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Buhler... 18 Stanpost toa Paralie| Universe? Hilary Evans: 20 ‘The Spruce Budworm ‘connection Gordon Creighton. 21 More mysterious deaths of Animals: '[Link] Lamarche .. 22 The UF O/Big foot connection Janet & Colin Bord 24 Bedfordshire Cross-Country Chase: Ken Phillips 28 Other UFOs near Las Bardenas Reales: Gordon Creighton. 31 MailBag 32 © Fiving Saucer Review Contributions appearing in this magazine do not necessarily reflect its policy ‘and are published without projudice For subseription details and address please see foot of age ii of cover Editor CHARLES BOWEN Consultan: GORDON CREIGHTON. MA, FRAI. FRGS, FRAS E:MAXWELL CADE, Aint FRAS, APRAGS, Ceng, FIEE, FLERE BERNARD € FINCH, MACs, LACP’ OCh,F CHARLES H. GIBBS-SMITH, Nia, FiMA, Hon Companion RAeS, FRSA RLH.B. WINDER. GSe, CEng, FiMecn € “JONATHAN M. CAPLAN, MA [’GRATTAN-GUINNESS, WA, MSc, PND, DSe PERCEY HENNELL, FIBP Overseas J. ALLEN HYNEK, PhD Riwe mieHEL BERTHOLD €. SCHWARZ, MD ‘Secretarial Astttant JENNY RANDLES ‘An international journal devoted to the study of Unidentified Flying Objects A NEED FOR AN INSTITUTE S readers will have observed in recent issues of Flying Saucer Review, steps have been taken to form an Institute for UFO Studies. It has long been felt that there is a real need for such a body. Four years ago a first attempt to establish an Institute foundered on the rocks of insufficient preparation and inadequate advice. Fortunately, however, the idea did not die, and a good deal of time, and great care, are being accorded our present preparations. Ultimately the goal is to attract not only dedicated and hard-working people who have been involved with the investigation, collection and study of UFO reports, but also, possibly, to draw in those from outside ufology who might otherwise not take an active interest in the problem. Hopefully these’ would be people who could apply new ideas from beyond the confines of the subject; people of talent and experience attracted from different fields who could well have something new to say. What is envisaged is a body of multi-disciplinary personnel with an interest in the subject coming forward not only trom among the various branches of the sciences, but also from the ranks of the historians, the- ologians, classical scholars, linguists, anthropologists, archaeologists and so on. For, whereas there will always be a need to consider the reports of random lights in the sky — concentrating on those of high strangeness and significance, but not neglecting the rest — we have never concealed the fact that our main interest lies in objects or phenomena of exceptional strangeness reported nearer at hand, perhaps even on the ground, frequently with strangely behaved, bizarre or even grotesque occupants. ‘The questions that need to be asked, and probed, are legion. The following, we feel, are the main ones as far as the welfare of the human race is concerned” Are we on Earth confronted with the activities of extraterrestrial visitors who are conducting routine surveillances of our planet, some or all of whom are perhaps capable of creating other phenomena which to humans is of a psychic nature, and of instilling in human minds images of things they wish to see? If the foregoing is not the case, are we then witnessing sporadic materialisations of ultraterrestrials, or denizens of mysterious parallel universes, or of elemental beings, all of them equally capable of creating the same kind of phenomena and images? Or, as has been expressed by some UFO witnesses and contact claim- ants, are we humans witnessing the works of the Devil? Relative to these broad and complex questions is the need to take cognisance of the social impact of the phenomenon, the urge among many of those devoted to the subject to establish neo-religious cults, and the wish prevalent among them to “believe in flying saucers and their “messages of goodwill’ ” at any cost. Over the years we have gathered in much evidence of the UFO phen- omenon, a study of which would seem to suggest each or any of thepossibilities set out above, as well as the disturbing social side-effects which, unhappily, have always been a source of embarrasment. Where we may be running out of ideas, a multi-disciplinary_member- ship of an Institute could provide the drive for a much-needed fresh apprasial of the subject MORE ON DAPPLE GRAY LANE Ann Druffe/ TT HE strange encounter case which occurred on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California, USA, and which was published in FSR (Volume 23, Nos. 1 and 2, 1977) remained somewhat unique in UFO literature. Readers might remember that the incident concerned the sighting of a non-humanoid entity by two young men, John Hodges and Pete Rodriguez. The entity, according to Hodges, was shaped “like a brain,” and later contacted him after he had been transported into a holographic-type “room”? where it communicated at length with him and warned him that the human race was facing atomic destruction. John Hodges was, and is, a Southland UFO researcher himself. In my previous article, entitled Encounter on Dapple Gray Lane: Parts I and H, | pointed out that fone of the main weaknesses of the case was that the secondary witness, Pete Rodriguez, originally refused to be hypnotically regressed, thereby failing to support certam statements by John Hodges made under hypnosis, and which filled in a short time- apse occurring during the encounter. However, Rodriguez later consented to hypnotic exploration’ of the time-lapse period. Rodriguez” change ot mind was brougnt about by a series of interviews with James Durkin, an investigator at that time for the Genter for UFO Studies. I have worked closely with Durkin on other Southland UFO cases. He is acquainted personally with Rodriguez, and through his efforts, Rodriguez’ curiousity about UFO research and his own experience on Dapple Grey Lane increased considerably. Durkin, however, avoided giving Rodriguez any details about inform: ation obtained from Hodges through hypnotic re- gression. ince our original hypnotist, W. C. McCall, M.D., was not available, I became a qualified hypnotist in August, 1977, through a course of study with the ‘American Institute of Hypnosis in Los Angeles. I regressed Rodriguez on January 29, 1978, with James Durkin as witness, Rodriguez was a good subject, rather easily slipping into a light trance. In the first few minutes of the session, he shifted between past and present tense as he described his encounter. His statements regarding the reddish-grey rounded creature corrob- orated his conscious-memory statements, which were included in the original article. Added details, however, were numerous, and the emotional content and confusion expressed by the witness was plainly evident. Both emotion and confusion were almost TRS Photography: Ted Stempfel Ann Druffel, regular contributor to FSR, Investigator and writer for MUFON, organiser of Skynet and now associate editor for MUFON journal. absent in prior conscious-memory interviews with Pete. PR: “Everything looked wet. Maybe it was raining I think I saw it first... on the side of the raod, near the ivy. “It's a_strange looking object almost as big as a volley ball... I didn’t look at it probably as long as I would have wanted to... and hurriedly ran to the car... I jumped in... and he [Hodges] turned on the car... It’s just like I couldn’t turn my head and see It’s like it didn’t want me to look at it too long and ‘we were both nervous and kind of shaken, It seemed like it happened so fast, and then again it seemed like it didn’t. we were leaving, I looked back. but the whole area... kind of hazed or disappeared.