Marine Animal Disturbance Alert for UK and Ireland

2025, July 3. Scotland. Large Fireball. (Electrophonic Meteor) Had delayed and concurrent properties. Sound described as a huge boom heard over 230,000 square kilometres. Time: 00:49. Travelling East towards North Sea. Seen in England, Northern Ireland and Wales at a distance over 500 km. The incredible blast was spotted as far as the Outer Hebrides. Appin witness: “Then maybe 20 to 30 seconds later, an explosive bang.”

Considering the vast area, the sound was heard, a Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for waters in the UK, Ireland and coastal regions of mainland Europe. 

Update: The meteor was seen above Taynuilt and Fort William, with one person claiming the “huge explosion” seemed to “wake up the whole town”. One person expressed their shock, saying: “I thought it was a bomb at first. I almost had a panic attack.” The boom was also “heard and felt” in Benderloch.

The outer circle is the sighting, and the inner is the sound.

The night I was woken by a meteor

I've wanted to describe this for a while, and after a little vibration in my town today, I thought I would describe what happened many years ago. It's just a report in my files. I never really thought any of these events would have included a personal account.

1992, August, Between 16 – 20. Netherlands. This incident happened while I was overseas in the Netherlands between June 24 and September 19. I was living in the city of Drachten 35 km from the coast. I was in bed when the tremor occurred waking me up when a window abruptly shut after the lock jumped off its track. I felt giddy when trying to get to my feet as the room shook for approximately ten seconds. At the time, authorities initially thought it was an earthquake in the North Sea. The meteor had electrophonic properties and was an Airburst from a meteor. 

News Report: “Dutch province shaken. Frightened rural residents were running out of their homes during the night. Northern Frisian province residents reported their houses swaying, flowerpots falling off ledges and tumbling tableware. No personal injury. Several people said they saw a yellowish-red fireball streaking down through the night sky about 10.30pm. While seismic equipment suggested the tremors were caused by sound waves resulting from an explosion above or below ground, none of the callers reported hearing a bang (Electrophonic Meteor caused heavy vibration). Equally confounding was that all the calls came from a clearly defined area about 50km wide in the south-western corner of the province. Data picked up by ground stations did not suggest a meteoric trajectory. Yet after ruling out an underwater explosion, sonic boom, military test, and tectonic plate activity, the scientist conceded a meteorite was the only half-way plausible explanation left.”

Why Do Mass Whale Strandings Occur?

Mass whale strandings—where multiple whales beach themselves, often resulting in death—have long puzzled scientists and conservationists. In January 2024 Whale Stranding Report, presents a hypothesis: many of these events are closely correlated with meteoric phenomena, including meteor showers, airbursts, and impacts from meteoroids. Drawing on 184 years of global data, eyewitness accounts, and satellite observations, the theory proposes that the atmospheric disturbances caused by bolides (large meteoroids) play a significant role in triggering both panic and physical trauma among whale pods. Over 200 mass whale strandings worldwide have been convincingly linked to meteor activity so far. Using this method over the last two years, around 30 mass whale strandings have been predicted after meteor activity. It is also the only theory that holds up over time, explaining why mass whale strandings have occurred for millions of years. 

The meteor theory categorizes strandings into three primary types based on the meteoric cause:

1. Meteor Showers (40%): These events often trigger "panic strandings," particularly through the generation of low-frequency electromagnetic waves known as electrophonic sounds. These sounds, produced by meteors disintegrating in the atmosphere, can be perceived by marine mammals like whales and dolphins—creatures highly reliant on acoustic navigation. Repeated and intense exposure to such sounds during meteor showers can disorient or distress entire pods, especially when they are near land, ultimately leading to mass strandings.

2. Airbursts (55%): These are explosions of meteoroids high in the atmosphere that produce intense concussive force, sudden pressure changes, and potentially lethal sonic booms. Whales caught in the vicinity may suffer from internal injuries such as brain trauma, inner ear damage, and pulmonary hemorrhaging—injuries that impair their ability to navigate or dive. Many die at sea, never seen, but some injured individuals may make desperate attempts to reach shallower waters, stranding as a last resort to breathe or rest.

3. Meteor Impacts (<5%): Though less common, direct impacts with the ocean generate intense shockwaves and underwater turbulence. These can scatter pods, kill marine life instantly, or damage whales enough to result in delayed strandings over time and distance.

The report emphasizes the complexity of these interactions, especially airburst-related events. Unlike panic strandings, which result in pods beaching together, trauma from airbursts often leads to "split strandings," where individuals are found along extensive stretches of coastline—evidence of pod fragmentation and varying levels of injury.

This report also critiques traditional explanations—such as navigational error, illness, or naval sonar interference—noting that they cannot fully account for the scale, timing, and recurrence patterns of many strandings. The theory argues that meteor-related incidents often coincide with reports of mass bird and fish deaths, strengthening the case for a broader environmental effect triggered by celestial activity.

