Anyone heard of the Siberian Fireball?

[nena]

 If Tesla could build something that could fire energy bolts like that, surely the U.S. Government would have been interested.

According to some sources, Tesla sent a letter to USA president W. Wilson in 1914 about his projects and to reconstruct the machine that caused the explosion at Tunguska (I am not saying that he caused it, but he might have known what actually had done it) but only in order to use the machine for defense purposes. He (N.tesla)  thanked to Gods that nobody died in 1908.  So, most likely that he was aware of it. He was a genius, and we owe him a lot.

Only two days after Nikola Tesla's death in 1943, all his correspondence, letters, plans, projects were removed from his archive/office and hidden somewhere.

[TimM]

Only two days after Nikola Tesla's death in 1943, all his correspondence, letters, plans, projects were removed from his archive/office and hidden somewhere.

Maybe someone got worried about the Nazis getting their hands on them.

[nena]

Maybe. I will only quote him : 'I don't care that they stole my ideas. I care that they don't have their own [ he meant ideas]'

[TimM]

If Tesla was responsible for the Tunguska Incident, I could see why he'd be worried.  Imagine the Nazis getting their hands on that.  They could build a Tesla tower outside Berlin, and blast whole chunks out of London and Moscow with the push of a button.

Of course, this is idle speculation.  There is really no evidence linking Tesla to the Tunguska Incident.

[edubs31]

Some interesting observations there Tim, etc. I finally remember where I heard a reference to the Tunguska event recently and it was from the film "Ghostbusters" of all places, lol. Interesting that in the movie Dan Aykroyd's character mentions it as having taken place in 1909 rather than 1908. I wonder why...

Dr Ray Stantz: Are you okay?
Louis: Who are you guys?
Dr Ray Stantz: We're the Ghostbusters.
Louis: Who does your taxes?
Dr Ray Stantz: You know, Mr. Tully, you are a most fortunate individual.
Louis: I know!
Dr Ray Stantz: You have been a participant in the biggest inter-dimensional cross rip since the Tunguska blast of 1909!
Louis: Felt great.
Dr. Egon Spengler: We'd like to get a sample of your brain tissue.
Louis: Okay.

[TimM]

The movie got the year wrong probably because, Dan Aykroyd, who wrote the screenplay, wasn't quite sure of the year.