In 1977 a supposed Alien Hacked in to ITV news in the UK for 6 minutes to pass on a message, here is that message.

British accent and use of words like "dross" expose it as nothing more than a hoax.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

Just realized Star Wars came out in 1977.

That's the popular version:

Good God, anyone who knows ANYTHING about recording engineering can tell the voice is clearly a studio production, with technology that existed in the mid '70s. The speech was slowed down a little to get that Darth Vader-sounding sci-fi authority figure effect. Throw in a little reverb, compression and perhaps whatever other effect(s) and VOILA, instant "alien" voice. Sheesh!

No one called anyone names here.
WTF are you talking about???

It was just a heads-up for ya that it's a joke article.....but go ahead....ok....feel free to be a moran if you prefer.

Good God, anyone who knows ANYTHING about recording engineering can tell the voice is clearly a studio production, with technology that existed in the mid '70s. The speech was slowed down a little to get that Darth Vader-sounding sci-fi authority figure effect. Throw in a little reverb, compression and perhaps whatever other effect(s) and VOILA, instant "alien" voice. Sheesh!

So therefore it must be aliens?

Come on.

So nobody was ever busted for it but that doesn't mean they can't explain how it could be done.

the Hannington UHF transmitter was unusual in being one of the few transmitters which rebroadcast an off-air signal received from another transmitter, rather than being fed directly by a landline. As a consequence it was open to this kind of signal intrusion, as even a relatively low-powered transmission very close to the transmitter could overwhelm its reception of the intended signal, resulting in the unauthorised transmission being amplified and rebroadcast across a far wider area.

What's more likely?
A UFO nerd in 70s Britain with good knowledge of electronics?

Or aliens?

Do they teach probability in math class anymore?

You don't "hack" analogue transmissions btw, you hijack them by overiding their frequency with a stronger signal.

How do pirate radio stations get on the air?

The signal needed to overpower the IBA transmission wouldn't have needed to be very strong at all according to the description of their broadcast setup.

The UHF network used was composed of multiple low powered transmitters overlapping and recieving the broadcast from the stations main transmitter.

You only had to hijack that one transmitter.

It happened in America in November 1987, a pirate in the US took over public broadcasting station WTTW 11 during an episode of Doctor Who.

This time it wasn't aliens, instead the pirates chose Max Headroom.

In 1977 the Southern Television IBA was a loose insecure network of low powered UHF transmitters publicly funded, localized and staffed by beards, literally badly paid hobbyists holding it together with spit and sellotape.

Some other beard with a home priate radio setup sat in a field and pretended to be an alien.

People like to hoax things... Dunno why, but they do it all the time.

The gullible masses did the rest as the tabloid press went to town.

The reporting of the incident by the sensationalist media was also heavily criticised by both msm and fringe press at the time.

The whole thing screams hoax and plenty of true believers wanting to believe.

I bet you believe crop circles are aliens too.

Hey OP, I can't do video's. Will you please do a written transcript of the whole 6 minutes?
I'd like to read the message.
I also think in the 70's it would have been possible for a celestial source to hack into transmissions, just as they still can....

"ITN News was Hijacked in 1977 by an external source claiming to be from The Ashatr Galactic Command. They do not know what caused it and it has never happend since. The Age of Aquarius is coming in 2012. This is a warning that some big changes are underway in 2012 or before."


What caught me about this was what was actually said about our governments and that we were coming in to the age of Aquarius.

I know this is old and that there have been several theorys about students pulling a prank but no one to my knowledge has come forward.

Please remember guys just because this is old does not mean everybody has seen it.




I would love to know what you guys think on this.

Would it be easy for a normal person to hack in to ITV news network and take over the audio for 6 minutes?

What the alienhackertard said about our governments has come true, so that gives us something to think about also.

Enjoy.

So what exactly do alien accents sound like then?

Here's are question I have :

In 1977 did people have the technology to hack into FIVE MAJOR transmitters?

If they did, why has it not been done since? I would think if someone did it once, they would most definitely do it again.

i had never seen this. thanks for posting it!

..And it's not the only time that TV has been taken over by outside parties.

What's more likely?
A UFO nerd in 70s Britain with good knowledge of electronics?

Or aliens?

Do they teach probability in math class anymore?

Me neither, thanks! But tbh, I'm pretty sure it's no ET.
Mainly because they used a radioshow and spoke english.

On the other hand, who could do this 34 years ago?

Either way, it's more about the message, and I have to say, they were very well informed!




Can you show us more of this? Or is it the talk & no walk thingy?




I think, with probability, ET's actually win this one, lol.

you hear the british accent in its voice...

you hear the british accent in its voice...

Me to, If you go back to first or second page of this thread there are some wikipedia links to some other hacks in America, but they were not stating to be aliens.

Edit: I added it here for you [link to en.wikipedia.org]

whoever or whatever hacked the British TV station in 1977, also made this crop circle. this crop circle was made in 2002 or 2003. The message is almost identical. "beware the bearers of false presents and broken promises, much pain but there is still time, believe there is still good out there, we oppose deceit, and the conduit is closing."

So you're all saying its a Hoax? With no proof of how, why and who did it? Sorry, but with no scientific proof of how and the person responsible not come forward to explain the why. It can't be classed as a hoax.

Me neither, thanks! But tbh, I'm pretty sure it's no ET.
Mainly because they used a radioshow and spoke english.

On the other hand, who could do this 34 years ago?

Either way, it's more about the message, and I have to say, they were very well informed!




Can you show us more of this? Or is it the talk & no walk thingy?




I think, with probability, ET's actually win this one, lol.