A multiple-witness UFO sighting in Mexico, a woman who accused her husband of secretly stealing her kidney, and a bizarre 'lost python' hoax in England were among the strange and unusual stories to cross our desk this week.
In a very weird story that emerged out of England this week, a woman wound up on the receiving end of countless concerned phone calls after her number was listed as the contact information on a series of fliers looking for a lost pet Burmese python. While it was suspected that the inclusion of her information was done in error, an animal rescue group in Britain suggested that the tale of the missing snake was a hoax, since the picture of the animal was traced back to America. Why the pranksters decided to use the woman's phone number is a mystery as she cannot fathom who would do such a thing and now just hopes that the calls will stop.
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This past week saw a pair of stories centered around unusual aerial phenomena that left observers mystified. First, in Washington state, a bewildered man filmed strange lights in the sky over his home on two consecutive nights. Later in the week, the town of Tequila, Mexico was stirred when several different groups of people throughout the community spotted what appeared to be an illuminated object that rotated in the night sky before vanishing from sight. By virtue of so many witnesses, the strange event was captured on video from at least four different perspectives, though the nature of the object remains a mystery.
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By far the most bizarre story of the week came by way of India, where a woman accused her estranged husband of stealing and selling her kidney. The strange case came to light when Ranjita Kundu went to the doctor for abdominal pain and discovered that one of her kidneys was missing. The astounded woman then recalled how, four years earlier, her husband had arranged for her to have treatment for a kidney stone at a private hospital. Now separated from the man, Kundu contends that he arranged for the removal of the organ while she was under anesthesia and she woke up from the operation none the wiser until now.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.