Mystery or the unexplained · 19.10.1927
A meteor roars over Vilsandi
Mürisev meteoor Vilsandi kohal
At about half past eight on the evening of 19 October 1927 the people of Vilsandi, Estonia's westernmost inhabited island, were startled by a meteor. It seemed to fly below the clouds, trailing a bluish-white streak of light straight over the island, and its passage was followed by a heavy rumble like distant thunder. Järva Teataja passed on the islanders' report a few days later. Today Vilsandi is the heart of a national park, a quiet place of junipers, seabirds and a lighthouse.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
19. oktoobri õhtul 1927 kella poole üheksa paiku ehmatas Eesti läänepoolseima asustatud saare Vilsandi elanikke meteoor. See näis lendavat allpool pilvi ja tõmbas üle saare sinakasvalge valgusjoone; lennuga kaasnes tugev mürin nagu kauge kõu. Järva Teataja vahendas saarlaste teadet mõni päev hiljem. Tänapäeval on Vilsandi rahvuspargi süda – vaikne kadakate, merelindude ja tuletorniga saar.