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Conisholme, Lincolnshire
01/2009
The mysterious case of damage to the blades of a wind turbine in Conisholme, Lincolnshire.
Something “the size and weight of a cow” struck and crippled two of the 20m blades, yet Ecotricity, the turbine's owners, cannot explain what happened.
Speculation was that perhaps it was a meteorite, but no crater or meteor debris was found at the scene.. Adding to the mystery, residents of neighbouring North Somercotes reported strange lights in the sky the previous night.
One more practical theory was that the blades caused the failure, with perhaps one blade falling off and denting the other.
Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, said: "It would have to be a catastrophic failure. That turbine has been running for a year now so we think that's pretty unlikely as well." He also dismissed the possibility of lightning as the weather conditions were good at the time.
Of the three blades on the turbine, one was fully removed from the turbine, another was mangled but still attached. To deepen the mystery, the detached blade has never been found. No wreckage was recovered from the 66 foot long blade.
Sources: The Guardian, ITV News, myself - Lincolnshire resident who saw the turbine afterwards.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iDJpvzoh1Iw
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2009/jan/08/wind-turbine-ufo-lincolnshire-the-sun
Submitted by:
Kelly