An ocean exploration team led by Swedish researcher Peter Lindberg was searching for a century-old wreck containing several cases of champagne when their sonar scans revealed a mysterious circle 300ft down on the ocean floor between Sweden and Finland. Scientists are claiming this could be evidence that Earth has been visited by aliens.
The team, which has been successful in recovering sunken ships and cargo in the past, described the earth around the shape as being scarred, suggesting it had somehow moved across the ocean floor. Lindberg explained that their sonar scans show “a large circle, about 60 feet in diameter.” Lindberg was hesitant to offer an extraterrestrial explanation, though he does entertain the idea that it might be a “new Stonehenge.”
The discovery has drawn no small amount of attention from UFO watchers and bloggers – some going as far as to suggest the object is none other than the Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars series due to its similar shape. A number of Swedish newspapers are also asking the question: is this really the first sign of extra-terrestrial life?
Given that the origin of the flying-saucer concept has long since been revealed as a reporting error it’s hard to fathom that such an idea is the case here. Lindberg said his team has neither the interest nor the resources to further investigate the anomaly. If it were of extra-terrestrial origin it could be priceless, though if it’s simply a natural formation it would almost certainly be a tremendous waste of time and money. It could be some time before anyone attempts further analysis or exploration thanks to the high costs associated with deep-ocean research and recovery.
Any readers care to weigh in on the UFO theory or perhaps offer their own?
