Chapter 2: A Strange Cloud Atlas
1964, the year of the outbreak of the Vietnam War, is like this for most people, but for us at the Meteorological Bureau, 1964 has a completely different meaning, and the cause of all this is a meteorological cloud map that is rarely seen in ordinary times.
Because of this cloud map, my meteorological team was forcibly recruited back from Qinghai. As soon as I arrived in Beijing, I was taken to a special conference room by two officers.
I know about this room, but I'm not qualified to enter it just because of my rank. I have the impression that this is a conference room for big people and experts to discuss important matters.
I glanced apprehensively at the others around me, and their shock was not at all below mine. To be honest, I feel flattered, and I can't help myself with the excitement of thinking that I am about to touch a field that I can't usually imagine.
The seriousness of this meeting was beyond our imagination, the guards with loaded guns and ammunition were so strict that we were not even asked to take a poisonous oath in front of the portrait of the chairman before the official start of the meeting, not to reveal the contents of the meeting to anyone, including our closest relatives.
It doesn't make any difference to me, all the people I can call my loved ones in those 8 years have long since disappeared. Holding the only relic my father had left me on my chest, I looked sadly at the portrait of the chairman.
The meeting began as soon as everyone was done, and there was an indescribable tension in the whole room, and it felt like the air was solidifying and sticking to our bodies, and in this atmosphere, the weather cloud was quietly presented in front of our eyes, and the next moment, it exploded so strongly that it almost blew everything into dust.
"Isn't it? What is this? "At this time, my, no, it should be that this sentence should come to the minds of everyone present.
Looking at the weather map in front of me, I only felt weird, deep weird, it was different from any weather map I had seen before, but I have to admit that it was a textbook-like cloud map from production to numbering.
At that time, meteorological satellite cloud images were still rare for us, after all, China had only started the two bombs and one satellite program that year, and meteorological satellites were still very distant to us.
All the cloud maps we have seen were obtained from meteorological satellites on the Soviet side. But with the recent deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations, there are fewer and fewer cloud maps that we can analyze.
At this point in time, it turned out to be Zhang Yuntu who called us back, and the matter was very delicate. Of course, none of the people sitting here are hillbillies, but the cloud map itself will not make us react in this way.
What makes people care is what this cloud map represents, which is too unreasonable.
In the meteorological profession, the so-called satellite cloud image refers to the black and white photos of the surface taken by meteorological satellites from high altitude and sent back to the ground.
If the earth's surface is a clear sky area, what the satellite observes is infrared radiation information from the ground to space, which is black and gray. The darker the black, the stronger the ground radiation and the better the weather.
When there is ** coverage over a certain ground, what the satellite observes is the infrared radiation emitted from the top of the cloud to space, which is white or gray-white; The whiter the color, the weaker the radiation, the cooler the temperature, the thicker and denser the cloud system, and the greater the intensity of the rainfall.
The transition zone between the clear sky area and the ** area is dark gray, gray and light gray clouds, indicating that there are clouds of different thicknesses without significant precipitation.
There will be a significant transition between black and white in the general cloud map, which is normal and scientific.
And the cloud map in front of me was very clearly printed between a large white patch, a cloud of black, and there was no excess, almost as if it were printed on it.
Now I understand how important the meeting I was attending, and if it weren't for the extensive preparation that went into it, I would have thought it was a little joke from the Director to us who have been working for a long time.
Everyone realizes that there is an area on this cloud map that is physically impossible.
"This is the weather map we took two days ago, and you don't need to know where it is. Now I want to ask you what is your interpretation of this diagram? A calm, deep voice broke the eerie silence that permeated the room.
Presiding over the meeting was a big man in our industry, with a strong and powerful voice, and it was impossible to tell that he was nearly 60 years old. At this time, the two officers in front of him stood straight behind him, and it seemed that the military also attached great importance to this cloud map.
We looked at each other, almost completely stunned. This picture is beyond our comprehension, and the only plausible explanation is that the machine is malfunctioning. But if it's just a machine failure, there's no need to have this meeting, the above work efficiency is very high, and errors are notoriously rare.
My head was in a mess and I just stared blankly at the black, the black seemed to have a gravitational pull, forcing me to stare at it, what could it be?
"Everybody knows what dark it represents, and that can only be explained by the fact that there was an area in that thunderstorm area where the sky was clear." A man sitting next to me said.
This man wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and had a somewhat thin face, and at first glance he knew that he was the kind of desperate workaholic. I have dealt with him a few times because of work, his name is Wang Weiguo, he seems to be a few years older than me, I don't have a good impression of this person, his personality of being willing to do everything is completely wrong with me.
"We have also thought of your thoughts and even confirmed them, at that time, our door sent inspectors to the scene as quickly as possible, and it was also raining heavily there and it was no different from other places. And just a few hours later we have another cloud map, and you can see the difference. The officer behind the big man silently pulled out another cloud map.
Seeing this cloud map is really amazing to the extreme, monitoring the same place, the different black position, it appeared in a completely different place, this is almost impossible, there is no abnormality on the ground, so what happened in the sky?
This question lingered in our heads, and then several more of the same cloud were shown. As in the previous case, the black mass is in a different position on each map, the time interval between each cloud is not more than 3 hours, it is moving and it is not slow.
"You've seen this thing moving, and it's completely irregular. Eventually, when the thunderstorm ended, it disappeared like a ghost, and we even called planes to reconnoiter the airspace, but we found nothing. The big man said calmly.
"Then there's only one possibility, there's something on top of that cloud that's affecting the radiation. Judging from these pictures, this thing has only changed its position, and the appearance has not changed, which can be ruled out as a natural phenomenon, and natural phenomena are full of randomness, and if it is some kind of cloud that we don't know, or something else, then its appearance is too stable. I think this thing must be man-made," a voice in the back of the conference room said abruptly, and there was a lot of discussion in the conference room for a while.
I also know the person I am talking to, and I have a good relationship, and he can be said to be the first friend I have made in my life. His name is Chen Zaihai, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is very cheerful. People. The party has surrendered, and there is such a past, and the character is very dark. At first, no one in the office accosted me, and that's it, and Chen Zaihai came to chat with me without any scruples.
In private, I always laugh at his name, Chen Zaihai, Chen Zaihai, isn't it just Shen Zai Hai? I really don't know why his parents gave him such a name. But in terms of academics and technology, I am far inferior to him, and my physical fitness is also very good. He studied in the Soviet Union, unlike me, who surrendered and belonged to the faction with strong roots.
It's kind of incredible that we'll be friends, and I've asked him why, and he just smiled and said it's just nice to look at you! I heard that his father was a high-ranking official in the army and fought Japanese devils, but I never heard him say anything about his family.
This seems to be the only plausible explanation. Not to mention the size of this thing, even the most advanced aircraft today can't pass through the clouds in that kind of weather and at the same time scurry around on it, but it is impossible to say that this thing is always above the clouds, and there was no UFO at that time.
And the main question is time, what is there in this world that can stay in the sky all the time and never come down? Flying Island? The meeting was at an impasse, and the issue was beyond our comprehension and had moved in the direction of the supernatural and the unoccult.
"Looks like you don't have any ideas? Originally, we wanted to listen to the opinions of you grassroots technicians this time. The chairman said that the wisdom of the grassroots masses is unlimited, so don't be in a hurry and think slowly. There must be a reason for the occurrence of the incident, and to penetrate the surface to discover the essence, this is what those of us who are engaged in science and technology should do. Let's do this today, everyone pay attention to the confidentiality regulations, and go back and think again! The big man said slowly.
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