Importantly, it also highlights the “data blind” in marine environments, where many meteoric events go unrecorded due to limitations in satellite coverage and observation bias toward populated areas. This invisibility underscores how much of Earth's meteor interaction—particularly over the ocean—remains unknown, complicating efforts to link celestial events with ecological consequences.

The report concludes with a call for enhanced research, global data collaboration, and public awareness. If this theory holds, understanding meteoric influences on marine life could profoundly impact conservation efforts and reshape our understanding of Earth’s ecological dynamics—offering new ways to protect whales, the oceans’ vital custodians.

Long duration meteor in Tasman Sea. Update 20240630

2024, June 28. Tasman Sea, New Zealand's north island west coast. Fireball. Long Beg:173.79, Lat Beg: -37.91, Long End: 170.38, Lat End: -37.82. Velocity: 27.78 km/s. Duration: 10.78 Seconds. Altitude: Beg: 100.38 km, End: 76.83 km. Flight Distance: 299 km. A watch should be taken for Marine Animal Disturbance on New Zealand's north island/west coast coastline and the south islands/northern coast at Farewell Spit and Golden Bay. Until further data on these events can pinpoint the meteors that should be noted as alerts for whale stranding, I will play it safe. 

Meteor Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Update 20240630. Eyewitness accounts of the meteor stretched over a distance of 430 km from Kerikeri in the north of the island to New Plymouth in the south. 

American Meteor Society (amsmeteors.org)

Meteor off Albany watch - updated 20240617

Hopefully, the whales are taking a detour. I'm not overly worried about this just a curious stone. It will give me some scale on electrophonic events if anything does happen. A mass stranding is unlikely (looking at this) however a stranding of something wouldn't surprise me because the field of view is limited and for every object 50 more go undetected??? The time of year is not great. The event is neither good, bad or ugly??? The two objects at the bottom mean the atmosphere is thick further out. I will see what is detected in the next few days, hopefully, the velocity was slow enough to cause any upset.

2024, June 14. Meteor. Coordinates: LB:119.20, LB: -35.07, LE: 120.13, LE: -35.03. Velocity: 23.07 km/s. Duration 3.99 seconds. Height 102.1 to 75.86 km.

Meteor Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Update: 20240617

This reminds me of New Zealand a month or so ago. You need a major event or a cluster to corner animals. Like New Zealand, it's difficult to read with the data seen. Observations from the public are beneficial, and the lack of supported meteor sightings suggests that it would need a large camera-detected event to warrant a watch for a mass stranding. As in New Zealand, animals will move away from areas that are annoying to their senses, if it's a slow progression of activity. Also, the atmosphere has been free of airbursts in the Southern Ocean so injured animals swimming north are reduced. As stated before NASA doesn't pick up all activity although looking at global data latitude airbursts have been concentrated towards the equatorial regions.

Meteor Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Electrophonic meteors produce light show across South American countries

Brazil, Argentina and Chile have seen a swarm of meteors that have produced electrophonic events caused by VLF radio waves energising the lower atmosphere. Not UFO's.

UFOs in the skies over Brazil, Argentina and Chile stump experts (msn.com)

UFO sightings over Brazil, Argentina and Chile leave experts baffled | Daily Mail Online

Portugal Airburst

New data from NASA of the primary dismantling/detonation point. 2024, May 18. Airburst. (41, -8.8). Time: 22:46. e = 3.7, -e=0.13 or equivalent to 130,000 kg/TNT.  Altitude = 74.3km. Velocity = 40.4km/s.

Google Maps

New Zealand meteor

2024, May 7. UTC. New Zealand, East of South Island in the Pacific. (Possible electrophonic meteor) Traveling West. Duration: 4.49 seconds. Velocity: 66.12km/s. LB:174.76, LB: -46.06. HB: 117.87km. LE:171.00, LE: -46.17. HE: 101.35km.

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

UPDATE: Gray Whale die off in the Pacific: 2019 to 2023

It's important to add this event to show how many meteor incidents occur that are not widely catalogued in data systems that basically happen every day. These air blasts are hazardous to whales.

2018, March 7. USA, Washington State, Pacific Ocean. LARGE METEOR. Loud sonic booms. Three National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather stations detected the fall of a meteorite about 25 kilometres off the coast of Washington state. The fall was widely seen and heard around local areas. The estimated size of meteor was 4.4 kg. Meteorites recovered by expedition.

 Example of Electrophonic Meteor.

In 1895 New Zealand, Queenstown, Gibbston a meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere at 9:30. Two large explosions were heard that turned night into day. The peculiarity of the explosions was that the people widely apart saw the "fireball" appearing quite near them, while the explosion seemed to be under their very noses as if the whole performance had been got up for their special benefit. It must have been a truly complaisant meteor one witness said. In the lead-up to the event there had been an unusual accumulation of electricity in the atmosphere, and several highly brilliant pyrotechnic displays had been the result, all of which were seen by numerous spectators. This included a cloud of luminous vapour that had risen from the ground to a height of thirty feet, covering a space of about sixty feet square. Light dwelt some five seconds after the appearance of the meteor.

