The Chard Town UFO “Light Beam” Sighting
- By
Marcus Lowth
- March 24, 2020
- September 1, 2020
- 7 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Close Encounters
A UFO sighting over a small town with a population of less than 20,000 (at the time) is one that is perhaps little-known, even outside of the UFO community. It is, however, as we often find with these “one-off” and little known about cases, another that displays a number of details that we find in other UFO reports, both known and little-known. And perhaps more importantly, will likely show up in future reports also.
Did a UFO appear over a small town in England in 1986?
We will also examine a similar report that happened to the north of the Somerset town in Stoke-on-Trent several months later. Although there are slight differences in the details, both feature the same “bright light” that obscures what otherwise appe...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
You can contact Marcus via email.
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“The witness would claim that although it was over 20 years since the incident (at the time they reported it) they still think about the strange and bizarre night regularly.”
I’m an experiencer. They will never forget no matter how much time passes. It is never out of my thoughts! There is rarely a day I don’t think about it.