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The Rough guide To

Unexplained

Phenomena

written by

John Michell and Bob Rickard

www.roughguides.com

Credits

The Rough Guide to

Unexplained Phenomena

Rough Guides Reference

Series editor : Mark Ellingham

Editors: Peter Buckley, Duncan Clark,

Tracy Hopkins, Sean Mahoney, Matthew Milton,

Joe Staines, Ruth Tidball

Director : Andrew Lockett

Text Edit, Layout & Design :

Peter Buckley

Proofreading : Amanda Jones

Production : Aimee Hampson

Acknowledgements

Besides all those who contributed to the first edition, to whom we remain ever grateful, the authors would like to thank the

following for help with this revised edition: Gail-Nina Anderson, Jonathan Bryant, Luis R. Gonzalez, Peter Hassall, Gordon

Rutter, and George Wagner for essential references; Peter Bennett, Tuuri Heporauta (posthumously) and Susan Lung for

translations; Nicholas Allen, Janet Bord, John Heymer, and Peter Mulacz for valued help in locating pictures; Merrily and

Patrick Harpur, Roy Kerridge, Steve Moore, Owen Whiteoak, and Paul Sieveking for their readiness to answer calls for help with

obscure matters; and again to Paul Sieveking for heroic proofing far beyond the call of duty. In addition, Bob Rickard would

like to thank his family and friends for their support when it really mattered.

Publishing Information

This second edition published September 2007 by Rough Guides Ltd,

80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL

375 Hudson St, 4th Floor, New York 10014, USA

Email: mail@roughguides.com

Distributed by the Penguin Group:

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Printed in Italy by LegoPrint S.p.A

Typeset in Georgia, Minion and Helvetica Neue to an original design by Peter Buckley

The publishers and authors have done their best to ensure the accuracy and currency of all information in The Rough Guide

to Unexplained Phenomena ; however, they can accept no responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any

reader as a result of its information or advice.

Many of the pictures in this book first appeared in Phenomena (1977) and Living Wonders (1982), both published by Thames

and Hudson. All other photographs are credited to relevant photographers and agencies. Any inaccuracies or omissions in

respect of this information that are brought to the attention of the Publisher will be remedied in subsequent impressions.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher except for the quotation of brief

passages in reviews.

464 pages; includes index

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 13: 978-1-84353-708-3

ISBN 10: 1-84353-708-7

1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2

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Contents

Introduction

The phenomenal world .................................................................................... vii

Teleportation

Teleportation: its effects and uses ....................................................................2

The teleportation of people ...............................................................................6

The materialization and flight of objects .........................................................11

Levitation and spontaneous flight ...................................................................15

Strange Rains

Falls of fishes and frogs...................................................................................22

Theories and explanations ..............................................................................27

Anomalies and questions .. ..............................................................................32

Insect showers.................................................................................................36

Rats, mice and lemmings ................................................................................41

Falls of other animals.. .....................................................................................44

Missiles from above.........................................................................................47

Falls of artefacts ..............................................................................................53

Rains of seeds and organic matter .. ...............................................................58

Mysterious flows and oozings .........................................................................62

Contents iii

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