unexplained

Did the Lizard King Break On Through To The Other Side?

This photo was taken in 1997 by Brett Meisner [standing next to Morrison’s grave] at the French cemetery, Pere Lachaise, where The Doors’ front man Jim Morrison is buried. Oddly, it wasn’t until 2002 that Meisner noticed the strange blur with its arms outstretched, and had the photo analyzed. According to unnamed researchers, the photo was in no way manipulated, nor is the image the result of a trick of light. Apparently, it is truly unexplainable…

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Doors legend Jim Morrison died in 1971…didn’t he? This iconic ghost picture, in which Jim Morrison (allegedly) appears in the background, next to his own grave, is NOT a fake, according to a new book. Read the full story at Sunday Express

Photo: The three and a half meter shark that was almost bitten in half by a large great white shark Credit: QLD Primary Industries and Fisheries Dept/Barcroft Pacific

A 3m (10 feet) great white shark was found dead with two huge bites taken out of its body. Experts believe the bites were made by an even larger 6m (20 feet) predatory fish.

“Whatever attacked and took chunks out of this big shark must be massive,” said Ashton Smith, 19. “I’ve heard about the big one that’s lurking out there somewhere. We’re all being very, very cautious.”

It’s still a cool video though…

As reported October 26, 6:54 a.m.

RIGA, Latvia (AP) - A meteorite-like object crashed into a meadow in northern Latvia, creating a crater 27 feet (9 meters) wide and 9 feet (3 meters) deep, a geologist who visited the site said Monday.

Uldis Nulle, a scientist at the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center, said there was smoke coming out of the crater when he arrived at the crash site late Sunday in the Mazsalaca region near the Estonian border.

“My first impression is that, yes, it was a meteorite,” he said. “All the evidence suggests this when compared to pictures of real meteorite craters.”

He said the rim of the crater was slightly raised and there was a black-grayish scar at the bottom - both signs of a meteorite impact.

Experts outside Latvia said it was unusual for such a large meteorite to hit the Earth. The planet is constantly bombarded with objects from outer space, but most burn up in the atmosphere and never reach the surface.

In 2007, a meteorite crashed near Lake Titicaca in Peru, causing a crater about 40 feet (12 meters) wide and 15 feet (5 meters) deep.

Second Report October 26, 9:50 a.m

Source: Yahoo News

RIGA, Latvia Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax.

Experts in the Baltic country rushed to the site after reports that a meteorite-like object had crashed late Sunday in the Mazsalaca region near the Estonian border.

“This is not a real crater. It is artificial,” Uldis Nulle, a scientist at the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center, said after inspecting the site on Monday.

Earlier Uldis had said his first impression late Sunday was that the 27-foot (nine-meter) wide and nine foot (three-meter) deep crater had been caused by a meteorite. He said there was smoke coming out of the hole when he arrived.

Uldis and other experts who examined the hole in daylight on Monday said it was too tidy to have been caused by a meteorite.

“It’s artificial, dug by shovel,” said Girts Stinkulis, a geologist at the University of Latvia.

Dainis Ozols, a nature conservationist, said he believes someone dug the hole and tried to make it look like a meteorite crater by burning some pyrotechnic compound at the bottom. He added he would analyze some samples taken from the site.

Sigita Pildava, a spokeswoman for the State Police, said it wasn’t immediately clear whether police would open an investigation into the hoax.

Inga Vetere of the Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call about the alleged meteorite on Sunday evening from an eyewitness. She said a military unit was dispatched to the site and found that radiation levels were normal.

Experts outside Latvia said it would be unusual for such a large meteorite to hit the Earth. The planet is constantly bombarded with objects from outer space, but most burn up in the atmosphere and never reach the surface.

In 2007, a meteorite crashed near Lake Titicaca in Peru, causing a crater about 40 feet (12 meters) wide and 15 feet (five meters) deep.

Asta Pellinen-Wannberg, a meteorite expert at the Swedish Institute of Space Research, said she didn’t know the details of the Latvian incident, but that a rock would have to be at least three feet (one meter) in diameter to create a hole that size.

Henning Haack, a lecturer at Copenhagen University’s Geological Museum, said when it comes to alleged meteorite crashes, “there always is a pretty large margin of error.”

Kenny Mahoney noticed a dark, humanoid creature that does not look like any of the southern US state’s known native species.

The mystery animal’s head appears too small for it to be a bear, leaving Mr Mahoney wondering whether he had accidentally captured one of the clearest ever photos of Bigfoot.

Mr Mahoney, of Jefferson County, Kentucky, said he is very doubtful that the creature in the photo is Bigfoot. His wife Margaret has sent the image to a wildlife expert in the hope of getting it identified.

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A homeowner’s backyard surveillance camera catches a black image that faintly appears as a hairy, ape-like creature.