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26 October 2009


UFO crashes into Latvia creating massive crater and media frenzy, video

Yesterday a UFO crashed into the Latvian countryside. The event is making headlines in all the Baltic nation’s news outlets. It is assumed that the UFO was probably a meteorite however this has not been confirmed. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the northern town of Mazsalaca near Latvia’s border with Estonia. On Sunday at around 5:30pm the State Fire and Rescue Service received a call alerting them to a fire in field. When they arrived they found a smoking crater 20 meters in diameter and 5 meters in depth (Video below).
The Latvian Radiation Centre and the army took measurements of radiation levels at the site of impact and noted radioactivity at slightly higher than normal levels. Speculation over what6 the object might have been is running hot on Latvian internet forums. While many think the object was probably a meteorite the authorities have suggested that it may have been a space junk. Needless to say the possibility of it being a UFO of alien origin has been raised.

Source: All News Web




[edit on 26-10-2009 by Xbizzy]

Hi there - I am from Latvia, I have seen the video and many pictures of the crashing site. We cannot know for sure is it real or not because the experts haven't done research yet.

One expert says that it is man-made crater with some burned chemicals in it (probably sulfur).

The other expert says that it is real meteorite which is approximately in the size of fist. He also said that meteorite passed satellites unnoticed because of it's small size. And the collision was almost vertical so the crater is very circular.

They discovered that it is not radioactive.

I will try to keep you up-to-date, as I can read Latvian news sources.
Cheers!

Hoagland is probably already reporting evidence of an alien craft and that the fire was pulsating at 35hz in a mathematical sequence.
Rense will report that the rock was Zionist and Streibler will report that it was predicted by the key maker. Jones will report the NWO has launched the first volley of attacks.. etc etc

Police have sealed off the area in order to prevent souveneir collectors from taking the soil.

Now thats the part I dont understand, the "Meteorite" they believe is still embedded within the crater and its not a crime scene, so why should the locals taking away soil be of any concern to them (especially as radiation samples are no more stronger than background levels.)

Geologist: Mazsalaca "meteorite" in Latvia is man-made

North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve geologist Dainis Ozols has concluded that the object in Mazsalaca, thought to be a meteorite, is merely smoky ember of chemical elements and the wide crater around it is in fact man-made.



Ozols arrived at the location, where the alleged meteorite had fallen, at 9 a.m. today, as the geologist informed LETA. He established that the 10-12 meters wide depression in land surface was artificially created and afterwards potassium nitrate and sulphur were burned there.



The geologist believes that somebody merely wanted to pull a prank, therefore burned the chemical elements, filmed the scene and spread information about an alleged meteorite having fallen. The crater itself, however, in Ozols' opinion, was created for other purposes. It must have taken a lot of effort to dig it; in case the crater was actually dug by the prankster who burned the chemical elements in it, then he should have tried a bit harder to imitate a blast caused by a meteorite, the geologist said.



The geologist did not take samples of the ember yet because he is now on a two-day excursion with his pupils, however, he does admit that later on he might examine it closer to find out precisely what was burning in the hole.



On the other and, the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center's head of geology department Uldis Nulle believes the object that created the crater, actually was a meteorite. He reports from the scene that, as a result of collision with earth surface, the meteorite created an oval hole, approximately 8.5 meters to 9 meters in diameter, it is around three meters deep, as LETA found out from the Environment Ministry's information department.



Additionally, the collision has made the earth surface around the hole go up approximately one meter high. Geologist Nulle says that the signs show evidence of a major impact force. The crater, in its deepest point, has a diameter of approximately one meter, and has dark gray and black sediment, as well as signs of melting substance.



Nulle reports that, according to his estimates, the meteorite his the earth surface almost in straight 90 degrees angle. Furthermore, even over six hours after the collision, a smell of sulfur could be sensed in the vicinity of the hole.



As reported, University of Latvia Astronomy Institute expert Ilgonis Vilks already expressed doubt about the origin of the object claimed to be meteorite. He was surprised finding out about fire burning in the crater, as usually after colliding with earth surface, meteorites explode and their pieces are scattered in various directions.



A group of four experts, two geologists and two astronomers, has departed for Mazsalaca to examine the scene.


Source: www.baltic-course.com

How is it going with the economy in Latvia?

It would be one hell of a tourist attraction point is this would be hyped.
Real or not real..neat stuff.

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And already the farmer in question is selling tickets to sightseer's for $2 a go.

If anyone is interested in real meteorites just google "Hoba Meteorite" this is the worlds largest known meteorite and is my home country of Namibia.
I have been to see it and it is amazing!
+-60,000Kgs
200 Million Years old
and apparently hit earth +-80,000 years ago

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All I can say is this is a great find. It is interesting to see for the first time a touch down such as this. In memory of I believe Tales from the CRYPT HOPE THEY DIDNT TOUCH IT, definitely a great post.

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