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Phantom Plane Crashes

There has been a growing phenomena as of late. People have been seeing and hearing airplanes crash only to find no wreckage and no record of missing planes. This is relatively new but seems to be spreading all over the world.

Since World War II over 50 aircraft have crashed on the misty moors of Dark Peak in South Yorkshire, England. Many people in Dark Peak have seen a Lancaster bomber and at other times a Dakota, flying noiselessly above the reservoirs of the Hope Valley. Some of the locals have contacted police and have told them of plane crashes, and search and rescue operations were conducted. One of the Peak Park Rangers says that he is called out about three times a year to find crashed planes but no planes are found. The Ranger thinks an illusion is causing the problem. There was a theory that IRA terrorists were flying over the Peak or that the whole thing was a government cover-up, but this was later dismissed by most of the police.

South Yorkshire emergency crews received reports that an aircraft was down in a quarry by Doncaster. Emergency forces including two helicopters searched in vain. A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said, “There were a number of calls to the police from people living in the Hatfield and Doncaster areas. They thought they had seen an aircraft come down in the fields but an extensive search of the area found nothing.”. There were no aircraft reported missing.

Picture Source: US Coast Guard (This is not the phantom plane)

On January 19, 1997 a light plane began its plunge into Long Island Sound. It was witnessed by many people in Westbrook, Connecticut. The only problem with this was the plane vanished. Rescue teams were called out which included the Coast Guard, Fire Departments from four towns, marine patrols and private boats, and lets not forget several helicopters. There was a nearby witness who said he saw the plane dive into the water but never saw a splash. The plane was never found and no planes were reported missing.

On July 26, 1998 near Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England - people reported that a flaming airplane plunged into the earth in a ball of flames. Police rescue teams, firemen, and medics along with helicopters scoured the area. The witnesses said it crashed in a field and was trailing smoke. No plane was ever found and no trace of any crash.

Another fiery plane was reported going down near Miscall, Montana on April 6, 1956. Parachutes were seen by three women. One witness said she saw something fall from the plane. There was four feet of snow that day. A ground search was conducted which included a plane that flew over the area. Nothing was found but a couple of days later a boy reported seeing an explosion in the area. A check with officials, including the military, showed no missing aircraft.

Picture Source: NASA

Returning from the store, an Ohio resident felt the ground shake and his house vibrate violently. The vibrations lasted over 30 seconds. This event occurred on November 29, 1996 between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m.. Within a half hour the police came around and they were looking for a plane crash. The police came to the conclusion that their witness was mistaken about the plane crash. A BELT(Emergency Locator Transmission) was detected by satellite but strangely, nothing was received on the ground. Even more strangely the BELT kept shifting sending emergency crews scurrying from one location to the next. The smell of burning rubber was detected. A second resident at this location complained that he heard an explosion between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m.. Nothing was ever found to indicate any aircraft had crashed.

Dark Hollow, Pennsylvania was the site of a search for a crashed plane on November 18, 1955. A witness, a Civil Defense Coordinator, said he received reports from GOC members of a plane crash. Some witnesses had seen it crash while others had heard the explosion. No planes had been reported missing. A huge search was conducted which included Air-sea rescue planes. Flares had been reported over a ravine in Dark Hollow. Nothing was found but the flares continued. The flares continued up to the 20th of November, yet again nothing and no one was found. The search was called off on the 22nd of November, 1955.