“Then, even though it was misty or foggy or cool it was just like I was quite warm,'and I’m sure I had a thin jacket on. Slipping into a moderately deep trance, Rodriguez continued, reliving now, instead of remembering. PR: “I have a thin jacket on... I feel warm... yet outside it was cool... Yet after passing, or seeing, this object... I feel warm when I was running to the car. I feel warm now... the top part of my body, moving downward; my feet are cold. “When I got home... I got undressed to cool off, lay on the bed, and T'was still thinking, wondering what had happened... I want to get cool, like when you're in... a hot room or something. “My mind is just wandering, what is going on, what did I see, what was... where’s John! that’s what I'm wondering. He dropped me off and it seems like J... like he could be somewhere else, but yet close. Hodges was not close. He was miles away from Pete’s house, sitting in his car in front of his own home. The statement seems illogical. Was Rodriguez psychically attuned to Hodges at this time when he described John like “he was somewhere else, but yet close?” For at the same time Rodriguez was attempting to cool off in his home, Hodges was experiencing a second encounter with the brain- hike entity. He had seemingly been transported through blackness, then found himself in a “room” talking to the entity and viewing scenes of atomic destruction on a large screen. In the room, also, were seven or eight grey-skinned humanoids who seemed to be working with console-like, lighted panels. This second encounter seemed to Hodges like a “super-advanced hologram or projection.” Rodriguez continued, now in lighter trance, but still bringing out previously suppressed memories. PR: “I wanted to go to sleep, still thinking of what V'd seen and what I'd... felt and what I had... heard! As I passed the object I... heard a noise from the ground... It seemed like a combination of a hum.. and a movement of two things together that were.. soft and yet wet... kind of like a fish, almost. A fis! makes noise when the gills open and’ close, with the wetness... I think harder and harder and I think that’s what helped me go to sleep.” The noise Rodriguez heard might be very revealing. Did the sound have the purpose of hypno- tizing the witnesses, so that the entity could help them perceive it? Much research has been done lately in the United States designed to test the valid- ity of hypnosis in retrieving time-lapse memories of UFO encounters. Some researchers such as James Harder and Bert E. Schwarz suggest that witnesses are hypnotized at the time of the encounter, and that these memories are later retrievable through hypnosis. It is possible that the hypnotized state is necessary in order to perceive UFO close encounters. If the memory of the “wet, soft” sound helped Rodriguez go to sleep after the frightening exper- icc it could well have been hypnotic in nature. Rodriguez did not state that the barely-audible mule al | MN a sunt ih on ly Ng ws Sin Figure 1 Rodriguez’ sketch of entity sound came from the reddish, crevasse-lined entity. I tried subtly to lead him to say that the sound emanated directly from the creature, but failed. He contended that the sound came from the vicinity where the entity sat on the road. Rodriguez passed very near the creature. Could the sound have been directly stimulating his own brain? Although Hodges remembered two entities, one quite small, Rodriguez’ memory, even bolstered in trance, is that of only one, the large one described by Hodges (see Figure 1, Rodriguez’ sketch drawn after the hypnotic sessioh). His sketch does not differ substantially from that drawn during the con- scious-memory interview conducted on April 17, 1976. The main difference is that the “red spot” drawn on the left side of the rounded object is indicated as “sparkly” in the subsequent sketch. Was this “sparkly” appearance also a part of a subtle hypnotic technique perpetrated upon the witness by the entity? Rodriguez’ verbal description was _greatly enhanced in hypnosis. He found it difficult to define precisely, carefully stating; “It’s not very tall at all. ind of... round on top... kind of rigid... crevasses or lines or something with depth... kind of flat on the bottom, reddish in colour. I think maybe the crevasses or ridges... gave it its black, darker effect. Seems like... I couldn’t see the back of it.” Rodriguez maintained that perhaps the object “‘did not have a back,” and could not even picture or imagine what the back looked like. Was he secing a holographic projection, instead of an actual physical ‘object? This would fit in with Hodges’ description of the holographic “room” which he saw a few minutes after dropping Rodriguez off. Perhaps both phases of the encounter were holographic in nature. Rodriguez was closely questioned about any further view of the entity he may have had after heNL ye YD yi i i y aul My ion veeloce say unt Ul Wnt UH Figure 2: based on sketch drawn by Rodriguez after hypnotic session got into the car. This was in an attempt to corrob: orate Hodges’ statements under regression that the entity floated above the hood of the car and spoke to him telephathically. Rodriguez, however, could not recall any such experience, although he did bring out the following: PR: “I got in the car, slid over as fast as I could, then John was behind me... but it seemed like it only took ‘me three or four seconds after seeing the object to get to the car, another second or two to slide in, but it seems like it took John longer than that... He's running toward the Car... like he’s not running too fast.” Late, Rodriguez stated that John seemed to be running in slow motion. Was the object causing a time abberation, creating two different rates of time- Passage... one for Hodges, another for Rodriguez? Hodges does not remember running in slow motion to get to the car, but does remember the object floating up over the car's hood to communicate very briefly with him. The time element here... several seconds... is about the same as passed for Rodriguez, while he was watching Hodges run slowly towards the car, This is a striking example how proximity to UFOs and/or occupants can sometimes cause time aberrations for witnesses. Rodriguez also described a beam of diffuse light coming from behind trees on the left hand side of the lonely road. It seemed hazy and was white in colour, but all attempts to identify its source met with no success. ‘After the session, Rodriguez drew a diagram of the scene, including the beam of light shinin an approximate 45 degree angle (sce Figure 2) ‘There is an implication here that a UFO was in the sky behind the trees, possibly associated with the strange creature in the road, but Rodriguez would not embellish his statements to even suggest the poss- ibility. The general lack of embellishment in Rodriguez’ description seems to confirm him as a careful, honest witness. Rodriguez, when questioned in hypnosis about the date of the encounter named a Friday night, but was tain about the date. He felt it was early winter, Hodges named August 17, 1971 with fair certainty. Rodriguez had never referred, in conscious- memory. statements, to the entity as “braindike. Yet under hypnosis, when asked what he thought the object in the road was, he paused, then said, “I think it just might be a brai je did not know what ,ind of brain, surely not human because of its large size, however. He said he did not think the brain wastthere to “talk” to him, but that it was “more or less looking, listening up there, more than anything else.” ‘The encounter scene seemed “misty or wet” during the time Rodriguez was near the brain, but as he looked back from the speeding car, the samescene was encased in “dense fog” almost as wide as the street. This abberation of the atmosphere might be added evidence that the encounter did, indeed, take place in a kind of altered reality. Rodriguez could not remember any subsequent visits by the entity in the road and did not think his life had been changed in any way by the encounter. There were no lasting effects from the strange feeling of “warmth” felt during and after the incident. In general, Rodriguez’ hypnotic session corro- borated Hodges’ statements to a considerable degree, adding strength and credibility to the case. In view of the information which came out of Rodriguez’ hypnosis session, Hodges was again reg- ressed on February 9, 1978. Hodges suspected con- sciously that he had had a subsequent visit from one of the grey-skinned entities he had seen in the “room” to which he was somehow transported after the Dapple Gray Lane encounter. It should be reiterated here that John Hodges himself is a Southern California UFO researcher with a major U.S. organization. For that reason, pseu- donyms have been used for both witnesses at their request. Under hypnosis, Hodges relived hearing the voice of the brain-like entity twice since the Dapple Gray incident. While sitting on a beach with a girlfriend in 1975, he heard the voice tell him that war was going to come soon and that the human race “had wasted too much time.” “I Keep hearing these voices, and I don’t even remember them after I hear 'them,” recounted Hodges, showing great fear and’ strain. He remembered a mist enveloping the car at the time the voice spoke to him, Hodges also recalled another time he heard the “brain's” voice. The date is uncertain, but before 1975 and after 1971. He was driving and talking with Pete Rodriguez near Royal Palm Beach, “Suddenly I hear this voice and it says, ‘We will. meet soon.’ I’m still talking to Pete, and I don’t remember hearing Hodges then relived hearing the same voice for the fourth time, on January 28, 1978, a few days before the second hypnotic session. JH: “.., 1 feel the buzz and I see one of the humanoids from the room. He seems to be telling me I have done well. I have been a good messenger. He tells me there are some things I should know.” Hodges went on to describe, in an almost constant flow of memory, now the grey-skinned humanoids seen in the holographic “room” were the intelligent entities connected with his and Rodriguez’ encounter. He explained that the brain-like entity(s) were merely “translators”... composed of living but essentially non-intelligent tissue... used by the humanoids to communicate with earth witnesses. He stated that in every UFO encounter, a similar “translator” is present whether visible ‘to the witness or not, These translators can be any size, ranging from a single living cell, upward. The one on Dapple Gray Lane was an “old translator”, which had grown large like living tissue. Hodges then launched into a full range of proph- ecies, allegedly given him by the grey-skinned entity which had appeared to him in a holographic-type vision on January 28, 1978. These were all delivered in moderately deep trance and included the following: 1. The UFO phenomenon is building up to official worldwide contact. This will occur immediately after a world war, the general destruction of which will draw the human race together. The official UFO contact will be made in order to sustain peace and will be the start of our acceptance as “children of the galaxies.” The date will be about 1987. 2. In the early 1980’s the Middle East will erupt, Israel will break off diplomatic ties with the U.S and the Arabs will ally with the Soviet Union. Around 1982, Saudi Arabia will cut off the oil supply to the U.S. and escalate the war. The actual fighting will be first between Arabs and Israclis but will soon spread into the European bloc, and WW III will begin. 3. France and Italy will be hardest hit. The Soviet bloc will spread a limited missile bombardment around the East Coast of the U.S. But the missile- Iaunched atomic warheads will not explode! Questioning Hodges regarding this strange state- ment, he explained that no nuclear warhead can be dropped from more than 550 feet and reach critical mass.. He contended that only ground-tested nuclear warheads will reach critical mass. Reminded of the atomic bombardment of Hiroshima and Negasaki in WW II, he stated that the desctruction had been caused by natural earthquakes and that the U.S. had sent out bombers using magnesium termite to create a blinding flash and dispersed fissionable material over the cities to make it appear they had been deva- stated by nuclear blasts. No amount of debate on this point could shake John Hodges from his certainty on these points. Continuing with his predictions, Hodges stated: 4. There will be extensive detonation of nuclear warheads on both continents, but these will be carried by terrorist groups into enemy territories and set off at ground level by remote control. 5. The widespread desctruction will bring about fear on both sides that the entire earth would be destroyed, and diplomatic relations will be re- opened by 1984. By 1985 world commerce will be common. By 1987 the entire nuclear arm- ament of the U.S. and Soviet bloc will be disarmed. At that time, official contact will be made by the UFOs. Hodges also alleged that the grey-skinned human- oid he saw in his bedroom on January 28th, 1978 told him that he [Hodges] had been “given the seed of communicating with the galaxy.” JH: “He says that ‘we have planted the seed in you, my son, that we may communicate! I think I see the seed... the translator, the brain! They’re all the same! The means to communicate... I don’t need the brain [entity]... There is a mutation!... This biological mass, this translator, is now within me, and I cancommunicate at will... I remember now... Pete and 1 are walking toward the car. Pete sees the beam of light. I don’t see it because it’s hitting me and reflecting off the car, and this beam of light... im- pregnated the tissue... it doesn’t hurt. But it’s hot... all over my body!” Hodges clarified that the diffuse beam of light was probably coming from a UFO hidden behind the thick trees, but he, like Rodriguez, could not see the craft. The diffuse, white beam of light did not plant the “translator” in his brain. This was accomplished by a momentary, bright directed beam which came down in the middle of the diffuse beam of light. Hodges described the translator in his own brain as a single-cell brain “synapse” or engram. This cell, once safely implanted had no need to grow larger. It completed a psychic link between his own brain (mind) and the brains (minds) of the grey-skinned humanoids. He stated that the synapse or communicative link did ngt function immediately, and therefore, during his subsequent encounter that same evening in the holographic ‘‘room”, the brain-like entity still seemed to be the intelligent entity, communicating directly with him, while the grey-skinned humanoids posed as background. But by January 28, 1978, the synaptic link was sufficiently workable to allow him to communicate directly with the grey humanoid. In fact, Hodges stated that he was in constant touch with the humanoids. He said they were from “the region of Zeta Reticuli.” During the 1% hour session, the following information was brought out regarding this “extraterrestrial source”: i, The Zeta Reticuleans are our cultural ances- tors. Millenia ago they participated in converting earth’s ape-men to homo sapiens, through gene manipulation. ii, Pete Rodriguez was also given a synaptic trans- lator during the Dapple Gray ‘Lane encounter, but he is not yet aware of it. There are thousands of people alive on earth today who have been given these translators in their brains. These include all_genuine UFO contactees (abductees), psychi- cally-talented persons, and many others who are not yet aware. iii These translators are an actual transfer of a single cell brain syanapse into the human brain, accomplished without surgery. These translators possessed by humans are not all from the same source as “there are many types of humanoids within our galaxy.” iv. The translators supply a missing link in the human brain which allow psychic talents to blossom. ‘The hypnotic session ended, Hodges admitted that he felt as if the “translator” in his brain had been “nagging” at him ever since August 17, 1971. He felt it was the source of his ability to read and under- stand technical books, so that he had, in essence, the equivalent of a college education without having completed more than a few months of actual college training. Hodges displayed a disturbing tendency to philo- sophize on metaphysical subjects such as creation, the nature of God, and the relationship of man with his Creator. These were not mere theoretical opinions; they were presented as unalterable Fact. I say “disturbing” because his verbosity reminded me of the carly contactees of the 1950's who claimed encounters with benevolent, handsome, blond-haired beings from Venus, etc. who discussed philosophical, religious, and socio-economic questions with them: Thad distinguished, as had most researchers, between these types of ““contactees” whom I considered either deluded or psychotic, and the later rational “abudctees” of the 1970s. The “abductees” for the most part, checked out as stable and honest citizens whose run-in with UFO occupants provided them anything but a charming afternoon aboard a visiting spacecraft. Yet here was John Hodges, a UFO resear- cher, seemingly on the brink of becoming a 1950- type “contactee”. I cautioned Hodges that the information obtained from UFO sources could not be trusted, and that often it checked out as completely fraudulent. He reiterated his belief that the synaptic link between himself and the extraterrestrial grey humanoids was real, and that the information being fed him seemed to be true. In spite of this, Hodges maintained his normal, equable nature. He explained that the translator implant was one of the main reasons why some people are telepathic, but that some telepaths had actually mutated their own translators without the aid of UFO entities. “A chemical reaction of too much DNA here, not enough DNA there, can cause mutation.” A sudden spasm of the pituitary gland, sometimes a blow on the head, can cause cerebral fluid to penetrate the convolutions of the brain, and this cerebral fluid reacting with the DNA can easily cause the necessary requirements to mutate the svnapse. He claimed the mutation — the single-cell synaptic translator — can be found by using a sophisticated brain-scan instrument called the EMI. It is his opinion that the translator cell would be somewhat larger, more complicated and having more connections and protrusions than the other cells of the brain. He also thinks it is connected to the frontal lobal area, using the frontal lobes as antennae. 