Are UFO's to blame for the chaos at Conisholme wind farm?

[Antaletriangle]

http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/UP...39s.4844401.jp


UPDATE PLUS PHOTO: Are UFO's to blame for the chaos at Conisholme wind farm?


Flashing lights and loud bangs were witnessed the night the turbine was damaged (Photo: Dick Carbutt)

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COULD the damage to a turbine at Conisholme wind farm be the work of UFO's?
Reports of a large bang and flashing lights skimming across the sky on the night a turbine on Conisholme wind farm was damaged have been told.

Mr Stephen Willows and his wife, Dorothy who live in Fen Lane close to the Conisholme wind farm have told the Leader how Stephen was startled in his sleep by a loud bang at 4am Sunday morning.

It is believed the damage which has left one of the massive blades missing and another bent out of shape happened at some point on Sunday night.

They also reported how on Saturday night, Dorothy and two friends were travelling to Louth by car, when Dorothy looked up at the sky to see lights travelling in a strange fashion across the sky towards the wind farm.

Dorothy said: "I don't believe in UFO's but it was a low flying object. This light seemed to be in the distance, and then it seemed to skim across the sky towards the turbines.

"It might not be connected, but it is just how your mind works when something like this happens – you think, could that have been the noise Stephen heard, or was that to do the light I saw? But until we know what has happened for definite it is very hard to say".

The couple went to the scene to have a closer look, and like many residents, take photographs of the damage. But, when they arrived at the scene, they were shocked to find they had little evidence to go on.

"When we got there, there was nothing to be seen - not even the propeller on the ground" added Dorothy.

"Those blades are pretty sturdy – we saw them when they were being constructed – whatever has hit them has made quite an impact. I was shocked to see that there was no debris left".

The company, Ecotricity have since sent engineers down to establish the cause of the damage to the turbine.

[Dantheman62]

wow a missing propeller,hmmmm maybe a UFO is flying around with a propeller sticking out of it! LOL!

[Humble Janitor]

Originally Posted by Dantheman62

wow a missing propeller,hmmmm maybe a UFO is flying around with a propeller sticking out of it! LOL!

E.T 1: George, did you notice that propeller sticking out of the side?
E.T 2: What propeller, Harry?
E.T 1: I swear we hit something. It certainly wasn't a bird.
E.T 2 (looking at propeller from window): That doesn't look too shabby. Let's keep it as a decorative touch.

[Dantheman62]

HaHa Humble J, you would think they would get a mighty cold draft through there cruising around the universe! There's no air but it's mighty cold!

[Antaletriangle]

There is no propeller or wreckage to be found at the scene by accounts-so tell me what could have hit this and taken a full propeller away also and left it mangled as it is weird witnesses heard a loud bang-where did the propeller go to?

[Egg]

Thats just stunning. I have seen a blade destroy a light aircraft that flew through a wind farm in America and remain attached to the hub! what ever hit there, the stresses involved must of been monumental.

Add to that no blade? thats just freaky. Maybe they took it like drunk kids take traffic cones? for p### and giggles?

[Antaletriangle]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2108149.ece

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.



Witness ... Lesley Whittingham, 71

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.”


A woman motorist told how she saw a UFO zoom towards the wind farm and strike the 290ft turbine.



Clobbered ... turbine yesterday

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 turbine’s 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.”



Impact ... map showing UFO sighting

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 don’t know what caused the problem. We are investigating.”


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UFO expert Russ Kellett, of Flying Saucer Review, told how dozens of reports of mystery objects poured in before the crash.


He said: “Balls of light were seen in the sky and the MoD has no explanation. We are very, very excited about this.”


Last night the incident was the talk of the internet. It was dubbed the “Octopus UFO” because of the tentacles and how the lights appeared joined in formation.


The MoD said of the latest scare: “Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting.”


