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Chicago, Alyn and Mary Rockwood of Mesa, Arizona, wondered what almost hit them just after they heard “a hum- ming sound” during an evening stroll outside their hotel, the McCormick Inn, The noise became louder until the impact—ten feet away—of a broken aircraft propellor. Police called to the scene collected the blade, filed a ‘lost- and-found' report and placed it in a locker for safekeeping at Central District headquarters. The FAA was reportedly slow in inspecting the battered blade, but nei- ther they nor the police had received any report or enquiry about the object. The Rockwoods had to check out of their hotel none the wiser about this mysterious incident, but no doubt telieved they'd had such an amazing escape! (Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 28 July 1992, reported in The Gate, April 1993) round ball develop and shoot straight through Teralba Road." Emergency crews from Shortland Electricity restored power to the affect- ed houses by morning, while SES teams worked through the night remov- ing debris and securing homes. Whatever happened in West Wallsend, the glowing green ‘fireball’ didn't leave many clues to its sudden appearance and exit, and nothing of a speculative, explanatory nature has been reported. (We have our theories, and welcome input from residents as well as meteorolo- gists, geologists and mad scientists alike. Ed.) (Source: Sydney j 23 November 1992.) Residents of West Wallsend, near Newcastle, NSW, experienced twenty seconds of sudden cyclonic fury on Saturday evening. A severe thunder squall cut a 300-metre swathe of destruction down Teralba Road and nearby streets, damaging twenty houses and overturning many cars. Unusual in itself, but for the special effects. The State Emergency Services controller for the Lake Macquarie area, Mr Daryl Marshall, said: “People have told me they saw a green, glowing PROPELLOR PERIL PHANTOM BABY PHENOMENON All sorts of objects have been reported to fall out of aeroplanes in flight, but a propel- lor? Of course, it's only supernatural! A twenty-six-year-old woman has given birth to no ordinary little girl. The baby can vanish, then reappears, even at times when she's being held. Two visitors to 52¢NEXUS JUNE - JULY 1993 GREEN BALLS OF FIRE!