Three days after the event above the ship Anthons was enroute from New Zealand to Australia when a meteor shower happened during a thunderstorm. The captain said the sight was a “fearfully grand one”.

A note to remember is that electrophonic meteors are not sonic booms, they are vibrations, loud vibrations that sound like incredibly loud explosions. The sonic boom could be there in the event but it is usually to high up and faint to hear until some minutes later. Another thing I've noticed is that electrophonic meteors can sometimes be concentrated in a rather small area.

Historical meteor impacts on land and water in Australia. In the future, I will have many more and then I will do a complete area probability for the ocean environment.

Meteor Impacts in Australia, and some in New Zealand, since early1800's. Cameras such as Map – Fireballs Aotearoa are leading the way. There are now many others, with Australia...following? It seems unfortunate with so many whales stranding in Australian waters they aren't doing more to understand the environment they acquire as their habitat. With the advent of camera monitoring such impact events are found more readily after 2020. I've included violent airbursts close to the ground because of their destructive qualities. I am also including meteorite falls as well even though they are really not represented in this list as there are so many but will do this in the coming months. If it hits, it counts in my opinion. After mapping these events it seems a large portion of falls are yet to be found and a large number will never be found or located due to their airburst origin and remoteness. I haven't included violent sonic booms even though I think they can easily be linked to sea mammal deaths. Some events below have clearly been involved in the concussion deaths of Cetacean. I'm always finding further events so will update when found.

In a study (small study of thirty objects, which is not really a study), the southern hemisphere June is the most likely time to get hit whereas September and October is the least unlikely. The ratio for the first 6 months to the last six months between 2000 and 2013 was 12:4. A meteor the size of your fist hits the Australian continent every year. I my research, looking back at data of Australian history 1862 to the present I found 43 definite events with many more to be found because this is preliminary, as I have a huge data blind. However, the findings above work into the historical data ratio of 26:18. A note to remember is that meteoroid streams diminish over time and are renewed with others replenishing those lost in different areas. Only time will tell where these streams will materialize and if they have a bearing on where whales strand, and with what frequency.

Before 1838. METEOR IMPACT, Western Australia. Hit swan river in daytime near a boat spraying water 20 feet into air.

1850's, Sometime between 1852 and 1858 a meteor hit the ground near Byalla. Made big trough in the ground. Meteorites recovered.

1862, Late January, South Australia, Mine Hill, Kooringa, Meteor Impact/Fall, small.

1865, December 4, New Zealand, Tarauaki, Time 2am, METEOR IMPACT, Flight Direction was South by west. Dropped pieces 170km away on North Island costal regions of Wanganui. This is where it exploded over the region. Made a hole in Turakina. Candels in rooms were totally eclipsed by the brightness. Explosion happened one minute later with a metalic noise and a strong smell of sulphur. Winessed to be size of the sun. It exploded three times with thunderous noise. It was glowing when it struck the water 4km from Taranaki shore between Shakspeare Bay and Torea Bay in the north of South Island. The sonic boom was heard 15 minutes after impact, lasting 15 seconds and was heard 70km away. The tail was visible for two hours until sunrise washed it from sight.

1872, January 18, Queensland, Moreton Bay, north of Mud Island, Time: 2am, METEOR IMPACT, Winessed from St Helena Island by policeman. A large bright light lasting three minutes ended when a object hit the water, The explosion “ploughed up the ocean”.

1879, August 23, South Australia, Laura, south of town of Yarrowie. Time 6:15. METEOR IMPACT, fell on property at Caltowie Extension. Quite a large volume of smoke surrounded the spot and clouds of dust arose.

1880, May, Queensland, Time 6pm, AIR BURST/METEOR IMPACT. Fell in southerly direction. Sonic boom, Tremor. For two minutes a sound like air rushing through a tube could be heard. One winesses stated he thought the meteor fell noth of Galway Downs close to Barcoo River.

1890, October late, Bass Strait, METEOR IMPACT, 80 km east of Kents Group. Fell 200 meters from ship causing a 40 feet high splash.

1893, March 20, South Australia, Semaphore, Port Adelaide, Time: 7:08pm. METEOR IMPACT. Traveled in from SE and seemed to fall directly into sea after exploding a short distance from shore. This was after three days of meteor sightenings.

1894, Febuary 28, Victoria, Williamstown. METEOR IMPACT. During rain storm a object the size of a cricket ball struck factory at the corner of Vulgan Grove and Railway Crecent. Strong smell of sulphurous in air. Brickwork and iron looked like cannon ball had been fired through it. Object buried itself into ground after going through asphalt sending rubble and smoke over yard.

1895, January, 5, Tasman Sea, ship Anthons, from Kairpara in New Zealand to Sydney caught it METEOR SHOWER. Happened during thunderstorm. Between lightening and stones the captain said the sight was a “fearfully grand one”

1898, April 26, Queensland, METEOR IMPACT, At 9pm a meteor hit the water at the South Passage causing an audible explosion.