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[Antaletriangle]

http://newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco.py...5&section=Wind

"Truth is out there" says firm hit by mystery wind turbine failure
08-01-09

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Ecotricity is still looking for clues to Sunday's incident at Conisholme Fen wind farm, but health and safety officers have "no concerns" about the site
Engineers are investigating a damaged turbine at Ecotricity's largest wind farm, the 16MW Conisholme Fen Wind Farm in Lincolnshire, after an incident that has spawned local tales of a UFO visit.

One of the 20 turbines at the site near Mablethorpe was found on Sunday with one of its three 22 metre long blades missing and another bent out of shape.

Ecotricity's wind turbine supplier Enercon has been called in to examine the damage, with engineers scouring the site for possible clues to the mystery incident.

The green electricity supplier told New Energy Focus today that it does not yet have a plausible explanation.

But, a spokesperson said health and safety officers have visited the "isolated" site and had no concerns about the other 800kW-rated E48 turbines, which should be back in operation within days.

She said: "We've had engineers on site from Enercon, along with health and safety officers. They've been all over the turbines and sent pieces away for analysis.

"The turbines should be fully operational by the end of next week. The health and safety officers were on site, and they had no concerns."

UFOs
Unfortunately, we don't have a plausible explanation yet.
EcotricityThe Conisholme Fen wind farm began generating electricity on April 18 last year, with its turbines that have a hub height of 65m.

Locals in the Conisholme area have claimed seeing "strange flashing tentacle shaped lights" around the wind farm prior to the damaged turbine being discovered on Sunday. Others have said an object flew through the wind farm dodging one turbine before hitting another.

"Unfortunately, we don't have a plausible explanation yet," said the Ecotricity spokeswoman, adding: "The truth is out there."

Local wind farm protest groups have claimed the damage to the Conisholme Fen wind farm raises questions about other wind farm proposals in Lincolnshire, claiming the possibility of structural failure in wind turbines posed "unacceptable dangers" to local people and "a critical danger to motorists".

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/orga...ndpower-thesun

[Antonia]

They'vementioned it on "Loose Women"...popular UK lunch time chat show..four women talk about curent affairs... Two of them believe in UFO's two rubish it...interesting...

Caught a bit of this on Talksport earlier. Apparently, although it's taken them 2 days to locate it, they've found the missing blade. It was on the ground under the turbine, which is obviously the last place anyone would think to look.

An ice buildup is being blamed for it falling off, despite none of the other turbines experiencing any problems. No mention was made of the second blade that was mangled either.

Does that sound a little unlikely or is it just me?

[Antaletriangle]

Yeah sounds well dodgy that Steve- if this is the case, an ice build up then all design engineers involved in these designs should be hauled over the coals as this is England and we get ice regularly,not that i wish that to happen but c'mon!! Fireworks wouldn't obliterate one of those blades and mangle another something with some density to it is surely required to do this much damage?

[Antaletriangle]

Inquiry launched into 'UFO attack' on turbine
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5473254.ece

An investigation was under way today into how a 65ft blade was mysteriously torn off a wind turbine amid reports of “strange lights” in the sky.

The 300ft turbine at Conisholme in Lincolnshire was left wrecked after the incident. The Sun quoted residents speculating that the damage could have been caused by a UFO.

Ecotricity, the company which operates the turbine, said it was investigating the unprecedented incident. A spokeswoman said: “We’re conducting a thorough investigation into what happened. This kind of thing has never happened to us before.”

The missing blade was found on the ground beneath the turbine, she said, adding that the company could not speculate on the cause of the damage. “An engineer has been on the site since it happened, early on Sunday morning, and is carrying out a sort of forensic investigation.”


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The Sun said flashing orange-yellow spheres had been seen by dozens of people in the area, including by Dorothy Willows, who lives half a mile from the scene of the incident. Ms Willows was in her car when she saw the lights.

"She 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."

The blade was ripped off hours later, at 4am.

The Ministry of Defence said it was not looking into the incident. A spokesman said: “The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity. Unless there’s evidence of a potential threat, there’s no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported.”

