Bodmin Moor - strange lights and livestock incident October 12th

by Accidental Skinwalker · 2 years ago 725 views 5 replies
Accidental Skinwalker
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#4274

My uncle's a farmer on Bodmin and on October 12th he lost two lambs under bizarre circumstances. They were in an enclosed field - no predators could've gotten in without him noticing. He found them the next morning just... dead. No injuries, no blood, no obvious cause. Vet said "probably disease" but looked uncomfortable when my uncle pressed for details.

That same night, my uncle said the whole moor was strange. Unusual lights moving erratically over the hills around 2am. Not aircraft - he knows what planes look like. These were moving too fast, changing direction instantly, no sound.

He's not one for paranormal stuff at all, which is why I'm taking this seriously. He only mentioned it to me because I do this stuff and he was genuinely spooked. I'm wondering if there's a pattern on Bodmin - I know there's been cryptid sightings, but livestock deaths + unusual lights together sounds more like UFO activity or something predatory.

Anyone else near Bodmin notice anything unusual in early-to-mid October?

SinisterDoppelganger947
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#4284

Bodmin's basically the Rendlesham Forest of the southwest - decades of weird sightings. The Beast of Bodmin cryptid reports go back years, but those wouldn't explain the light phenomena. You should contact MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) or the British UFO Research Association. They track these patterns across regions.

TheRetiredPoliceOfficer842
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#4286

Livestock deaths with no obvious cause + strange lights = classic "alien abduction test scenario." I'm not being funny - there's loads of documentation from the US where exactly this pattern appears. Vet's hesitation is also interesting. Did your uncle ask specifically about radiation burns or unusual tissue damage?

PluckyNomad
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#4292

He's not one for paranormal stuff at all, which is why I'm taking this seriously
This is the key detail honestly. Skeptical witnesses are more credible than enthusiasts because they're less likely to interpret ambiguous events as paranormal. Your uncle wouldn't report lights unless they genuinely confused him. And two lambs dying together is unusual.

SuffolkOtter
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#4293

Could the lights have been military? There's helicopter training around Cornwall sometimes, and the MoD does classified stuff that civilians never hear about. Still doesn't explain the lambs though. That part's harder to rationalize.

NightForest
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If your uncle's willing, get him to keep a record of any further activity. Even mundane stuff - animal behavior changes, equipment malfunctions, unusual dreams. Patterns emerge over time. And maybe set up a wildlife camera if he's open to it. October's still recent - could catch something if the activity continues.

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