1902, July 17, New South Wales, Mount Browne, Time 9:15am, AIR BURST/METEOR IMPACT, violent tremor, shook buildings and frightened people. Nearly 14kg of meteorites recovered. Many areas of ground in turmoil. Horses and sheep ran around in great fright.

1906, March 12, Perth, METEOR IMPACT, South of Perth, Tremor, explosion. Landed in Swan River.

1913 March 10, Western Australia, Sandstone, 500km NE of Perth. METEOR IMPACT. Ground glowed for several seconds after impact.

1919, December 25, South Australia, Encounter Bay Victor Harbor, METEOR IMPACT, Two cricket sized meteors fell into the water. The first was bigger than the second. Witnessed by three people.

1922, June 2, Western Australia, PROBABLE METEOR IMPACT, NW of Geraldton in Indian Ocean, 170 km from coast. Tremor felt 230km away at Geraldton rattling windows. A ship 160 km from explosion heard it.

1924, May 18, New South Wales, Upper portion Wonora River, 27km S.W of Sydney. BOLIDE BURST/METEOR IMPACT. Small object that travelling S.W. The meteor exploded a few times leaving a smoke trail. Witnesses in the National Park saw it strike the river.

1925, (Month Unknown), Queensland, Cecil Plains, Toowoomba, METEOR IMPACT, meteorite set fire to grass.

1926, July 6, New South Wales, Goulburn, METEOR IMPACT. 12 hours after airburst at 5:30am another came in but impacted ground.

1927, Febuary. New South Wales, METEOR IMPACT. Near Clarence River. witnesses saw it fall into water creating great disturbance. Another hit field like lava scorching ground around it.

1929, June 30, Western Australia, west of Bunbury just south of Perth, BOLIDE BURST/Possible METEOR IMPACT, Extreme, sonic boom heard, three explosions. It seemed to fall into ocean.

1929, October 5, NSW North Coast, BOLIDE AIR BURST, EXTREME, METEOR IMPACT, Major shaking and tremor. Travelling ENE. Came in fast and at a low angle 50km from coast over Bellinger National Park. Percussions just as bad at Coramba 15km inland as at the coast. At Bellingen Hospital 40km from where meteor crossed coast all nurses and patients received electric shocks. One nurse had to remain resting for some time it was that severe. At Bucca Creek, items in homes were smashed. The meteor hit sea off Coffs Harbor near Solitary Island. Mass fish deaths 20km north and south over two week period. Fish deaths for two weeks at Bundagen Heads. Strange flakes of flakey sand washing ashore in that period. Sugests it hit ocean floor or at least the shock wave did.

1929, October 8, New Zealand, Godley Head Lighthouse, BOLIDE BURST/ METEOR IMPACT, nearly hit lighthouse and impacted the sea. Shook the lighthouse and scared the family when it came within a stones throw.

1930, April 7, METEOR IMPACT, Western Australia, Meteorites fall. Violent. Meteorite found 25km NE from Wagin. Impact felt in locations 200km apart.

1930, July 21, Queensland, Southport, BOLIDE BURST, METEOR IMPACT, Extreme. Sonic boom and tremor. It crashed into sea south off Cook Island west of Point Danger just after 8am. This came in at the same time the other one did in northern New South Wales. Low altitude passing. Detonation shook houses and scared animals. Observed in places over 300 km apart. Electrical interference, violent tremor. Felt 10km inland. Dull thud heard on impact. Thunderous sound for over 90 seconds. (See same day, Multi event, below, I've placed this in as refrence).

1930, July 21, New South Wales, Billinudgel, BOLIDE BURST, Off North Coast. Violent, Tasman Sea. Three different meteroids. First two were small at 4am, 8am and the large one came in at 10am. Sonic boom occurred 3 minutes after sighting.

1932, December 22, METEOR IMPACT off South Australia coast south of Adelaide.

1934, March 12, Victoria, Williamstown, Melbourne, METEOR IMPACT, Tremendous crash 100 meters from shore awoke residents. The impact happened after a great flash of light. The explosion hurled water 30 to 40 feet into the air. The event caused a power outage. Shook walls of houses. Probably something the size of a fist.

1934, December 21, Western Australia, Manfred Station, 120 km north of Murgoo, METEOR IMPACT, sonic boom and tremor with two meteorites found.

1935, June 27, New South Wales, Woolgoolga, METEOR IMPACT, pasted north from coast out into the sea. Witness said it was like a giant searchlight that lit indoors.

1936, January 23. BOLIDE BURST/ METEOR IMPACT, Impacted Southern Ocean 240 km south of Robe in South Australia–Victorian border region, 256km SW of Warrnambool. Approximate impact point (-39.50, 139) off continental shelf

1939, January 25-31, Queensland, Cape Hillsborough, 30km north of Mackay. METEOR IMPACT, a fishing party discovered a hole 1 foot deep with a circumfrence of 4 feet; with a substance resembling molten quartze scattered within 15 feet of the impact.

