heeel several bocks of his s a

e aa slab some 6 3' 10"weh oe ha 500 poss ce as fou o be pereaeh ra escpo h weshal eoe aa (ahr PaMle i Na K 33(136) 332; 34 (13) 480:wh phooaphs of boh ice

bocks) O s 6 184 Mr of ear Iveess heScosh Hhls afer a eeos pe of he fel a ss ofice abou seve fee i amee. Iha a beafl crysle ppa ace be eary a qe aspae a copose of ao

shape squaes from 1 o 3 hesi sze rmy ceale oehef we cep a smal poo f ihch cosse of halsoes of oo sze e oeheE Nw PiJiaJ, 47 (1849 31 Apl188 a mass of halses ce

e oe blok fel ahawa ear Goa i a; is f. 10 iches i is laresee (pJ B A A 1851 p. 31 A abou 1800 aSerpaam hee fell a bock f e sze f a eepha (Hye(x dia 1814] p 29

s a iceasses cao besd haisoes Thy o hisoes. The b lar sasoo s o es

o else hey ae aish masses ofozehe hailsoes boohe as a ui of O orrew aeio his a o aeke omai ie fom h sy

(He ives m he efereces oe fa halors of a a peces of ie f less c esios ha hose ce hee. Taccou fo i he coceve o aerceels oai i a ki of raioa iveso laye a saspheic heihs sha hae o

ep ha oai i he sk f earh here ae ls of ice as esve as hose o he Ocea was his iea ha he p pea isubae creae by vle hesom someies sloe some of is aeral ice abroh i casi ow o ear

We as s eory may appeari has moe i is favor ha he a eaie supposio ha hese mese asses of ce are ti (oiae y SchweotJ A A 1882 p. 45he icemeeoe heo was pecay coeal oe o he ow

ers of Has Hoebiers pscieic Wi (Cos heoy) popula prew Ge ay for eaple he hasoeprie d HiJ (Au. 13 pp. 104-131epie he Ks cases arha hey shol be cosere as

eoies ce eeores are ceai possble (hoh i seems lkely tthey woul be erely voaaize ssae oh he ospereb he icemeere heoy s


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HAPE N TH SY

plied t sh el s sd becs it tlly ils t ct te ey ospi ssitith ilet sms sctihh pesed ftl h UFO age

c he s icel hemd ype w t s ccred s eet!y s Septembe ,91. e plce s the TpRac het Bckeridei th cetl Tes d he t ss s - phsc, D_ Rbts s hti des t

: 30 pm ht s s shii fe hdeheds ee hesky b e erhed he rs h hs sd dlked p t see seth htembli dw td hm cshd t he d ly e ydsy d smshed t mets:

b f ice ts eht estmted tft pds D tts's cpis D Tredell d D Tpt ed s eds d lss e hteed ce the dD Tipt sd tht it hd smeht the ppece hl eceptr he dimess t s t cler

ie t mlky Smee hd the ide t it, d fd tht t ha oa avo s e shl se, thesecis ppers hhly typl sky e F ths lleptedse e e idebted t lete frmLs Mes pitd i FTE. 50 p 86

Mre th e te ths tm N 50, shepme Phm, m isthester Eld d e hs ees li d, te

pd iceblck hbd ebyd he ss s b d pltes stted herd distce msThe ee hd bee sll

wm, bt he hd t bee e hdestm t s sd ht i i lmst pcsely h smple the shep hd sll beeld by flli ice (Hrd Tilks TE ye, 5p 2-7; hs ticl s he sce ll mt bt Elh

clls less thris sted)s sheepkll ce thd h qtity e mie pt ll mh re bdce i y thmde cse Sce it s t cl se t l we sct

ht b

ths d the 0 Exm ie

m e he e s h r rte tpe sscdw tes ll htms Lrdes t hc the clsrelted cespe tempests COIl cette thei remrkblw . th a cEd/bg 23 p 87 s c

u rcs stm f ce tred cttle klled sxt g the Stsh sd Stryye t sspected by p mre th le wy hee my te ples hs loclit Ths m he hpped Em

Be tht s it m, the epdmc icells t shrtl heete bt he icy Ld eety cectd th hlstrms O the ee


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AAIC IVE

24, a fsqare hnk f esrk the rf f a garage nanswrh (n shwesern nn) wth sh a rash tha tewathan hgh he ler ha

lwn p. The e, whh ha pnhe a wft hle n the rf wasgven the rsh Ar Mnsry,whh rere n the 30 tha twas ly n arane anthat raly ha en freaanst se s relatvely asrfae.

