The Falkirk Triangle
A small Scottish town has reported so many strange lights in the sky since the 1990s that it's been called the UFO capital of the world.
What was reported
From 1992, people around Bonnybridge, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, began reporting lights and shapes in the night sky: hovering lights, triangles, glowing balls. At the peak, claims ran to hundreds of sightings a year, and the area became known as the Falkirk Triangle.
Local politicians asked the government to investigate, and the town's sightings were covered around the world.
Explanations offered
Bonnybridge lies under busy flight paths into Glasgow and Edinburgh airports, and many reports match aircraft, satellites, bright planets and, later, sky lanterns. Once a place becomes known for sightings, more people look up and report what they see.
- When
- Since 1992
- Where
- Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Scotland
- Witnesses
- Hundreds of local people
- Status
- Partly explained
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