1939, June 19, New South Wales, Gosford. POSSIBLE METEOR IMPACT, people thought it was a plane hitting ground. North of Wyong.

1941, January 29, Western Australia, Time 10:30pm. BOLIDE BURST/METEOR IMPACT, violent meteroid explode over Port Healand before falling into sea. Tremor that shook houses. Witnesses said it fell into ocean. The violent explosion was described as “terrific”. Travelled N.W. Broke into six pieces. Between two and four minutes a rumbling was heard. A loud explosion, followed by a loud whistling noise and then a little later a long, dull explosion.

1942, August, New South Wales, METEOR IMPACT. 20kg of meteorites fell at Forestvale.

1943, May 16, Tasmania, NW Coast and inland. The great Tasmanian fire balls. SIX EXTREME BOLIDE BURSTS. METEOR IMPACT. Violent. Sonic Booms. Damage. Coming in from Bass Straight. Exploded over land and sea. Tremor, sonic booms. Over 9 hours 6 bolides were reported.

1944, January 23, Victoria, METEOR IMPACT, Tremor, hissing noise, thunder, air-blast and considerable echo. A meteor came over the suburbs of Melbourne exploding, shaking houses in Alphington, Camberwell and Kew. It left a smell of cordite in the air. After travelling SWW it struck the water in Port Phillip Bay off Rosebud West after travelling 60 km.

1944, April 26, New South Wales, Maclean, AIR BURST, three men fishing from a boat in the Clarence River, two of which were standing up at time, were thrown to the floor of the boat when a meteraoid exploded above them. It caused a loud detonation that disturbed the fish to try and flee the water.

1948, April 11, Queensland, Charlesville, AIR BURST/METEOR IMPACT, crashed into ground 38km from Lynwood Station shaking the ground. The explosion was heard 80 km away.

1948, July 27, Queensland, BOLIDE BURST/METEOR IMPACT, two violent explosions two minutes after detonation causing tremor. Entered atmosphere 30km inland over Brookfield. Travelled into Coral Sea.

1948, August 11, Western Australia, Time: 6pm. BOLIDE BURST/METEOR IMPACT, EXTREME, violent, Indian Ocean west of Geraldton. Came in a 30 degrees. It came in generating more and more heat until it exploded leaving a glow for over half an hour in the sky. The trail of gold smoke lasted for over one and a half hours until night fall.

1949, January 5, Western Australia, Mt Ida. Inland. Time 9pm. 193 km N.N.W from Kalgoorlie. METEOR IMPACT. Violent. Nearly hit mining town in arid region, caused trees to flatten, one was uprooted and flung 100 meters. A short time before the meteor event the town underwent a electrical disturbance.

1950, Month unknown, Northern Territory, eastern Kakadu Park Area, METEOR IMPACT. Site never located. Tremor felt over 100km away.

1951, October 5, Victoria, Melbourne METEOR IMPACT.- A meteor, shot over the heads of a man and his young son fishing in the Barwon River. The fireball crashed into the river with a roar. The river in the vicinity momentarily rose four feet above normal level, 18-inch waves passed up and down the river, and steam rose 25 feet into the air.

1954, January 28, New Zealand, METEOR IMPACT, west of Wellington in Tasman Sea.

1954, August 10, New South Wales, Sydney, BOLIDE BURST/METEOR IMPACT, said to have impacted sea.

1954, August 12, Canberra, BOLIDE BURST/METEOR IMPACT, violent, flew over coast and landed in sea.

1954, September 6, New South Wales, METEOR IMPACT, bolide crashed into sea just over 11km off Ulladulla coast. Extremely violent/almost natural disaster. A couple of seconds slower and it would have wiped out a city block at minimun. It entered the atmosphere North of Sydney. It started exploding at 5000 feet and a object the size of large plane impacted sea with tremendous explosion. A piece disolved before impacing 100 meters from the Manly Ferry.

1959, March 23, New Zealand, METEOR IMPACT. Three huge bolides fall into see 150 km west of Wellington. First 5pm, second 5:58pm and third 10:23pm. The second was the largest, and was described as a impact of high detonation.

1963, July 23, South Australia, METEOR IMPACT, Witnessed. Off coast into Great Australian Bight. Massive roar and explosion at sea in Great Australian Bight off west South Australian coast.

1969, Meteor impact near Murchison, Victoria in 1969. A object was recovered called the Murchison meteorite, It belongs to the carbonaceous chondrite class, a group of meteorites rich in organic compounds.

1991, July 21, Queensland, 170km S.W of Longreach, Time 2pm, METEOR IMPACT, hit arid region called - Gidgee country. Hard to access. Witness said it was like a flaming ball of fire.

1994, December 5th, South Australia, METEOR IMPACT, Mt Wedge. Violent impact on the hills of a farm. Pictures taken of ground impact. Violent tremor.

