by Arjun Walia, The Pulse:
In November 1977, a news broadcast airing in multiple parts of England was “hacked” and interrupted with a message from a supposed extraterrestrial. How this was done and by who remains a mystery.
On November 26th, 1977, there was a broadcast (Television) interruption in parts of South, South-east, and South-west England. Southern Television was the licence holder for the service, headquartered in Southampton and Dover, and broadcast from the transmitters at Dover, Bluebell Hill, and Hannington. The interruption made headlines across the world and the event still remains a complete mystery. These headlines were responsible for causing a degree of panic at the time.
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“I’d first like to refer to the recording itself of the complete message, one thing that struck me was that there was in fact nothing threatening whatsoever on the tape, and I was aware that most of the newspaper reports said it was threatening and frightening and so on, and so forth, and I just want to point out that that’s sort-of a projection of the fears onto the material itself rather than the reality.”
– Sir John Henry Douglas Whitmore, interviewed by British radio and television presenter Bob Holness in December 1977.
A popular clip that can be found all over the internet today shows Southern TV’s news anchor Andrew Gardner relaying the day’s news when all of a sudden, the TVs of those who were watching went blurry. The broadcast was replaced by a distorted voice that delivered a message for approximately six minutes.
What I find interesting about this case is that it’s never been solved. It’s simply been assumed that the station was ‘hacked’ and this was some sort of prank. I think to myself, how hard would something like this be to pull off in 1977? It must not have been an easy feat at that time given the fact that technology wasn’t very advanced, it’s not like it could have been done in a few minutes with a laptop.
How, at this time, could one jam a TV signal and replace the audio and video with that of their own for so long? I don’t know the answer to that question, or whether or not it is possible and/or how difficult it would have been in 1977. I can’t find any other instances where this has happened.
It may sound nuts. But I can promise you that this message is interesting to researchers in the field of ufology, given that the sentiment shared is consistent by many supposed experiencers for several decades.
The message from the broadcast reads as follows:
This is the voice of Vrillon, a representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, speaking to you. For many years you have seen us as lights in the skies. We speak to you now in peace and wisdom as we have done to your brothers and sisters all over this, your planet Earth. We come to warn you of the destiny of your race and your world so that you may communicate to your fellow beings the course you must take to avoid the disaster which threatens your world, and the beings on our worlds around you.
This is in order that you may share in the great awakening, as the planet passes into the New Age of Aquarius. The New Age can be a time of great peace and evolution for your race, but only if your rulers are made aware of the evil forces that can overshadow their judgments.
Be still now and listen, for your chance may not come again. All your weapons of evil must be removed. The time for conflict is now past and the race of which you are a part may proceed to the higher stages of its evolution if you show yourselves worthy to do this. You have but a short time to learn to live together in peace and goodwill. Small groups all over the planet are learning this, and exist to pass on the light of the dawning New Age to you all.
You are free to accept or reject their teachings, but only those who learn to live in peace will pass to the higher realms of spiritual evolution. Hear now the voice of Vrillon, a representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, speaking to you. Be aware also that there are many false prophets and guides operating in your world. They will suck your energy from you – the energy you call money and will put it to evil ends and give you worthless dross in return.
Your inner divine self will protect you from this. You must learn to be sensitive to the voice within that can tell you what is truth, and what is confusion, chaos and untruth. Learn to listen to the voice of truth which is within you and you will lead yourselves onto the path of evolution. This is our message to our dear friends. We have watched you growing for many years as you too have watched our lights in your skies.
You know now that we are here, and that there are more beings on and around your Earth than your scientists admit. We are deeply concerned about you and your path towards the light and will do all we can to help you. Have no fear, seek only to know yourselves, and live in harmony with the ways of your planet Earth.
We of the Ashtar Galactic Command thank you for your attention. We are now leaving the plane of your existence. May you be blessed by the supreme love and truth of the cosmos.
TV engineers tried to get to the bottom of the interruption and stop it but were unsuccessful. Nobody has ever claimed responsibility for the event and the news episode of that day remains a curious unsolved mystery that will never be explained.
An investigation into this was launched by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, but it’s difficult to find the results. The IBA was replaced in 1991 by the Independent Television Commission, which itself ceased to exist in 2003 when it and other bodies were folded into the new broadcast regulator, Ofcom.