n Nvemer 27h, at he vagef Braghng, 40 mles nrth fanswrh, mryls D. .Tnre ne sehng when he le sky, whh he ghat rst was a ece f ag aer plee wn an lane n agrass l nly a yar away fr

hm. I was a ven lk fe, a f lng an fr nhesk. Prf . A. Paneh f Dr h Unversy, an ahry n hehesy f eeres, thghths g pssly e an e merte; he was msaken, ese t s n aeale a e

meeres shl fall agan anaan n nn an s envrnsTw ys laer, an elk15" " 4" lnge nt a garen a Hasea Nrrs 45 mleswest f nswrh (P stry nN. Y Herald T De 1) nDeeer 3r, answrh was

strk agan a 2pn lk felln a hse here n he h, asly f Hgh ye 2mles esnrwes f ans rth saw a nnensqare lk

shaer n e r near h n 21 s, a grl nae Margaret Pasn, alghtng fr an eler tram ar n Tng, three msheas f answrh, was a

ally graze y a fallng nepelk; an n New Years D1951 a massve hnk f e kne a hle three feet we n the f a hse a Wnsr, araly halfway etween Wanswran Hpstea Nrrs nally, 01Aprl 7h, an elk wegh

re an thry ns fel n garen a Pey, en les SSE oanswrh. (s an he Wnsr ase are e n lknss yg SaueI's the Aack, el Press, 194, p. 101)

The falng e reae sehnf a frr n Engan. The Gver

ent tk pr an n N28 he Ar Mnstry, allng "onef the gges yseres f he cmy, se p Prc IeBl nvestgae he sky e, an asthat all sens e rght n exanan as sn as fn. (Wkns ale, an AP sry n N Y

News Nv 29.) n De. 13 Parlaenary Serear f e Mnsry f Cvl Avan rere the Hse f Cmns ha Thes n evene ha arraf were vlve s nt nsere tmeerlgal phenmena were rsnsle; the nvesgans are

ng nne aeas tha nng re was ever lshe.B n Deeer r he IeB

nvesgars ha sae that ysery f he e s at fal


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HES IN THE SKY

f t sy s slv w cns ty s "were found ocoti seed oap d khee (t n U sty N YHeld Tbue, D 5) n

t c f t nnc f ws bsns f ssngrcft Accng t t U styt st st v fzn n f nts bf cng tgrnd tng nfsly bsctlly t jdg by Wnss c t ss tt t Ar Mnsty

nvtgts' ty ws tt wsd fr ns d r l strc gnst s cld s of n ts gdlydng fzn ss wy fll wn t n dscndswr

Or nftn s t scnty

ss svy tt ts ever ns bt fcs y b ndt () In ts ny t srn no pemed t s wt nng ls wl ng yt t v bn r cls n Untd Stt n Egn (2) tn dys t tng

frt s sltn A Mnsty s blg t cndg nrn tt t bl ws stllnslv

sttnt tt s wssnt n s scns s n rsng n If ts ws 10t wsbsn dctnd w nttd

dbt t t st ss vyy t ts c tt fll f c sy v Lnn n 95r cc clts c fll fr c s v

xs n sll t tgn.

w ys f t Engls c fls ws nt dc fls f c fr cl syts

t n rnc. W st t ttl w nw bt s ncntsy b fn n 55

y G's Fyg Sue Coero Aoe Wod (Engstrns b. by Htcnsn 96);bt tr s n dt tt ty wntc wt ts f Enln

Mc 6 93 f xl Cnty (bt 6 s st rs) M r d ln wsng flw by tc t n cblc ng s ns d ln f ( nc f wscs n s

nnl ts cbs sn s cny n tgt l y n b n)Sly bfr s t RlMsn rs n cbc tn b f tr s t fll. An gn n Bt bs t rrt n t Fnc sc

gzn Oo-It fMyn 95 cncdd t c sss ( cld tgsrds) cd nt b cnd f t s lstns s fr rlns A sgncnt ndws tt t c s fqny pemeted t d ss t

tn f trnng t bc. s nt ntn wnyn rtd sy tst

F t 9596 n tUnd Ss cds cn


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TT 'l

eeven insances of fang ice hunks, egh of hem in CaorniaThe ieboks ucured roos, dam aged auomobies and rowymissed woen an chidren n hr

gaensbu caused no ac inu e ms emarkab of hesewas a womine fa of abou yimmnse iees f gasscear ice,some of hem fou fee ong andweghng 30 ounds in a wobock aea in Long Bch, afornia on June 4, 195 A wness,