2021, April. A meteorite that fell near the remote cattle station of Forrest, which was recovered by Seamus Anderson and his team. 

2022, Northern Territory, A meteorite that fell in Central Australia in 2022, which was captured falling to earth by Northern Territory Police CCTV cameras.

2022, Queensland, Fragments from an asteroid that fell in the Queensland Gulf region in 2022, which are being searched for by citizen scientists.

2022, Queensland, A meteorite that is believed to have landed near the tiny Gulf town of Croydon in 2022, based on data collected by citizen scientists.

INCIDENTS WITHOUT VALID DATES

1920s-1930s maybe earlier. New South Wales, Woodford Island, Clarence River, METEOR IMPACT, Hit hill on the Island causing considerable sparks to fly.

Between 1850 to 1887 a large meteoroid hit Bass Strait off the coast near Circular Head in Tasmania. Sketches were drawn of the event.

Before October 1932. Queensland. Not long ago, before 1932, Maroochy River residents heard a whistling noise, not unlike that of a locomotive, for a few seconds, and eventually' there was a, tremendous splash of something falling in the stream at Lake Point, It is believed that this was a small meteor.

1907+/- 1 year. New South Wales. about 8 o'clock one night in Coramba, a meteor passed over the town and fell somewhere in the scrub near Dorrigo. The crash could be plainly heard of falling timber, and a ray of light, brilliant enough to read a paper by for about 30 seconds ensued.

(This one I put in because of the meteor shower remark rather than the hit) Year unknown (Before 1926) A farmer at Bream Creek (Tasmania) was walking across a clear space in the bush one day when some thing struck him smartly just above the knee. He could find nothing to account for it, but his leg swelled, and he had a good deal of trouble with it. There was a great shower of meteorites about that time.  

Four new impacts from small meteoroids. After going through historical entries for the last 180 years I am going to do a review of the area and then calculate how many are likely to hit over land and sea in a year within Australia and the Southern Ocean. They might not be Wolfe Crater forming; however, you wouldn't want to be under them or anywhere in the local area for that matter.

1939, January 25-31, Queensland, Cape Hillsborough, 30km north of Mackay. METEOR IMPACT, A fishing party discovered a hole 1 foot deep with a circumference of 4 feet; with a substance resembling molten quartz scattered within 15 feet of the impact. Scientists examined the area and said it was a meteor strike.

1944, January 23, Victoria, METEOR IMPACT, Tremor, hissing noise, thunder, air-blast and considerable echo. A meteor came over the suburbs of Melbourne exploding and shaking houses in Alphington, Camberwell and Kew. It left a smell of cordite in the air. After travelling SWW, witnesses said it struck the water in Port Phillip Bay off Rosebud West after travelling 60 km.

1944, April 26, New South Wales, Maclean, AIR BURST, three men fishing from a boat in the Clarence River, two of whom were standing up at the time, were thrown to the floor of the boat when a meteoroid exploded above them. It caused a loud detonation that disturbed the fish to try and flee the water.  

1951, October 5, Victoria, Melbourne METEOR IMPACT.  A meteor, shot over the heads of a man and his young son fishing in the Barwon River. The fireball crashed into the river with a roar. The river in the vicinity momentarily rose four feet above normal level, 18-inch waves passed up and down the river, and steam rose 25 feet into the air.

1920s-1930s maybe earlier. New South Wales, Woodford Island, Clarence River, METEOR IMPACT, Struck a hill on the Island causing considerable sparks to fly.

How two different eras of the media handled meteors. One in 1956, the other in 1988. One used science the other used not so much science. Both cases were fireballs caused by meteors creating a highly charged atmosphere.

Case 1. Victoria, Australia, 1956

The amazed farmer saw 'Flame' from the sky "Fireballs" bombarded two farmers, three boys, and 500 sheep at Kilmore yesterday. After the fireballs exploded about 11 a.m., they left a trail of fine blue dust covering the ground about a quarter of a mile from the property of Mr. Vic Lowden. Mr. Lowden, his two sons, Doug,13, and Jimmy, 9; a neighbor, Mr. Albert Smith, and his son, Howard, 8, took several hours to scrub off the dust. The fireball, which made a display lasting half an hour, surrounded the sheep, until they bolted. The fireballs fell in fine weather, but rain followed in the afternoon. The Weather Bureau said last night "fireballs" were possible at any time, particularly during and after thunder – storms. They mainly resulted from the clash of falling meteors.

