Tuesday, March 23, 2010

"Alien landing discovered in famous Star Trek town" Shannon Findlay

A shocking discovery of an alien landing was made by a high school student, north east of Vulcan, Alta. late Monday night.

Robby Findlay, 18, was first to hear the loud noises and see the flash of light that preceded an alien spaceship landing in the field near his family's farmhouse, 3 kilometers north east of town at around midnight.

Findlay was quick to investigate the source of the disturbance. He described the ship as being the size of a small house, shaped like an egg, and lit up by many small windows. Findlay said he witnessed the door open and three beings emerge.

"I couldn't believe what I was seeing," said Findlay. "It was like a dream. As I stood staring, this door I hadn't noticed before opened up and three guys, who could've been regular people except for their ears, starting coming out."

Vulcan, a town made famous by it's name which it shares with a fictional planet in the television series "Star Trek", is suddenly faced with the reality of real alien existence. Many have speculated on the lack of coincidence between the town's tourist attractions, and the aliens choice of landing spot.

Long time alien theorist, Rob Smethurst, believes the alien landing has come as a planned expedition with help from actor Leonard Nimoy, famous for his role as Spock in "Star Trek".

"This has been a long time in the making," said Smethurst. "This is surely only the first landing on what will come to be an alien battlegrounds."

At this time no contact has been made with the aliens. Contact will proceed when Tom Cruise, chief minister for Alien Affairs, arrives.


Local Area Description

Vulcan is a small farming community in southern Alberta located 100 kilometres southeast of Calgary. It's population stands at around 2000 residents. Vulcan is surrounded by crop fields on all sides of it's expansive prairie location. At one time the town could boast of having more grain elevators than any location west of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The town was originally named in 1915 after the Roman God of Fire- Vulcan, by a surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railway. When the television series "Star Trek" created the imaginary planet of Vulcan, the town took on a new theme to attract tourism.

Vulcan has since become famous for its replica of the starship Enterprise, as well as its "Trek Station"-- a building shaped to look like a spaceship where inside tourists can find Star Trek memorabilia and many photo opportunities. Around the town similarly themed murals and signs decorate the streets. Since "Vulcans" in Star Trek were famous for having pointed ears, tourists of the town often invest in a pair of 'Spock ear's' for a keepsake.

In the summer months, Star Trek fans from around the world flock to the Vulcan Spock Days/Galaxyfest for a weekend of parades, conventions, and outdoor festivities all in the spirit of the Trekkie fantasy.


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