But Nick Pope, a UFO-watcher who used to work for the MOD, called for an investigation. "There's a public safety issue here, whatever you believe about UFOs. The Ministry of Defence's standard line on UFOs isn't good enough. The MOD and the Civil Aviation Authority need to investigate as a matter of urgency."

[Seth Haniel]

about time these 'chinese lanterns' where banned

[scanner]

shocking ha ha ha do you get it shocking

[Dantheman62]

cool video!, check it out, wind turbine collapse!
http://www.wind-watch.org/video-turbinecollapses.php

Originally Posted by Dantheman62

cool video!, check it out, wind turbine collapse!
http://www.wind-watch.org/video-turbinecollapses.php

That's nutty! Who said wind power was safe?

[Antaletriangle]

I reckon this guy was piloting it!!lol.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jYKib5K-Cpg

[Avid]

We've had no wind for days! It's been foggy and quiet!
Was it windy in Lincolnshire?
Blinkin' octopus ufos - whatever next

[Antaletriangle]

By Chris Irvine
Last Updated: 8:50AM GMT 09 Jan 2009


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...bine-site.html

UFOs spotted 'by hundreds' at wind turbine site
UFOs have allegedly been seen by hundreds of witnesses close to the wind turbine that many suspect was hit by an alien spaceship.

Residents claimed to have seen bright flashing spheres in the skies near Louth, Lincolnshire, where the 290ft turbine was mangled in a mystery collision.

Ministry of Defence insiders have reportedly said the UFOs could be unmanned stealth bombers on test flights.

The black delta-wing craft, called Taranis, is understood to have been making test runs on the coastal bombing ranges at Donna Nook and North Coates, which are right next to the site of the wrecked wind turbine.

Taranis is about the same size as the Hawk jet trainers used by the Red Arrows at nearby RAF Scrampton - it is being developed by BAe Systems to deliver bombs in battlefields.

Some witnesses have said an octopus-shaped UFO was seen flying through the air hours before the turbine was destroyed.

One woman said she saw an object fly towards the wind farm, while others described the lights as being linked by "tentacles", leading locals to dub it the octopus UFO.

Dorothy Willows, who lives a mile and a half from the crash site, 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"

Eric Goring, 61, told The Sun that he has had so many sightings that he began thinking aliens were trying to abduct him.

Speaking of one encounter in September, he said: "I saw one come from the fields. I almost walked under it as it was just hovering 200ft above me. I didn't want to go too near it as I was worried they might beam me up."

A Ministry of Defence insider said: "We have to log all reports of UFOs. But in virtually all the cases there is a simple explanation - and test flights are a common one."

More mundane theories for the cause of the damage – from a block of frozen urine dropped by a passing plane, to simple mechanical failure - have been suggested, but none has yet proved conclusive.

Other explanations for the incident include vandalism from teenagers, a Russian spy plane, or fireworks from a local's birthday party.

[Dantheman62]

Teenagers,Russian Spy Plane,Fireworks,Frozen Urine, HaHaHaHa what a joke!, it's easier to believe that a UFO did it than the stuff they come up with LOL!

[She-Ra]

I don't know whether it's a goodish or badish thing... a stealth bomber that couldn't miss a bloody great wind turbine. In one sense if they were all like that then we wouldn't have these war machines blowing up things, people, animals, the earth but then if they were all like that sure they'd miss their target but they'd hit something else!

If it was one of those, I don't know why there was all the hoo-hah, just own up and pay the damages for crying out loud instead of having 'UFO' splashed all around the place.

[Antaletriangle]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...cientists.html

'UFO' turbine debris sent to German forensic scientists
Debris from a destroyed wind turbine which reports have claimed was hit by a UFO has been sent for forensic analysis in Germany.

