This is Really Weird!

DRH · 03-01-2010, 07:58 PM

This evening a little before 7 PM a neighbor called us to ask if we were seeing the same strange light on the peak of Rattlesnake Island that they were. We hadn't noticed it, so we went outside to look. Sure enough, right at the peak of the highest part of Rattlesnake was a light. We got out our spotting scope and were amazed to see a perfect triangle comprised of a number of individual lights. I mounted my camera on a tripod and zoomed out to the maximum focal length to see if I could get a picture of the light. The photo isn't nearly as sharp and clear as what we saw through the spotting scope, but I thought it was worth posting here to see if anyone has the slightest idea what it could be! We believe that electrical power is out over the entire island, so whatever this light is, it must be either powered by a generator or a battery. And who would climb to the highest peak on Rattlesnake in the winter to erect a triangular light like this, resembling a Christmas tree? Anyone have any ideas?

Pineedles · 03-01-2010, 08:38 PM

What would you estimate the highth and width at base of the object Don?

NHKathy · 03-01-2010, 08:41 PM

That *is* weird!

I wonder what it is?? Hopefully others saw/see it too and respond.

SteveA · 03-01-2010, 08:55 PM

Don,

Is it definitly "on" the island or maybe something beyond the island on the other side of the lake?

DRH · 03-01-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

What would you estimate the highth and width at base of the object Don?

This image was just a point of light that initially looked like a star until we viewed it with the spotting scope. We quickly discounted it being a star, however, as the sky is overcast tonight and no stars were visible. It's really impossible to estimate the actual size of this object, based on it's distance from us (at least a mile away) and the fact that the photo I posted is tremendously enlarged.

DRH · 03-01-2010, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

Don,

Is it definitly "on" the island or maybe something beyond the island on the other side of the lake?

Steve, I can't say with certainty that it is actually "on" the island, but it certainly appeared that way to us. We could just make out the peak of Rattlesnake against the sky beyond it (from our vantage point), and the triangular light appeared to be directly on the peak of Rattlesnake. Rattlesnake Island is so high that from our house we cannot see any of the Ossipee mountains beyond it. In other words, when we look at Rattlesnake in the daylight, all we can see above it is sky. So I don't believe the light could be on any other point of land.

upthesaukee · 03-01-2010, 11:13 PM

do do do do; do do do do;

(see that would be like the Twilight Zone theme. What dear????? Yes dear, I will take my medication and go to bed.

)

do do do do; do do...

20mile · 03-01-2010, 11:13 PM

My wife and I have a house in twenty-mile bay. For years we have seen an odd light out over the lake in the direction out beyond Long Island and or Sandy Island. From our perspective the light appears to be miles away and sometimes at the level of the distant mountains and sometimes lower. We have watched it for hours with binoculars or spotting scope. It definitely moves around and then hangs stationary for long periods. We can't figure it out.

riverat · 03-02-2010, 08:11 AM

I blew it up on my PC and was amazed at what I saw![

Argie's Wife · 03-02-2010, 08:20 AM

Love it!

angela4design · 03-02-2010, 08:22 AM

Where is the link to the original picture?

Newbiesaukee · 03-02-2010, 09:20 AM

It is not really a link but is within the body of the first entry in the thread.

DRH · 03-02-2010, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Love it!

Me too! Excellent, Riverat!

Grant · 03-02-2010, 09:47 AM

Could it be the lights for night skiing at Gunstock? They are quite bright.

DRH · 03-02-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Grant

Could it be the lights for night skiing at Gunstock? They are quite bright.

We're on the southern shoreline of the lake just west of Minge Cove, and Rattlesnake is north of us. Gunstock's to our southwest and we can't see it from our house.

Here's a winter photo I took of Rattlesnake a couple years ago. There's nothing beyond it from our vantage point but sky.

The strange triangular light we saw last night appeared to be coming from the tallest crest of the island.

Pepper · 03-02-2010, 10:08 AM

that is creepy!

Now that it's daylight, is there anything visible on the crest of the hill? Maybe a telescope could allow a better image of what's up there. Keep us informed!

DRH · 03-02-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Pepper

that is creepy!

Now that it's daylight, is there anything visible on the crest of the hill? Maybe a telescope could allow a better image of what's up there. Keep us informed!

