(1). Weird, vertical serpentine cloud formation, strongly reminding me of the horsehair worm found in Spoon Fork in early November, and also in Frank Park. Unlike an airplane contrail or vapor trail, there was no obvious source for the vapor — it had no head or tail, just like the horsehair worm. Also it was moving very rapidly across the sky, indicating a low altitude and ruling out a plane source as well. Just before I saw the cloud whizzing by in the sky, I heard what appeared to be an unusual popping noise, like a firecracker. I don’t think a firecracker is the answer to the source. The cloud, outside of having no head/tail, was well defined, and looked much like a very elongated, whispy cumulus cloud. It seemed to be moving about the same speed as the only other (normally shaped, in that case) cloud in the sky within my vision range. The unusual cloud was maybe 20 times as long as it was wide. I remember running through part of Tiny Wiltshire in an attempt to see the bottom of the cloud for a possible plane. I eventually found a clear enough spot to see the bottom (remember, the cloud was moving very rapidly and I knew it would disappear soon), but no plane present, and it just tapered off on both ends. That’s when I starting directly connecting it to the horsehair worm, rightly or wrongly. But I think rightly.
This occurred on Saturday, before I knew about the Rust Spot shifting but had already heard the aliens in the woods just beyond. From Tiny Wiltshire, the cloud appeared from the direction of Rust Spot, and I have to believe the 2 are related.
(2). Train whistle where there’s no train. I’ve heard this phenomenon once before; about 6-7 years ago I think. Thing is, back in the early 1900s there *use* to be a train running through the valley north of Frank Park. The whistle was distinct in each case. The noise came from the west this time, and not from Rust Spot to the north.
This occurred on the day after (1), or Sunday, when I already knew about the Rust Spot shifting.
Below is a video of what might be related phenomenon of (1).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=lLd8IHHEw0k&NR=1
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