Scotland’s Highlands are not the only place engulfed in mysterious tales.
Nearly every town or village in the country is riddled with strange peculiarities. Although Scotland’s Bermuda Triangle doesn’t actually exist, the term refers to two different locations.
The least active of the two is the Cowal Peninsula region, situated on Scotland’s west coast. It is mainly associated with mysterious disappearances, including the notable 2012 disappearance of hundreds of pigeons during a homing pigeon race.
The more active Falkirk Triangle, located in central Scotland is known as the “Roswell of Scotland.” This area has, since the 1990s, annually reported hundreds of unexplained aerial phenomena and close encounters.
Possibly the most mystifying Falkirk incident occurred on November 9, 1979, when Robert Taylor, an employee of Livingston Development Corporation, arrived at his home. He was disheveled and dazed, with his uniform pants frayed. His wife, concerned for his well-being called the police.
The story spread worldwide when they found themselves investigating an “alien beings” assault.
Taylor explained that after parking his truck on the side of a road, he thought he saw a “flying Dome” hovering above the forest floor about 1,600 feet away.
So with his dog, he went to inspect what it was. He described the object as about “three stories high, made of a dark, metallic material with a sandpaper-like texture and an outer rim with small propellers that reached out.”
As he approached it, he claimed he smelled an odor similar to burning brakes. Then smaller spheres “similar to sea mines” grabbed his legs and dragged him towards the dome.
That’s when he lost his consciousness.
When he awoke about 20 minutes later, there was no sign of the spacecraft, apart from the irregular, deep pattern marks. Taylo made it back to his truck, where he drove into a ditch. He couldn’t restart it, so he staggered home in his dazed condition.
There was a large gathering of police officers at the scene when Detective Con Ian Wark arrived. He later told the BBC that he saw strange marks on the ground made by “an object of several tons” about 32 holes 3.5 inches in diameter, and marks resembling tracks made by bulldozers.
However, after consulting with Taylor’s employer and examining all their machinery, there was no match or a rational explanation.