QL and I scanned the entire large crest of the island with our scope this morning and could not see anything other than trees and rock. Here's a photo I took a couple years ago showing a close-up of that area.

Pepper · 03-02-2010, 10:38 AM

I'm a bit geographically challenged, and wonder what town or area is beyond Rattlesnake, following the line of sight from your house? Is it possible that whatever it is could have been there? Regardless of what or where it is, this is a fun mystery!

Slickcraft · 03-02-2010, 10:43 AM

I think that the Alton Town Hall ghost was out for an evening fly around. Maybe a case of cabin fever and too many Girl Scout cookies.

Should the incident be reported here?
http://www.paranormalnews.com/

DRH · 03-02-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Pepper

I'm a bit geographically challenged, and wonder what town or area is beyond Rattlesnake, following the line of sight from your house? Is it possible that whatever it is could have been there? Regardless of what or where it is, this is a fun mystery!

Beyond Rattlesnake from our vantage point is Winter Harbor, Tuftonboro and beyond that, the Ossipee mountain range. But Rattlesnake is so high at it's peak that we can't see anything beyond it from here.

LIforrelaxin · 03-02-2010, 10:59 AM

You will have to tell us if it reappears tonight.... then we can really panic, because it means the little green guys are coming back to either pick somone/something up or drop something back off......

TOAD · 03-02-2010, 11:04 AM

Similiar lights were reported in Haiti and Chile shortly before the earthquakes!

jmen24 · 03-02-2010, 11:40 AM

DRH, something we do when taking preliminary photos of a job when we need a close up is to put one reticle of a pair of binoculars over the lens of the digital camera. It zooms us in far closer than the standard zoom on the camera. Try it out and see if it will get you a little closer, you will have a black edge all around as the relief will not be correct, but that should not matter.

I think a call to the government is in order, maybe they are conducting tests on the island while everyone was in the dark.

NoBozo · 03-02-2010, 11:41 AM

Maybe it was this phenomena called St. Elmos Fire attaching itself to a Barren tree trunk at the top of the island. NB

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

wifi · 03-02-2010, 12:11 PM

Or maybe its some Mexican geese with a full load of beans headed north ?

gtagrip · 03-02-2010, 12:38 PM

I think it is the new night time speed limit sign.

riverat · 03-02-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TOAD

Similiar lights were reported in Haiti and Chile shortly before the earthquakes!

Actually I was watching a show on disc channel (I think) last night that was about strange lights at night that appeared out of nowhere in the mountains and in a dessert. There were many theories to these but one of them were that the granite was giving of electrical emission in the form off a plasma type ball or bubble that would float and sometimes move around, this was usually just before an earthquake of great to moderate magnatude was taken place sowewhere in the world, sometimes far away. The granite would compress causing electricity and than would find it's way to the surface through a fissure and burp out a bubble of plasma, they duplicated it in a lab atmosphere but could not make it last more than a blink of an eye.
One study of the phenomenon was in NC mountains where the folklore has it as spirits of native americans had a fierce and bloody battle in that area 3-400 years ago and legend has it that the strange lights seen by many are from spirits trapped and reliveng the battle. Very interesting, did anyone else happen to see this show? How strange that the next day this post is here.

Brown Mountain NC
http://www.ibiblio.org/ghosts/bmtn.html

Quilt Lady · 03-02-2010, 01:13 PM

I'm wondering who will show up first: Richard Dreyfuss and his pile of mashed potatoes or Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. If they all show up, the will the movie be called "Close Encounters with Men In Black"????

Inquiring minds want to know!!!!

Jeanzb1 · 03-02-2010, 01:41 PM

Sitting here on the beach in Florida reading these posts and it makes us wicked anxious to get back up to the lake! Hey, Lake Snake, how is your mom doing over in Naples? And, Quilt Lady, how are your Siamese cats?
We'll be back early this year and REALLLLY looking forward to another fabulous summer!

