# Jackson 1973: Was the Tungus Event due to a Black Hole?

> A. A. Jackson, Michael P. Ryan, 1973. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The best-known exotic explanation published in a scientific journal.

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# Was the Tungus Event due to a Black Hole?

A. A. Jackson, Michael P. Ryan, 1973. _Nature 245, 88–89_.

Proposes that a small black hole passing through the Earth caused the Tunguska explosion.

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Jackson, A. A., & Ryan, M. P. (1973). Was the Tungus Event due to a Black Hole?. Nature 245, 88–89. https://doi.org/10.1038/245088a0
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