Bonnybridge

History

UFOs

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Bonnybridge is a small Scottish town to the west of Falkirk. It probably arose in Stone Age times based around the Water of Bonny river. The settlement expanded in the Bronze Age but really came into its own when the Romans arrived.

The Roman Emperor Antonius Pius ordered the building of the Antonine Wall across Scotland. This passed near Bonnybridge which became part of the local Roman road network with sveral forts built nearby. These no longer exist today however the outline of Rough Castle can still be seen clearly in the ground.

During the industrial revolution Bonnybridge was home to a number of significant industries including iron, paper and whisky. Good transport links via rail and canal helped the town's growth.

So Bonnybridge has a long history of visitors, be they invaders, traders or tourists. In the 20th century this tradition was unexpectedly revived as Bonybridge became a UFO hotspot.

Bonnybridge UFOs

Public awareness of Bonnybridge as a destination for UFOs probably began in the early 1990s. The town forms part of what has been dubbed the Falkirk Triangle and appears to be very popular with alien craft. It's estimated that at the peak of the Bonnybridge flap more than 300 sightings were being reported each year. The town is known as the UFO capital of the UK, possibly the world, a title confirmed by Nick Pope who used to coordinate the UFO research of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Although many of the sightings from Bonnybridge are simple "lights in the sky" there are a number of more significant reports. Interesting cases include a fire enging being "buzzed" by a strange craft, abduction claims and even the apparent landing of a cigar shaped UFO on the local golf course.

Why should this small Scottish town attract so much inter-galactic attention? Nobody knows for sure. Some people have suggested that the true Stone of Scone (the Stone of Destiny) is hidden in the area. The stone, connected with Biblical stories, is supposed to be in Edinburgh Castle. However conspiracy theorists will be aware of persistent rumours that this stone is only a copy and that the original is elsewhere - possibly Bonnybridge. If this stone is indeed the reason for Bonnybridge's popularity with alien spacecraft then it forms part of the larger tradition of theories linking UFOs with the Christian Bible.

UFO sightings in the area seem to have died down in the recent years, possibly as a result of the publicity Bonnybridge has received as Scotland's UFO landing strip.