In the 1970s, the area was the scene of alleged UFO sightings and nicknamed the Broad Haven Triangle in the manner of the Bermuda Triangle, from a headline in The Sun that said Spaceman Mystery of the Terror Triangle.

Sightings

* On February 4 1977, a yellow cigar-shaped craft is believed to have landed in a field next to Broadhaven Primary School. A group of 14 children playing football saw the craft and a silver creature. The headmaster, Ralph Llewellyn, asked the children to draw the craft and he was surprised how similar the drawings were.
* On February 17 1977, the same craft was claimed to have been seen by some teachers at the school and by some dinner ladies, one of whom saw a creature make its way onto the craft.
* The owner of the Haven Fort Hotel in Little Haven claims to have seen an 'upside-down saucer' on April 19 1977 in a neighbouring field with two humanoid creatures.
* Billy and Pauline Coombs at Ripperston Farm saw a 7ft creature in a silver suit on April 23 1977 late at night.