The Event(1973)



On Saturday, October 27th, 1973 at 1:47AM GMT, the people of Earth observe a second celestial event. This event was initially described the same way as the first event, with intense strobing white light in the sky and interruption of broadcast mediums and satellite transmissions. However, this event was recorded to have lasted nearly 20 minutes. Persons around the world who directly observed the event were reported to be caught in a catatonic trance for the duration and later claimed to have had intense visions of conflicting natures.

Common Knowledge Of The Second Event

 * Statements were made by several Western officials that this event was nothing more than a repetition of the intense solar flare seen in 1935. The Soviet Union openly accuse the US and NATO of testing and deploying weapons of mass destruction in space.
 * Several reliable astronomers(including the likes of Carl Sagan) completely discount the possibility of this event being a solar flare or a weapons test altogether. The scientific community begins to accuse world powers of concealing information about this phenomena.
 * Audio/Video recordings and data readouts of this event show evidence of dense and intentional patterns of information embedded into the signals created by this event.

Rumors About The Second Event

 * Once again, several theories tieing this event to religious, extraterrestrial or paranormal beliefs crop up. The populace in general seems more inclined to believe these once fringe explanations.
 * The United States and Russia have begun a Third World War in space using advanced weapons technology.
 * This Event is some signal of the return of Liberty Torch, Firehawk, both or some similar being or beings.

What Strangers Know About The Second Event
Strangers alive at the time of the event had a frightening and vivid vision of being adrift above the planet Earth, surrounded mostly by crowds of unfamiliar persons. After the vision ceased, sometimes weeks or months after, they come to the realization that they have gained some unusual ability. Many (but not all) Strangers feel compelled to migrate to a general geographic area.

What Do People Say?

 * "I heard Jeb&apos;s dog disappeared, I mean jes&apos; vanished, after them lights went off. Dunno if it had anything to do with &apos;em but it sure is spooky, naw&apos;mean?" - Efram Jones, cattle farmer, 1973