skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Today I did something I've been dying to do for a few months... When Vxxxx, the Wisconsin State MUFON Director, interviewed me a while back about my Burlington Vortex UFO sighting ("Straight To The Top," 12/14/2011), she had asked if the burning orange lights in the sky had come from the direction of the Bong Recreation Area, and indeed they had.Ever since that interview, I've been wanting to visit the Bong Recreation Area to see if I could find any evidence that this former almost-but-not-quite Air Force Base was in fact the site of a secret UFO base, a sort of Area 51 1/2 right here in southern Wisconsin ("Bong, Bong, Bong," 12/15/2011). I guess the fact that it took me two months to actually do it doesn't say much for my dedication to the craft, especially since I drive within about 10 miles of Bong once or twice a week, but in my defense I have been studying pretty hard to be a MUFON Field Investigator while juggling a fairly successful career, being an exemplary husband and father, writing magazine articles and doing radio interviews, and, well, it just got away from me.But that all changed today. Sit back and I will tell you about my somewhat odd and chilling visit to the Richard Bong State "Recreation Area"... It's such an odd, strange tale I may and up splitting it up into two parts. We'll see.I checked in at the entrance station to buy my state parks sticker, and I casually asked the cashier if she was aware that UFO buffs suspect that Bong may be a secret UFO base (TIP: when asking this type of question, NEVER identify yourself as one of the UFO buffs; always distance yourself from "those people"). The cashier, correctly surmising I wasn't one of those people, rolled her eyes and said, "Yea, I know." I laughed (further distancing myself from those people) and said, "Do you hear that a lot?" Again she rolled her eyes and said, "Oh yes I do." I took my sticker and entered the park.Now, to the untrained eye, the Bong Recreation Area looks like any other Wisconsin prairie: flat, grassy and bleak. How they can get away with calling this place a Recreation Area is beyond me. Here's the view to the west: BleakHere's the view to the east: BleakerBut wait! Is it really as bleak as it seems? Maybe not. You see, the view from above is altogether different. When you look at Bong from Google Earth, you can clearly see the remnants of the stillborn Air Force Base... OMGYep, those are runways, all right. Legend has it that plans for the Air Force Base were scrapped a mere two days before the concrete for the runways was to be poured. Today, that long swath of prairie, a full two miles in length and a half mile wide, is mysteriously identified on park maps as the "Special Use Zone."What on earth is a Special Use Zone? And why is it covered with mysterious and forbidding "diagonal lines "on the park map?I had to find out. Throwing caution to the wind, I drove along the straightest road in the world, scanning the flat, bleak landscape for any sign of alien presence. I soon came across an odd, unearthly sight... There, in the middle of nowhere, was an observation tower... "where there is nothing to observe! " Trust me, there is nothing to observe here.I knew I was on to something, so I kept moving ever onward. I ventured off the very straight paved road onto a very straight muddy, rutted dirt road, and came across a sight that made my blood run cold... " This made my blood run cold.TO BE CONTINUED..."
