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The apparently mysterious wrecking of a wind turbine in Lincolnshire was probably caused by mechanical failure induced by this week’s cold snap — and not aliens, as had been suggested — said Fraser McLachlan, chief executive of GCube, which insures wind farms.
UFO groups said that they had been inundated with calls reporting strange lights in the sky at the time the turbine was damaged. Robert Palmer, 66, a turkey farmer who is also leader of East Lindsey District Council and a member of Lincolnshire County Council, said he saw a bright white light with an orange edge as he drove close to the turbine on Sunday morning.
Mr McLachlan said: “We see things five or six times a year that look like this. It does happen that a blade will sometimes just come off a machine.”
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Those pesky aliens have no respect for the environment! It's ok for them, they can beetle off to the other side of the Galaxy at the drop of a fazer! However, could we find out from them the secrets of cold fusion so that we can stop building these monsters all over the countryside?
robert macmanus, Ardrossan,