The earthquake that devastated northwestern Turkey on August 17 has left several major mysteries in its wake. A spokesman for the Turkish UFO and Paranormal Organization (TUVPO) named Hakan (konac@ada.net.tr) sends the following information:
 
"Ever since the earthquake, some very strange lights are clearly seen all over Western Turkey. They are incredibly clear, circular or triangular in shape, white, yellow, red and blue colored, remain visible in the sky for 5 to 20 minutes, following a materializing-dematerializing pattern. It has become a routine thing, as they have been showing up twice or three times a week recently. They have become an inevitable component of the TV news and media.
 
"Furthermore, just before the quake, the bottom of the sea in Izmit went red and the sea temperature went up to 40-45 degrees C. [Izmit, the epicenter of the 7.4 magnitude quake, is located on the easternmost edge of the Sea of Marmara. 40-45 degrees C. is approximately 104-113 degrees F, incredibly hot for seawater. -- ed.] However, there are no underwater volcanos in the Sea of Marmara! Starting two days before the quake, hundreds of fish, crabs and other sea life forms died, and not naturally. Somehow, they were burned. The fish nets of the fishermen were burned and we have several rock and stone samples from the sea, which went black in color.
 
"TUVPO  is co-operating with the Smithsonian Institute and a few universities in the U.S. We already sent them some rock and burned fishnet samples, upon their request.... Some fishermen are also saying that they witnessed an explosion under the sea. And then, fireballs, strange lights, sightings in Turkey."
 
CNI News notes: So-called "earthlights" are sometimes associated with strong seismic forces, and TUVPO investigators are taking this into account in their research. But the frequency, brilliance and duration of the sightings of anomalous lights is highly unusual. Coupled with the heating of the Sea of Marmara, it would appear that a sustained source of very high energy is at work in the region of the earthquake.

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