The Bell Island Boom
In 1978, the tiny remote community of Bell Island, Newfoundland was rocked by a sudden, ear-splitting explosion that seemed to have no precise epicenter and no discernible source. The phenomenon reportedly electrocuted livestock, melted power lines, and manifested floating balls of fire. Whatever struck the island apparently released enough energy to set off the American nuclear test watch satellites and drew the attention of weapons researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, who showed up at the site soon after.
