Residents of the small town of Summerville in South Carolin (USA) for decades observed mysterious lights and heard mysterious sounds near an abandoned railway. According to local legend, they are connected with the spirit of a tragically dead person whose wife after his death wandered along the rails with a lantern. However, a new study gives a scientific explanation for this phenomenon. Daily Star writes about this.
Dr. Susan Hof, geophysicist from the program for the danger of earthquakes, suggested that “ghostly” lights and strange noises can be the result of natural seismic processes. During the study of the district, scientists found that the railway tracks may have been laid along the fault line, which explains unusual phenomena.
According to the researcher, the luminous balls, which the inhabitants took for ghostly lanterns, can be the so -called " In addition, the shaking of cars and incomprehensible sounds can be the result of high -frequency underground shocks.
Dr. Hof refers to historical data, which refers to a strong earthquake of 1886 near Charleston. She believes that similar, albeit less powerful, processes occur today, causing frightening phenomena.
The publication notes that although the mystical legend of the ghost with a lantern for centuries lived in the lips of local residents, scientists offer a more pragmatic explanation. However, whether this discovery will remain convincing for the inhabitants of Summerville - time will tell.
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