Vrillion Broadcast

[hagbard_celine]

On Saturday November the 26th 1977, at 5.10pm, viewers watching the news on Southern TV in England got a bit of a surprise; the soundtrack suddenly cut out and was replaced by a slow, masculine voice claiming to be Vrilion, an alien who represented the Ashtar Galactic Command. Vrillion announced that he had come to warn humans of the impending catastophe their civilization was causing and how to avoid it. The TV network received thousands of panicked calls and the police were mobilized. After about 6 minutes the broadcast returned to normal. The source of this interuption has never been traced. If it was a "student hoax" (Why do students always get blamed for these things?) then the perpetrators have never been caught and never confessed. If it was a hoax then it would have been very difficult to carry out. Breaking into a UHF TV signal is no mean feat, even in the pre-digital age; it would have needed a lot of expensive equipment and the collaboration of many people.

Could it have been a real alien? It's possible; after all UFO's are undeniably real. If even a small proportion of them are alien spacecraft then why shouldn't one of them try to contact us? It's been thirty years now since the incident; wouldn't one of the human hoaxers have confessed? By confesing they'd no doubt win fame and fortune; contoversy would follow them as "conspiracy nuts" like me accuse them of being paid by the government to cover it up?:rolleyes:;) (But then again, seeing as the incident has been virtually forgotten, why bother covering it up? In fact any further publicity of any kind would be counterproductive)

Here is a full transcript of "Vrillion's" message:

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.

[neutron flux]

Ashtar Command - that's a big clue as to the origin of this message. It sounds like it was a little test much like the "War of the Worlds" broadcast back in the 30's.

wouldn't one of the human hoaxers have confessed?

Not if it's the government. It seems like the "hoaxers" that we get confessing are usually the government covering up real phenomenon. Crop circles spring to mind with "Doug and Dave" and their planks of wood.

[hagbard_celine]

Ashtar Command - that's a big clue as to the origin of this message. It sounds like it was a little test much like the "War of the Worlds" broadcast back in the 30's.



Not if it's the government. It seems like the "hoaxers" that we get confessing are usually the government covering up real phenomenon. Crop circles spring to mind with "Doug and Dave" and their planks of wood.


Hey, shall we come call the papers and pretend we're the ons that did it?:D I'm a bit too young, but I know a bloke who was the right age back then with a similar voice!

We'd make ourselves a few bob whatever happens, and if the real hoaxers don't want to do it; more fool them!:D

Unless it was real of course... I don't want to piss of a real alien! He might abduct us and demand his cut!

[hagbard_celine]

There's an audio recording of the interuption on this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrillon

[neutron flux]

Hey, shall we come call the papers and pretend we're the ons that did it? I'm a bit too young, but I know a bloke who was the right age back then with a similar voice!

We'd make ourselves a few bob whatever happens, and if the real hoaxers don't want to do it; more fool them!

Unless it was real of course... I don't want to piss of a real alien! He might abduct us and demand his cut!


Lol :)

I listened to the broadcast and it makes me wonder why the "aliens" manipulated the voice as it sounds like something from a Doctor Who episode!

The modern day equivalent would be the thread that someone posted of an "alien" that posts on youtube.

[kasalt]

There's an audio recording of the interuption on this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrillon

Fascinating! I've never heard of this before. Seems like a sophisticated prank to me though. I would think that the aliens could have devised a more convincing method to convey their message. At least their timing was right, breaking in just before a Bugs Bunny cartoon...

[castle]

Its been said it was transmitted over the entire Southern Television ITV region using the VHF transmitters (the UK used both UHF and VHF transmitters at the time, radiating the same programmes). It is thought that the pirate transmitter was aimed at a receiver high up the VHF distribution chain. Although apparently only Hannington on Cottington Hill was transmitting the pirate signal.

Ashtar Command are a genuine and very popular UFO contact cult, based around channelled messages from Ashtar. The alien’s name, Vrillon, sounds like a twist on Vorilhon, Claude Vorilhon, aka Rael is the founder of the peculiar French free love and UFOs group, the Raelians.

Hijacking the transmitter is easy and can be done for less than £100.


The Fake Max Headroom
In November 1987, a pirate in the US took over public broadcasting station WTTW 11 during an episode of Doctor Who – this time in vision as well as in sound.

At the time there was a popular TV show (on the licensed networks) called Max Headroom that featured a ‘computer generated’ personality (actually a live actor in make-up). During the broadcast the pirate wore a Max Headroom mask to hide his identity, and generally fooled around. The interruption lasted for about 90 seconds.

Officials believed that the pirate had overpowered a microwave feed into the Sears Tower, used for transmission.


