Another Sighting of the Weird Creature from Falmouth

It seems that the story of the weird creature seen in Falmouth has produced another sighting. This new one comes from late in December 2006, and the second one mentioned in the article, which you can read here, is the one I reported on in my last blog post on the subject.

The thing I find fascinating about this new report is that it comes from the same lady who spotted Morgawr, our Falmouth Bay sea monster, all those years ago. You can read my article about Morgawr, and the Mawnan Smith Owlman, on my website.

As the newspaper piece states, perhaps it will encourage others to come forward if they've seen our weird creature. I shall keep checking on the story and keep you updated if anything else is added.

Falmouth's Weird Creature - Update

This story just gets stranger. Following the initial report of the weird creature seen in Falmouth recently I found another article, this time in the local weekly newspaper The West Briton: which you can read here. Friends of mine in the US have suggested that it could have been an Aye-aye, or a Springhare, but the witness says that both of those animals are much smaller than the one he saw, and they are also unlikely to be able to survive in our British climate.

Over at the CFZ there have been two additional postings on this subject. The first is a very sad one, detailing the possibility of the creature being what is called a Twisty Cat. This is the most disgusting atrocity, as it seems that people have been breeding cats with a specific deformity whereby their front legs are stunted and useless. The post, that you can find here, also includes some pictures of such cats, and they are truly stomach churning.

The second post from the CFZ is an update on their previous one. It tells of their contact with the RSPCA’s legal department to enquire if breeding such cats is legal in the UK. Unfortunately it appears that it is, although it could be construed as cruelty. You can read what the CFZ has to say about that here, and how they would react on finding such a thing happening in the UK.

Weird Creature seen in Falmouth (UK)

Yesterday was a very busy day for me, so I didn’t get around to posting this story that I came across in my local newspaper. A lady walking the Falmouth coastal path saw a very strange animal; and at the link there is a picture of the drawing she made when she arrived home. You can read the account, and see the sketch here.

Having brought the story to the attention of a couple of researchers, I see that they too have blogged about it today. Over at the Fortean Zoology blog Richard Freeman, the Zoological Director of the CFZ, has a few suggestions as to what might have been seen. He is contacting the newspaper to try and interview the witness. You can read his suggestions about the creature here.

And my good friend Nick Redfern, has also been kind enough to mention the story. You can read his blog here. Thanks Nick.

I check out The Packet newspaper every day, and this morning I found no further updates to the story. However, if I see anything extra about it I’ll blog the news and let everyone know.

The UFO and the Wind Farm Turbines - the results are back

As I predicted, UFOs were not to blame for the damage to those wind turbine blades.

The provisional forensic report, from the manufacturers, has found that the damage was due to “material fatigue.” That caused the bolts holding the blade to the turbine to suffer from “fatigue failure.”

The investigation is continuing to examine the mechanisms around the bolts, and the results of those tests are expected in a few more weeks. You can read the whole of the story here.

So, it’s Common Sense 1 – UFOs 0

More on the UFO damaging the Wind Farm Turbines

In a recent report on the UFO damaging those wind farm turbine blades, I read that the weather on the night of the incident was very cold, and actually below zero in the open countryside.

So I was interested in a report this morning from a Canadian newspaper. The article was entitled: “Falling ice a peril at wind farms,” and can be read here:

However, what got my attention was the part describing how the blades can be damaged by an ice build-up, and that such ice can then be thrown off the blade and damage those adjacent to it.

Whilst I agree that this could well have been the cause of the damage to the blades in Lincolnshire, I do take issue with the article stating that this is what happened in the UK. So far this is the only report that I’ve seen about the possible origin of the damage, and I check for new stories every day. I think we’ll have to wait for the report from the manufacturers before we can be sure what really happened.

Meanwhile, I’ll keep looking, and hope to update you when it’s finally published.