# The Warminster Thing: Strange Sounds, UFO Sightings and the Haunted Hills of Wiltshire

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Podcast: [The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858)
Published: 2026-07-06T23:00:00+00:00
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On Christmas morning 1964, residents of Warminster, Wiltshire, were disturbed by strange sounds moving over the rooftops. What followed became one of Britain’s most famous UFO mysteries, with lights over Cradle Hill, skywatchers, alleged landing marks, Arthur Shuttlewood’s investigations, and older folklore clinging to the hills around the town. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warminster-Thing-HM38.pdf https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk/2024/09/22/the-warminster-thing-part-two/ https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/uap/2024/4/2/the-warminster-thing https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/uap/category/The%2BWarminster%2BUFO https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/uap/tag/The%2BWarminster%2BMystery%2B%28astounding%2BUFO%2Bsightings%29 https://warminsterjournal.co.uk/ufo-expert-gives-verdict-on-warminster-thing-60-years-on/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/638338/warminster-thing-ufo https://wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2021/04/warminster.html https://www.ufo-warminster.co.uk/ufo-info/ui_no3/ui_no3_3.pdf https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk/2023/05/28/cley-hill-elementals-ufos-and-the-devil/ https://britishfolklore.com/cley-hill/ https://www.hiddenwiltshire.com/post/cley-hill-warminster https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/listing/cley-hill/ https://www.spookyisles.com/warminster-thing/ Liverpool Echo - Thursday 23 September 1971 Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow. Sarah and Tobie xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY Hosted on A…

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