Captain Midnight – Superhero or Supervillain?
A year before that, Home Box Office (HBO) in the US became the first pay-TV company to scramble its satellite signal. Customers with dishes had to pay programme fees and buy decoders, and the satellite dish market was depressed. John MacDougall, a dish retailer, had seen all his profits vanish.

He also worked part-time at a satellite uplink station. After the channel he was uplinking had closed down for the night, MacDougall parked the dish where it was safe from rainfall that could alter its sensitive position.

This parked position happened to point to a satellite used to downlink HBO to satellite customers in the Eastern US. He decided to override HBO’s vision with a message from a caption generator:

GOODEVENING HBO FROM CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT $12.95/MONTH? NO WAY! (SHOWTIME/MOVIE CHANNEL BEWARE)

He was caught, had to pay a $5,000 fine and received a year’s probation.



A satellite network, classy but not that difficult.

If Aliens could be bothered to send us a message why only take over a local transmitter? Why not the whole network. The voice is suspicious also sounds like its been put through and old ES880 echo chamber while some adjusts the rate screw in the back. Because of this i get the idea it was pranksters with some knowledge of radio and had radio gear.

Theres a fact that also point to it being someone who worked for the network.The transmission occurred at a time when the IBA’s monitoring facility was being moved from one location to another, which resulted in the broadcast going initially unnoticed, the fact that it was in sound only, leaving the vision untouched, making it even more difficult to spot. The IBA did not shut down the Hannington transmitter because it did not know its' broadcast was being over-ridden. Neither did Southern Television know as their master control was based in Southampton the first they knew was when worried viewers called in. Coincidence or did someone know on that date there was hardly any chance of getting caught and it would be a while before anyone knew?




If it wasn't a hoax, where the Hell have they been for the last 30 years?

[hagbard_celine]

Lol :)

I listened to the broadcast and it makes me wonder why the "aliens" manipulated the voice as it sounds like something from a Doctor Who episode!

The modern day equivalent would be the thread that someone posted of an "alien" that posts on youtube.


I give them 10 on 10 for initiative and creaivity whoever they are!:)

[hagbard_celine]

Fascinating! I've never heard of this before. Seems like a sophisticated prank to me though. I would think that the aliens could have devised a more convincing method to convey their message. At least their timing was right, breaking in just before a Bugs Bunny cartoon...

I was only a little kid a the time it happend, but I lived in Wales so was out of the region. At that age the only way it wold have effected me would be pissing me off for missing the cartoon!:D

[hagbard_celine]

Its been said it was transmitted over the entire Southern Television ITV region using the VHF transmitters (the UK used both UHF and VHF transmitters at the time, radiating the same programmes). It is thought that the pirate transmitter was aimed at a receiver high up the VHF distribution chain. Although apparently only Hannington on Cottington Hill was transmitting the pirate signal.

Ashtar Command are a genuine and very popular UFO contact cult, based around channelled messages from Ashtar. The alien’s name, Vrillon, sounds like a twist on Vorilhon, Claude Vorilhon, aka Rael is the founder of the peculiar French free love and UFOs group, the Raelians.

Hijacking the transmitter is easy and can be done for less than £100.





A satellite network, classy but not that difficult.

If Aliens could be bothered to send us a message why only take over a local transmitter? Why not the whole network. The voice is suspicious also sounds like its been put through and old ES880 echo chamber while some adjusts the rate screw in the back. Because of this i get the idea it was pranksters with some knowledge of radio and had radio gear.

Theres a fact that also point to it being someone who worked for the network.The transmission occurred at a time when the IBA’s monitoring facility was being moved from one location to another, which resulted in the broadcast going initially unnoticed, the fact that it was in sound only, leaving the vision untouched, making it even more difficult to spot. The IBA did not shut down the Hannington transmitter because it did not know its' broadcast was being over-ridden. Neither did Southern Television know as their master control was based in Southampton the first they knew was when worried viewers called in. Coincidence or did someone know on that date there was hardly any chance of getting caught and it would be a while before anyone knew?




If it wasn't a hoax, where the Hell have they been for the last 30 years?


If it's that easy to perpetate such a hoax one wonders why it doesn't happen more often.:confused:

"Vrillon" also sounds like "vril" the mythical society from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's stories.

The question over why the aliens only chose to contact Southern Television viewers for their "announcement to mankind" is a good one and probably is the biggest arguement in favour of the hoax theory. then again, it's always possible some kind of psychic link was necessary in the broadcast that was only available to viewers in that region.

[castle]

If it's that easy to perpetate such a hoax one wonders why it doesn't happen more often.:confused:

"Vrillon" also sounds like "vril" the mythical society from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's stories.

