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Pagasa to probe ‘UFOs’ in Cebu, Bacolod
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 10:52am (Mla time) 08/11/2006
THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) will conduct separate investigations on reported sightings of unidentified flying object (UFO) in Bacolod City and Cebu.
Dr. Cynthia Celebre, Pagasa chief of the astronomy research and development section, said they would send a team to sitio Vista Alegre in Bacolod where an object resembling like a nipa-hut was seen flying on Sunday.
“The team will conduct interviews on people who witnessed the unusual phenomenon in order for us to arrive at a conclusion,” she said.
The investigation was conducted upon the request of the Department of Science and Technology, she added.
Celebre said in an interview over dyLA that they would first get details from Pagasa on Mactan Island about the reported sighting of a flying object that crashed and exploded along the mid-north towns.
She said she would ask the Pagasa-Mactan personnel to make a letter-request, which would be made as basis for sending a team of astronomers there to conduct a probe.
Residents in eight northern towns claimed to have seen “a ball of fire” on Monday afternoon that crashed and exploded upon hitting the ground. The impact was so strong that it reportedly shook the earth and created a loud noise.
Local and police officials had searched for the mysterious object but found nothing.
Air Transportation Office (ATO) in Cebu and the Armed Forces Central Command had not also receive any reports of a plane crash.
Jun Ramirez, ATO assistant supervisor in Mactan, earlier said the object could not be an aircraft because nothing registered in its monitoring system. The object, he added, could be classified as a UFO because it could not be identified.
Celebre said the supposed “UFO” could be part of the Perseid meteor shower, which would peak between Aug. 10 and 14.
Before the period, she added, meteor shower occurs but not as many during the peak days when about 60 meteors would be seen.
“Maaring umpisa na iyon kung sinasabi ninyo na nangyari ito sa (Maybe it was the start if this happened on) Aug. 8 pero papaimbistigahan natin para malaman natin kung ano iyon (but we will have it investigated to determine what it was),” she said.
Celebre said meteors usually glow as they fall to the earth due to the change in temperature. The outer space is colder compared to the surface of the earth.
But when it enters the earth atmosphere, the meteor changes temperature and heats up, causing it to glow.
Most meteors would just disintegrate upon entering the earth's atmosphere. But when it is so big, it is not reduced into fragments. Instead, it hits the ground and then exploded.