Case 2. South Australia, 1988

UFO encounter on Nullarbor Plain reported ADELAIDE: A Perth family say they were terrorised by a UFO which plucked their car from the road on the Nullarbor Plain. Police said yesterday that they were taking the report seriously after investigating damage to the car, which was covered in an ash-type substance. A truck driver and a car driver also witnessed the bizarre event after being chased by the UFO along the Eyre Highway just inside the Western Australia border. Mrs Faye Knowles and her three sons, Patrick, 24, Sean, 21, and Wayne, 18, were about 40km west of Mundrabilla driving toward South Austra-lia when they first saw the glowing object about 2.45am yesterday. They told police they had watched as it chased the truck and car, which were travelling in the opposite direction, before turning and landing on their own vehicle. "It apparently picked the car up off the road, shook it quite violently and forced the car back down on the road with such pressure that one of the tyres was blown," 11 a police spokesman said. "While this was happening the family said their voices were distorted and it was as if they were talking in slow motion." Mrs Knowles told police the UFO turned the car around and placed it back on the road facing in the opposite direction. Once they were back on the road they had jumped out and fled into the bush where they hid for some time before going back and changing the wheel. They drove to Ceduna in the far west of South Australia and reported the incident to local police. By chance, crime scene investigators from Port Lincoln were in Ceduna and examined the car. "We have to take it seriously, there's no reason why we shouldn't," Sergeant Fred Longley, of Ce-duna police, said. "There were too many witnesses for us not to. "The car was damaged and was covered in ash from the object and they were clearly shaken up." Sergeant Longley said the Knowles drew a diagram of the UFO which looked like an egg in an egg cup.

Whale Strandings and the Dangerous Game of Misinformation

The organizations and social groups spreading misinformation about why whales strand are causing more harm than good. In your endeavour to do what you think is right, you are increasing the likelihood of commercial whaling resuming. Why? Because the commercial industries that want to proceed with the slaughter take your views to their governments and say, "This is rubbish, and we have evidence that it is." Therefore, they will get the green light to move forward with what they want to do. You are playing right into their hands, and I agree with them; you are peddling rubbish.

I have gone through the evidence, if you could call it that, with a fine-toothed comb. Windfarms, mining exploration, submarines, weather, and even stuff out far into fantasy like water vortexes and submarine mud volcanos. Nothing is there! Whale stranding were happening just as much before wind farms came on the scene. There is no evidence. It's rubbish! Meteor shower activity fits in perfectly for panic strandings and dispersed strandings are caused by impacts. It was in front of our eyes all along.

Until you realize that this is a natural occurrence and that the threat to whales is greater than you realize, you are doing a great disservice to the whales. The threat of meteor showers, bolides, and impacts from meteoroids is real, and in the future years, it will be absolutely devastating to their populations. Whale numbers are nowhere close to being able to withstand this kind of natural culling. You should be advocating for this as your primary purpose, not the misinformation you are currently providing.

I presume there are many factors at play here; however, two very clear ones stand out. First, many are simply ignorant of the problem, wanting to do something, and placing their trust in something they shouldn't. Second, these so-called "groups" are spreading misinformation with the primary goal of allowing the commercial whaling industry to continue. Essentially, these groups have been infiltrated by the very people you are fighting against. The best way to win a war is to be closest to the fight.

As I mentioned, whale numbers have not returned to pre-whaling day populations. I have calculated that at the height of bolide season, a season that could last for 60 years or more, more than 10,000 toothed whales could be washed ashore annually. This is not pseudoscience; it is a fact, a story that has played out for millions of years. It is a cycle of regeneration and death. We will need every whale we can get, so please stop playing into their hands. Iceland wants to resume whaling, Japan will exploit the Southern Ocean if allowed, and many other countries will want to join in.

They cannot be allowed to get away with this.

Forces behind Bolides: Natures Ramjets. Extract from upcoming report on Bolides and Whale Strandings.

Forces behind Bolides: Natures Ramjets

A simple overview: Asteroids are large objects found throughout the solar system. They are enormous, with some reaching hundreds of kilometres in diameter. Occasionally, these asteroids break apart, giving rise to smaller meteoroids that enter Earth's atmosphere. These meteoroids come in various sizes and shapes. Their chemical makeup can vary, but typically consists of two main components: Iron/Nickel and Stony Irons, for simplicity's sake. Bolides can approach from almost any angle, with speeds varying significantly. However, a common scenario involves a meteoroid entering Earth's atmosphere at a 45-degree angle. Some meteoroids bounce off the atmosphere and reenter space, disappearing forever. There was a case where scientists believed a procession of bolides encircled the Earth at varying altitudes. I refer to these long-lasting airborne bolides as "Nature's Ramjets." Others get destroyed upon entry, while some descend like slabs (as I term them). You can find these events and historical incidents on my Twitter account.

Some meteors streak in rapidly and are deemed noteworthy events. The distinction between a meteoroid shower and a meteor shower is a technically misunderstood and underrepresented field in earth science. Meteor showers, like the well-known Perseids, are caused by comets. These showers consist mainly of benign dust particles and pea-sized objects, occasionally including larger ones. On the other hand, meteoroid showers are unpredictable and can occur at any time. Their origin lies in the asteroid belt, where they typically reside until external forces act upon them. Jupiter's gravity and other planets play a role, as do internal collisions. Another factor, not yet discussed, is the perturbation caused by passing comets. In simple terms, this perturbation refers to a deviation in the path of an asteroid belt object due to the gravitational influence exerted by a passing comet. This influence propels or redirects the object from its usual trajectory, causing it to deviate from its inert path.