DRH · 03-02-2010, 01:58 PM

I think we've found the source of the strange triangle of lights from last night. It was virtually pitch black when I took the photo of the light on Rattlesnake last night. The sky was overcast so there was no visible moonlight. However, by significantly increasing the exposure of the picture in PhotoShop, I was able to bring out the treeline on Rattlesnake. Also, I was able to spot a conspicuous tree that is growing out over the water on the southeastern tip of Sleepers Island (the closest tip to Cub Island). The triangle of lights was directly above that tree on Sleepers. Here's the overexposed shot:

Having a good idea of where the light was coming from, today I scanned that area of Rattlesnake where the light came from. With Quilt Lady's help, we found the source! It appears as though someone was having some fun. We were able to spot a very thin blue triangular outline in the exact spot where the light came from last night.

Next, I tried what jmen24 suggested and shot a picture directly through the spotting scope. The quality of the image is not very good, but by cropping and sharpening the photo the outline of the blue triangular frame is just barely visible. I put a red circle around it in the photo below:

We are suspecting that the outline of this frame is lined with small, white, bulbs that are powered either by a battery or maybe a solar panel/battery combination. Someone went to some trouble to set this up, and we're wondering who did it (excellent prank, by the way!), and when they set it up. No one along our shoreline had seen the light until last night.

So, the mystery is partially solved in that we now know it probably wasn't the Alton Town Hall ghost out for a prowl on Rattlesnake, and it probably wasn't a UFO landing. But who did it and when?

Newbiesaukee · 03-02-2010, 02:55 PM

Rational explanations sure take the fun out of things. But good detective work! Congrats.

NoBozo · 03-02-2010, 02:58 PM

This is kinda like looking for Sasquatch in the bushs.

NB

Argie's Wife · 03-02-2010, 04:17 PM

I dunno... I sharpened this some more and I think we're missing a heck of a party...

callawassiegirl · 03-02-2010, 04:37 PM

Hi Don.. Glad to see you are keeping busy. I know that Russell and Joyce are back home in ME.. so it wasn't him. Sure wish I could have been on our side of the island to see this....

riverat · 03-02-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

I dunno... I sharpened this some more and I think we're missing a heck of a party...

I like AG's explaination better, if Jim Morrison was there than we did miss a heck of a party!

NoBozo · 03-02-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

I dunno... I sharpened this some more and I think we're missing a heck of a party...

This Could be the answer:

NB

Wait a minute: I see another VISION below the Space Ship...........Is that Peter, Paul, and Mary..??

DRH · 03-02-2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

You will have to tell us if it reappears tonight.... then we can really panic, because it means the little green guys are coming back to either pick somone/something up or drop something back off......

The triangle shaped lights were back on this evening. We suspect they may be solar powered because they start out bright and then fade away after an hour or so.

SAMIAM · 03-02-2010, 08:21 PM

Dam drugs....someone has to do something about the drugs

ApS · 03-03-2010, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

I think we've found the source of the strange triangle of lights from last night...But who did it and when?

Possibly, the answer is in the original post:

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Originally Posted by DRH

This evening a little before 7 PM a neighbor called us to ask if we were seeing the same strange light on the peak of Rattlesnake Island that they were. We hadn't noticed it, so we went outside to look...Anyone have any ideas?

It's also possible that it's an innocently placed solar-powered pathway that hadn't been "focused-on" until now.

Happy Gourmand · 03-03-2010, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

This Could be the answer:

NB

Wait a minute: I see another VISION below the Space Ship...........Is that Peter, Paul, and Mary..??

That's the same one that picked me up a few years ago and forced me to do unspeakable things with some of the female aliens!!

Island Girl · 03-03-2010, 08:41 AM

Could someone be stranded up there and is signaling for help!!!

As soon as I can get on the island, a trip up there is certainly in order!!!!! DRH, you and Quilt Lady should help on this expedition. Can you use a satellite photo and your photo to get the LAT LON coordinates?

IG

DRH · 03-03-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Island Girl

Could someone be stranded up there and is signaling for help!!!

As soon as I can get on the island, a trip up there is certainly in order!!!!! DRH, you and Quilt Lady should help on this expedition. Can you use a satellite photo and your photo to get the LAT LON coordinates?

IG

I could estimate the lat/lon location pretty closely. Also, now that we have identified the spot visibly from our house, we could stay here with the spotting scope trained on the exact location and communicate with you by cell phone out there. We'd be able to see you when you got close, and could direct you to the exact spot.

Now be honest with us ... isn't the real reason you want to go up there so you can snag a ride in the saucer?

