An unsolved case is always much more intriguing than a solved one. “Some people believe it wholeheartedly of course, but even for those of us who don't, there's still something fascinating and exciting about the notion of hearing a non-human, non-terrestrial voice. “That keeps it ambiguous enough that there's still this glimmer of possibility – no matter how tiny – that the whole thing was, and is, somehow real. Reppion points out: “Unlike so many of the broadcast interruptions which came after, mostly in the USA, there is nothing prankish about the Vrillon interruption there's no punchline or rug-pull, no swearing, or obscenity, or explicit protest of the specific TV station or media in general. Which, in a way, has helped to maintain this air of mystery about the whole thing, and perhaps gives us pause to think that, just maybe, there might be something in it.? That said, the bits of audio from the cartoon which immediately followed the news that day which were still audible under the Vrillon voice, did make the whole thing even more weird and disquieting.”īut, as Reppion says, there was something prankish about those that followed, whereas Vrillon was played dead straight, and not for any apparent fame or publicity. “This, perhaps, implies serious intent on the part of the signal jammers, but it could equally be argued that their intent was merely to give the stunt the strongest possible impact. “Obviously, interrupting a news broadcast rather than a programme not only ensured a wider audience, but also a ‘serious’ one, lending much more gravitas to the message than if it had been played out over ‘Crossroads’ or something,” says Reppion. He thinks those who broadcast the Vrillon message, by jamming Southern TV’s signal, chose their time carefully. John Reppion is a Fortean author, a folklorist, and lover of what he refers to as “the English Weird”.
The incident is cherished by those who describe themselves as Forteans – students of the strange and unexplained, who take their name from the American writer and researcher into strange phenomenon, Charles Fort.
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