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| THE CARRINGTON UFO FLAP |
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| Carrington lies bang in between Flixton, Partington, Irlam, Davyhume and Sale which are all towns in Cheshire. As you come off the M62 Motorway onto the Carrington slip road your suddenly greeted by the immense sight of Carrington Shell Refinery, along with Gas, Chemical and Electrical plants. It is this area that has been haunted by the UFO phenomena for many years. One of the first reported incidents took place in 1976. The Huge Object ! During the Spring of 1976, five anxious shoppers were waiting for the local Carrington bus to take them to Sale centre. The bus arrived and they got on. A few minutes later one of the passengers turned to another and said, ‘Can you see that, what is it’. All were eventually looking at a huge object, about the size of a football pitch hanging motionless in the air over Shell Refinery. They all described the object as rectangular in shape with large bright white lights that were set behind some type of grid structure. The object started to move silently and slowly over towards Irlam. Meanwhile, Sergeant Butts, and another police officer were travelling down Washway Road in Sale when their attention was drawn skyward. In the distance they saw a huge rectangular object moving away from them. When witnesses informed the police and showed drawings of the object they had done, police officers were surprised to find that they were identical to those Sargent Butts and his accompanying officer had drawn. Great Balls of Light ! Green fireballs or globes of light are not often reported, however, when one bothers to research these particular phenomena you fine that they have been reported world wide. Three emerald-green objects were seen by Mr. Gerry Mitchell, a former Royal Airforce pilot, in May 178, moving slowly over the Carrington Shell Refinery. When the United States Airforce’s Project Twinkle investigated a similar phenomenon in New Mexico in 1950, they noticed that where ever the set up their equipment, the UFOs moved to another location, suggesting that they possessed - or were guided by some form of intelligence. These green objects are seen almost every year. As to what they are remains a mystery. Carrington Shell Refinery stated ‘We’ve no idea what the balls of light could be, we do know however, that they are nothing to do with escaping gases from the plant etc’. Flying Triangles ! During the summer of 1994 we were contacted by a very distressed woman. She told us about a remarkable experience. She and two friends were travelling in a car down Carrington Lane near the refinery when she looked to her left and spotted a small triangular shaped craft slowly moving across a field. She shouted out for her friend to stop the car. They pulled over and jumped out of the vehicle. She watched as the object started to move towards them. It was completely black in colour and was about 20 feet from the ground. As the object passed over a hedge a column of bright blue light dropped to the ground. She explained how the column of light did not defuse as it normally would when passing through a hedge. It was as if the light was solid. It kept the same shape, not like a torch. A torch lights more of an area the further away it reaches. She watched the object move silently over the road and across into the opposite field. She became distressed when she found to her surprise, that her two friend could not see the object as she did. The two friends claimed to have seen a slow moving aircraft, but both were not too shore about the nights events. They said that the aircraft did not seem real in some way. An investigation found no other witnesses. This seems to be common, even the huge object seen in 1976 only had 9 witnesses, when in fact half the North West should have seen this thing. I suppose that’s what makes the UFO phenomena so unusual. The 1996 UFO Flap ! In February of 1996, we were inundated with UFO reports of large triangular objects. These stretched from Bowdon to Cholton and wait for it.... ‘Carrington’. Amongst the witnesses were three police officers, 4 security officers from Cortorl Chemicals on Barton Dock Road, Salford and at least 35 independent witnesses. All described the same objects. Large dark coloured, triangular shaped objects, with bright lights on them. One witness was asked to draw the object as seen when it passed over her.... The above picture represents the object as seen passing over Urmston Road, Urmston, Manchester. The witness watched it for over ten minutes before shooting off towards Salford. All together there were 19 witnesses in Urmston that share the same story. More recently, there have been a number of sightings in the Carrington area. These started with a report that was sent to The British UFO Research Association (BUFORA). A gentleman reported seeing green balls of light moving slowly across the sky whilst travelling to his home in Irlam. The general description of the lights seemed to fit with the many previous sightings that have been reported to us over the last six years. No sooner had we located the area other reports started flooding in. Investigator Chris Clarke is currently dealing with the witnesses and two vigils in the area have been conducted and were unfortunately uneventful. Structured Craft ! Carrington is no stranger to UFOs. For years many have witnessed strange lights in the sky, obviously some of which may be attributed to the heavy aircraft traffic of Manchester International Airport and Barton Aerodrome. Apart from conducting four investigations in the area regarding alleged haunting activity, many have witnessed strange structured flying objects. It was once speculated by a local journalist that the strange objects were top secret (exotic) test aircraft that were being flown by pilots out of the local British Aerospace Centre. Residents had reported that they had complained to the council regarding the test firing of engines that rattled the windows at 2.00 AM. However, we found no evidence of such claims, British Aerospace denied being responsible even though new MOD security signs have recently been placed around and security has stepped up a notch. Anyway, these speculations are not unusual as many believe the military are largely (not all) responsible for UFOs seen in the sky. In February of last year two white slow moving objects were seen near Carrington, and Manchester and even Leeds. What ever the objects, I'm more inclined to look for military and natural atmospheric phenomena. A difficult job may lie ahead, leaving no stone unturned, and at the same time, not wanting to add another stone to the mountain we already have regarding the UFO phenomena. Conclusions ! We know of Bolides that can be coloured green, however these are often witnessed by many and information regarding their presence can easily be obtained. However, the green lights do not fit exactly with this theory. Another option is meteorological phenomena such as ‘Rayon Vert’ which we believe is French for ‘Flash Green’. This phenomena is caused by light reflection from the Sun. It apparently increase’s with increasing latitude, therefore decreasing as the sun drops to the horizon. It has been seen by pilots and is most popular during the summer months. A cool day with the absence of a red sky favours this natural meteorological phenomena. Reference to Rayon Vert can be found in a book titled : Light and Colour in the Outdoors, by Marcell Minacrt. According to the book, this phenomena takes place during daylight, but the sightings reported to us took place at night, therefore remaining anomalous. A natural combustion of gas, maybe ?... We know Ignis Fattus can burn several colours depending on the chemical make up. The most common form is Methane and Phosphine. Even though they can look green they are usually associated to marshes and swamps and rarely rise far from the ground. As far as we know there are no marshes or swamps in the area and this makes the Swamp Gas theory Unlikely! As to what these green balls of light are currently remains unknown. Given time, I’m sure we will find a rational explanation. A phenomena that has been taking place for over 30 years and in one particular area makes me feel that the conclusion will be a natural one... |
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