1 am not competent to judge the scientific validity of the above, but feel that it should be presented as a new idea which has come from a reliable individual deeply involved in UFO research himself. A few weeks after the February 9th, 1978 session, John Hodges called. He had come to the conclusion ‘that the UFO entities could not be trusted, and he was trying to suppress the information which he could have “fed” into him at will. The main reason for his distrust was that the entities had told him that frozen bodies of aliens and remains of a crashed saucer were stored at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Checking into his files, Hodges found that the rumours of such retrievals currently being inyest- igated by U.S. researchers, concerned storage facil- ities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Realizing that this ‘part of his information was erron- cous, he decided that he could not trust any of theentities’ statements. or at least he was unable to distinguish which facts he was receiving, and had received, were true and which were false. He still maintained, however, that the translator in his brain docs exist and that it was implanted at the time of his 1971 encounter in Dapple Gray Lane. As a follow-up, a check of Hodges’ hypnotic state- ments regarding the inability of nuclear warheads to detonate if delivered from an altitude above 550 feet ground level was discussed with a MUFON Physics consultant. The information, as suspected, proved erroneous, as were also his statements regarding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It has proved impossible to this date to attempt verification of Hodges’ statements regarding his ingle-cell translator, because of the expense of an EMI brain scan. However, I am continuing efforts to find a source for an EMI scan on Hodges’ brain. If the translator cell can, indeed, be found and verified, this would add greatly to our knowledge of the UFO phenomenon and of the nature of psychic talents. At present, Hodges is still deeply involved in UFO research in Southern California. In spite of the erroneous nature of some of the facts brought out with the aid of Hodges’ “trans- lator,” this case has been presented in detail because it is an excellent example of how witnesses and part- icularly UFO “abductees” can be deluded and even harmed by their experiences. Many cases exist of seemingly reliable witnesses who report encounters and then experience disintergration of personality and disruption of their lives. Is it possible that Hodges’ claim of synaptic translator implantation is factual? Is it possible that some witnesses, after undergoing this brain mutation, are incapable of effectively handling the flow of information re- ceived? Hodges luckily realized the UFO entities are capable of misleading and deluding witnesses, and was able to catch himself before becoming a fully-fledged Messianic contactec. ANOTHER CLOSE CONTACT ON REUNION- Part 2 Lieut- Colonel Lobet Concluding the account of the traumatic after-effects experienced by a witness after encounter with UFO and occupants. Translation from the French by Gordon Creighton N Part 1 of this article Antoine Séverin’s personal account of the incident of February 14, 1975, was given, together with a declaration by his mother, and statements by his fiancée, neighbours, employer and colleagues. All testimony pointed to the fact that Severin is a steady and reliable young man who doesn’t smoke or drink, and who is not the type to invent stories to draw attention to himself; a young man who reads little and knows little or nothing about either science fiction or flying saucers. Furthermore a psychiatrist stated that (after the encounter) Severin was in a state of crisis after suffering intense emotional shock, and that he had previously shown no symptoms of a neurological or psychiatric nature. X — The gist of the Reunion Gendarmerie’s reports on the Case The object seen by the eyewitness was on the slopes of the Calvaire Hill, 300 metres to the west of Petite Ie. On February 15, two gendarmes went to the home of the witness. He was in bed, in a state of unquest- ionable prostration. His eyes, wide and staring, were fixed on the unknown. He was unable to reply orally to the question put to him. With intense eagerness, by This extraordinary case occurred on the slopes of Le Calvaire, a hill some 300 metres outside the township. of, Petitelle near the southern coast of the island of Réunion, lying between Madagascar and Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. Lt. Col Lobet’s excellent and very detailed account was published by Lumieres dans fa Nuit No. 147 (August-September 1975). We are indebted to LOLN’s Editoral Committee for per- mission to reproduce it now in full in Flying Saucer Review. — EDITOR means of gestures, he describes, with his hands, a round, shining shape. To explain the brightness, he puts his hands horizontally to his eyes a number of times. Then he extends four fingers, indicating that there were four occupants, dressed in white. To indicate the latter feature, he points to the white sheet on his bed. To indicate the height of the beings, he extends his hand at a height of about a metre above the floor. Then he draws. a sketch of the machine. He concludes his mimed demonstration by putting his hands first to his ears, then to his fore- head, and finally to his eyes. He makes a grimace, and manages to bring outa sharp whistling — rising from very low to crescendo — at the same time twirling the index finger of his right hand, with itpointed upwards towards the ceiling, thus indicating how the machine rose up and disappeared. Prior to that, when describing the entities, Severin put his two index fingers up vertically 20 cms. above his head, indicating that they had short antennae, and that the antennae of the third one had moved. By the time the interview was ending he was very worked up, and no longer aware of the presence of the two investigators from the Gendarmeri Enquiries. were in duc course made of the personnel of the GillotSt. Denis airport. Their reply was that no aircraft or helicopter had been air-borne over the area between 1200 hrs and 1400 hrs on February 14, 1975. The weather at 1300 hrs on that day had been fine, the sky clear, and the Sun was fully visible, quite free of cloud, approximately right overhead. There was no wind, and there had been no rain since February 10. No weather balloons had been released that day. ‘On February 16, a second visit is paid by the Gendarmerie. Antoine Séverin is still in a “secondary state.” He still has not yet recovered the power of speech and, moreover, his sight has become consid- erably weaker. He is able to take only a few steps and make a few explanations by means of gestures. It seems now, from what we learn from him, that there were two® portholes on the upper part of the machine, and that he first became aware of the presence of the saucer when he looked about him to Find out where the beeping noise was coming from. By February 17, Séverin, still very disturbed, has lost the faculty of both speech and sight. He wants to take us to the place, but on condition that we take armed men with us. Because of his handicapped state, the trip to the spot is put off. ‘On February 18 he was questioned again. He was still in bed, and still unable to see. Gendarmerie Commandant Legros tested him and his clothing for radioactivity; Results: negative. Dr. Henri tells us he has examined Séverin during the course of today. His diagnosis is not alarming; general condition of the patient: good, but showing anxiety state which may last anywhere from three days to three months and which is due to some strong emotional shock. ‘On February 19. Séverin was found to have recovered his voice, (No details of this visit are given now, as there was little that was new.) On February 20 came his first visit to the spot in the jeep driven by Gendarme Cravero. (See full account already given in part 1: Séverin collapsed at the spot and was taken home unconscious.) ‘On February 24 Séverin agreed to go to the spot once more, this time with a journalist from Saint- Denis, the Island’s capital. The minute he had reached the spot and got out of the car, he was over- come by some inexplicable trouble. He waved his hands parallel to the ground; his eyes turned up into his head; his pulse slowed down; the extremities of his limbs turned cold. He was taken back home, and only recovered consciousness half an hour jater. (On February 25, we interrogated him again, He is totally at a loss to explain why he falls unconscious whenever he revisits the spot. When he falls un- conscious when he gets there, he still hears the beeping noise and has to try to plug his ears. He states that he had never heard anyone mention the flying saucer that was seen on the Plaine des Cafres in 1968, and says he never reads or looks through science fiction magazines. XI — Further Supportive Material A: Monsieur Guy Pothin testified that at about 10.00 p.m. on February 10, 1975, at Petite Tle, he had seen a very bright