The “FLAMING ARROW”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20638, 29 January 1937, Page 13

The “FLAMING ARROW”

"WHAT WAS IT?” ASKS THE "DAILY MAIL”

Reading the "Arrow," or "Fireball,” seen off Port Patrick, Wightownshire, on 14th November, 1936. By A. M. B. St. Vlncent-Jaxon (Copyright) "It was shaped like an arrow. The point was a blue-green flame, and It tapered off for about thirty feet.” —Extract from "Daily Mail," November IS, 1936. According to Phillips (old) "Dominion Atlas," Port Patrick is situated in Longitude 54deg. 50mln. N., and Longitude sdeg. 9mln. W. N.B.— The numbers of both Latitude and Longitudes added up total 14, as follows: Latitude 5 + 4 + 5 + ON. = 14 Longitude 5 + 9 W. =l4 NB.—The date was the 14th when the “Flaming Arrow" was seen. Did the "Arrow" give the date? The "Arrow” was reported to be about thirty feet in length. If we test the word arrow, by the digit numbers of the letters we get the same results in numbers as tile above i.e. 30. ARROW + 9 + 6 + 5 = 30. Did the "Flaming Arrow” indicate its length in feet? The "Arrow” was reported to be "blue-green” in colour and the time of its appearance to "be about nine o’clock." The following test of the word or words “blue-green” appears to give the exact time as 44.9, or about a-quarter to nine p.m. BLUE 2+3+3 + 5 = 13 GREEN 7+9+s+ 5 + 5 = 31 Time 4+4=B Forty-four minutes past eight p.m. The Longitude of Port Patrick, added up total fourteen as follows: — 6deg. + 9min. W. = 14, total. If we add up the number fourteen and place the (correct) alphabetical letters upon those numbers as per example, we get the French word A M E (Ami) meaning friend. I+4 = 5 N.B.—The letter “I” is sounded E in French as tn the above example. If we reverse the number ”14” and bear in mind that this Is the OX, or turnover code, we get the word MAN 4+l = 5 Again, if we add up the number 14 from both sides i.e. "from left to right and from right to left,” we get the word NAME s=l+ 4 = 5 For obvious reasons the "NAME” of the person cannot be given in this article so I will leave my readers to try and find the "NAME” on the "Fireball” message for themselves. Originally October was counted the eighth month of the year, so if the Dial symbol on Mars represents a Zodiac the position of the fingers, apparently resting on "2" and “8” respectively seems to Indicate the 2nd of October. Connected with the (morning) of the second of October (the 10th month) for “2” and “8” total 10, a wireless message meant as a test for Mars, was transmitted from England by one of England’s best known and cleverest wireless experts. As symbols resembling fireballs are seen outlined on the planet Mars, the message contained a request that the answer to the above wireless message should be by means of a fireball and that its colours should be blue or green. Another request in the above mentioned wireless message was that the numbers of the degrees of Latitude 44deg. of New Zealand should be given. The numbers of the colours “bluegreen" gave "44 = 8” and "44” was the number asked for in the above wireless message whilst the number “8” is the spot where the long finger appears to rest on the Time or Dial symbol on Mars.

Compare the position of the long finger on the circle on Mars, with the position of New Zealand on the map of the Western Hemisphere.

N.B.—Between the morning of the second of October, 1936, of the above wireless message, and the evening of the 14th of November, 1936, when the "Flaming Arrow” appeared off Port Patrick, lies the space of exactly 44 days, the numbers of the degree of Latitude asked for. The numbers of the Latitude of Port Patrick total 14, and those of the degree of Longitude total 14 also. It we add up the above numbers we get 28 as follows: 14 +l4 = 28. And be it noted that “2” and “8” are the points where the two fingers rest on the Dial or Time symbol on the planet Mars. NB.—Two fingers or two lines In the Perry Auto-Time Morse Code is M A dot or mark and the long finger a line, gives A . The pivot upon which the fingers appear to turn gives a dot which together with the short finger (a line) resting on a dot gives R . . Three dots i.e. the centre and two points gives S . . . MARS | . | . —>. I ... It Is a far cry from the “Flaming Arrow” of Port Patrick to the "ball of fire irridlscent in colour and shimmering like a miniature sun," seen on the 10th of January, 1937, by motorists at Newstead, North Island of New Zealand, but, if we test the matter there appears to be some connection between the two. The "Ball of Light" was seen hovering round the trunk of a tree some "20ft. from the ground.” “The motorists watched spellbound for some seconds until the "Ball rose slowly some ‘loft.’ and then vanished into thin air.” If we test the word tree we get the exact height of the "Ball” from the ground as follows: TREE 2 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 21ft. And if we total the word Ball we get the exact height that the “Ball” rose aa follows: BALL * . . 2 + l + 3 + 3 = 9ft. If we add the numbers "21ft.” and "9ft.” together we get 30ft. and ’3oft.” was the tested length of the “Flaming Arrow" seen off Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. on the 14th of November. 1936. Timaru. Canterbury, New Zealand. January, 15th, 1937. (Published by Arrangement)