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What did Halt's party see on 28 December?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·3 answers·0·0 following
Most likely: the flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars…Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. The flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars… leads, with evidence 2 for, 1 against: supported by its tests. Two are still possible.

Why it matters

This is the night with a live recording and a senior officer as witness⁠[1]⁠[2]. Halt has never accepted the lighthouse explanation.

Answers 3

Evidence: 2 for, 1 against
Most likely
None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: 1 for, 1 against
Disputed

History

  1. Easton: the tape's timings match the lighthouse's five-second period and the bearing Halt gives points to the coast.For: The flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars…
  2. Clarke puts forward: structured objects under intelligent control, as Halt has maintained since 2007.
  3. Clarke: halt describes a beam falling near the base and objects moving in angular bursts; Conrad, present that night,…Against: The flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars…
  4. Clarke: the MoD found no radar record and the base commander contradicts the beams.Against: Structured objects under intelligent control, as Halt has maintained since 2007.
  5. Clarke: halt's 2010 statement and later interviews assert extraterrestrial objects.For: Structured objects under intelligent control, as Halt has maintained since 2007.
  6. Wikipedia contributors puts forward: the flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars…
  7. Wikipedia contributors: the brightest southern object matches Sirius for that time.For: The flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars…
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