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  • 2018-01-18 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a 'Direct Energy Weapon' Strike Michigan? (en)
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  • The night of 16 January 2018 was an odd one in Michigan. Not only did a meteor flash across the sky, causing a small earthquake, but a garage went up in flames, and over the border in Ohio, an oil refinery conducted a controlled burn — all at the same time. As images of these three events started to make their way around the Internet, conspiracy theorists concocted a bizarre explanation that tied them all together: the government (or possibly aliens, or maybe both) had unleashed a direct energy weapon on the world: The web site Before It's News collected some of the most compelling images and summarized the theory: A meteor really was visible over Michigan on 16 January 2018. This was confirmed by the United States Geologic Society, NASA, the National Weather Service, astronomy experts, and a number of eyewitness videos: It's also true that the videos of the meteor passing over Michigan do not resemble the photographs that appeared to show a ray of light. But that's because those photographs don't actually show the meteor. The center photograph in the collage above was most likely taken near a garage fire in the city of Taylor, Michigan. As news of the fire spread, so did rumors that the blaze was caused by a meteor crashing into the garage. Michigan news outlet MLive published a story about the phenomena, informing worried readers that the blaze was not actually started by a meteor crashing into it: Images showing a bright streak of light soaring up into the sky likely show an oil refinery in Ohio conducting a controlled burn which caused light pillars (a visual effect that can occur in very cold winter weather) to appear in the sky. A number of people captured images of this refinery fire and the resulting light pillars: Local news outlets such as Click On Detroit (en)
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