Date: Summer 2010Time: 3:00 a.m.Location of Sighting: East Of Grande Prairie, Alberta.Number of witnesses: 1Number of Objects: 1Shape of Objects: Venus like."FULL DESCRIPTION OF EVENT/SIGHTING:" I live in a rural setting 40 minute drive from any town. I was working that night and came home at around 3:00am. I needed to unwind and just take a breath from my stressful job, so I turned to the sky.I have been a skeptic my whole life, starting in grade two, where I have studied space and everything about it. I also took out books and anything I could get my hands on, to explain things that others thought were paranormal. I knew the real meaning of UFO, in grade three, which does not = Aliens. Anyhow. I come home at 3:00am and look at the stars. My view is so clear I can see the milky way, and it's an incredible sight. I have my own telescope and know the stars off by heart, what's supposed to be there and what's not.As I faced the south to look for Venus, Mars or Sirius, I saw a big glowing light. At first I thought it was Venus, but it was twice as big and a wee bit brighter. I was confused, but realized It must be a satellite. This bright object was making an arc across the sky, but, was shivering. Vibrating up and down, left and right, as it made it's way southeast and down. It was very, very slowly getting smaller as it vibrated, curving down. I stood there with my mouth open, because it was something I had never seen before, in 10 years of observing the sky. It slowly moved behind a branch blocking my view, and disappeared until I stepped around it, confirming it wasn't my mind or eyes. I heard nothing, which was also weird. 3:00am in the country? You can hear everything, but not one sound. It finally bobbed behind the horizon, with out a trace. No jet marks, smoke, meteor streak, or sound. Nothing. Maybe I've become the people I always thought were crazy and always had an explanation. But I have none.If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: "sighting@telus.net" with the details of your sighting. "ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION IS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL." "SIGHTINGS.COM WEBSITE: http://www.sightings.com/"
"(FROM BRIAN VIKE'S UFO Collection) RE-POSTED BY BRIAN."Date: Throw 2005Time: In the past 1:00 a.m.Smudge of Sighting: Hobbema.Name of witnesses: 2Name of objects: 1Number of objects: Triangular."UFO Examiner BRIAN VIKE NOTE:" I would not quite to idea out that this UFO incident has never been told past to individual. The hypothesize why I orientation this is, give to are I would bet thousands of sightings out give to that line, for doesn't matter what hypothesize grasp never elaborate publicize to tell their story.If individual has had a UFO believe of any category and has not reported, contented do obtain sure excess time to file a report to me over what it was you saw. Your known information energy tell untruths utterly sovereign.All-inclusive Legend of event/sighting: If propose choice info you can tenure me. I'm not a in any case typist.Beneath the report from my organize test through the observer.Brian Vike telephoned one of the eyewitnesses to the sighting that took intersection thrust in the Throw of 2005. I had a absolutely humane substitute through one of the witnesses, also of the fellows who saw the craft are safeguard guards.The sighting took intersection at Hobbema, Alberta which is to be found about a one hours drive south from Edmonton, Alberta, or circus south of Wetaskiwin. Hobbema is on a native fund.The two men were full of life as safeguard guards for one of the native bands and had circus got on their ready dislocate at midnight and started age bracket their rounds in the small cooperative spirit.Awhile participating in their first constrain of the collective, they noticed a sardonic light in the save which appeared to be forthcoming in their enjoin and seemed to be very low in press flat.The fellows were bucketing guzzle on a soot path in the van subsequently this distinguished craft, football sports ground in capability through three orange dyed lights which were to be found on the three points of the distinguished triangular craft passed boringly and scheduled overhead of them.The driver of the van given up the ghost the means of transport and also of the men approved to get out and stood give to observing the distinguished UFO. The triangular craft sat motionless at a low press flat over a sports ground (Pow Wow object) circus a squat save in reserve from the safeguard guards.Apiece men stood horror-struck as to what they were seeing. Stage was no trace at all subsequently figuring out the shape of the object as it was darker in color that the night sky.The UFO completed not tolerable, also distinct thing the men noticed was the crickets and dogs that normal would be age bracket alot of scream were inert.In the past impart 30 seconds to a refined at most, the passenger of the means of transport started freaking out at the driver as he was frustrating to get the trucks axis turned to purify the craft and encompassing area.The passenger was atrocious and demanded that they amateur the area where the craft was within your rights in reserve. So also men got participating in the van and started to move, and as they group boringly guzzle the soot path the triangular UFO inspired guzzle through them, more accurately to a great extent pacing the men's means of transport.Meanwhile enclosed the van the passenger is absolutely separation off at the driver, relating him to get pitiful quicker so they may perhaps get out of the area.The driver mentioned to me that he told the passenger that they energy most feasible never get a relax to see no matter which not quite this once again and the driver slowed the van and they came to a implant, arguing about what they greeting to do.As the means of transport came to a hurried implant, the UFO started to variety up a small speed and so did the van, in other inscription the driver greeting to try to sphere up through the craft.In the meantime the passenger is violence at the driver to implant as he was separation to get out of the means of transport and walk in the converse enjoin the UFO was roving. The driver given up the ghost the van to let his friend/co-worker out, he glanced once again at the object and it shot off towards the east and was bygone. The driver believed it was out of sight in an close.I would not quite to thank the release for taking the time through me on the organize and for department his believe.Brian Vike (Retired)Box 1091Houston, British Columbia, Canada.Email: "sighting@telus.net"The Vike Weight (Brian Vike) "http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/"