Last Updated: 8:47AM GMT 10 Jan 2009

The wind turbine at the centre of the mystery Photo: NEWSTEAM A 65ft blade from the 290ft turbine fell off and a second was bent in the mysterious incident in Conisholme, Lincs, on Wednesday.

Hundreds of local witnesses claimed to have seen bright flashing spheres in the skies above the turbine, and many are convinced the damage was caused by a flying saucer.

Scientists at manufacturers Enercon have been looking into the mystery, and dismissed the theories that either a chunk of ice thrown from another turbine, or frozen urine dropped from a passing plane, was the cause.

A source told The Sun: "It is impossible to get a lump of ice on a wind turbine blade big enough to cause that kind of damage, let alone be flung from one to another.

"Also, turbines have sensors in the blade. If they detect ice forming they turn themselves off.

"Additionally, any large lump of ice would not have melted so quickly in the cold weather and would probably have left a dent in the ground. No debris was found other than remains of the turbine.

"If there is a rational explanation, the investigation will find it."

A lightning strike has also been ruled out, as there were no burn marks.

Ministry of Defence insiders have reportedly said the UFOs could be unmanned stealth bombers on test flights.

It is also possible that one of the blades had simply not been securely fixed, and fell off bending the other on its way down.

The results of the investigation being carried out by forensic scientists in Germany should be disclosed within a week.

Dale Vine, managing director of Ecotricity which owns the turbine, said: "We've ruled out ice from other turbines or passing jets.

"We've examined the turbine, the fallen blade and the surrounding area. We have been crawling all over it. To make one of these blades fall off, or to bend it, takes a lot."

[Jacqui D]

All a bit suspicious if you ask me, yes if it was a military aircraft why don't they just own up and be done with it, all this speculation just fuels the fires of ufologists.
But on the other hand if it really was extraterestrial we will hear no more of it.
As for that Nick Pope he neither believes in ufo's or such things, don't know why he has been assigned to ufo reports, probably here to throw you off such ideas.
It will be interesting to see what the forensics come up with, something stupid i guess like weather balloons haha!!

[PartOfOne]

Originally Posted by Jacqui D

All a bit suspicious if you ask me, yes if it was a military aircraft why don't they just own up and be done with it, all this speculation just fuels the fires of ufologists.
But on the other hand if it really was extraterestrial we will hear no more of it.
As for that Nick Pope he neither believes in ufo's or such things, don't know why he has been assigned to ufo reports, probably here to throw you off such ideas.
It will be interesting to see what the forensics come up with, something stupid i guess like weather balloons haha!!

It's got to be SWAMP GAS! in a marsh I'm sure you get really thick swamp gas. I don't know why anyone asks the authorities anything that happens around us, unless you like to hear lies.

[Antaletriangle]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ealed-off.html

'UFO' wind turbine crash site sealed off

The wind farm where UFO hunters believe an alien aircraft struck a 290-foot wind turbine has been sealed off.

By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 8:09AM GMT 12 Jan 2009

One of the turbine's 65-foot blades came off and another was damaged at the site Photo: PA
Security guards have been sent to protect the wind farm site in Conisholme, Lincs, following last week's incident.

One of the turbine's 65-foot blades came off and another was damaged at the site, on the same night that local residents reported seeing orange-yellow spheres in the sky, which some described as trailing octopus-like "tentacles".

Ecotricity, the company that owns the wind farm near Louth, has yet to find an explanation for the damage.

But managers are believed to be concerned UFO enthusiasts will scour the site for debris, so have decided to restrict access.

Dog patrols have been sent to ensure no unauthorised people can enter the site.

Nick Pope, a UFO expert, told The Sun: "There may be something they don't want people to see."

However, foreign debris was found at the site during an initial search.

More rational explanations include the possibility that a secret military aircraft such as a stealth bomber might have hit the turbine during a test flight, or that the turbine blade simply fell off, damaging the other one in the process.

Mr Pope said: "If a stealth aircraft struck the turbine, it may be made of some material which is itself top secret."