Island Girl · 03-03-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

I could estimate the lat/lon location pretty closely. Also, now that we have identified the spot visibly from our house, we could stay here with the spotting scope trained on the exact location and communicate with you by cell phone out there. We'd be able to see you when you got close, and could direct you to the exact spot.

Now be honest with us ... isn't the real reason you want to go up there so you can snag a ride in the saucer?

Of course I want a ride in the saucer.... a fast one!!

Sure, you guys sit in a nice warm house with a spotting scope, while we hike up in the snow and mud and cold.....

IG

Lake Lady 6 · 03-03-2010, 10:17 AM

Where are you sitting on a beach in Naples??? Been here since end of December and it has been the coldest winter in years - but warmer than Smith Point, that's for sure. Looking forward to being back before ice out.

DailyWolfeboro · 03-03-2010, 11:01 AM

I was really hoping this wasn't man-made. If anyone wants to take me up in a plane to solve this, I'll bring my camera gear.

Grant · 03-03-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

I dunno... I sharpened this some more and I think we're missing a heck of a party...

You should insert an image of a rock bass to complete the picture.

(Linger longer!)

Jeanzb1 · 03-03-2010, 11:56 AM

Actually, we're not in Naples, but rather we're on the other side of Florida.
A wonderful barrier island between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce called North Hutchinson Island. You're right, though, it's been the worst Florida winter ever, record-setting cold, wind and clouds day after day after day.

John A. Birdsall · 03-03-2010, 12:44 PM

see I suggested a windmill on top of Rattlesnake for elect power, and I suggested that AT&T put a cell tower. Now we will get better phone use on the lake.

KBoater · 03-03-2010, 12:57 PM

Island Girl Is Flying Saucer the next mode of transportation to and from the island??

SS-194 · 03-08-2010, 10:47 AM

Well i sure did enjoy reading the thread about the lights on Rattlsnakes Mtn.
I skied out to the Island this past weekend and Sunday we hiked to the top.
And not to ruin anyones fun but yes there is 4 pieces or rebar formed into a triangle with 3 solar collectors and a string of Christmas lights. It faces west kinda towards Gunstock. The rebar is wrapped in green tape maybe to help hide it in the daylight,I don't know. But It sure was an adventure for my 12 year old to go up the Mtn with a mission. No signs of Aliens. I think she was hoping on finding Edward from Twighlight though.

redsoxer · 03-08-2010, 12:09 PM

Mystery solved! Although I was looking forward to the saucer rides.

Rattlesnake Guy · 03-08-2010, 02:04 PM

This discovery is really going to cut into the crowds of people who were going to come and ride the mount to spot the aliens this summer. Could have been our version of the loch nes monster.

NoBozo · 03-08-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SS-194

Well i sure did enjoy reading the thread about the lights on Rattlsnakes Mtn.
I skied out to the Island this past weekend and Sunday we hiked to the top.
And not to ruin anyones fun but yes there is 4 pieces or rebar formed into a triangle with 3 solar collectors and a string of Christmas lights. It faces west kinda towards Gunstock. The rebar is wrapped in green tape maybe to help hide it in the daylight,I don't know. But It sure was an adventure for my 12 year old to go up the Mtn with a mission. No signs of Aliens. I think she was hoping on finding Edward from Twighlight though.

That thing could still be some sort of Beacon for the Mother Ship to home in on.. or maybe to draw energy out of the mountain. I HOPE you didn't Touch it...

NB

SS-194 · 03-08-2010, 03:21 PM

oh no i did not touch it. Maybe we can keep this our little secret. Keep people wondering

Rattlesnake Gal · 03-08-2010, 04:48 PM

Thanks for posting your adventure for us to enjoy SS-194! It's just great.

Thank yous also go to DRH and Quilt Lady for bringing this fun to us in the first place.

I can't wait to get back to the island!!!

Now if we can only solve the mystery of What is this Stone Structure?

Just Sold · 03-08-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SS-194

oh no i did not touch it. Maybe we can keep this our little secret. Keep people wondering

Someone was very creative! Wonder just how long it was there before DRH & Quilt Lady saw it.

Since it has now been discovered watch and see if it disapears soon or after ice out. It would just add to the mystery.

RI Swamp Yankee · 03-08-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

That thing could still be some sort of Beacon for the Mother Ship to home in on.. ..