object come up out of the sea® and fly overhead very fast. He had watched this object for a considerable time, and had spoken to his brother about it, but he had never mentioned it to Antoine ‘Séverin (with whom he worked). B: On February 14, 1975 (date of Séverin’s exper- ience) Monsieur Maxime Assaby, a hairdresser in Saint-Denis, claimed to have seen, between 7.00 and 7.30 p.m, three lights high in the sky over Sainte- Marie, which lies 8 kms to the east of Saint-Denis, At first the lights were stationary. Then they moved away westwards, towards Cape Bernard (3 kms to the west of Saint-Denis.) The colour of the lights was white, the third one, which was apart from the other two, being brighter. Witness, who was accom- panied by his 17-year-old brother, concluded: “I cannot be mistaken, because I am quite used to seeing aircraft arriving and departing. Those lights were abnormal on account of the height they were at, on account of their intense brightness, and on account of their immobility when first observed by us. They were constant, and did not flash.” C: At 7.15 p.m. on the same day — February 14, and consequently at the same time as the observation reported under B above — Mme. Colette Dayde and her husband were with their friends, the Royera family, at the meteorological station at Le Chaudron when they saw some lights, which seemed to resemble search-lights, moving from’ east to west, i.e. from the direction of Sainte-Marie towards Le Port. The colour was vivid and slightly yellowish. Two of these lights pevNion @\sr sencir piaine des Cafreswere on the same alignment, in front, while the third light was separated from them, The craft bearing the lights was travelling slowly and passed over the mast of the meteorological station. It gave out a dull, scarcely perceptible sound. D: At 8.00 p.m. on February 16, according to state- ment of witness Jocelyne Vitaline, aged 16, she was at Saint-Benoit, on the east coast of the Island of Réunion, and 30 kms as the crow flies from Saint Denis, when she saw, low in the sky, a luminous ball moving slowly towards the north. XII — Conclusions To begin with, this “tale” sparked off a good deal of hilarity in the neighbourhood, since it seemed obvious that the statements of Antoine Séverin could not possibly be'taken seriously. From the information subsequently gathered about him, it turned out however that he is normally a well balanced, well behaved individual, of excellent character, and’ not given to the perpetration of hoaxes. Several people from whom we took state- ments said that, while they were not actually convinced of the existence of flying saucers, they nevertheless did not categorically reject the possibility of such apparitions. None of the persons who have testified believe Antoine Séverin to have been hallucinated, and they all take his statements seriously. By March 6, 1975, the date on which the Gendar- merie closed its enquiry into this case, Antoine Séverin scems to have recovered all his physical and mental faculties, Nevertheless, in view of the fact that he fainted three times’ when taken to the scene of his experience, we have thought it better not to make a fourth attempt, as this might still prove to be very harmful for him. References (by Translator) 5. Despite this reference in the text to “two portholes”” the sketch drawn by Antoine Séverin himself shows five rectangular windows Visible on the dome of the UFO. ‘Another investigator, named Baret, also sent in a report, to LDLN from Réunion, and his sketch apparcntly showed four rectangular windows. I think we must con- clude that, as s0 often happens, nobody knows precisely how many’ portholes or windows there were on Antoine Séverin’s UFO — a detail which is of no importance, any- way. 6. Here, on the contrary, is a detail that is of the greatest conceivable importance and interest! Réunion lies away ‘out in the vast Indian Ocean. And here is a witness Claiming to have scen a UFO come up out of the sea and fly over the island. (Compare with the many reports in FSR in past years about UFOs seen leaving or entering, the sea, most especially around the coasts of South ‘America and in the Mediterranean, as well as round the shores of the British Isles.) 7. See Note 4 (Part I of the article in FSR Vol 25, No. 2). % Lumiéres dans la Nuit address: Mons. R, Veillith, 43400 Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France. THOUGHTS ON THE REUNION LANDING F. Lagarde Monsieur Lagarde was editor of Lumiéres dans la Nuit at the time of Lt. Col. Lobet’s investigation, Translation from the French by Gordon Creighton. AFTER so detailed and thorough an investigation by the authorities of the Island of Réunion, the reader will be in a position to judge for himself what degree of credit to allocate to this report. So far as I myself am concerned, I will say that I am completely convinced of the reality of the sighting. From the other supporting statements given in Col. Lobet’s report (which, though few in number, would suggest that the actual number of eyewitnesses was probably very considerable) it is clear that the UFO phenomenon was already present on the Island as early as February 10, a fact which renders Séverin’s dream during the night of February 10-11 both credible and remarkable. We might in fact advance the hypothesis that, being highly sensitive to this type of phenomenon, Séverin was already affected by. its close proximity during that first night, February 10-11. We may deduce, furthermore, that the phen- omenon was still present on the Island on February 16, and maybe even after that, since it was only on the 17th that Séverin was able to talk once more. ‘As I see it, the episode can be divided into two phases. Subconsciously drawn towards the UFO (of which he is already aware, at a deeper level) Severin nevertheless behaves completely as usual, following his normal route homewards. It is the beep-beep that attracts his conscious attention. And then he sees the object. Whether it had been there a long time already we can of course never know. Séverin only saw it when he looked at it. It seems as though, up until that moment, nothing had yet happened. Then the “cinema film” commenced:— the ladder, the small beings, their movements with feet together, the flash of light, his flight, etc... And, finally, the very real state of shock which resulted from it.If Antoine Séverin’s premonition or straight clairvoyance that the phenomenon was present (a premonition or clairvoyance often noted by other investigators) can be explained by his possessing a particular sensitivity in that direction, the actual presence of the object there can be taken as a real fact. The reality of what happens immediately after that is however more suspect. He is close to the object — maybe 20 metres or so from it — when he begins to go towards it. He is thus under the direct, influence of his environment, and it is at this point that the “improbability factor” makes its appearance, and causes even Séverin’s best friends to doubt his, claims. “Yes,” they will say, “he has seen something. The question is: WHAT?” This is public opinion speaking, and maybe public opinion is not so far wrong. In the present case, the eyewitness is sincere. He is not hoaxing. And there can be no doubt about the shock he has suffered. Additional information received by Lumiéres dans la Nuit Antoine Séverin did his military service in the Air Force. He had never had any other premonitions prior to this experience of February 14. A study of the photographs and plans shows that although the scene of the sighting lies on a compar- atively gentle slope, the terrain is very open, and one might ask the question: why did not Séverin see a large, shining object — at least three metres above the ground level of the field and consequently easily visible — sooner than he did? The investigators have replied to us on this point as follows: “It was after the beep-beep sound that Séverin saw the object. Either it had landed there after Séverin had passed by the spot, or Séverin simply had not been paying attention. (At that season of the year it is extremely hot on the Island of Reunion in the middle of the day. Séverin was wearing a hat, and he was walking along with his head down.) Of the two hypotheses, the first one seems the more likely — namely that Séverin had not seen it earlier because it had only just landed, and had not, been there earlier. Personally, I feel that an object of such a size is easily seen from afar when descending from the sky, and I feel that it is bound to be noticed if it is standing on the ground 15 or 20 metres distant even if one is not paying much attention to the surroundings, for the brightness of such a mass ought to catch the eye. Another possibility however is that the UFO may have materialized at that precise moment when Séverin felt that