People still talk about the strange sounds heard from the sky in January of 2012, and a production company based out of the United Kingdom will be in North Battleford this weekend to meet with people who experienced the unusual phenomena.
If you were one of those people who heard strange sounds in the sky on a cold winter's night in January of 2012, a television production company Off the Fence wants to talk to you.
Alex Hannaford is one of the members of the team arriving in North Battleford Friday to investigate the sounds as part of a documentary series called Strange World.
"I would like to speak to people who heard the sound and want to share their experiences," states Hannaford. “If you have recordings of the event it would be great to see them as well."
Hannaford can be reached at 214-755-2539 if you have a story to share.
It was a cold snap in January 2012 when strange sounds were heard by North Battleford residents. Scientists have suggested the noises had an electromagnetic source being emitted from auroras and radiation belts. Similar noises have been heard at various places throughout the world, with opinions on the origins of the noise ranging from the scientific to the apocalyptic.
Off the Fence, an independent production company producing non-fiction programming for the international market, first announced in December that it was encouraging those who want to share their story and perhaps even to appear in the documentary to contact them in advance to their coming to North Battleford.
Off the Fence researcher Anthony Joliffe says they have already had responses from people in North Battleford and hope to have more this weekend.
Off the Fence has produced television content for a wide range of international broadcasters including History Channel, MTV, BBC, Channel 4, MSNBC, PBS, National Geographic Channel, Discovery and The Weather Channel.
The creative team has been recognized by more than 80 awards, including Royal Television Society, Emmy, Golden Panda and Grand Teton.
In 2014, the 20-year-old company was named number one producer of popular factual programming and ranked fifth in the “Top 30 True Indies” in Broadcast Indie survey, reinforcing the company’s reputation as one of the biggest international distribution and production companies.
The Broadcast Indie survey regarded as the definitive report on the UK independent production sector.
