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Speculation quickly spread through the community and on the Internet as to what could have caused the explosion that caught the attention of people in several communities, including Lothair, Lotts Creek and Upper Second Creek. The most prevailing theory centered on a rumored plane crash, though that was never confirmed.
"If there is no plane missing I think it probably could be a U.F.O. If there is no debris, it probably burned before it hit the ground," said Perry County resident Kathy Collins.
Originally posted by kdog1982
ETA: This is priceless,
"If there is no plane missing I think it probably could be a U.F.O. If there is no debris, it probably burned before it hit the ground," said Perry County resident Kathy Collins.edit on 12-12-2011 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Human_Alien
reply to post by kdog1982
Holy #e.....I had no idea there were that many mines. I live in Florida so the only thing below us is hell. I had no idea what the mine population was. Kentucky is littered with mines!
Ya know, in retrospect, it seems so incredibly antiquated to go through all that hardship and labor to get the same basic results that our own Sun can produce. And lightning. And ocean water. And magnets. And the wind. And, well....you get my drift.
But thanks for that link and enlightenment!
Originally posted by kdog1982
Originally posted by Human_Alien
reply to post by kdog1982
Holy #e.....I had no idea there were that many mines. I live in Florida so the only thing below us is hell. I had no idea what the mine population was. Kentucky is littered with mines!
Ya know, in retrospect, it seems so incredibly antiquated to go through all that hardship and labor to get the same basic results that our own Sun can produce. And lightning. And ocean water. And magnets. And the wind. And, well....you get my drift.
But thanks for that link and enlightenment!
Can you imagine what would happen it the New Madrid Zone earthquake happen and what kind of effects that it would bring here?
The next great lake in the middle of Kentucky.
There are still no answers as to what caused an apparent explosion in Perry County Sunday night. Crews spent hours searching Sunday night after initial reports of a possible plane crash, but they gave up the search around 1:00 a.m. and said it was probably an explosion at an abandoned mine. Now officials with the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands are saying there is no evidence at the mine that would support an explosion. Some say they felt their homes shaking, others say they saw a fireball, but as of now no one can say for sure what happened in Perry County Sunday night. Preliminary reports of possible plane crash were ruled out after searching for hours and finding no crash scene, which led officials to this explanation. “There is a mine break up there. It happens in eastern Kentucky with a lot with old abandoned mines. They catch fire, smoke real bad, and sometimes they flame up. It does kill the trees around and that is possibly what could be seen from the air,” said Lotts Creek Fire Chief Chris Engle. Officials from the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands were called Monday to investigate and found that there is a coal seam fire that is causing the smoke and the burned trees, but that’s all they are able to confirm. My investigators found no evidence of an explosion or a fire ball. There was no crater no debris that they could ascertain,” said the Director of the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands Steve Hohmann. So until more information can be found, that leaves no explanation for the shaking houses and what appeared to be a fireball in the sky, but some in the area have their own explanation for what happened. “If there is no plane missing I think it probably could be a U.F.O. If there is no debris, it probably burned before it hit the ground,” said Perry County resident Kathy Collins. For now, it remains a mystery. Officials with the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands say they are planning to go back up to the mine site on Wednesday
Originally posted by kdog1982
Originally posted by Human_Alien
reply to post by kdog1982
Holy #e.....I had no idea there were that many mines. I live in Florida so the only thing below us is hell. I had no idea what the mine population was. Kentucky is littered with mines!
Ya know, in retrospect, it seems so incredibly antiquated to go through all that hardship and labor to get the same basic results that our own Sun can produce. And lightning. And ocean water. And magnets. And the wind. And, well....you get my drift.
But thanks for that link and enlightenment!
Can you imagine what would happen it the New Madrid Zone earthquake happen and what kind of effects that it would bring here?
The next great lake in the middle of Kentucky.