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For discussion of everything rum and uncanny, from cryptozoology (mysterious or out-of-place animals), UFOs, high strangeness, etc. Following in the footsteps of Charles Fort and all those inspired by him, like the field of anomalistics.

As this community is on Feddit.uk it takes a British approach to things but it needn't be restricted to the UK - if it's weird and unusual it probably has a home here.

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Isle of Wight alien sighting commemorated by sculpture (www.countypress.co.uk)

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"A sculptor has commemorated a popular Isle of Wight myth with a statue of an alien.

David Jones, from Goldsmith's University in London, spent nine months creating a full size figure of an alien alleged to have visited the Isle of Wight.

The Sandown Clown is alleged to have been sighted on the footpaths around Sandown Airport and on Lake Common in 1973.

The sighted alien was encountered by two holidaying children, who described the being to be part alien, part robot and part clown..."

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

described the being to be part alien, part robot and part clown

All nightmare fuel.