A fantastic picture of a flying saucer allegedly snapped by a Mexican photographer, a political candidate forced to reckon with his past as a creepy clown, and a Thai woman who claims to sport supernatural hair were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
A pair of intriguing UFO sightings made headlines this past week, beginning with a curious case out of Mexico where a photographer seemingly snapped a fantastic photo of a flying saucer. The jaw-dropping image was allegedly taken during a photo shoot after one of the models noted the unusual object overhead. While some hailed the image for its remarkable level of detail, skeptics argued that it was simply too good to be true and, as such, probably the product of AI. Later in the week, a Florida family found themselves flummoxed by an odd white orb that appeared over their backyard barbecue and hovered in one spot for at least a half hour.
This past week featured a peculiar story about an aspiring British politician being forced to face the consequences of a past incident wherein he was busted frightening people as a creepy clown. Doncaster mayoral candidate Richie Vallance lamented to the media that he deeply regrets a 2016 misadventure that saw him don a haunting harlequin mask and roam around the city. An encounter with two terrified nurses led to him being arrested and ultimately convicted of causing public distress. Insisting he is a changed man and declaring "a clown mayor is not what we want," Vallance asserted that his antics were a form of "protest" against neighborhood gangs that had been bullying him at the time.
By far the weirdest story of the week centered around the alleged supernatural hair of a woman in Thailand. The purportedly powerful nature of her locks first came to Trang province resident Nutcha's attention when they mysteriously solidified atop her head. An attempt at cutting the hair rendered a spiritual healer severely ill and a subsequent dream experience convinced her that something extraordinary was afoot. Visited in her sleep by an old man, she was challenged to shoot her locks with a gun with the assurance that the device would malfunction. Testing the audacious theory, Nutcha was astounded and relieved when the eerie prognostication came to fruition, leading her to believe that her hair serves as a proverbial protective shield for her.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.