Scotland may be replacing Mexico as the hottest new center
for UFOs. Edinburgh has become one of the UFO capitals of
the world.
Interestingly, UFO activity in Scotland started a long time
ago. In 1787, a bright light was seen moving deliberately in
the night sky. In 1816, there were multiple sightings of a
boomerang-shaped object above Edinburgh.
In 1955, a disk with a double row of blue lights around the
edge of it flew above a car on a deserted road. That same
year, an Air Force base detected several UFOs on radar, all
moving at high speed against the wind. In 1957, two people
reported that a disk-shaped object followed their truck,
before heading out towards the ocean, leaving a double
vapor trail behind it.
In 1965, Patrick Nash and his family were waiting for a ferry
when a bright, red-orange saucer-shaped object rose from
the ground, flew low over their car, landed on the other side
of it, then flew away.
In 1979, a forestry worker named Bob Taylor encountered a
craft that had landed in the woods. He described it as a dark
gray rounded object 20 feet across, from which emerged two
small spheres with "legs." The two small spheres attached
themselves to his legs and tried to force him into the large
ship. An investigation of his injuries of his injuries left the
police baffled. A year later, in 1980, three Ministry of Defense
officers saw an orange orb that flew out to sea.
In 1994, two people saw a metal-like object fall from the sky,
which was later examined by the National Museum of
Scotland and pronounced to be made of "no known metal."
In 1997, people living along Scotland?s eastern shore reported
seeing "bright objects of various sizes, emitting light."
According to Richard Gall, Scotland?s Director of Skywatch
International, "Lights were observed shooting across each
other, and then witnesses heard several loud explosions
followed by light flashes and a crackling sound."
One woman reported seeing "what appeared to be a comet
with a red tail" that approached her. The Rescue Service
send out a rescue boat to search for possible survivors of a
mid-air collision, but found no evidence of a plane crash. The
local Air Force said they were "checking the area" and
began "an investigation into these reports."
Earlier this year, an American businessman at a golf course
followed some lighted orbs and discovered some strange,
leather-like material. At the same time, two Japanese tourists
witnessed a large lighted orb nearby. After they returned
home, Japanese television heard about their experience and
sent camera men to the area to search the skies for the next
six months. We don?t know if they?ve filmed any sightings yet.
Sources: The Edinburgh, Scotland Newsletter, Scotland UFO
Sightings Database
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