The question over why the aliens only chose to contact Southern Television viewers for their "announcement to mankind" is a good one and probably is the biggest arguement in favour of the hoax theory. then again, it's always possible some kind of psychic link was necessary in the broadcast that was only available to viewers in that region.

Only Hannington was used. The physic link thing i dont go for as even us humans could hack a TV network and governments could hack world wide no problem.

Abuse of the airwaves is a serious crime and you can be fined and jailed for it along with all you equipment being seized. You can even get done for building the equipment if your not licenced. Its easy to someone who's into that sort of thing for fun or professionally. It appears that the people who did this at least had some inside information because they knew the IBA wouldn't know at that particular time.

[hagbard_celine]

Only Hannington was used. The physic link thing i dont go for as even us humans could hack a TV network and governments could hack world wide no problem.


Maybe the people in tha area were the only ones "read for it".;)

[hagbard_celine]

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Abuse of the airwaves is a serious crime and you can be fined and jailed for it along with all you equipment being seized. You can even get done for building the equipment if your not licenced. Its easy to someone who's into that sort of thing for fun or professionally. It appears that the people who did this at least had some inside information because they knew the IBA wouldn't know at that particular time.

That doesn't normally put many people off. The number of people who do highly criminal things for kicks is considerable.

[floppydisk]

Southern Television's region is the richest one within ITV, even richer than London. What that means I don't know, but it's an interesting point to note.

[hagbard_celine]

Southern Television's region is the richest one within ITV, even richer than London. What that means I don't know, but it's an interesting point to note.

It is; equally so if the broadcast was real or fake.

[blacksheepwhitey]

sounds like a british voice disugised
i dont believe this bullshit.
aliens dont speak human, like humans dont speak alien.

[duckingdafta]

sounds like a British voice disguised
I don't believe this bullshit.
aliens don't speak human, like humans don't speak alien.

man alive there's someone awake who actually understands that IF you're spoken to, it is in your own voice and not through sound... why do you think you cannot have constant contact, human brains would begin seizing up or develop tumours... this is the part when it is said "we're not ready"... it's not the acceptance we are not ready for, it's the actual physical dangers.. this is why you're also told they are dangerous, but this is made out as though it is on purpose.

just my opinion.. what do we know?

[mercuryrapids]

Spooky. I was just talking about this (the Vrillon broadcast) with my brother this morning... Ooooh... :)

[farros]

Wow ive never come across this before, interesting.

According to wiki, this message is the originator of all things 'ashtar command' so if it is a hoax, doesnt that mean anything channeled since then from ashtar is a hoax? Im with neutron flux on this one, that its come from the government or people high up in the network, planting the seed for disinfo.

Its likely they sat around a table drinking brandy, brainstorming cheesy sounding alien names..with Ashtar being the one they selected. Now they can laugh and dismiss anything related to it, making it easier to filter what they should be concerned about when it comes to ET's, channelers etc..

[hagbard_celine]

sounds like a british voice disugised
i dont believe this bullshit.
aliens dont speak human, like humans dont speak alien.

How do you know that?:confused:

Have you read Air-Marshall Sir Peter Horsley's report of his encounter with an alien?;)

[hagbard_celine]

Spooky. I was just talking about this (the Vrillon broadcast) with my brother this morning... Ooooh... :)

Coincidence?;):eek::p There's no such thing!

It amazes me that after 30 years nobody has been caught or confessed. If it was a "student hoax" (Why do students always get blamed for everything?:confused:) then I imgine someobody would have either provided information or even confessed!

[hagbard_celine]

Wow ive never come across this before, interesting.

According to wiki, this message is the originator of all things 'ashtar command' so if it is a hoax, doesnt that mean anything channeled since then from ashtar is a hoax? Im with neutron flux on this one, that its come from the government or people high up in the network, planting the seed for disinfo.

Its likely they sat around a table drinking brandy, brainstorming cheesy sounding alien names..with Ashtar being the one they selected. Now they can laugh and dismiss anything related to it, making it easier to filter what they should be concerned about when it comes to ET's, channelers etc..

It's interesting that what the voice said matched closely the messages given to us by aliens from other sources, abductees and contactees etc.

[majorlee]

sounds like a british voice disugised
i dont believe this bullshit.
aliens dont speak human, like humans dont speak alien.

what if these Aliens you speak about are Humanoids too?

not sure where u get your evidence from either lol


when i was younger i remember a broadcast interuption on the TV also but this was in the 80's i believe, but i have never been able to find out anymore information about it - maybe it was a dream, but i clearly remember it happening to me (it was also in southwest UK area) it was late at night and was visual, kinda like a test card with audio, but i dont remember what was said exactly only it was off extra-terristial origins

anyone else had an experience like this?

