It's Raining Rocks!

[Debi]

A bizarre incident involving rocks raining down from the sky has some residents wondering if something supernatural could be behind the strange event.

According to villagers, the 'rocky rain' occurred throughout the day on Monday as stones suddenly began falling from the air and hitting rooftops in the community.

The odd activity has caused somewhat of a panic to sweep through the village with attempts to find the source of the stone throwing proving to be futile.

Religious leaders in the community dubbed the event a 'divine outbreak' and began praying in the hopes that their actions would thwart whatever was causing the weird 'weather.'

Meanwhile, skeptical government officials who ventured to the village to investigate the situation soon became believers themselves when they also saw the stones falling from the sky.

While there very well may be a natural reason for the rocks to have falling from the sky, the phenomenon sounds eerily similar to cases of poltergeist activity.

Unfortunately, it appears that there is little that the villagers can do other than hope that Monday's 'rainfall' was an isolated incident and, if it wasn't, cover their heads the next time it happens.

Source: Sanjeevnitoday.com (via Google Translate)

 

[Debi]

I think we watched a One Step Beyond that was based on it raining rocks here in the US at one point. It was based on a true story. Anyone remember the name of that episode?

 

[7Critter]

I think we watched a One Step Beyond that was based on it raining rocks here in the US at one point. It was based on a true story. Anyone remember the name of that episode?

I remember the episode. I scanned my records of what we watched, but cannot find it. It was set in the old west, if memory serves.

 

[Debi]

One Step Beyond (TV Series)
Where Are They? (1960)
Plot Summary

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• In 1922 the town of Chico, California was pelted by rocks falling from an empty sky. A writer who called himself The Ghost took credit for the phenomena, but was never identified. Similarly, in 1917 a stranger appeared to government officials in Washington, D. C. and demonstrated a new fuel made from water that could power an auto engine. After his successful exhibition, the stranger vanished as quickly as he had appeared. The FBI and Secret Service searched for months and could never find him.
  
  - Written by richardann
• The small California town of Chico is suddenly subjected to a bizarre occurrence--every day at precisely 3:00 p.m., the town is bombarded by a rainstorm of rocks. Then someone realizes that this phenomenon began the day a strange inventor arrived in town, claiming that he could turn water into gasoline.
  
  - Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

 

[7Critter]

One Step Beyond (TV Series)
Where Are They? (1960)
Plot Summary

• 
  Showing all 2 plot summaries
• In 1922 the town of Chico, California was pelted by rocks falling from an empty sky. A writer who called himself The Ghost took credit for the phenomena, but was never identified. Similarly, in 1917 a stranger appeared to government officials in Washington, D. C. and demonstrated a new fuel made from water that could power an auto engine. After his successful exhibition, the stranger vanished as quickly as he had appeared. The FBI and Secret Service searched for months and could never find him.
  
  - Written by richardann
• The small California town of Chico is suddenly subjected to a bizarre occurrence--every day at precisely 3:00 p.m., the town is bombarded by a rainstorm of rocks. Then someone realizes that this phenomenon began the day a strange inventor arrived in town, claiming that he could turn water into gasoline.
  
  - Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

Good find

 

[Debi]

More rocks?

For the last two months, family in Zimbabwe has been suffering from frequent 'attacks' by a mysterious force which rains rocks down upon them in their home.

According to the Chiviru family, who live in the town of Chinhoyi, the strange ordeal began back in early May when their daughter was pelted with a pair of stones which seemingly came from nowhere.

The incidents allegedly continued to occur around the same time each evening and, eerily, the falling rocks began to increase in size.

These weird events were so frequent that the family now possesses two large sacks that are full of these 'mystery stones' which have no known origin.

According to the mother of the family, their nineteen-year-old daughter is the most frequent victim of the attacks and has been known to lose consciousness when they occur or even enter into a trance.

In at attempt to help his daughter, her father constructed a makeshift shield using thick metal sheets that he placed around and over her.

Alas, the covering could not stop all of the stones from hitting her and a pair of rocks somehow managed to penetrate the metal to strike the young woman.

Strangely, her father reported to the Zimbabwe Herald, "when I looked at the sheet, there were two footprints the size of my little finger."

Based on other odd events occurring in and around the home, such as objects moving on their own, human waste being somehow put in their food, and unexplained physical attacks on their daughter, it would appear that the Chiviru family are dealing with some kind of poltergeist.

The beleaguered family turned to local religious leaders for help, but their visit was apparently rebuffed by the 'entity' as a clay pot that they had buried in the yard during a cleansing ritual was summarily found to be inexplicably dug up and placed on their front step.

Left with no other answers, the family hopes that the attacks can stop or that someone can help them to fight off the 'being' so that they can live in peace once again.

"I do not know what wrong I have done to deserve such pain and mystery occurrences," Mr. Chiviru told the newspaper, "we would like to appeal to anyone who could help but from the manifestations of my daughter and previous experiences, this will need someone strong."

Source: Zimbabwe Herald

 

[Seahunter]

Well, I would have said a very large dust devil, or a small tornado... but not with clear skies!

There are numerous cases of wind funnels or water spouts picking up strange things and depositing them elsewhere, hence your "raining frogs" and other strange phenomena.

 

[Lynne]

Well, I would have said a very large dust devil, or a small tornado... but not with clear skies!

There are numerous cases of wind funnels or water spouts picking up strange things and depositing them elsewhere, hence your "raining frogs" and other strange phenomena.

My thoughts on this were similar. The second story if true, sounds like a demon or a Djinn. The stones were more of an attack rather than just randomly falling. Also the poop appearing in their food. The poor family must be desperate.