Here's the thing though - if someone had genuine UFO footage, would they post it on TikTok with stripped metadata? Real footage gets passed to researchers and journalists.
You've basically identified the core problem with lake cryptid hunting. The 'flesh-eating monster' angle is mostly folklore and sensationalism.
The Rendlesham story with the Trifield is actually exaggerated in most retellings. The original investigators used a slightly different model.
The thing that gets me about Rendlesham is the radiation readings. Even if you explain away the lights as misidentified phenomena, how do you explain elevated radiation levels in the landing site...
what operational security is still relevant 40+ years later? Honestly? Probably a lot. Methods for tracking unknown objects, radar signatures they want to keep classified, anything that might...
For me it's definitely cryptids that might actually be intelligent and predatory. Not Bigfoot (which seems pretty shy and avoids humans), but the idea that something like the Fresno Nightcrawlers...
Welcome, Sarah! Scotland's got incredible paranormal activity, especially the Highlands. The Cairngorms specifically have reports going back centuries.
The locals in Hebden are generally very chill about paranormal interest - it's part of the town's identity now. Just don't be loud and obnoxious after dark and you'll be fine.
Rendlesham is fascinating precisely because it's credible - you've got trained observers, multiple witnesses, a documented record made at the time.
Just... be kind about it. Something's clearly bothering him, whether it's haunted or not. Instead of saying "you're mad" try saying "let's figure this out together." Get a surveyor if you want,...
As a biologist (not speaking as one on this forum, just my background), I'd need to know: claw marks? Toe articulation? How far apart was the stride?
The thing that struck me as odd was the colour and the way it moved. Three independent witnesses is actually good evidence.
Don't worry about sounding mental - paranormal forums are *literally where you go* to discuss this stuff. That's the whole point.
She doesn't just accept the "it was a lighthouse" explanation like some authors do. Mate, c'mon. It was a lighthouse. The book's entertaining but Randles is basically fanfiction at this point.
I've been following the Skinwalker Ranch story for years and it's fascinating as hell, but I'm increasingly skeptical about how much of what we see in the documentaries is actual rigorous...