Shhhhh .......

riverat · 03-09-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Thanks for posting your adventure for us to enjoy SS-194! It's just great.

Thank yous also go to DRH and Quilt Lady for bringing this fun to us in the first place.

I can't wait to get back to the island!!!

Now if we can only solve the mystery of What is this Stone Structure?

Is this a faulty Silo on Three Mile Island?

BlackCatIslander · 03-09-2010, 11:15 AM

Although it is hard to find in history books, New England farmers were quite inventive. This was a precursor to the Nike missile sites that surrounded major cities in the late 50's. It probably was for the defence of Laconia and was erected when it appeared that we would be at war with England in the early 1800's. You dump several barrels of gunpowder down the stack and then pick up all the boulders that farmers would donate and place them on top of the powder and ignite!

offmycloud · 03-09-2010, 11:28 AM

That is correct - if you measure the angle of the silo it is precisely targeted at a likely approach/camping area for British troops south of Laconia. The amount of charge loaded would determine the distance. The abundance of glacial rocks in the area provided plenty of ammo.

Gearhead · 03-09-2010, 12:33 PM

Methinks there's a king on Governor's Island.

Lakepilot · 03-09-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeanzb1

Actually, we're not in Naples, but rather we're on the other side of Florida.
A wonderful barrier island between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce called North Hutchinson Island. You're right, though, it's been the worst Florida winter ever, record-setting cold, wind and clouds day after day after day.

We on the other hand are sitting in Naples, enjoying the finally warmer weather.

Newbiesaukee · 03-09-2010, 05:45 PM

I think the stone structure pictured above is part of the well known subterranean cow tunnels on Moultonborough Neck. It may be connected to the rail siding at the Kona Mansion discussed on another thread.

tgresla · 03-11-2010, 12:59 PM

Last summer (can't remember the date) a saw a very bright stationary white light to the south with a clearly visible white cone below it, We watched for a couple minutes then it disappeared. I called Wolfeboro police to see if anyone reported a UFO (they had not). The next day online there was news of UFO reports from Virginia to Connecticut of a light in the sky. Turned out to be a satelite launched from Virgina that intentionally had lighted material in the exhaust to study the atmosphere. Hard to believe you could clearly see a rocket launched in Virgina in NH.

Argie's Wife · 03-11-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Grant

You should insert an image of a rock bass to complete the picture.

(Linger longer!)

... I was talking with someone at the polls on Tuesday about this website and they said: "Hey, did you see that post where some nut put a UFO and Big Foot in a picture?"

NoBozo · 03-11-2010, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

... I was talking with someone at the polls on Tuesday about this website and they said: "Hey, did you see that post where some nut put a UFO and Big Foot in a picture?"

Lets not forget "Peter, Paul and Mary".

NB

Note: That was a Folk singing group in the 60s.

CL 240 LS · 03-11-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SS-194

oh no i did not touch it. Maybe we can keep this our little secret. Keep people wondering

How about some pictures, after all your effort to get out there I was hoping you didn't forget your camera.

LIforrelaxin · 03-11-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee

I think the stone structure pictured above is part of the well known subterranean cow tunnels on Moultonborough Neck.

Newbie, how did you know... I mean how do you think they got the Cows out to Cow Island after all....My understanding is that at some point there was a dispute about land rights from one of the land owners that owned the land that the tunnel went under, and they caved it in. So it is no longer in working condition. On top of that at some point there was a UFO crash into Cow Island which demolished the opening over there. In order to try and clean up the crash site the Men in Black build the first few water front camps on the Island, one of which it is rumored was built right on top of the old transport tunnel opening.....

Unfortunately do to all of this the tunnel system never really got completed but it was to include some of the other islands in the area, and eventually tie into the rail line from Kona, with a station located somewhere out in the middle of the broads....

Dam Aliens the ruin everything.......

Argie's Wife · 03-11-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

Lets not forget "Peter, Paul and Mary".

NB

Note: That was a Folk singing group in the 60s.

Yes, I know. I've seen them in concert - Mary had just become a grandmother... and was crowing about like any new grandmother....

(I kinda liked putting Morrison, Hendrix, and Jopin the pic... couldn't find a good one of Amelia Earhart...)

