News of the Weird
Interesting Items From Around the World
ATS Weekly, Edition 031, May 11, 2006
Big cat seen for the third
time
A lynx-like cat has been seen several times in Worcestershire leading to a police warning for residents. The latest sighting was reported by a
security guard at the Unipart site in Evesham on Tuesday. Police, who have taken advice from West Midlands Safari Park, said it was the third sighting
on the premises. A West Mercia force spokesman said: "Clearly, members of the community should not attempt to approach the animal if it is
spotted."
Accused UFO NASA hacker could come to
US
A British court recommended Wednesday that a man be extradited to the United States to face charges in the largest attack on U.S. government computer
networks -- including Army, Air Force, Navy and NASA systems. Gary McKinnon, 40, of London has been indicted in New Jersey and Virginia for allegedly
hacking into U.S. government computers between February 2001 and March 2002. He was arrested in 2002 and has fought his extradition by claiming he
could face prosecution under U.S. anti-terror laws.
UFOS
do exist, insists watcher
A confidential four-year study by the Ministry of Defence, made public under the Freedom of Information Act, concluded there is no proof of alien life
forms. But Michael Soper, pictured, a member of the Contact International UFO research group, has spent decades of his life studying unidentified
flying objects and believes the MoD's report does not throw any doubt on his findings.
Close Encounters of the Nevada
kind
The Extraterrestrial Highway (formally Nevada State Route 375), at just under 100 miles long, lies about 90 miles north of one the world’s louder
tourist destinations: Las Vegas. Aside from it’s otherworldly atmosphere and a widely held belief among ufologists that it’s among the most
“visited” sites in the world, the main reason Route 375 got its name is because it’s the way to Area 51.
Film focuses on man who claims to have seen mythical lake creature Ogopogo
Break out the popcorn and get ready for Ogopogo, the movie. Principal photography is supposed to start this summer on a movie about the search for the
mythical lake creature in B.C.'s Okanagan. Independent production company Provost Pictures is bringing a crew to Kelowna to shoot the film "The
Beast of Bottomless Lake." Producers call the flick a 'mockumentary,' in which everything goes wrong as they try to locate Ogopogo and claim a
$2-million reward.
Anomalies, forbidden science and a Fortean love
story
The gathered crowd - or Forteans as they are known - are a mixed bag of people. They are predominantly male and there are a lot of men in hats –
enough to keep an army of milliners busy for weeks. There are trilbies, cowboy hats, baseball hats, berets and even one top hat. There are also a lot
of walking sticks.
Is canal being used for strange rituals?
RESTORATION enthusiasts think they have found evidence of "bizarre" rituals after fishing out 12 coconuts, 12 nails and a package full of lentils
from a derelict canal. Volunteers carrying out a weekly clear-up of the disused Thames and Medway Canal have been left baffled by the strange
findings. All the items were wrapped in a black cloth and appeared to have been dropped into the canal. Members of the Thames and Medway Canal
Association have heard the items could have something to do with people carrying out rituals set by gurus or witch doctors.
A family ghost
story
People still report seeing strange lights and odd happenings on the old Bell farm in Tennessee, but for the most part, things there are quiet. To this
day, no one has explained Kate out of existence. Too many people saw her, talked with her and even shook hands with her. Was she an energy field? Was
she a poltergeist? Or was she really a witch or a ghost? I'm not guessing. But since I'm a direct descendant of the same bloodline as John Bell, I
will always have a healthy respect for things that go bump in the night.
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