Summary of newspaper clippings relating to brilliant balls cf fire L1at
lit the Si{ies and landscape across Britis;1 Columbia and parts of the
northwestern U.S. on Mar. 31, 1965.
Klass, Philip J. Many UFOs are identified as plasmas. Aviation week
& space technology, v. 85, Oct. 3, 1966: 54-55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67,
69, 71, 73.
Evidence is p:..·esented in support of theory tnat nigh-level UFOs could be
created by electric discharge between clouds or between invisible layers of
charged dust/ice particles. Occasional daylight sightings of what have been
reported as ·,:;ell-structurN: or silhouetted objects are explainable as plasm.as
that giv'! the illusion of metal structures possibly due to whirling dust or
ice particles. Conclusions based on analysis of reports collected by National
Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena..
Klass, Philip. Plasma theory may explain many UFOs. Aviation weeK &
spacE:: technology, v. 85, Aug. 22, 1966: 48-50, 55-56, 60-61.
Theory !s advanced that many low-altitude UFOs are a form of hall
lightning (plasma), also called irugelblitz, that is generated by lightning or
by corona discharge along high-voltage power lines under appropriate con-
difr:ms. Idea was prompted by numerous UFO sightings observed on or
near high-tension lines, especially at Exeter, N. H., during 1965, and the
similarity of tneir characteristics to those reported for some kugelblitz
sightings.
Klass, Philip J. UFOs -- identified. New York, Random House, 1968.
290 p.
Theoq is advanced that most UFOs seem to be "i1atural plasmas of
ionized air, sometime[5 containing charged dust particles or tiny charged
ice particles. " These plasmas may be closely related to St. Elmo's fire
and hall lightning. They appear to whirl and float, sometimes maneuvering
as though they \\ere controlled by an intelligent being; they can also give off
light. Hypothesis is applied to explain reported UFO sightings near Exeter,
New Hampshire, and to an P,lleged saucer landing in Socorro, Ne~ Mexico.
Lauritzen, Hans. Flying saucers -- superconducting whirls of plasma.
Flying saucers, Mar. 1967: 10-11.
Author hypothesizes that UFOs are super-conducting ring-shaped wnirls
of plasma trapped by earth's magnetic lines of force. Phenomena accom-
panying UFO sightings are explainl.d in this context.
Miles. H. G. and A. J. Meadows. Fireballs associated with the Barwell
meteorite. Nature, v. 210, June 4. 1966: 983-986.
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