[hagbard_celine]

what if these Aliens you speak about are Humanoids too?

not sure where u get your evidence from either lol


when i was younger i remember a broadcast interuption on the TV also but this was in the 80's i believe, but i have never been able to find out anymore information about it - maybe it was a dream, but i clearly remember it happening to me (it was also in southwest UK area) it was late at night and was visual, kinda like a test card with audio, but i dont remember what was said exactly only it was off extra-terristial origins

anyone else had an experience like this?

I didn't see it. i was a kid at the time. But if we could get a video or audio it would be great!:cool:

[777equals666]

I had no idea that such an event took place...I love it! Thanks for sharing hagbard_celine!

I can only imagine the old lady who was enjoying her morning tea and crumpets to that station and then out of nowhere Ashtar Galactic Command starts to talk to her through her TV set....LOL! This reminds me of a local prank a friend of mine claims he did during the premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Birds"... Let me paint you the picture, just imagine what happen to the large crowd in attendance when he and his friends let a pigeon lose in the theater during the scariest scene of the film... TOTAL CHAOS! :D

On a serious note, I do wonder if anybody here can recall other Rouge Transmissions that have happen in the past... Whether this particular transmission was a Hoax or the Real Deal the message is certainly positive and shouldn’t be overlooked....

[hagbard_celine]

I had no idea that such an event took place...I love it! Thanks for sharing hagbard_celine!

I can only imagine the old lady who was enjoying her morning tea and crumpets to that station and then out of nowhere Ashtar Galactic Command starts to talk to her through her TV set....LOL! This reminds me of a local prank a friend of mine claims he did during the premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Birds"... Let me paint you the picture, just imagine what happen to the large crowd in attendance when he and his friends let a pigeon lose in the theater during the scariest scene of the film... TOTAL CHAOS! :D

On a serious note, I do wonder if anybody here can recall other Rouge Transmissions that have happen in the past... Whether this particular transmission was a Hoax or the Real Deal the message is certainly positive and shouldn’t be overlooked....

Ha ha! Briliant joke:D! I heard that somebody threw a bucket of water into the air at a cinema during the tsunami scene in The Day After Tomorrow.:D

There was an example of a hoax in America that resembled the Vrillon broascast, but I think the perpetraators were caught or confessed. In the 30 years since Vrillon the police have never cracked the case.

[friendship]

they probably hijacked 5 transmitters at the same time. this data has been suppressed.

[hagbard_celine]

they probably hijacked 5 transmitters at the same time. this data has been suppressed.


Yet during this coordinated jam and overide they didn't leave a trail. Yeah, right!:rolleyes:

[size_of_light]

Yet during this coordinated jam and overide they didn't leave a trail. Yeah, right!:rolleyes:

What's your personal take on it hagbard?

[hagbard_celine]

What's your personal take on it hagbard?

OOOOHHH! I'm still not sure:confused:. I start thinking its fake and then something holds me back, but then I start thinking it's really alien dn then something also holds me back:o.

[ianw]

I think it was the,posably aliens with the full knowledge of the elite.We keep hearing how disclosier would be to much for the human mind to handel.How it would shater religous beliefs.larry king or what ever his name is,when speaking about the stevenvile lights,he wanted the disclosier people to be scared.Are you not scared?All this points to me that the little green men will not come down until we understand the nature of reality.If everything exists in our mind,where else can they land?If Im on the right track, that would explian the goverments concern about riligion,and the human sycick,not to mention the continuation of goverment.If the aliens show us how to manipulate time and space with our minds,how are you going to be governed.The nature of reality is key,listen to what DI says in the camalot vid.A woman asks him´Why do you use a plane,when your are the plane`.Ashar comand is part of disclosier,that can be past off as a hoax if that suits the ptb.

[size_of_light]

OOOOHHH! I'm still not sure:confused:. I start thinking its fake and then something holds me back, but then I start thinking it's really alien dn then something also holds me back:o.

lol.

Yep, it's a good one.

I agree with you that the fact that no one has ever come out and explained how and why it was done is unusual.

Also, the incredibly corny 'attention earthlings'-style message itself makes me think that it had to have originated from some pretty dull, earth-based minds.

That's all I've got :p

[hagbard_celine]

lol.

Yep, it's a good one.

I agree with you that the fact that no one has ever come out and explained how and why it was done is unusual.

Also, the incredibly corny 'attention earthlings'-style message itself makes me think that it had to have originated from some pretty dull, earth-based minds.

