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Strange things on Guwahati skies

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A strange ray of rolling light in the sky forces people of Guwahati to gaze at on Saturday evening.The strange object was spotted in the western part of the sky. It was like a ball of light which kept rolling for nearly 2 hours.The source of the light is yet to be confirmed but the people of the city came out of their houses to have glimpse of the strange object.

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Barnadhya Hazarika's picture

Submitted by Barnadhya Hazarika on Sun, 29/08/2010 - 15:21
This is nothing but only a projection of Charge Light by some funny people!! No need to worry! but we can enjoy!
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Submitted by Jayanta Kumar Das on Sun, 29/08/2010 - 16:49
It would have been better if a photo was attached

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