“Tunguska Retro” by E.S. Strout
3/16/2005
Illustration: “Blueface” © 2005 by Zac Lowing
Einstein’s theory of relativity is not just conjecture, Mulder.
- Dana Scully
Friday, July 11th, 2008:
Message encoded 0923 hours EDT this date.
Top Secret.
NASA/Hubble Telescope complex reports unusual configuration of bogeys approaching solar system from Sagittarius region. Speed near or in excess that of light. Azimuth, angle of declination and photos included. Approved list of addressees follows…
1.
Tuesday, June 30, 1908:
The early morning solitude of Russia’s Central Siberian Plain was shattered by a thundering explosion. Bright multicolored lights permeated the cloudless sky. A rapid sequence of detonations over a distance of several kilometers followed. Thousands of square kilometers of coniferous taiga were flattened in an instant. Wildfowl and other indigenous creatures were incinerated in milliseconds. Astronomers at the time determined that the anomaly had approached at an azimuth of 115 degrees east-southeast with an entry angle of 30 degrees. The impact registered on seismographs in St. Petersburg as well as in several European capitals.
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