Slickcraft · 03-12-2010, 06:36 AM

There is a "Magic Dragon" out on that island?? Maybe the rattlesnakes were just a ploy.

chipj29 · 03-12-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tgresla

Last summer (can't remember the date) a saw a very bright stationary white light to the south with a clearly visible white cone below it, We watched for a couple minutes then it disappeared. I called Wolfeboro police to see if anyone reported a UFO (they had not). The next day online there was news of UFO reports from Virginia to Connecticut of a light in the sky. Turned out to be a satelite launched from Virgina that intentionally had lighted material in the exhaust to study the atmosphere. Hard to believe you could clearly see a rocket launched in Virgina in NH.

We saw that as well. It was pretty cool to see, and once we found out what it was we weren't so scared.

jmen24 · 03-12-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

Newbie, how did you know... I mean how do you think they got the Cows out to Cow Island after all....My understanding is that at some point there was a dispute about land rights from one of the land owners that owned the land that the tunnel went under, and they caved it in. So it is no longer in working condition. On top of that at some point there was a UFO crash into Cow Island which demolished the opening over there. In order to try and clean up the crash site the Men in Black build the first few water front camps on the Island, one of which it is rumored was built right on top of the old transport tunnel opening.....

Unfortunately do to all of this the tunnel system never really got completed but it was to include some of the other islands in the area, and eventually tie into the rail line from Kona, with a station located somewhere out in the middle of the broads....

Dam Aliens the ruin everything.......

You do know full well that in ten years or so, you or I will hear this story retold as fact from someone.

SS-194 · 03-12-2010, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CL 240 LS

How about some pictures, after all your effort to get out there I was hoping you didn't forget your camera.

Well as an owner of a photo lab I am ashamed to say, I did not have a camera with me

Island Girl · 03-12-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

There is a "Magic Dragon" out on that island?? Maybe the rattlesnakes were just a ploy.

If you read the novel, Serpent Island, you will find the Magic dragon lives in the bowels of the island.

IG

twoplustwo · 03-12-2010, 07:27 PM

Oh man Argie'sWife, I just choked on my Girl Scout Cookie when I saw that picture! That is a classic, classic piece of work. It should be framed and sold to the highest bidder at Forum Fest

NoBozo · 03-12-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Yes, I know. I've seen them in concert - Mary had just become a grandmother... and was crowing about like any new grandmother....

(I kinda liked putting Morrison, Hendrix, and Jopin the pic... couldn't find a good one of Amelia Earhart...)

Now I Remenber....WOODSTOCK ('69). I didn't remember by myself. My wife (of 43 years) had to remember for me. I was going to College at the time and didn't have time to pay attention.

Sometime Later: I worked with a guy in my field (Engineering) who "said" he went to Woodstock.

Woodstock was a "Happening". ...History. NB

jetlag100 · 02-17-2016, 10:45 AM

It's a portal.....

03-01-2010, 07:58 PM	#1
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,199 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	This is Really Weird! This evening a little before 7 PM a neighbor called us to ask if we were seeing the same strange light on the peak of Rattlesnake Island that they were. We hadn't noticed it, so we went outside to look. Sure enough, right at the peak of the highest part of Rattlesnake was a light. We got out our spotting scope and were amazed to see a perfect triangle comprised of a number of individual lights. I mounted my camera on a tripod and zoomed out to the maximum focal length to see if I could get a picture of the light. The photo isn't nearly as sharp and clear as what we saw through the spotting scope, but I thought it was worth posting here to see if anyone has the slightest idea what it could be! We believe that electrical power is out over the entire island, so whatever this light is, it must be either powered by a generator or a battery. And who would climb to the highest peak on Rattlesnake in the winter to erect a triangular light like this, resembling a Christmas tree? Anyone have any ideas? __________________ DRH

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Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	face with a cross? What would you estimate the highth and width at base of the object Don?

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SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Weird Don, Is it definitly "on" the island or maybe something beyond the island on the other side of the lake? __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,596 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,449 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Too dark for the Twilight Zone do do do do; do do do do; (see that would be like the Twilight Zone theme. What dear????? Yes dear, I will take my medication and go to bed.) do do do do; do do... __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-01-2010, 11:13 PM	#8
20mile Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 20 mile bay Posts: 87 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Strange Light My wife and I have a house in twenty-mile bay. For years we have seen an odd light out over the lake in the direction out beyond Long Island and or Sandy Island. From our perspective the light appears to be miles away and sometimes at the level of the distant mountains and sometimes lower. We have watched it for hours with binoculars or spotting scope. It definitely moves around and then hangs stationary for long periods. We can't figure it out.

