Elle Scott

UFO lands in Suffolk and that's official, said the News of the World. But what really happened across two nights in December 1980 when US servicemen saw mysterious lights in Rendlesham Forest and claimed to have had a close encounter with an actual alien craft?

UFO lands in Suffolk and that's official, said the News of the World. But what really happened across two nights in December 1980 when US servicemen saw mysterious lights in Rendlesham Forest and claimed to have had a close encounter with an actual alien craft?

But why are we doing this and why now? Well, whether you're new to ufology like me or more down the rabbit hole like Andy, we want you to be as clued up as you can be. And that way, if governments or agencies did ever feel the need to disclose what they know, well, we'll all be ready.

But why are we doing this and why now? Well, whether you're new to ufology like me or more down the rabbit hole like Andy, we want you to be as clued up as you can be. And that way, if governments or agencies did ever feel the need to disclose what they know, well, we'll all be ready.

And on that note, what better story to begin with than the Vendelsham Forest incident? It's pretty much the UK's most talked about encounter event, isn't it, Andy?

And on that note, what better story to begin with than the Vendelsham Forest incident? It's pretty much the UK's most talked about encounter event, isn't it, Andy?

But speaking of introductions, if you're in the UFO know, my fellow co-host here really needs no introduction. He's the man behind one of the biggest UFO podcasts, That UFO Podcast, and he's a walking, talking encyclopedia for all things UFOs and UFO news.

But speaking of introductions, if you're in the UFO know, my fellow co-host here really needs no introduction. He's the man behind one of the biggest UFO podcasts, That UFO Podcast, and he's a walking, talking encyclopedia for all things UFOs and UFO news.

Regardless of the ratios, you clearly are into UFOs. So take us back to the genesis, Andy. When did it all start?

Regardless of the ratios, you clearly are into UFOs. So take us back to the genesis, Andy. When did it all start?

Just to get this straight, this is the streets of Glasgow?

Just to get this straight, this is the streets of Glasgow?

So it was just, you didn't see anyone else seeing it?

So it was just, you didn't see anyone else seeing it?

And so she doesn't think that it was a UFO? No.

And so she doesn't think that it was a UFO? No.

So before that UFO podcast, throughout those years, were you just always on the side researching? Was it a hobby?

So before that UFO podcast, throughout those years, were you just always on the side researching? Was it a hobby?

Yeah, so I'm a podcast producer by trade, but I loved physics when I was younger, mainly just for the rare lessons on planets and the cosmos. At university, I studied philosophy. So I've always kind of been interested in philosophical discussions about science and nature and what is possible. But when it comes to UFOs, they haven't really got on my radar, mainly because I haven't allowed them.

Yeah, so I'm a podcast producer by trade, but I loved physics when I was younger, mainly just for the rare lessons on planets and the cosmos. At university, I studied philosophy. So I've always kind of been interested in philosophical discussions about science and nature and what is possible. But when it comes to UFOs, they haven't really got on my radar, mainly because I haven't allowed them.

I've got one of those really obsessive brains. And I know the second I get into the rabbit hole, I won't ever be able to get out. So I'm like, oh, do I have enough time to deep dive into this? Because it will just take up every waking moment of my life.

I've got one of those really obsessive brains. And I know the second I get into the rabbit hole, I won't ever be able to get out. So I'm like, oh, do I have enough time to deep dive into this? Because it will just take up every waking moment of my life.

So because I've listened to a few of that UFO podcast and you've got this very kind of open, nonjudgmental philosophy, don't you? But you always just present the facts or the facts as you know them and then allow people to make up their own minds.

So because I've listened to a few of that UFO podcast and you've got this very kind of open, nonjudgmental philosophy, don't you? But you always just present the facts or the facts as you know them and then allow people to make up their own minds.

Yeah, I feel like that's going to be happening for me in real time throughout the series. Well, that's the hope, at least, that kind of those who are new to the topic like me can learn along with me and make up their own minds as I make up my own mind and you continue to make up yours. So, yeah, with any luck, that's what the series will do.

Yeah, I feel like that's going to be happening for me in real time throughout the series. Well, that's the hope, at least, that kind of those who are new to the topic like me can learn along with me and make up their own minds as I make up my own mind and you continue to make up yours. So, yeah, with any luck, that's what the series will do.

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I'm podcast producer Elle Scott and I've always been intrigued by that question. You know the one. Are we alone? The Rendlesham Forest encounter is often described as the UK's Roswell and does seem pretty unexplainable. But what actually happened back in 1980? If, like me, you're curious, come with us on this series and be prepared to question everything. Here's a preview of episode one.

I'm podcast producer Elle Scott and I've always been intrigued by that question. You know the one. Are we alone? The Rendlesham Forest encounter is often described as the UK's Roswell and does seem pretty unexplainable. But what actually happened back in 1980? If, like me, you're curious, come with us on this series and be prepared to question everything. Here's a preview of episode one.

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And I'm Elle Scott. And this is a show that investigates that which is so frequently dismissed. I'm talking, of course, about UFOs.

And I'm Elle Scott. And this is a show that investigates that which is so frequently dismissed. I'm talking, of course, about UFOs.