A Boyd, sai he "head a in sound ooked u, and saw hear f of whie su comingdown Anoher wness, Charesosoe aroused by he "gunbasound o he rs sabs siking heound, an ou and ookd u o seehe sn sinng on big iecs om

ing fro 2 fee u ey roedand wsed and shmered ike awaera I ooked or a ane andcoudn see any These iceocksdaged ree cars sashing one soseveey ha is moor rorded

o esisen are he sereoedeanaions ha even hs mam

o sowe whch oninued fowo mnes over a snge wobockarea and rough down a on o ore of ice was auomacay aribued by oca eeoroogiss oa hghyig ane No surrsiny, an Ai Foe sokesman na dned he ossby o any suc

orin (AE Nov., 195 5-6)As hs is w a ies of ice

as in soun Pennanand wesern w Jrey now fou

mohs od, aers o be s nrogrs n hse four mons aea e cses of fang ice haveocred, a aces wn 75es o Radng, Pennsya

Thanks o he founae ciumsaceha a consuing chemis ing neadn D acom Reide,hd his cuosy aoused, ey haebeen ber inesigaed han any ie fas snce icefas beg (inewe ae wrng a Thanksgivngme e us aso be hankfu ha e

Air Foce has no seed in o makhe invesigaion is own ecusovince and bunge Te vAeronauics Adminisraon is nvsgaing, bu here has been noqueson of any seuriy esric ons) os eaders of hs aricehae doubess heard of ese fas

beore he wee menoned in eFebruay F Uv by aandeson and before ha hey gued in a seres in he PhiaehaB and an admiabe e ar ce by ara an in he N YSd N of Oc 7 95 Buwha may no have been sressed b

fore is he ndings o Deder wh roved o deeen engma

a n he evening of uy 301957 Edwin Gro was aering ree on his farm a Bernvie fw mes nohwes of Readnwhen he hrd a whooshng nose.

He ooked u and saw a agond, whe obec saing down ah from he cer souern sky as a ound ce cake wo in daer hic cashd ad sh


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SHAPES N THE SY

td wihi a few yas of hm Afw sods at aohe oe ofhaf he size foed t fm thesa dirction ad sc n a owerbd a hm and his ife The

Gos od a tooogist iag D. ahe Pacoc hocad i Dr. Reir to exie hesy ic.

y h cotesy o D Reid eha s hs rport on his ic. fod to b rahe pciar sI was ody ad hi from ds

sovd ar poof of apd fee ig); i as prmeaed hroughotwih sddst, bes agaead i had a sre hih hecompard o a popcor ba. Itwas i fact a fozeogth massof haistons each soe no lgha on ich i diaer

he lage masses o ce tha falli sos have ftn b describdi smla terms (eg, Mur f Ord,Dhawa) ad this fact ha beenconside in the past as an india hat hey did ot ealy fall aal

t h been assd tha heap

of fallen hailstones, lyg in a depessin of the god becaefoen toethe (a proces tchi ay aled "egelaion) and afoud afte t storm by astonishedics ho jped to the falseconcsion hat he ass had faen"redymade Regelaon on he

groud des oc haiston aeoften el belo feing epera ture), but ths Benvile case whosef is undsputed pesets us ihth soundin fac ha i n also

tak pe i he and, otabee ina clea sky

e hca onaminas of heBernvie ie ee o those of testrial ice and no those of hai

sos on nd ntrae were enirely abst, hch is neve tr ofordiary "grond ate o ice adeby apidy freezig such a oast sa and othe dissolvedmieas wee prent in an aounhat oud be xcesve i dikngae, ad e ice was alkae:

technicay spag is pH a 88Alkaie sbstances have a bitea soapy avoone hiks of hesoapy tase of the exas ice and the"soap of he London fals The eshowd n adioactiity

Rede as bewildred byhse esuts He od ony up

pose hat he ice was amosphericllyfomed, bu "in it geneis had pick ed up alkaine dus ised from cetain aidaaline ares of o wesen sates, subseqenty being aied thousands of le aoss oo by sms o drop ped o M ro' fa

Ths tey found o put it ld ly no favo it mteogiss eac ponouced it oppycoc(Readig Time Aug 8) ad PaulSuon hief of e S. WeatheBuru a asbu Pa said uequvally tha the ie as nofomd by naual proesss nown

o meteoolo bid Aug 28)e et steam elie uon by Rede o dive the ie, was acuya o the noth of Pensylvaia ae ie any a a Cu


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F\/C UVR

Fuller poie ou i FAT, Dec.957) he horiotl esremwis woul hve o more powero keep iceckes of th oulclm ir. Sice i ws eiey

kow ccorig o Suo thhilformig coiios h beebse er Berville, he meeorologiss close heir eyes to Reiersemosrio ht e Berille iews mss of fuse hilsoes

preferre o suppose h i mushve flle from some irple.

