Mysterious space object caused illness in Peru


	Mysterious space object caused illness in Peru

invictus

9-19-2007 2:04 AM

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space, meteor, peru, mystery, america

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9-20-2007 12:14 AM

skwirlinator

MIB has been seen in the area

9-20-2007 12:15 AM

skwirlinator

It was released a few years ago and is still available on VHS and DVD

9-20-2007 12:20 AM

Marcariel

Reminds me of the book/movie Andromeda Strain where the people got sick and died from being exposed to a virus from space.

http://www.scifimoviepage.com/andromeda.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain

Sci-Fi turned to into current news?

9-20-2007 12:22 AM

skwirlinator

LOL, I remember that movie.

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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Hundreds of people in Peru have needed treatment after an object from space - said to be a meteorite - plummeted to Earth in a remote area, officials say.</B>
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</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7001897.stm"><FONT size="2">People who have visited scene have been complaining of headaches, vomiting and nausea after inhaling gases. 
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7001897.stm"><FONT size="2">A team of scientists is on its way to the site to collect samples and verify whether it was indeed a meteorite.
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