From ufonet@... Thu Oct 16 14:00:17 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: ufonet@... X-Apparently-To: mysterylights@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 83695 invoked from network); 16 Oct 2003 21:00:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m9.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 16 Oct 2003 21:00:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl) (194.109.127.141) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Oct 2003 21:00:16 -0000 Received: from tm616316 (213-84-215-93.adsl.xs4all.nl [213.84.215.93]) by smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9GL0Ccr021378; Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:00:13 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:59:59 +0200 To: UFOnet@yahoogroups.com Subject: Fwd = Thailland's Naga Fireballs Declared Not Supernatural Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: User-Agent: Opera7.21/Win32 M2 build 3218 From: Frits Westra X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=162840466 X-Yahoo-Profile: parodynl Farshores News http://www.100megsfree4.com/farshores/02awards.htm THAILAND'S NAGA FIREBALLS DECLARED NOT SUPERNATURAL Posted Oct 12.03 Original headline: Science Ministry solves Naga fireballs mystery The mystery behind the appearance of the Naga fireballs on the Mekong River has been finally solved, and it is a natural occurrence, the Science Ministry said yesterday. "The phenomenon is caused by flammable phosphine gas," deputy permanent secretary Saksit Tridech said. The ministry launched a scientific expedition on Friday to measure and observe the annual manifestation in Nong Khai province. A thermo-scanner was set up near the riverbank in Rattana Wapee sub-district and five teams of specialists were stationed at various vantage points along the river, including at Thai Temple in Phon Phisai district, where thousands of curious spectators had gathered to witness the event. The Naga fireballs appear at the end of Buddhist Lent, leading many to believe it is not the result of natural causes but something more mystical. But Saksit said the scanning equipment picked up the movement of the gas floating off the water surface before people could catch with their eyes the glowing orange bubbles igniting into fireballs. Their timing depends on the build-up of the marsh gas on the riverbed, which often peaked in October. Fireballs have been sighted at various times throughout the year in the Mekong and nearby areas with a high concentration of phosphine, he said. .:Story originally published by:. The Nation / Thailand | Napanisa Kaewmorakot - OCT 12.03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All Copyrights © are acknowledged. Material reproduced here is for educational and research purposes only.