03-01-2010, 08:41 PM	#3
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	That is weird! I wonder what it is?? Hopefully others saw/see it too and respond.

03-02-2010, 08:11 AM	#9
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Could it be "The Great Smiling Spirit"? I blew it up on my PC and was amazed at what I saw![ __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

03-02-2010, 08:20 AM	#10
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Love it!

03-02-2010, 08:22 AM	#11
angela4design Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 353 Thanks: 45 Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts	Am I missing something Where is the link to the original picture?

03-02-2010, 09:20 AM	#12
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,353 Thanks: 945 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	It is not really a link but is within the body of the first entry in the thread.

03-02-2010, 09:47 AM	#14
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,499 Thanks: 374 Thanked 229 Times in 123 Posts	Could it be the lights for night skiing at Gunstock? They are quite bright. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

03-02-2010, 10:08 AM	#16
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	wow that is creepy! Now that it's daylight, is there anything visible on the crest of the hill? Maybe a telescope could allow a better image of what's up there. Keep us informed! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

03-02-2010, 10:38 AM	#18
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	I'm a bit geographically challenged, and wonder what town or area is beyond Rattlesnake, following the line of sight from your house? Is it possible that whatever it is could have been there? Regardless of what or where it is, this is a fun mystery! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

03-02-2010, 10:43 AM	#19
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,292 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,070 Times in 949 Posts	Town Hall Ghost I think that the Alton Town Hall ghost was out for an evening fly around. Maybe a case of cabin fever and too many Girl Scout cookies. Should the incident be reported here? http://www.paranormalnews.com/

03-02-2010, 10:59 AM	#21
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	You will have to tell us if it reappears tonight.... then we can really panic, because it means the little green guys are coming back to either pick somone/something up or drop something back off...... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

03-02-2010, 11:04 AM	#22
TOAD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soon to be Moultonboro Posts: 258 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 34 Posts	Similiar lights were reported in Haiti and Chile shortly before the earthquakes! __________________ "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.....Unknown....but attributed to George Washington

03-02-2010, 11:40 AM	#23
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	Something to try DRH, something we do when taking preliminary photos of a job when we need a close up is to put one reticle of a pair of binoculars over the lens of the digital camera. It zooms us in far closer than the standard zoom on the camera. Try it out and see if it will get you a little closer, you will have a black edge all around as the relief will not be correct, but that should not matter. I think a call to the government is in order, maybe they are conducting tests on the island while everyone was in the dark.

03-02-2010, 11:41 AM	#24
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	St. Elmos Fire Maybe it was this phenomena called St. Elmos Fire attaching itself to a Barren tree trunk at the top of the island. NB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Elmos_Fire

03-02-2010, 12:11 PM	#25
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	Or maybe its some Mexican geese with a full load of beans headed north ?

03-02-2010, 12:38 PM	#26
gtagrip Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 301 Thanks: 115 Thanked 75 Times in 52 Posts	I think it is the new night time speed limit sign.

03-02-2010, 01:13 PM	#28
Quilt Lady Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Alton, NH Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 11 Posts	awaiting the Mother Ship . . . I'm wondering who will show up first: Richard Dreyfuss and his pile of mashed potatoes or Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. If they all show up, the will the movie be called "Close Encounters with Men In Black"???? Inquiring minds want to know!!!! __________________ QL (Doing my best to encourage Global Warming ... one quilt at a time!)

03-02-2010, 01:41 PM	#29
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 552 Thanks: 628 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	Most interesting.... Sitting here on the beach in Florida reading these posts and it makes us wicked anxious to get back up to the lake! Hey, Lake Snake, how is your mom doing over in Naples? And, Quilt Lady, how are your Siamese cats? We'll be back early this year and REALLLLY looking forward to another fabulous summer!

