Right in the heart of the
Ardeal region, in a place with an epoch appearance,
we can, probably, find one of the most mysterious locations of
Romania. A lot of ink has flown on the subject of the Hoia-Baciu Forest,
just as many steps of curious people have passed this gate “between
worlds” with the hope of catching a bit of paranormal. Some of
them have really had some inexplicable experiences that make even the
most courageous people shiver. The scientific explorers can
not help it and seem to be tied and bound, leaving the speculations,
that inflame the imagination of the paranormal phenomena fans,
free.
The Hoia-Baciu Forest is, for sure, one of the most famous locations in Romania, where a series of inexplicable phenomena have
been investigated and analyzed. It is called “the Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania”.
It has become famous
since 1968. However, the
locals have known of its existence since time out of mind. They have
kept avoiding it as it is considered an evil place where strange
things happen. They all have known that once they have got among the
trees, they are able to hear the rustle that seems to come from
another world where all the fears of the human subconscious come to
life and appear in the way of the ones that are foolish enough
to venture into such a place. The locals have noticed on their own
that, once they have got into the woods for chopping wood, mowing
the grass or picking blueberries or flowers, something strange happens
to all of them.
Even from the first
steps into the wood, they
were hit by inexplicable states of nausea, anxiety, headaches and,
sometimes, even burns on their skin. The Hoia-Baciu Forest was
a taboo subject for a long time, because people were afraid to even
talk about it since the place was considered to be cursed and
even dwelled by the Devil.
Alexandru Sift, a
biologist started to study those paranormal phenomena that were supposed
to happen in
the oak wood. He was seduced by the fame of this forest and intrigued
by all the incredible stories he was hearing from the locals.
So, he started going on many trips in the Hoia-Baciu Forest, noticing
that, every time, among the trees, some strange shadows were
accompanying him. Being brave, he continued his research and he even
managed to take some pictures of the “shadows”. Much to his surprise,
even from the development of the images, he could notice, besides the
shadows, some other forms, lights and figures that could not
be noticed by the human eyes. Since then, many research workers were
lured to explore that place.
On the 18th
of August 1968, a 45
yeared-military technician called Emil Barnea, ignoring the warning of
the villagers, went to spend some resting time during the weekend,
away from the stressful life of the city. He was accompanied by his
girlfriend, Zamfira Matea and other two family friends that didn’t
want to reveal their names. Around 1:00 pm, while he was looking for
some wood to set fire to, he was suddenly called by his friends.
That was the time when Emil Barnea saw what appeared to be an UFO that
was flying with little gear above the forest, without making
any noise. The strange flying object started to suddenly shine, making
an upsetting tactical exercise in the air. Without any warning,
the object accelerated to the sky in an oblique direction. Following
it through the view finder of a digital camera, he managed to
take 3 shots. After the development of the images, the technician from
the city of Cluj contemplated the pictures that were considered,
in time, by the international specialists in studying the UFO
phenomena – “the clearest images of a UFO taken in Romania and some
of the most beautiful ones of a UFO ever.”
Afterwards, Emil Barnea
contacted Florin Gheorghita si Ion Hobana, the most famous Romanian
UFO scientists that confirmed the authenticity of the pictures. After
the pictures were filtered by the authorities of the time, they
were taken over by Agerpres, the national agency of press and they
became public even overboard. The fame of the pictures reached
the climax when they were introduced by the professor C. S.
Vonkeviziczky in the UFO International Congress in Acapulco. The
pictures
were immediately taken over by the books and the magazines that were
studying the UFO casuistry.
The Hoia-Baciu Forest
keeps on being
fascinating, especially because of what the witnesses say about the
strangest physical sensations, the lights in the middle of the
night, the shapes, forms, the strange appearances of human faces, the
voices and the different colors. The place has shortly become
famous among the paranormal and esoteric events specialists, entire
teams of famous scientific explorers from Germany, France, USA
and Hungary visiting the Hoia-Baciu Forest even during the communism
and managing to catch some inexplicable phenomena. (see also "Il Mistero della Foresta di Hoia-Baciu" in italian)
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