some “irresistible” force was halting his advance. In such ‘a case, of course, we are faced with a problem which will be clear to all. It offers several solutions to the problem of “materialization.” Either it is real, and is part of the whole phenomenon, or it is itself a product of the eyewitness’s own psi faculties. All the investigators, and all the doctors who saw Séverin, are in agreement that he definitely saw some- thing, just as are all the other witnesses who know him well. So the materialization theory remains a valid one. But, all the same, everybody seems surprised that he should have noticed so much detail. If Séverin’s psi faculties played a role in the affair, then this would have been after the contact had already taken place. Which brings us back to the whole thorny problem of contact. All in all a highly interesting case, from every angle, and perfectly researched, in conditions permitting us to have the maximum confidence in the investigators. Finally, as regards the previous sighting of a UFO on the Plaine des Cafres, it is to be noted that this place lies some 15 kms., as the crow flies, from the township of Petite-Ie. Incidentally, the latest information received by us indicates that the Séverin case has started to loosen tongues, so that it now becomes evident that Réunion, after all, has been having plenty of UFO visitations, despite ‘the apparent lack of reports about them. 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Principally these are two close encounters of the third kind, which are said to have happened independently to a young brother and sister (although within a short space of time and distance). Associated with these are many subsequent events, including three other close encounters. Primarily these occurred to other members of the same family (including adults), but there are also events involving a girl who was an original CES witness. The story is as fascinating as it is complex, and we can do little more here than provide a survey of the major points. Indeed new events are said to be occuring continually, even this report should only be regarded as a statement of the current position. Synops In July 1976, it is claimed, both Gaynor Sunderland (then 9) and her brother Darren (then 8) had encounters with landed UFOs and occupants within less than a mile of each other, and their home in the village of Oakenholt in the Welsh county of Clwyd. ‘These stories were not related to their parents until March 1978, from which point an investigation has been under way. Since that time it has been learned that Gaynor claims several other LITS encounters (before and after the CE3), and her experiences have continued during the course of the investigation (including a CE1 with animal inter- ference). .\pparently she has also had psychic exper- iences, and believes that more is yet to come! Darren, however, claims no further sightings, but, his parents (particularly Mrs. Marion Sunderland) do claim encounters, two of which must be regarded as CE1 incidents (involving psychological and clectro- magnetic effects). In addition, other stories of strange phenomena have been recorded in the immediate area during the course of the investigation. Location Oakenholt is surrounded by farmland and is close to the Clwyd coast. The estuary of the River Dee is immediately adjacent, while to the south, in the direction of the sites of the main encounters, is a ridge of hills which rise in places to 1000 feet. To the east is the industrial and steel town of Shotton and the border with England overlooked by the ancient city of Chester. Much of the immediate area is rural and_ sparsely populated, and abounds with local tradition. Wat’s Dyke passes by to the SSW, in the direction of the main incidents, and within a'mile or so of them (see sketch map of area). The Trigger In March 1978 there was considerable publicity in the United Kingdom for the imminent release of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. One day Mrs. Marion Sunderland (in her thirties, a mother with five children) was reading a story about it in the local newspaper; she had no more than a general knowledge of the subject. Darren, then aged 10, asked her what a ‘close encounter of the third kind”* was, and she told him to the best of her ability. He then announced quietly that he might have had one of these, and proceeded slowly, and in bits and pieces, to tell his mother of an experience he claimed had occurred in July 1976. At this moment Gaynor, then 11, was out playing She came in briefly at one point and heard her brother talking. She ridiculed him, which was apparently uncharacteristic, and made jibes about ttle green men.” Then she went out again. She heard only a few moments of Darren’s story. ‘A while later she returned indoors and waited until Darren had gone out and she could be alone with her mother. She then told her, sheepishly, that she had had an experience (in July 1976), and this she related in detail. She said that she had been afraid to tell anyone about it because she knew it would not be believed, and because she had also had a deep inner feeling that she should not tell. However, when Darren was telling his story, she got a “picture in her head” that now was the time to tell her mother. ‘Mrs. Sunderland was unsure what to do. She had dismissed Darren’s story as imagination, but she knew Gaynor to be totally unimaginative and certainly not prone to telling lies. Also, despite the fact that atFPARKGATE WALES. no point had the two children bee together alone, there were consistencies in their stories (most notably the date). Puzzled, she immediately called Darren back, separated them, and queried them both in detail independently, ‘and obtained drawings. The consistencies made her most intrigued, plus the fact that both were so matter-of-fact about things, and insistent that the story not be told to anyone in the area because they did not wish to be laughed at. Darren's story He claims that mid-afternoon on a sunny day, just after the school holidays had begun (i.e. mid- July 1976) he was walking down a fairly quict lane ‘known as Coed-On Road. His attention was attracted to a glint of silver in a field, and he went to the road- side to have a closer look. In_ the field was an object on four tall legs. Basic- ally it consisted of an elongated silver “oblong”, CLWYR / with a kind of tailpiece associated with aeroplanes at one end. On top was a large round dome the surface of which was made up of tiny square windows. There was a kind of periscope atop this, and a coloured cross in the centre of the dome. On the silver rim (the “oblong”) there was a central line of black “writing” and a row of small windows on the edge opposite to that with the tailfin. Emerging from the “ship” and reaching towards the ground were five or six wires. These were attached to blue bulbs on top of poles about 3 feet high. There were also five or six “men” who were walking around “like cripples” and seemingly very angry. They carried “guns” that had masses of buttons on them, including a blue one which when pressed released'a red ray. They seemed to be attempting to destroy the bulbs, but to no avail. This fuelled their anger. They were jumping up and down apparently with rage. Darren's alleged sighting, based on his sketches LEFT: The “UFO' RIGHT: “Man” and “gun”‘The men were about 4” 10” tall and were like human beings, except that they had angular bodies and just a few wisps of hair sticking up. They wore motiled silver tops and green trousers (not unlike slenins worn in certain series of Star Trek? JR and Ww). One of the men seemed so annoyed that he went up to a bulb and hit it with the butt of the gun. It went out and the rest suddenly looked overjoyed and started to do the same. All but one bulb was extin- guished and they simply left that one on. ‘A central ramp came down from the ship and suddenly a bizarre creature moved down this. It was not unlike a dinosaur, with a green body and red neck. In place of ears it had long floppy checks. One man made a growl, and with a sad expression the animal turned around and went back up into the craft. The next phase of the observation concerned a human-like man, with pink face and much hair. He also had five fingers (unlike the other entities who had four). He appeared inside the dome and seemed to have trouble manipulating some controls. He was wearing a white ‘T’ shirt. Then he glanced at a picture on the inner wall of the craft, which according to Darren somewhat resembled the man who lived next door. The human-like person smiled, and disap- peared behind the wall. A curious feature that Darren noted was that inside the craft everything appeared smaller. He saw the entities walking past the windows but these were only about 3 feet tall. When they came down the ramp they seemingly “grew.” The observation