The View From Above: The Mysterious Facilites on Ascension Island

Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Mysterious Facilites on Ascension Island

7°56'15.41"S 14°22'29.50"W

There are at least eight similar plots of land with these strange markings on them scattered across the central part of tiny Ascension Island, near the Joint U.S. & RAF airbase there. One of the plots is within sight of the local golf course. The others are close to satellite antennas and roads. It is tempting to classify them as probable antenna arrays of some sort, but there's very little evidence of that to base such an assumption on. No shadows to speak of, and the central white object isn't always centered. If they are military targets of some sort, they are (1) awfully close to popluated areas and in recent good shape, (2) unusually shaped, and (3) don't show any impact craters or marks that would indicate they've been used for target practice. Anyone know anything about these things?

UPDATE: A reader passes this along, to solve the mystery: Nothing quite so exciting as aliens I'm afraid! :) These are Array sites. They contain underground sensors that detect explosions like volcanoes, earthquakes etc... The following site explains what they are and shows a close up photo:

http://www.sartma.com/artc_1292_AC_83_1.html

6 comments:

AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 12:58 PM
omg me and my little brother jus saw this and typed it into google. we thought it woz very wierd aswell..my brother thinks its aliens!!
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AnonymousJune 28, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Its right next to a resort type place. It could be anything, doubtful its aliens, you can see trucks/vans in the corners as well.
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AnonymousMarch 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM
Nothing quite so exciting as aliens I'm afraid! :)
These are Array sites. They contain underground sensors that detect explosions like volcanoes, earthquakes etc.

The following site explains what they are and shows a close up photo.

http://www.sartma.com/artc_1292_AC_83_1.html

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AnonymousApril 13, 2013 at 11:26 PM
hydroacustics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isG6V7RcF7E
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AnonymousSeptember 18, 2014 at 3:03 PM
O site não explica nada , pelo menos eu não achei a explicação.
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UnknownSeptember 24, 2019 at 1:55 PM
There are many other odd sites on this same island. In an area between RAF Traveller's Hill, and Royal Air Force Station Ascension, there is a large mound with two white buildings beside it. Beside these white buildings there seems to be some sort of an underground installment? Almost reminds me of the shape of the hypogeum in Egypt.
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Why "View From Above"

I have an unquenchable thirst for exploration and mysteries. But that isn't the only reason for "View From Above." This blog exists primarily thanks to the despicable ignorance and laziness of the many, many people who will post a picture of some anomaly and simply make guesses about it, rather than do five minutes worth of research. I can't count the many times I've seen aerial pictures of "UFOs parked in a row on the beach" (They're beach umbrellas, you dork!) or questions like, "What's this aircraft doing sitting in the middle of the desert?" (It's a military firing range. They use junk aircraft as targets. Duh!) The unwillingness on the part of most people to do even a minimal amount of research just boggles the mind.

Another pet peeve of mine is the practice of posting an interesting site without a precise location. I don't know if it's laziness, oversight, or a desire to hoard information, but it's irritating as hell to me. That's why mosts of my posts will always include coordinates to the site.

I hope you'll enjoy perusing the sites I've listed. I can't take credit for being the first to "find" most of them, but I will do my best to let you know what I find out about them!

Michael Makai