Posted by RAGE (210.210.32.114) on August 31, 2002 at 02:52:18:
Recently there was a spate of attacks in the nights in rural (esp. village Sitapur and adjoining areas) Uttar Pradesh, a state in North India (It was shown in Star News Asia also and reports can be found on www.NDTV.com). People descirbed it in various forms, but the description of the 'thing' in question was almost similar in all the cases. They said it was a sort of flash that had a couple or more bluish light streaks and appeared and disappeard very fast (too fast for any earth born insect or bird or being). Sometimes it scratched animals and people fast asleep. There are some witnesses also in th story who got their scratches photographed. The authorities are yet to confirm on these, but one thing is for sure, these people are god-fearing, illiterate and know nothing about UFO stories and aliens etc. They have christened it as a 'Moohnochwa' (pron. as Moo-No-Chwa), which means Face Scratcher. Some people have formed vigilant groups so that the other people can sleep peacefully. The local police and some journalists have probably recorded some photos of this thing, but have not released it in the public. And a preliminary report has also said that there is no other known DNA or names for organisms in these scratches. Infact they are trying to identify the foreign organisms found on scratches in these attacks.
Its appearance is marked by sudden flashes of blue light, which is why the scientists at India's premier institute, the IIT Madras have pushed it aside as 'Balls of Lightning' that occurs in areas with scanty or no rainfall. But they haven't got an answer to the cuts and scratches accompanying the sightings of these 'Balls' in different areas simultaneously. You decide.