ended, he claims, when at one point all the “men” briefly looked the other way and he ran from his hiding place behind a lamp-post. That night from his bedroom, Darren states he saw the ship leave with only the cross illuminated. Gaynor's story Gaynor was riding her bicycle along a different part of Coed-On Road. It was a Saturday and hot and sunny, The time was about 1.50 p.m. (BST). ‘The area where she was riding was quite secluded, and she descended a hill towards a field which was below the level of the roadway. Suddenly a glint of silver caught her eye. She got off her bike and laid it on the grass by a hedge, peering downwards into the field through a gap. In the field she saw an object which, she says, appeared to her like a silvery cigar. It was about 35 feet long and 10 feet high. Along the base was a narrow rim and on top a dull red box. Three rectang- ular windows were seen along the side (with a fourth partly visible round the right hand edge). These were all different shades of yellow blending into one another. Gaynor’s first thought was that she was looking at something from a carnival, or from a parade and, fascinated, she decided to watch. The thing was only a few yards in front of her (maybe about 20 yards) and she saw a dark shadow pass across one window. Assuming that there were men in it, and that they would frighten her off if she revealed herself, she stayed hidden, captivated by the strange object. ._ By-now she was lying on her stomach with her feet in the air, peering through the hedge. After a few minutes a’ strange “man” appeared from round the side and it was only then that she realised that this was something really unusual and she began to con- sider that the object might be “from space.” The “man” was humanoid, about 5’ 5” tall, but LGHT (OULL RED) RAMP OPENED Pad Alp OUT WINDOWS: Geziow UFO allegedly seen by Gaynor on the ground very thin and angular in the body. He walked jerkily, in sidesteps, and his knee joints were three quarters of the way up his leg. His elbows, too, were pointed and his face was long, thin, and terribly’pale. ‘As he came closer, and remained in view for several minutes, she obtained an excellent detailed view. His eyes were very large and round. They were white with a tiny pink “dot” in the middle. The nose was squat and flat and the mouth just a slit with many white teeth. Only a few sandy wisps of hair were visible. The hands consisted of three very pointed fingers and a ‘wobbly’ thumb. The entity was wearing a one-piece silver suit. At no point did Gaynor see any zippers or fasteners, and it stretched from neck to feet, covering even the hands. The boots were silver but had thick black soles (like boots worn by divers). On the head was a round helmet which was silvery at the rear — in fact a continuation of the suit — and had a “‘glass bubble” at the front. Connected to this, from the side, was a transparent tube. This fitted into a white, ‘heart- shaped object on the back that Gaynor assumed was breathing apparatus. ‘The “man” was carrying a gun, which was very simple. It was in the shape of a letter ‘L’ held by the bottom. This instrument was creamy coloured and had a half moon button on top. The entity was pointing the gun at the ground and pressing the button, whereupon a “wavy” red ray was emitted, “slower than a light being switched on.” Immeditely a hole the size of a cup formed in the ground, and he bent stiffly to feel it. He walked around the front of the craft making about six holes in all and feelingBased on Gaynor’s sketches of the humanoid each one. In each case the soil had just melted away, leaving no grass, just a hole. Gaynor had now been watching for 10-15 minutes, and she was uncomfortable and frightened. She moved her leg slightly and it caught on the hedge, making a noise. Unfortunately at this point the entity was only about 10 feet from her, and he appeared to hear the sound. He did not turn his body, which was side on, but moved his eyes towards her. At this she felt very cold inside and went momentarily dizzy. She says that she “knew” that he was seeing inside her mind and that because she was only a child he realised she could not hurt them. He went about his business of making holes, occasionally looking at her — when on each occasion she felt the cold and the dizziness. Then a kind of whimpering noise — high pitched and not unlike a, dog crying — came from the direction of the craft.’ Both Gaynor and the “man” looked to see a flap coming down on the extreme left hand edge. This, seemingly, was moulded into the sides, and left no gap when’ it was down. In shape it was not unlike a banana. ‘A hand, similar to the first, appeared from within and-waved up and down. In response the man moved his foot from side to side and then walked stiffly over to the flap. He climbed on the rim and went “into” the flap. The murmuring occurred again. Then he came down and walked around the back of the ship and was not seen again. ‘A few moments after this another figure came from around the right hand side.*Gaynor feels this was a woman, as she appeared to have “a bit of shape.” She was very similar to the man, wearing exactly the same clothes, but was only about 5’ 2” tall. She had a long, jagged knife “stuck” to her side (there was no belt). She proceeded to go to each hole and scrape this knife in them. A noise was heard, but the knife always came out clean. Several times the woman looked directly at Gaynor and she again felt dizzy and cold. Indeed she said she sensed the woman was angry at her presence and was more antipathetic towards her than the man had been. ‘After a total period which Gaynor estimated from her watch as 30 minutes, there was again a whimpering sound, slightly lower in pitch this time, and the woman at the same time looked up towards the sun, She then proceeded towards the ramp, which lowered as she got closer. She walked up it, and as she did so Gaynor noted the box on top of the cigar pulsing deep red. Seizing her opportunity she fled, gashing her knee quite badly on the hedge in her panic (her mother recalls the gash). She went only a few yards and realised she had left her bicycle. In agonies of indec- ision she went back for it, but did not jump on immediately. She ran off down the road with it. ‘As she went she heard a faint humming noise. Glancing back she saw the leaves on the trees surrounding the field trembling as she. smelt a “burning.” Ten she saw the “cigar” angle upwards into the sky, accelerating into the one and only cloud thatwas in the otherwise clear sky. It disappeared into Gaynor’s UFO on take off this (which was not large) revealing its underside as it climbed. This consisted of a circle of lights or buttons. Gaynor cycled home at a fast pace, but even so took several minutes. She stared upwards several times but did not see the UFO emerge from the cloud. In a turmoil she rode around her house for several minutes until, dizzy, she went indoors and reported the accident (omitting to mention anything at all about her experience). The next day, as if partly to convince herself that it had really happened, she returned to the field. Her elder brother went with her (not Darren). Shefound an oval patch of grass where the object had been and this was tinged with silver. The holes were no longer there, but their presence was detectable due to the grass being somewhat greener and fresher (‘like after it had rained”) at these points. She did not say anything to her brother, nor did she dare venture further into the field to look at the far side of the oval patch. Investigation ‘The case was originally discovered by a Mr. Terry Bellis, a local investigator. This was following a radio phone-in programme in which he took part for Radio Gity (Liverpool). Mrs. Sunderland telephoned with brief details, omitting any names or locations and afterwards filled out a BUFORA Ri report form and sent a detailed statement of Gaynor’s sighting to him. ‘This was in April 1978. Mrs Sunderland had requested further-contact to relate Darren's story, but Mr. Bellis did not take the case further. Nor did he transmit information to any- one else involved in local investigation. In August, however, he gave details of the case (again minus names and locations) to the Liverpool Post, who featured a story on it as part of a UFO series. This was picked up by UFOIN and eventually (thanks to the help of Martin Keatman — a UFOIN member who, was in contact with Mr. Bellis) a copy of the prelim- inary report was obtained. Paul Whetnall followed this up with an immediate on-site investigation, and considerable further contact with the participants took place when it became known that the case was so complex. ‘The family consists of Mr. Frederick Sunderland (aged 36), a former car factory worker who at the time of writing (April 1979) is unemployed. He is a practical man who is highly sceptical of UFOs. He has tended to dismiss Darren’s story as fanciful, and has also considered Gaynor to have been “dreaming.” However, his attitude has slowly changed and the events of the investigation, plus a personal sighting Gaynor looking at in the hedge at approximately the pos: ition from which, lying down, she watched the UFO and the humanoid. Left: The view from the point where the domed object is to have stood, looking towards the gap in hedgerow, by which Gaynor was lying prone (Gaynor is just visible in our picture).