Witness 1: Eva
Yesterday, while in the yard, I heard from the north-eastern side of the horizon, a loud noise, or a rumble like thunder. It lasted about 2 minutes. I quickly went into the house to observe the time; it was 7:27 in the morning. During this hum the air came in a burst, as if from the wind. The sky was cloudless. The sun was shining brightly. I looked at trees around me but they were calm. From this it can be seen that there was no earthquake during the rumble. Then, for a period of at least 15 minutes, a weaker rumble repeated at intervals, whether it was an underground rumble, or some other, I can not determine. The population of the city and the surrounding villages are surprised by the event.
Important Details
- Position: In her yard, about 25 miles away from the explosion.
- When reported: Written in her journal one day after.
- Who she was: a local woman who lived in a nearby village.
- What she noticed: Eva was in her yard when it happened, and cleverly went inside to check the time. She paid careful attention to the details.
Witness 2: Ivan
June 17 at about 8 I was outside my house. Suddenly I felt uncomfortable -- nauseous! I remember this nausea also happened to me in 1906, when there was an earthquake. It was exactly the same, so I did not pay attention to the motion of the ground, assuming it was an earthquake. I took a seat on the bench nearby, and at that moment there was such a thunderbolt that the windows were rattling in the house, then a second and third of the same blows. The strikes lasted a short time, and these strikes came from the northeast, and seemed quite close to us. The roll of these blows came with a great noise on the surface of the earth. In the yard the weather was clear, but slightly 'blurry.' It seemed like a fog, and I expect that it was just smoke.
Important Details
- Position: Outside his house, about 100 miles away.
- When reported: He wrote this in a letter three weeks later.
- Who he was: a local man who lived in a nearby village.
- What he noticed: Ivan was outside his house at the time of the event.
Witness 3: Simon
When I sat down to have my breakfast beside my plow, I heard sudden bangs. My horse fell to its knees. From the north side above the forest a flame shot up in the air. I thought it was a cannon. Then I saw that the forest had been bent over by the wind and I thought of a hurricane. I seized hold of my plow with both hands, so that it would not be carried off. The wind was so strong that it carried off some of the soil off the ground.
Important Details
- Position: in his fields, about 125 miles away.
- When reported: He wrote this in his journal shortly after the event.
- Who he was: a farmer.
- What he noticed: he was outside, so he was able to see the flame, and the trees bending over.
Witness 4: Clara
The weather that day was clear, the air was heavy. There were sounds, bangs with interruptions between them, in the direction from west to north. At first, the sounds were heard more often, but then less and less often with time. The blows continued for 1.5 hours. The number of sounds could not be counted. In this direction, where bangs were heard, the sky was a little darker. Some expected a raincloud. The strikes were loud with thunder. During the same month, enar the Tunguska River, there was a large strip of torn up forest along the road for 1 mile. There are many witnesses of this in the village of Krasnoyarovskogo.
Important Details
- Position: in her village, Krasnoyarovskogo, about 300 miles away.
- When reported: She wrote this in his journal one day after the event.
- Who she was: a local villager
- What she noticed: loud bangs and sounds that lasted for over an hour, and a strip of trees torn up along the river
Witness 5: S.B. Semenov
It was 1908 in the month of June about 8 o’clock in the morning; I…was occupied with work around my hut. I sat on the open porch with my face toward the north and at that time there arose, in a moment, a conflagration (explosion) which gave off such heat that it was impossible to remain sitting—it almost burned the shirt off me… But to make up for that, this conflagration endured only a very short time; I had time only to cast my eyes in that direction and see how large it was, when in a moment it vanished…After this vanishing it grew dark, and at the same time there was an explosion which threw me off the open porch about seven feet or more
Important Details
- Position: in his hut about 40 miles away.
- When reported: He wrote this in a letter about 20 years later
- Who he was: a local farmer
- What he noticed: heat, and an explosion, and darkness.
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Witness 1: Eva
Yesterday, while in the yard, I heard from the north-eastern side of the horizon, a loud noise, or a rumble like thunder. It lasted about 2 minutes. I quickly went into the house to observe the time; it was 7:27 in the morning. During this hum the air came in a burst, as if from the wind. The sky was cloudless. The sun was shining brightly. I looked at trees around me but they were calm. From this it can be seen that there was no earthquake during the rumble. Then, for a period of at least 15 minutes, a weaker rumble repeated at intervals, whether it was an underground rumble, or some other, I can not determine. The population of the city and the surrounding villages are surprised by the event.
Important Details
Witness 2: Ivan
June 17 at about 8 I was outside my house. Suddenly I felt uncomfortable -- nauseous! I remember this nausea also happened to me in 1906, when there was an earthquake. It was exactly the same, so I did not pay attention to the motion of the ground, assuming it was an earthquake. I took a seat on the bench nearby, and at that moment there was such a thunderbolt that the windows were rattling in the house, then a second and third of the same blows. The strikes lasted a short time, and these strikes came from the northeast, and seemed quite close to us. The roll of these blows came with a great noise on the surface of the earth. In the yard the weather was clear, but slightly 'blurry.' It seemed like a fog, and I expect that it was just smoke.
Important Details
Witness 3: Simon
When I sat down to have my breakfast beside my plow, I heard sudden bangs. My horse fell to its knees. From the north side above the forest a flame shot up in the air. I thought it was a cannon. Then I saw that the forest had been bent over by the wind and I thought of a hurricane. I seized hold of my plow with both hands, so that it would not be carried off. The wind was so strong that it carried off some of the soil off the ground.
Important Details
Witness 4: Clara
The weather that day was clear, the air was heavy. There were sounds, bangs with interruptions between them, in the direction from west to north. At first, the sounds were heard more often, but then less and less often with time. The blows continued for 1.5 hours. The number of sounds could not be counted. In this direction, where bangs were heard, the sky was a little darker. Some expected a raincloud. The strikes were loud with thunder. During the same month, enar the Tunguska River, there was a large strip of torn up forest along the road for 1 mile. There are many witnesses of this in the village of Krasnoyarovskogo.
Important Details
Witness 5: S.B. Semenov
It was 1908 in the month of June about 8 o’clock in the morning; I…was occupied with work around my hut. I sat on the open porch with my face toward the north and at that time there arose, in a moment, a conflagration (explosion) which gave off such heat that it was impossible to remain sitting—it almost burned the shirt off me… But to make up for that, this conflagration endured only a very short time; I had time only to cast my eyes in that direction and see how large it was, when in a moment it vanished…After this vanishing it grew dark, and at the same time there was an explosion which threw me off the open porch about seven feet or more
Important Details