In 1988, American broadcaster and author Art Bell launched Coast to Coast AM, a late-night radio talk show examining conspiracy theories and the paranormal.
“He’d broadcast from Nevada at about 2 a.m. and anyone could call up and tell him about their experiences with UFOs,” explains British photographer Roo Lewis, who listened to the show some years later via MP3s. “There was a nice pace to it. He wouldn’t judge, just listen.”
Bell presented the show from its inception up until his semi-retirement in 2003. Today it continues with a string of other hosts. However, it’s the iteration under Bell’s direction that most shaped Lewis’ interest, and subsequently his new book, “Port Talbot: UFO Investigation Club.”
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Will we ever get past “sightings” and hear from the people are apparently reverse-engineering the tech?
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I live 20 minutes from Port Talbot. Sister lives there. It’s not a hub of UFO activity by any means. The steelworks there are the lifeblood of the town – I saw about this guys book a while ago after former Miss Wales (who is pictured in the article) shared it (we went to school together) – she grew up there. The book is admitted to not be about UFOs but a story of the town and the people – and I know exactly why – 3,000 people are set to lose their jobs at the steelwork because Tata Steel are being made to install new Electric Arc Furnances to cut emissions, which require a massive amount LESS of manpower (resulting in the job losses).
So bassicaly, yeah someone claims to have seen a triangle UFO decades ago over the town, but the rest of the story/article and book is nothing to do with UFOs. It’s a smart way to get people to 1) buy his book and 2) bring attention to the town and the struggles surrounding unemployment and the general unease of the town with the coming job loss.
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In 1988, American broadcaster and author Art Bell launched Coast to Coast AM, a late-night radio talk show examining conspiracy theories and the paranormal.
“He’d broadcast from Nevada at about 2 a.m. and anyone could call up and tell him about their experiences with UFOs,” explains British photographer Roo Lewis, who listened to the show some years later via MP3s. “There was a nice pace to it. He wouldn’t judge, just listen.”
Bell presented the show from its inception up until his semi-retirement in 2003. Today it continues with a string of other hosts. However, it’s the iteration under Bell’s direction that most shaped Lewis’ interest, and subsequently his new book, “Port Talbot: UFO Investigation Club.”
Will we ever get past “sightings” and hear from the people are apparently reverse-engineering the tech?
I live 20 minutes from Port Talbot. Sister lives there. It’s not a hub of UFO activity by any means. The steelworks there are the lifeblood of the town – I saw about this guys book a while ago after former Miss Wales (who is pictured in the article) shared it (we went to school together) – she grew up there. The book is admitted to not be about UFOs but a story of the town and the people – and I know exactly why – 3,000 people are set to lose their jobs at the steelwork because Tata Steel are being made to install new Electric Arc Furnances to cut emissions, which require a massive amount LESS of manpower (resulting in the job losses).
So bassicaly, yeah someone claims to have seen a triangle UFO decades ago over the town, but the rest of the story/article and book is nothing to do with UFOs. It’s a smart way to get people to 1) buy his book and 2) bring attention to the town and the struggles surrounding unemployment and the general unease of the town with the coming job loss.