UFO hits wind turbine
By VIRGINIA WHEELER
and JENNIFER BRAIN
Published: Today
A WIND turbine stood wrecked yesterday with one of its giant 65ft blades torn off — after it was hit by a UFO.
Locals were woken by the 4am smash after strange lights were spotted streaking towards the 290ft-tall generator on a wind farm.
Baffled power chiefs said of the smash in Conisholme, Lincs: We have a team investigating. There was no trace of the missing blade. A UFO expert said: We are very excited.
Witness … Lesley Whittingham, 71
A woman motorist told how she saw a UFO zoom towards the wind farm and strike the 290ft turbine.
Dorothy Willows — who lives half a mile from the scene of the hit-and-run — was in her car when strange lights loomed in the evening sky.
She was among dozens who spotted the mysterious flashing orangey-yellow spheres over Lincolnshire — where the turbine was left wrecked.
Dorothy, of Louth, said: The lights were moving across the sky towards the wind farm.
“Then I saw a low flying object. It was skimming across the sky towards the turbines.
Hours later there was an almighty smash.
Dorothy said: My husband Stephen was woken at 4am by the bang.
Afterwards there was no trace of one of the turbines three huge 65ft blades — ripped off in the collision.
Another was left twisted and useless. Other locals told how the lights looked like balls of flames. Lesley Whittingham, 71, even managed to photograph it — and said: It looked like a giant explosion in the air.
John Harrison, another witness, described how he looked out of his landing window and saw a massive ball of light with tentacles going right down to the ground over the wind farm. He said: It was huge. With the tentacles it looked just like an octopus.
The object that struck the turbine at Conisholme near Louth on Sunday dodged others surrounding it — and last night experts had no explanation for what it was. There were NO reports of any aircraft collisions.
Council health and safety officials said even the strongest gale was unlikely to be responsible.
The damage was described by the Health and Safety Executive as a unique incident.
Wind farm company Ecotricity admitted: We dont know what caused the problem. We are investigating.
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Magnets For Energy
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Well, obvisly no …
Well, obvisly no one knows what it is but maybe what these fools can do in the future is to install cameras right beside the turbines. DOH!
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
typical alien
hit …
typical alien
hit and run bastards
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
You never hear …
You never hear about the good UFO pilots who don’t hit wind turbines. It’s always the bad ones who get all the publicity.
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
i might go spank …
i might go spank off on your frisbee
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
So how about those …
So how about those space aliens. They can fly all the way across the galaxy, but they become as stupid as birds when a wind turbine gets in the way.
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I Live In Louth, …
I Live In Louth, Where It Happened. I Too SawThese Lights. Well They Werent Like Lights, More Lie a Blue Ball of Fire with Yellow Circles In It
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
anybody see my …
anybody see my friend.. he stole my saucer and now i want it back..
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
LOST: Big large …
LOST: Big large frisbe if found please retrive to ME!
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
ciekawe co się …
ciekawe co się stało z tą turbiną.może rzeczywiście UFO kiedyś nas odwiedzi
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
nice 1980 microphone
nice 1980 microphone
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
The German …
The German Manufacturer said yesterday that this is nothing unusual and that it happens about 6 times a year so why all they hype. Or are you possibly reading the SUN who doesn’t want you to know that?
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Please see UFO, …
Please see UFO, Conspiracy, & Beyond at my profile.
Best wishes,
Dr. Donald Ryles
January 17th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
INTERESTING…
INTERESTING…