Scottish Sightings


THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN THE DAILY RECORD ON APRIL 1996

Scots fans of the X-Files need look no further than their own doorsteps for true life mysteries of bizarre UFO`S. Because Scotland has become the Capital of the World where weird goings – on are concerned.

In the village of Bonnybridge,near Falkirk  over 2,000 people have reported strange lights in the sky.Here are 10 of Scotland`s unsolved mysteries which could use the skills of FBI AGENTS Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

Ayrshire,May 1978
The Nine O`Clock News shows a film of an orange and white UFO  hovering over the Ayrshire sky by Kilmarnock photographer Rick Walker.
Official Explaination: None

Livingston,November 1979
Forestry worker Robert Taylor sees a spherical object in a clearing.Two small spikes rush towards him and try to drag him away tearing his trousers.He loses consciousness and awakes with a raging thirst hours later.
Official Explanation: A mirage of the planet Venus caused a distortion of the Earths atmosphere.

Dumfries, August 1980
Police hold a special Press conference after five officers are among those who see a brightly – lit object in the sky.
Official Explanation: None.

Glasgow, December 1983
Tom Coventry is waiting for a bus to work at 6am when a bright light which looks like a railway carriage with portholes surrounding it comes to a stop 20 feet above him before zooming away.
Official Explanation: None.

Orkney, January 1992
A post mortem finds that the heads of dozens of seals have been cut off using an unknown form of advanced surgery.
Official Explanation: None.

Clackmannanshire,June 1994
A security camera shows a two-foot round object hovering outside Glenochil Prison before zooming over a fence.
Official Explanation: A camera fault.

FALKIRK,October 1994
Three cleaners on their way to work see five UFO`S firing beams of light at one another.
Official Explanation: None

Carnoustie,December 1995
Video taken of hovering,glowing cigar shaped objects.Smaller balls of light perform aerobatics.
Official Explaination: None.

Aviemore,February 1996
Hotel boss sparks a UFO alert when a meteor burns a hole in a window before disappearing  in a sizzling cloud of smoke.
Official Explaination: A piece of ice containing hydraulic fluid.