Comets literally drag these objects out of the asteroid belt, creating closely linked showers that have been somewhat obscured in modern history. As you will observe from events over the last 180 years, this historical oversight of bolides can be attributed to global events such as both world wars, extended intervals between events, event isolation, and the decline of natural warning systems, including stranded whales themselves. The final point is that if commercial whaling had not been prevalent for a significant portion of the past 180 years, humans might have recognized sooner the correlation between these events. Due to the low whale population, people failed to see the connection between bolides and whale strandings. Had whale numbers been unaffected, it's likely someone would have made the connection much earlier. During the peak of bolide activity in the last century, if whale numbers matched today's population density, thousands of individual whales would have died each year. The lack of numbers prevented anyone from identifying this natural process; however, it would have been apparent that something from above was causing these strandings.

At the end of the 1950s, super bolide activity declined in Australia and New Zealand. It remained quiet until 2015 when, in my opinion, the super bolide season recommenced. The duration of this resurgence is unknown. With the comets well on their way, we are poised for an eventful era.

I have observed that these meteoroid streams often provide warnings. The "rubble," so to speak, can extend for millions of kilometres. It is not uncommon for electrical interference to manifest days before a main body meteoroid appears as a violent super bolide. Occasionally, rocks simply plummet from the sky at terminal velocity. These streams can also fuel electrical storms that give rise to intense atmospheric reactions. This occurs when iron and other elements mix with water vapour and atmospheric gases. The result can be volatile components and the formation of fireballs—intense plasma clouds that are highly hazardous but generally benign. Interestingly, it has been noted that rain sometimes falls on clear nights after a bolide sighting. This is due to the introduction of fine particles into the upper atmosphere. Water vapour is consistently present in the upper atmosphere, whether the skies are clear or not. At any given time, there is as much water vapour above the Sahara as there is over England.

To put it simply, bolides can be thought of as nature's atomic bombs, though with unparalleled forces. Many bolides surpass the destructive power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Some go undetected due to their slow breakup during entry into the atmosphere. The Hiroshima bomb was equivalent to 15 kilotons of TNT. In 2013, the Chelyabinsk super bolide event exceeded 440 kilotons of TNT. Such events were commonplace before 1960, during the peak of the bolide season. To give you an idea of meteor speed. If a meteor travelling at 30 km a second passed over the North Coast of New South Wales, it would take 1 (One) minute to reach New Zealand's North Island. The world record observation of meteor speed was over 70 km a second. Secondly, the power of a meteor is simply immense. An object weighing just a kilo impacting the sea at 48 km a second is like dropping 75 fully loaded train carriages full of rock into the water at terminal velocity. That's a kilo; imagine something in the tons? Or you have a sonic boom, which has been known to cause terrible effects in humans, let alone whales and other fish species in the medium of water.

When I talk about a bolide going “slow,” I mean 10 to 15, even 20 kilometres per second. For reference of how fast that still is, here is a link to something going a mere 2.8 km a second. To me, that's standing still. But just imagine if it weighed 10 tons hitting the water or blowing up above the water.

https://youtu.be/3qeoH_8jQ5E?si=ulzl1BVWzNqw2uTv

This is when sonic booms turn into violence that is truly terrifying. A witness once described a bolide turning inside out, and that's a fair and apt description. They literally explode like popcorn, and when they do, the percussion, the detonation of a solid iron/nickel meteor, is a force that is unmatched in nature. The sonic boom literally folds over the meteoroid, causing a reaction like a whip cracking.

It is true that speed is our friend. The faster a bolide comes in, the more likely it will destroy itself when impacting Earth's atmosphere. The problem arises when they enter at slower speeds. A rock weighing tons can survive; they do survive often, and when they do, it's devastating to the sea community. When discussing meteoroids and what people see, it's important to add, and I will repeat this many times, that we live on a tiny strip of coastal land. The population of Australia is found in a line of sky sight maybe 500 km wide. That leaves an immense amount of land unmonitored, so what is happening outside this realm when the land/sea ratio is 1:2.

In conclusion, here is a final representation of these phenomena. When a bolide does cut a path through the atmosphere, it is essentially creating a particle accelerator that creates fireballs. These fireballs are a conundrum that has baffled scientists for decades. Because of their complexity, I will not go into what they are at this time. However, fireballs in their own right can be dangerous and sometimes benign. Simply put, it's an object called plasma mixed with elements from the meteoroid itself; a highly intense supercharged object, complex and not to be discounted in bolide activity. Fireballs are misunderstood and further represent what will be a magical show as the bolide season unfolds. It must be said that explosive bolides do seed the ocean with elements, so the question should also be asked: Do these clouds sometimes bring something less than healthy with them? Further research is needed on this topic.