03-02-2010, 01:58 PM	#30
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,199 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	Found It! I think we've found the source of the strange triangle of lights from last night. It was virtually pitch black when I took the photo of the light on Rattlesnake last night. The sky was overcast so there was no visible moonlight. However, by significantly increasing the exposure of the picture in PhotoShop, I was able to bring out the treeline on Rattlesnake. Also, I was able to spot a conspicuous tree that is growing out over the water on the southeastern tip of Sleepers Island (the closest tip to Cub Island). The triangle of lights was directly above that tree on Sleepers. Here's the overexposed shot: Having a good idea of where the light was coming from, today I scanned that area of Rattlesnake where the light came from. With Quilt Lady's help, we found the source! It appears as though someone was having some fun. We were able to spot a very thin blue triangular outline in the exact spot where the light came from last night. Next, I tried what jmen24 suggested and shot a picture directly through the spotting scope. The quality of the image is not very good, but by cropping and sharpening the photo the outline of the blue triangular frame is just barely visible. I put a red circle around it in the photo below: We are suspecting that the outline of this frame is lined with small, white, bulbs that are powered either by a battery or maybe a solar panel/battery combination. Someone went to some trouble to set this up, and we're wondering who did it (excellent prank, by the way!), and when they set it up. No one along our shoreline had seen the light until last night. So, the mystery is partially solved in that we now know it probably wasn't the Alton Town Hall ghost out for a prowl on Rattlesnake, and it probably wasn't a UFO landing. But who did it and when? __________________ DRH

03-02-2010, 02:55 PM	#31
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,353 Thanks: 945 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	Rational explanations sure take the fun out of things. But good detective work! Congrats.

03-02-2010, 02:58 PM	#32
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	This is kinda like looking for Sasquatch in the bushs. NB

03-02-2010, 04:17 PM	#33
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	I dunno... I sharpened this some more and I think we're missing a heck of a party...

03-02-2010, 04:37 PM	#34
callawassiegirl Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Callawassie Island, Sc - October til Ice out --- Sleepers Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Ice out - Octo Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I knew you'd figure it out... Hi Don.. Glad to see you are keeping busy. I know that Russell and Joyce are back home in ME.. so it wasn't him. Sure wish I could have been on our side of the island to see this....

03-02-2010, 08:21 PM	#38
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,891 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,673 Times in 584 Posts	Dam drugs....someone has to do something about the drugs

03-03-2010, 08:41 AM	#41
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Stranded Could someone be stranded up there and is signaling for help!!! As soon as I can get on the island, a trip up there is certainly in order!!!!! DRH, you and Quilt Lady should help on this expedition. Can you use a satellite photo and your photo to get the LAT LON coordinates? IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

03-03-2010, 10:17 AM	#44
Lake Lady 6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	jeanzb1 Where are you sitting on a beach in Naples??? Been here since end of December and it has been the coldest winter in years - but warmer than Smith Point, that's for sure. Looking forward to being back before ice out.

03-03-2010, 11:01 AM	#45
DailyWolfeboro Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wolfeboro, NH Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	I was really hoping this wasn't man-made. If anyone wants to take me up in a plane to solve this, I'll bring my camera gear. __________________ DailyWolfeboro.com CrisDow.com

03-03-2010, 11:56 AM	#47
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 552 Thanks: 628 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	Reply to Lake Lady 6 Actually, we're not in Naples, but rather we're on the other side of Florida. A wonderful barrier island between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce called North Hutchinson Island. You're right, though, it's been the worst Florida winter ever, record-setting cold, wind and clouds day after day after day.

03-03-2010, 12:44 PM	#48
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	sighting see I suggested a windmill on top of Rattlesnake for elect power, and I suggested that AT&T put a cell tower. Now we will get better phone use on the lake.

03-03-2010, 12:57 PM	#49
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	saucer Island Girl Is Flying Saucer the next mode of transportation to and from the island?? __________________ Home Permanently in NH

03-08-2010, 10:47 AM	#50
SS-194 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nottingham NH Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	lights on Rattlesnake Well i sure did enjoy reading the thread about the lights on Rattlsnakes Mtn. I skied out to the Island this past weekend and Sunday we hiked to the top. And not to ruin anyones fun but yes there is 4 pieces or rebar formed into a triangle with 3 solar collectors and a string of Christmas lights. It faces west kinda towards Gunstock. The rebar is wrapped in green tape maybe to help hide it in the daylight,I don't know. But It sure was an adventure for my 12 year old to go up the Mtn with a mission. No signs of Aliens. I think she was hoping on finding Edward from Twighlight though.