(see later), have now convinced him of the validity of at least Gaynor’s experience. His wife Marion (of similar age) is now very interested in UFOs, but appears only to have picked up knowledge since the children’s stories fired her enthusiasm. She also seems to have pursued this interest for genuine reasons of wanting to know what had happened to them alll and why. Her knowledge is still moderate, but the invest- igators are aware of the possibility that she may have unconsciously had some influence on the testimonies. However, we do have comparison accounts from Gaynor dating from April 1978 to February 1979 and there is no indication of such influence. Of the five children, Gaynor’s and Darren's accounts have already been noted. The only other child old enough to have been involved with the observing of the phenomena is Carl (the eldest... now 14). He was party to one of the subsequent encounters. The investigators found Darren a fairly typical L1-vear-old boy. with normal interests for that age. His sense of drama, and his imagination, were noticeable, and quite ‘clearly he injected both into his story. For example, when he was describing his running away he likened himself to the “Bionic Man.” He also took great relish in comparing one of the entities with the man next door (a fact that will no doubt be of interest of psychologist readers!). We also noted how on several occasions he tried to show how his story was like that of his sister, in at least_ one major instance, citing a comment (“the entities had pink faces”) as identical, whereas in fact it was totally contrary to Gaynor’s consistent story (“they had very pale faces with white eyes containing a tiny pink dot”). The investigators consider these factors, plus the very real inconsistency of Darren's story over the months of investigation. as significant ‘As for Gaynor she was very different. Instantly likeable, she has a noticeable shyness when she first megts anyone. Her interests are again somewhat typical, ice skating and music being prominent. She does watch TV programmes such as Dr. Who (a pop- ular British science fiction series), but not in any abnormal amount, and she displays no extraordinary interest or knowledge in the UFO phenomenon. At school she is well-liked and popular. Her work has dramatically improved since 1976, the time of her initial CE3. She is now very proficient at languages, speaking Welsh and French well, and has a growing command of sciences, particularly life sciences. Indeed she was so lucid and helpful in her descript- ions that the investigators invariably had the feel that they were dealing with a girl who was well advanced from her age. It should be noted that at several places in the investigation contradictions of minor points were introduced into Gaynor’s testimony (a standard investigational ploy). Never once was she ensnared, and she corrected the investigators in a tactful and straightforward way that said a lot for her basic honesty. This was not only attested to by family ind friends, but was apparent also to the invest- igators. Hypnosis While the investigators felt no need whatsoever for the use of hypnosis, they did not prevent its use under the auspices’ of Mr. Joe Keeton — a qualified hypnotherapist recommended by the Liverpool Post. There was no indication of a time- lapse, nor suspicion of an abduction or hidden memories. The story we had obtained was highly detailed and had remained consistent, even in very minor points, throughout our investigation of Gaynor. However, there were doubts about Darren's testimony. Consequently, when the newspaper people said they would like to try the experiment, and the witnesses agreed, we went along this. The re- gression took place late in February 1979 (well after our investigations of all major points was complete). Darren and Gaynor were both willing to be hypnot- ised, and both were told that under hypnosis there was'no way that they could lie. The truth would out — whatever it was. This, of course is erroneous but the point is that they believed it. Gaynor sub- mitted willingly to hypnosis, and was a reasonable {not exceptional) subject. She said, the night before, that she was looking forward to the hypnosis because although she “knew” her story was real, so many people doubted her that she sometimes wondered if she could have just dreamt it. She was willing to accept whatever iranspired. Mrs. Sunderland, too, said that she would be happy to find it all explained as a dream, if it could be. UFOs. A BRITISH VIEWPOINT By JENNY RANDLES & PETER WARRINGTON ‘A viewpoint on the whole spectrum of the UFO mystery, written from Britain and about Britain, but related to the global phenomenon. Much of the material has been investigated personally by the authors who propose their ‘own revolutionary ideas about the nature of the phenomenon. ROBERT HALE LTD., CLERKENWELL HOUSE, CLERKENWELL GREEN, LONDON EC1R OHTGaynor looks to- wards the landing site, this time through the gate further along the hedge. Darren, however, became very perturbed prior to the investigation under hypnosis, and clammed up to the extent that it was impossible to hypnotise him. Afterwards he felt that the “proof” of Gaynor’s story had vindicated his too. The hypnosis session was most productive. Gaynor relived the experience in detail twice (once for the ‘hypnotist and once for Philip Key — the Liverpool Post reporter). She displayed emotional reactions that were totally consistent with the various phases of the experience, including acute fear with con- siderable crying. This was most noticeable at the last phase (as she was running away), and the hypnotist did not pursue what to him, knowing almost nothing about the details of the sighting, should have been a little inconsistent. In fact she would not have felt less emotional at that stage because a) the object was moving, and, b) she had badly gashed her leg and_was presumably crying partly through the pain. Gaynor made no contradictions on any significant points with her previous stories. Also she added no new phases, and added only a few minor details that had simply not been the subject of questions by the investigators. All in all her testimony was very impres- Joe Keeton is a UFO sceptic and this was empha sised by his sometimes biased questioning. Indeed he thought he had come up with an explanation when, under hypnosis, Gaynor admitted to watching a TV programme that had shown a drawing made by some boys of a cigar-shaped UFO. This had been several weeks prior to the sighting, and was not pre- viously recalled consciously by” her. The UFO described was seen many miles away in England and was not very similar to the one Gaynor saw (it was more of a cigar shape, had no windows, no light on top, and no entities were seen in association with it). However, the basic similarity may possibly have accounted for Gaynor’s classification of the “Cigar.” ‘This was not really accurate, considering her drawing, but was the most recent term she had heard used for UFO prior to the sighting. In the opinion of the investigators there is no reason to suppose that there is any psychological link between the TV programme — from which Gaynor walked out before it had finished — and the girl’s subsequent sighting. However, it was apparent that Joe Keeton was trying to prove the connection without success. In this connection it is interesting to note the following passage from the hypnosis. session tran- script. Gaynor, having relived her experience, is taken back a few weeks to the time of the TV programme. What is the announcer saying? Some boys saw it... Ina field. Keeton: Gaynoi Keeton: Did the boys see anyone get out? Gaynor: Don’t know. They went away. Keeton: You were braver than the boys then. Gaynor: Why? (Gaynor was very puzzled by this). ‘The point here is that Gaynor, under hypnosis, was regressed to a time where she had not yet seen the UFO. Had she responded Yes, or No, or something similar at this point she would be indicating that she was not really hypnotised. Her puzzlement confirmed that she was hypnotised, since it is highly unlikely that, if conscious, she would have been alert to this ploy (it must be added that everyone else missed it until it was explained after- wards!) ‘Three weeks after this session Joe Keeton, Gaynor,