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Offline Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1725 on: February 07, 2012, 09:39:16 am »
Was it this one by any chance?

An event that took place on 23 January 1974 in the Llandrillo area of north Wales.

At 8.38 pm there was a huge explosion, followed by an earth tremor (which was felt as far away as Liverpool). Lights were seen in the sky on and off until 10 pm. Police stations across north Wales were deluged with 999 calls and a police were called to Llandrillo where they carried out a search of the lower slopes of Cader Bronwen at around 10 pm, as well as searching the mountains on the following day.

This event has since become a major UFO story.
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« Reply #1726 on: February 07, 2012, 09:46:53 am »
http://www.ufocasebook.com/wales1974.html


I think Ormegolf is possibly talking about a dense fog from the description,  the ufo story is interesting though (I like things like that!)
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« Reply #1727 on: February 07, 2012, 10:33:08 am »
The Wikipedia link provides a more balanced view.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn_Mountain_UFO_incident

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« Reply #1728 on: February 07, 2012, 11:40:33 am »
The Wikipedia link provides a more balanced view.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn_Mountain_UFO_incident
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That's all part of the government cover up!  :laugh:
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« Reply #1729 on: February 07, 2012, 01:14:54 pm »
The Photoframe in the garden is a great idea.

I thought Bettys would have looked more traditional inside than that.

It used to !
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« Reply #1730 on: February 08, 2012, 07:53:40 am »
No, Yorkie, although I remember the UFO incident well, I remember being with my family and we all heard it clearly in Towyn.
But the incident I refer to was in mid summer, both 1976 and 1977 were very hot and I always thought that had something to do with it.
Does no one remember what appeared to be large black clouds flying in off the sea for hour after hour, one cloud after another.
And everyone outside running for cover behind doors and windows.
What were the black clouds made up of?
And it was all along the coast from at least Rhos to Rhyl.
Come on Dave, you know the amusement arcade business, the arcades in Rhyl were absolutely solid with humans, all afraid to step outside.

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« Reply #1731 on: February 08, 2012, 08:29:17 am »
Hordes of flies!?

Offline dave bent

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1732 on: February 08, 2012, 08:52:13 am »
ladybirds ?

Offline Yorkie

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« Reply #1733 on: February 08, 2012, 08:52:33 am »
Was it the year (1976) we had the plague of Ladybirds?   Our white house in Rhos was covered in the little blighters!

Very hot Summer, hosepipe bans etc. etc.
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« Reply #1734 on: February 08, 2012, 11:03:08 am »
Very,very hot summer.
We lived in Yatton , Somerset then and remember millions of Ladybirds.

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« Reply #1735 on: February 08, 2012, 11:09:56 am »

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« Reply #1736 on: February 09, 2012, 07:40:54 am »
That's it, everybody. Ladybirds. It was like a sci /fi film. They all came inland in large black clouds from somewhere obviously off shore. Millions of them. Presumably they bred off shore. Anyone know if this is normal?

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« Reply #1737 on: February 09, 2012, 08:06:40 am »
What would they have bred on off shore?
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« Reply #1738 on: February 09, 2012, 10:05:00 am »
This house has an association with Llandudno but it isn't in the Three Towns area.
What is the name of this house and where is it?

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« Reply #1739 on: February 09, 2012, 10:49:19 am »
Lord Mostyn's house at Mostyn?