Thursday 12 September 2019

10 Historic Sites In England Where Crop Circles (& Other Weird Things) Happen Regularly

England is teeming with archaeological sites, national treasures and areas of outstanding natural beauty, and what they have in common goes far beyond their ripe age.

RELATED: 10 Travel Destinations Where People Have Claimed To See UFOS

Bizarre sightings, like UFOs, strange lights in the sky, beasts of unknown origin and wild animals that aren’t very British aren’t as unpopular in these spots as rationale would have you think. So we did a little digging, and here you have it, 10 historic sites in England where plenty of odd things happen regularly - and which you can visit.

10 Avebury, Wiltshire

Avebury, Stonehenge’s lesser-known cousin, is a world heritage site, home to one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain. Avebury henge and the stones that encircle it date back to the Neolithic period, used as a ceremonial site where religious rituals took place, replaced in later centuries by sacrificial, pagan and devil worship (and hippies drumming on tambourines). Now though, Avebury itself is a hotspot for UFO and alien sightings - though the hidden military base a few miles away may have something to do with the strange lights often seen in the night sky, along with advanced-looking drones cruising the area.
In 2009, a Wiltshire police constable reported seeing three figures investigating a crop circle that appeared near Silbury Hill. When he got closer, the trio of ‘men’, identical in their 6 ft tall stature and blonde hair, ran away faster than he had ever seen any human move. Why tear off into the middle of nowhere, with no means of transport and nothing but a barrage of fields for entertainment?

9 Cley Hill, Warminster

A spate of mysterious UFO sightings over Cley Hill have been reported over the past 70 years or so, with regular news stories still popping up in local tabloids. Citizens around the area have claimed to witness strange flashing orbs, metallic objects and spheres appear in the sky, with multiple eye witness accounts of the same occurrence, as well as video camera footage supporting their claims.
Cley Hill boasts of an iron age hill fort, two bowl barrows (tombs) and medieval strip lynchets. Could it be that our extraterrestrial pals get a kick out of ye olde cemeteries? That or they just dig the view.

8 The Ridgeway Walk

Want to walk the oldest road in Britain, except that it’s not really a road because it’s a mossy track that cuts through ancient landscapes, secluded valleys and woodland? Course you do. It’s 5,000 years old and connects Avebury to London - picture the Kingsroad in GOT - without so much propensity for murder. While tons of hikers who go wild camping in this area have seen strange orbs in the sky, and there’s a forest that’s ‘haunted’ by witches, the strangest story is that of a man who was out walking one foggy November’s afternoon.
He came across an old-school policeman decked out in a turn of the century uniform. As they walked past one another, the bobby tipped his hat and bid him good day. Just remember this was the middle of nowhere, and generally speaking there aren’t that many 18th century coppers wondering round fields for the hell of it.

7 Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean

This enchanting forest is said to be inspiration for Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, as well as  Harry Potter and Star Wars, the Force Awakens.
But mystery is afoot in this moss-covered woodland; while many walkers claim to see small, unidentifiable beasts running around, (and we don’t think they mean Ewoks), in 1848 3,000 Roman-era coins were found, stored in jars in the cavity of rock formations. To this day, their origin remains unknown. Well, it is in the name, right?

6 Wiltshire, Hampshire

Ever since the 60s, the entire county of Wiltshire has been subject to one of the world’s greatest mysteries: crop circles. Every summer, without fail, hundreds upon hundreds of crop circles appear across a wide range of Wiltshire’s private farms in the open countryside, baffling farmers, locals and authorities alike. All sorts of shapes, patterns and even familiar symbols are flattened into the wheat - linked to mathematics, astronomy (representations of galaxies), pictographs and some even contain coded messages.
Rural graffiti, maybe, but made by who? Some are of course caused by hoaxers with wooden planks and an affinity for large-scale art, but others are less explicable. In Wiltshire, many people have said to view strange-colored orbs hovering over the fields where crop circles are made, reported power failure in the shape of cars, phones and even helicopters flying over the fields where crop circles are found.

5 Stonehenge, Wiltshire

One of England’s most famous prehistoric monuments, crop circles appear all the time near Stonehenge. In 1996, one of the world’s most famous and complex crop circles was discovered. Embedded in the flattened wheat, was a fractal pattern called a Julia Set. It appeared in broad daylight, right next to a busy road within a 15 minute time window. When experts who had practiced recreating these crop circles to prove they were made by humans, were questioned, they admitted it would take a whole team no less than 2 days to complete.
In 2001, an oblong shape was discovered in a field near Stonehenge. This was a replica of the binary code first beamed into Space in 1974 for ‘visitors’ to understand human life, except it had been modified. The message indicated that its creators were silicon-based, smaller than us and they inhabited a binary star system.

