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I h h a - t .is-.t h e i r "purp.oS:e..i n v i s i t i ~ gus,? . n u r s r e 'a . . f r & e n d l y. o r h o s t ' i l e a t t i t : u d . e t ~ w a k du s ? A.s-.of, n o w ' , a l l.. t h e s e - . . : . . . . . . . l y answered by us.. q u e ~ t i ' & si c a n - n o t r .~ a ~ t i s f a c t o r i - b.e .. . T h a : t l e a v e s . u s : a n o t h e r .way t o e k p ' l a i n their ( o r i g i n : , t h a t pe-rha'ps . ; t h e s e ,UFO's r a r e m e . t e r o l o g i c a 1 i l l u s i o n s . of 'an o p t i c a l . n a t u r e . . . ' c a u s e d . : by-: t h e . . : r e f l e c t i o n .of 1 i g h . t ) - c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o h s , e a r t h magnetism: and:: t h e . p o l a r l i g h t . T h i s - may. sound v e r y l o g i c a l e x c e p t t h a t s u c h ?henome.n o n a ~ u l d : : h a v e ' . b o~bns e r v e d . p r i o r , t o 1 9 4 2 . 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A R e p o r t on UFOs Over England ( C o n t i n u e d from ~ e b r u a r ySKYLOOK) ? -

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The. Nuneaton "Evening Tribune1! o,n Oct 28 1971 report&d..,:tx:at t w o . m y s t e $ i $ u g L ced i goabrj e-c~t s , were SeeR i n ' t h e sky a b o v e . ; B e d ~ o r ~ h ,:6 7 ~ a i t o r i : R o a d : , w h or e p o > t e d t h e n i g h t db e f o r e b y ' Irs ;. Heleh kmadio; t h e s i g h t i n g , and, a l s o by h e r husband, t h e i r s o n 'Alee, t h e...i r you@-^:^,. . .~ .. . .. . . . d a u g h t e r , and--Simon,,Ferrner.,. age.' 12. ' S i 6 o n was first:,t o s i g h t t h e o b j e c t a t - 6::10 p.h. . a s h e was l o o k i L g o u t t h e 'window a t t h e " bKa.di6.hm6me. Mrs. Amadlo. s a ' l d s h e - saw two..bb-. i t s appearance.-' ':'At" f i?& it':was. j e. c. t - s "The f i r s t one k e p t cha*ng . c i g a r shaped and o r a n g e i n .. coJglir. . Then i t c l o s e d up i5i;d a r o u n d . s p h e r e ; t r a - c e l e d ' a b = t ; and r e t u r n e d t o . it.s o r i g i n a . 1 eIohga t e d s h a p e . a b r i g h t li&t' . a t the'.: e,nd of it'; b y e f o r e d i s a p p e .a r .i n g . Th.ere was . .. 'I., . she; . . . . . . . :. :.: . , . . , , . .. . . . . :. 'said . . . i.,?! f:i-. . . ~-h& s~~~',day.; .C&. 2 8 ' t h & : " ~ h r o ~ s h:star" ir~ j t i t e d - t h a t a ' .h i g h fl$i& " b a l l of f ire11 @ass.ing '&rek s h r o p s h i r e w i t h :an, o r a n g e vapoilr .,: t r a i l a t b r e a k f a s t t i m e was n o t h i n g . i n o r e ; e x c - i t ~ n g - ~ t h a n . a . ~ p l a n e - : w ~ l t h - ~ a cond'ensation t r a i l - l i t b y ; t h e sun. The p a p e r a l s o r e p b r t e d , . t h a t John H.;ttdn, 16,: DaLid H a t t o n , ; 1 4 , Robin, Jones:, . S t h b h e n Westarn'-a ~ d ' , ' two l i g h t s , ; : . o n e 6 a h i n d t h e ~ a uHlo d n e t t , 1 5 ; : s a y t h e o b jectl, s e e n . o t h e r , , : f l e w low o v e r , them; It was moirin'g q u i t k ' . s l ? h l y ; a n d when i t . . . - r e a c h e d t h e Red V a l l e y : r o a d a r e ' s , s t b p p e d , tmkL,on"t.he s h a p e of :a . C ~ S S : ; : and changed from a b r i g h t w h i t e , t o r , e d , b e f o r e d i s a p p e a r i n g , = The b o y s , . and Mrs. Flbr&ibk H a t t o n , mbthkr o f Jbhn and' David, a r e q u i t e. c e r t a i .n it was n o t a plane: . ., !. . . . . . . . . . . . . The r e p o r t s become . w i l d e r : a s a n R-foot : t a l l "h.imanoidil--:is r e p o r t e d i n . t h e Oct .-.. 2 8 - i s s u e ' , of t h e . llLeytonst.one E x p r e s s .ll Len Je'lman, "o:' ' High Road, ,Leyton,; was - d r i v i n g a . l o r r y :t h r o u g h , . a l s m a l i . ' t o w n 'near." Banbury when he saw - sprnething i n mh, i s h e a d l i p h t s . , : : He ' s t o p p e d $ y a . f l y o v e r . t o . i n v e s t i g a t e and t h e r e , a p p a r e n t l y s a w a - qlhumdnoid" w h i c h , he : l a t e r d e s c r f b e d - a s . 8 f t . t a l l . w.i t h two horns o n . , i t s h e a d , .&nd e y e s. .;, . : 1 .. . . . . . . . . . . -about a foot apzrt. -. - . As Mr. Delman sounded . h i s h o r n t o a t t r a c t a t t e n t i o n , two more -.Lnrri:..-.. p u l l e d up ' o n . he s c e n e . - . The. d r i v e r s and a.,.mate,..w,ent w i t h I%-. ' 1)eIman. ,t? ,. i n v e s t i g a t e and a 1 1 f o u r .mzn -saw a " v e r y s trance::-.disc-Skiaped .obj t . c t ., !;'. l i f t off t h e ground1! a n d . f l y t o w a r d s Banbury-,.at:a t e r r i f i c speeds ..L a t e r t h e same1d1ay,,a 7 f t e r t h e d r i v e r s had ; r e p + o d - t h c i n d i d e n s tc: t h e Tha'mes V a l l e y p o l i c e , f o u r o t h e r p e o p l e ' r e p o r t e a si.ghti(ng a ' , " . ~ ., ~ i . . ~ : ! a t 'Wantage, n e a r O x f o r d . -These p e o p l e . d e s c r i b e d t h e cr,ea:ture'e%ay1I; ..... . . . . . a s &-. Delman had d e g c r i b e d . i t . . . ....... Thi's. week 'the, .Independent' t r i e d . ' t o c o n t a c t M r . , "-Delman'at' t h e aj'd:.e,ss i n High R o a d , L e y t o n , w h i c h : he gave t h e .Tharnes ' ' ~ a l ~ lpro?l i~ c e.- - b u t he.': . was . n o t . t h e r e . Pnd n o one' seems t o . know a n y t h i n g 'about him;, j, . . . , . .

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