Last year, I read many articles about UFO sightings all over the world. Halfway into this year, I’m noticing a strange trend. Most of the articles I have read center on England sightings. Is there some strange weather phenomenon that is causing these strange lights? Or have the aliens taken a liking to scones and tea?
Below is an article I found about the effect that Close Encounters of the Third Kind had on the public, when it was released in 1978. Naturally, reports of UFO sightings spiked to unprecedented levels. The Ministry of Defence has release 7,000 of these reports to the public.
Like the French archives, the majority of these reports have easy explanations. But there are a few that would leave you to wonder.
The Trans-Alleghany Lunatic Asylum (formerly called Weston State Hospital) housed the criminally insane, including Charles Manson. Closed in 1994 as a hospital, it was reopened in August 2007 when it was bought by Rebecca Jordan.
Rebecca called TAPS when she began hearing reports from workers and tourists of phantom footsteps and doors slamming, disembodied voices, full-bodied apparitions, etc. The result is one of the most lively Ghost Hunters shows I’ve yet to see.
People either love Paranormal State or hate it. Over the past several months, I’ve found myself somewhat entertained by the bashing Paranormal State has received since it launched. I hadn’t heard anything good about the show until I went to Amazon and read the reviews for the newly released DVD.
Two of the five-star reviews proclaimed that Paranormal State was better than Ghost Hunters and Most Haunted. Curious, I read them from beginning to end, hoping to find some unbiased information. When I didn’t get it, I decided to go to the A&E website to watch an episode.
Paranormal State is decidedly different than Ghost Hunters in that it’s scripted. I enjoyed listening to the history of the Willard Asylum (New York), but wasn’t impressed by Chris Coffey’s theatrics. He’s the psychic who rids himself from demon possession by slapping himself. Uh-huh. I was even less impressed by the ending, where they “vanquished” the spirits with a simple prayer.
That said, I was reminded of Ghost Hunters when they used an EVP device. Whether that device was real or a stage prop, I’m not sure. I came away from this show more skeptical than ever. If you’d like to judge for yourself, you can watch the videos at A&Etv.com.
Alex Gibb, a non-believer of UFO’s, ran outside to investigate when he saw four strange lights hovering in the sky at around 9pm last Wednesday night. The video above is the footage that Alex took. So far no government agency has come forward to explain this sighting away, but the Androssan Herald has promised a follow-up story as well as exclusive pictures of the sighting.
