The Falkirk Triangle: An Alien & UFO Hub in Scotland

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this episode, Annie and Jenny investigate some of the unexplained phenomena seen in the skies above Scotland. Since the 1990s the town of Bonnybridge has been the centre of Scotland’s UFO activity, with thousands of reported sightings leading to it being crowned ‘The Roswell of Scotland’. It is a hotspot in the greater area known as The Falkirk Triangle, in which many strange and unexplained encounters have occurred. Perhaps the best-known of these is Bob Taylor, a forester who saw more than just trees in the forest. Listen to this world famous alien encounter explored in depth, through the portal of local newspapers. Bob’s encounter is not the only one reported in the Scottish press, from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, these sightings are always exciting and sometimes newsworthy. Some are mysterious and unsolved, others are mysterious and solved, but all… are out of this world. None more so than Annie’s very own tale of a mysterious encounter in the Highlands. Want to try out WeeBox? Go to www.weebox.co.uk and enter the code ‘Story10’ for an exclusive discount!You can support Stories of Scotland on Patreon! www.patreon.com/storiesofscotlandReportings from The West Lothian Courier (1979), Daily Record (1992), The Dundee Courier (1994), The Scotsman (1947), Aberdeen Press and Journal (1997). We mention the TV show Strange But True? - S01E02 (1994). Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast where we explore Scottish history, environments and folklore.
0:18.7	I'm Jenny, an intergalactic cargo ship.
0:21.4	And I'm Annie, a beam of light that will lift you weightlessly into the sky.
0:27.7	And in this episode, we are discussing a mysterious global phenomenon
0:32.6	and how it centres on one wee Scottish village.
0:42.3	Yes. This week, we are embracing this most spooky time of year and exploring some unexplainable phenomena in the skies of Scotland.
0:47.3	Tell me, Annie, I know you like dark tourism, but what do you think about dark sky tourism?
0:53.3	Oh, I do love going to an area that has very
0:56.4	little light pollution and marvelling at the vastness of the stars and the universe. Well, there is a place
1:04.4	in Scotland that is truly out of this world. For the past 30 years, this area has had so many sightings of unidentified flying objects
1:14.1	that it's known as the Roswell of Scotland. But this is no uninhabited desert, nor is it near a top
1:21.7	secret military base. It is in fact, Bonnie Bridge. That's the wee town near Falkirk, right?
1:30.2	Yep. And what is Falkirk famous for?
1:32.9	Well, the Falkirk Wheel, of course.
1:35.2	Mm-hmm.
1:35.8	Which connects a couple of canals, doesn't it?
1:38.6	Yes, the beloved Falkirk Wheel,
1:41.6	one of the greatest engineering feats of this century.
1:45.4	But, as cool as it is, it's not nearly spooky enough for this episode.
1:50.7	So we shall have to resort to Falkirk's second most famous shape, the Falkirk Triangle.
1:57.6	The Falkirk Triangle?
2:02.3	All right, Annie. Okay okay Don't give me that tone
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