Airlie Air Force spokesmeh o expli gi s ohers hxe efore i EgFrce, Clifori, ht lrg icechuks imly o o form o ir pes th ples re o llwe o ump wer. A TWAspesm me the further poi

th if this ce were comg rom ples we certily oul he hhese occrreces ll log.(FAE J 1958 p. 9) Noe ofhese sems ws relly eces sy sice Reier h show th heice ws chemicly phsicllyuite lie ythg h ih b

ssocie ih irle.Ieblocks coiue o fll i hesme re. O he eveig of Augus 4h, Goe Ciy (erShmoki) thry miles orhwesof Bervlle, 5pou cke fellfrom cler sky. Dr Reier exmie i: he repore h it s

cloy, klie mss of fuse hilsoes permee ih ir pricleschemicalJ lmost dec wh thBevlle

'e. O he eveg o

8 mss of more th 10

ous crshe hrough the sleroof of ucupie house iCheser, ., 60 miles souhes oBervile us s Wsorhhe ice ws of milky pperce

s smooh t o oesie (FAE J 1958 pp 69.Four s ler, big chk fellhough e roof of seemerehouse i owtow Phiel hi scrg he workm i sescribe s rher peculirlookig: milky ih brow spos i .

(AP sory i Newrk [N ] St" Leger} Sep 13 I ow eelopeso h oe morig i April Quker forty mies es oBerville block o ice h besee o crsh oo the grge rooof the pos oce; foruely heosmser h kep smple i his

eep freee (so, P. ExpSep 23Dr Reier exmie te Ceer

Philephi, Qukerow icebols He fou h hey ere llouy msses of hlsoes wilklie comiio.

I h meime sky ice of i

fere ki h me its pperce.O Augus 2 Cmp Hill fy mies WSW of Berville thereh flle cke of ice whiccoie the typicl lklie comis, b ws not gregtio of rou ilsoes Ise iexhibie lrge hexgl colr

crysls givig i he perce o hoeycomb (Eso EesSep. 23 27 As For remrke siilr cse, his is um pofoul of he meo i


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SHAPES IN E SKY

shs t his ie whereer hd MCJ'Gz N 4) Dr.red, hd ryslled y lowy, Reders ds hese re yetrm udsrbed exse lbewter A Set 8 ry t sese be mde l d sb ws ud eld er hs? Very ltle, ms be dt

de ew Jersey65 mles ted. Ah he tered reNE Beriled hs sb lls rd etr 3 x 8" x 4 ws the sme lks rse e rdysrk heymb sruture s tht bele ht sig ss Cm Hl Alhh ws wld hse t dr rfr he rst tme bse he iqe bs syred ie, efrysl sre stey deted eee t sme mre itelbleths s sky e, d the wrk rm messe. Oe mh

rkser. (stEx urse me tht they d s Se 27) (cd1f: tht i ther mis dhe derit e Muir s rm se they uh hles

Ord eblk shud be relted. rs eri eelds kgI ll rbbiliy he dmd mets lse wh t theshed sres tht ie mh erh r blw. bsrd rsemre rrely he be ed b wh hery the rblehexgs. heme is ot bsrd?

Se Setember here he bee A tht seems e er isthree mre ies i the Red hs: Lre msses ery erre Mhsr 0 mes ie suh s rmely ell iWSW m Hll Otber ( l strms he r the stsb lr e) eser hil eh yers r s bee mbl tdehi Nv ( ted the ler ble sky Wh sbledy hk) d Bee Med, err ey is w sle J rty mles e Qker meg the strms i bri his

w v ( bshed ie d, bdy kws bt smemss er ie t i dmeter s ss the dee iwh hrtlyered tture tme betwe the FO Ae d hed d iluss) (hldlhi Skye Ae my be mre h aInquire, ; Smerlle [N. J] mere dee

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