That's all I've got :p


Yeah that's a bit 70's cheap sci-fi.:rolleyes: You never hear the term "Earthlings" in modern literature or film.

[hagbard_celine]

I think it was the,posably aliens with the full knowledge of the elite.We keep hearing how disclosier would be to much for the human mind to handel.How it would shater religous beliefs.larry king or what ever his name is,when speaking about the stevenvile lights,he wanted the disclosier people to be scared.Are you not scared?All this points to me that the little green men will not come down until we understand the nature of reality.If everything exists in our mind,where else can they land?If Im on the right track, that would explian the goverments concern about riligion,and the human sycick,not to mention the continuation of goverment.If the aliens show us how to manipulate time and space with our minds,how are you going to be governed.The nature of reality is key,listen to what DI says in the camalot vid.A woman asks him´Why do you use a plane,when your are the plane`.Ashar comand is part of disclosier,that can be past off as a hoax if that suits the ptb.


Timothy Good thinks that the cover-up is justified. He's my favourite UFOlogist, but I don't think he understands everything. I doubt if, at the highest levels at least, the cover-up is motivated by a will for our good!:eek:

[white horse]

My immediate gut reaction is that this is 100% terrestrial originated, and not a student or pirate radio hoax. Honsetly smacks of intelligence services - perhaps testing some new equipment in tandem with some market research/feedback data. (Put it out there, monitor the repsonce; i.e. what is the level of hysteria, how many people phone in, how many newspapers run with it etc etc).

Brilliant find Hagbard - never even heard of this before!!

[Aint this forum the canine spheres really :D !! ]

[majorlee]

we get so wrapped up in the who was the messenger we all to quickly start forgetting the MESSAGE itself lol!!!

the message itself is powerful and inspiring, especially at the time it was broadcasted

lets take it like that, i am too interested in where it came from but for me its a beautiful piece of information for our ever amazing future on this planet

[timelord]

Just found this again (the Vrillon broadcast) and it's interesting and a few questions need answering:

What is the source of the audio? Where did this audio actually come from? I could understand if the recording started some minutes after the 'broadcast' began, but why have an audio recording from a cartoon into the news?
Was someone 'in on the hoax' recording it for a mate doing the actual hi-jack?

I've checked out Hannington and the transmitter - although a 'sub-transmitter' it does radiate out to Berkshire and North Hampshire. Is there anywhere 'special' in those areas that the broadcast could be aimed at? Army bases, M15, etc?

The timing - I'd assume it was early evening/late afternoon due to the cartoons. Why do it then and not wait until later on when more of the audience were watching and would gain maximum exposure in what is a smaller area of broadcast than Southern had as a whole?

Like Hagbard, I'm 33.3/33.3/33.3 if this was a hoax, a psy-op or indeed 'the real thing'. It's not happened since in the UK as far as I know, but the clincher for me is the actual source of the sound file. That's the smoking gun here. Where the hell did it come from? We are talking 1977 here, the home video revolution was yet to start and what equipment that was available then (VHS, Betamax, the Philips range etc) were very expensive. It's strange that a video recording of this hasn't emerged, but the sound, yeah, something isn't right.

[hagbard_celine]

Just found this again (the Vrillon broadcast) and it's interesting and a few questions need answering:

What is the source of the audio? Where did this audio actually come from? I could understand if the recording started some minutes after the 'broadcast' began, but why have an audio recording from a cartoon into the news?
Was someone 'in on the hoax' recording it for a mate doing the actual hi-jack?

I've checked out Hannington and the transmitter - although a 'sub-transmitter' it does radiate out to Berkshire and North Hampshire. Is there anywhere 'special' in those areas that the broadcast could be aimed at? Army bases, M15, etc?

The timing - I'd assume it was early evening/late afternoon due to the cartoons. Why do it then and not wait until later on when more of the audience were watching and would gain maximum exposure in what is a smaller area of broadcast than Southern had as a whole?

Like Hagbard, I'm 33.3/33.3/33.3 if this was a hoax, a psy-op or indeed 'the real thing'. It's not happened since in the UK as far as I know, but the clincher for me is the actual source of the sound file. That's the smoking gun here. Where the hell did it come from? We are talking 1977 here, the home video revolution was yet to start and what equipment that was available then (VHS, Betamax, the Philips range etc) were very expensive. It's strange that a video recording of this hasn't emerged, but the sound, yeah, something isn't right.

I do wonder why a sophisticated alien couldn't provide a video feed, and also why he didn't do more transmitters than just the Hampshire-Surrey ones... like all the transmitters in the world?:eek:;)

[freethinker]

the sound effects used on the voice are very 70's !

a prank imho