4 Bonnybridge, Scotland

This small Scottish town is home to at least 350 sightings of unidentified flying objects every year. Inhabitants claim they’ve seen mysterious lights appear in the sky, ships landing and strange howling noises at night.
The town’s councilor, Billy Buchanan, even appealed to three different prime ministers (David Cameron, Tony Blair and John Major) to order an investigation after so many of his residents came to him in cold-blooded panic. The Ministry of Defence’s only response was that the UK’s airspace wasn’t compromised by ‘hostile’ activity.

3 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

Cannock Chase is definitely a hotbed, if not for UFOs, for some truly bizarre sightings over the previous few years. A long-range of woodland fringed by pines, it’s undoubtedly an area of outstanding beauty - portrayed in Joan Aiken’s The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
But just how many elements of fiction are actually real? Tales of UFOs, big cats, werewolves and mysterious black-eyed children abound - though the wolf-like creature lurking near the town’s church is a popular one. A high number of pet disappearances have been reported - and many animal mutilations have taken place - with no explanation as of yet.

2 Loch Ness Lake, Scotland

Since 1933, a mass craze surrounding the Loch Ness Monster has blossomed, based on sightings, photographic claims and evidence stating that the lake itself is deep enough to conceal a creature of considerable size for centuries. Affectionately known as ‘Nessie’, this mythical creature supposedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
Reports of sightings make headlines every year, the most recent of which took place in August, 2019, when a dark figure was spotted swimming the loch in a straight line, before disappearing for good behind a tree.

1 The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall

Cornwall isn’t just known for its sandy beaches, plentiful caves, and sea-shore trips. It’s also where a number of mysterious animal sightings take place. Of course, there’s nothing really weird about seeing wildlife in the countryside - but when it’s panthers, wallabies, rare green herons and penguins - all of which are decidedly ‘un-English’, the stories get a little weird.
Most of these sightings take place near the Lost Gardens of Heligan, a beautiful but mysterious botanical garden neglected after the second world war, and restored to splendor after it was re-discovered 25 years ago.

The US Navy Hides Data On UFO Sightings, Says US Congressman



Congressional interest in UFO reports has grown since the revelations of various media outlets in late 2017 that the Pentagon had investigated the sightings through a program established a decade earlier by former Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina, a senior member of the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism subcommittee, said the U.S. Navy is withholding information on UFO sightings after it officially requested more data on the meetings, writes POLITICO.
Walker asked Secretary Richard V. Spencer in July to describe what resources the Navy is devoting to investigating UFO sightings and whether officials have found “physical evidence” to corroborate the claims.
He also sought more information on whether foreign nations or private companies have developed innovative technologies that could explain the meetings.
In a brief response on July 31, Deputy Secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, wrote that “the Department of the Navy takes these reports very seriously and continues to record sightings and thoroughly investigate the accounts,” according to a copy provided to POLITICIAN.
Modly’s letter to Walker also says that “the wide proliferation and availability of low-cost unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has increasingly made airspace conflict a problem for our airmen.” He added that the Navy “continues to devote resources to monitoring and investigating reports that could affect the safety of our crews.”
Walker, however, specifically requested Navy data on “UAPs”, not drones, citing reports of ships showing speed and maneuver characteristics beyond what is believed to be technologically possible.
Disappointed by the apparent lack of desire of the Navy to provide its committee with more data on what the Pentagon calls “unidentified air phenomena,” Walker expressed concern that the ship could pose a threat to the forces or territory of the U.S.
«While I am encouraged that the Undersecretary of the Navy confirmed that the meetings with the UAP are thoroughly investigated, there is frustration with the lack of answers to specific questions about the threat that a higher aircraft that can fly in the airspace of United States, ”Walker told POLITICO in a statement. declaration.
There has been evidence of a greater interest of Congress in the reports of unidentified aircraft following the revelations of POLITICO and other media at the end of 2017 that a Pentagon study on sightings had been led by a program established a decade ago. formerly by former senator Harry Reid. of snowfall
Reference was made to the sightings of pilots and other personnel assigned to the battle groups of the USS Nimitz and the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2004, 2015 and 2016. The images revealed unknown airplanes that possess characteristics that apparently defy known aerodynamic properties. 
The Pentagon also funded a series of theoretical studies to try to explain how the aircraft could work, from “High resolution detection and tracking of vehicles at hypersonic speeds” to “Warp Drive, Dark Energy and Manipulation of Extra Dimensions”.
The U.S. Navy UU. He has insisted that he is taking the reports seriously, stating that some sightings could be explained by “unmanned aerial systems” or drones without a pilot.
In a recent interview, Walker said he believes Congress should be updated on the actions of the military since the Advanced Aerospace Identification Program established by Reid was officially closed in 2012.
“Is over? If it’s over, are we documenting something? Where do the resources come from? That is a fair question that voters and the American people would like to know, ”said Walker.