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Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Originally forwarded by Richard Hall Release Date: 25/07/2011 Last Updated: 05/11/2024   This report covers a fascinating UFO sighting witnessed by Les Bond, his brother and a friend back in 1960. Les has also had a later sighting in 1968. The link for this second incident can be found towards the end of this report.   Sighting Details   Les has an interest in astronomy and often like to look at the stars through his telescope. Back in 1960 he owned a 3 inch refracting telescope with high quality lenses, and a 6 foot focal length on the object lens.   In the early hours of Monday 8th August 1960, Les, his older brother and a friend (both now deceased) were standing on the roof of the outhouse of his property on Ascot Way, Accrington, Lancashire. This location was perfect for looking up at the stars. It was a very clear still night. They were up there a short while when suddenly a policeman approached below them and asked what they were doing. Someone had clearly seen them up on the roof and assumed they were up to no good. They soon explained themselves, then began star gazing once more.   Suddenly Les noticed through the telescope a glowing white object rapidly moving in from the West. It was blurred, almost like it was surrounded in a white mist or fog. He could not seem to focus directly on the object. He estimates it was over 40000 feet in altitude.   As the object was roughly overhead it rapidly decelerated until it was stationary. It then began moving in a figure of 8 pattern for about a minute. After this it stopped and then started pulsating in brightness for another minute. Once this was over, it then rapidly moved off to the East at around 300 mph. Its acceleration was so fast that the direction it had moved in was almost too hard to determine.   About 5-10 miles away from their location, the object suddenly stopped again and once more began the figure of 8 movement followed by the light pulsing, again for the same amount of time. After this it seemed to disappear, but had probably just moved further East out of sight. Throughout the sighting Les gave his brother and friend a look through the telescope so they too could see what was going on.   Sighting Analysis The manoeuvres performed by the object clearly designate that it was under some form of intelligent control. It performed the same pattern numerous times, something which a randomly drifting object would not do. Also the speed of movement and near instant acceleration/ deceleration again mean it cannot have been anything mundane such as a cloud or inflatable drifting at high altitude. I did wonder if the "object" was in fact a searchlight bouncing off the cloud layer being used at a nearby event. This could explain the regular pattern, and perhaps why the object appeared to be blurry rather than having defined edges. However the distance that it moved across the sky seems quite large. Also while the figure of eight manoeuvres could be explained by this, the pulsing in brightness seems very unlikely, there would really be no reason for the searchlight to change in this manner. Perhaps this was a genuine craft and the blurred effect around it was caused by an energy field of some kind. It is unlikely that it was actual mist forming around the object as when it moved this mist would have been left behind and it would have taken time for it to reform. But this mist-like effect was around the object for the entire sighting.   There would be no reason for a conventional aircraft to perform such manoeuvres, nor would it be possible for it to perform the acceleration and deceleration observed. Therefore I feel that it is likely this was a genuine sighting of an advanced craft. Quite why it was performing these manoeuvres is of course a mystery. If it had just moved in this manner and pulsated directly overhead of the witnesses then it would suggest direct interaction. However it did not do this – it moved and then performed the same pattern elsewhere. This tends to suggest that it was doing some kind of regular process, perhaps scanning the area, and just happened to stop overhead of the witnesses. Whatever the reason behind the manoeuvres observed, this was a very impressive multiple witness sighting. This is not the only UFO sighting Les has experienced. In 1968 he would have another sighting of multiple objects. Click here to go to the seperate case report on this incident.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Forwarded by Richard Hall Release Date: 28/05/2011 Last Updated: 05/11/2024 This report covers a stunning sighting of a very unusual object which was seen making highly unusual manoeuvres in the area of Blackridge in Scotland. There are numerous aspects to the case which are very interesting indeed. Sighting Details One night in the summer of 1975 or 76, Tom Collins got up to use the bathroom in his upper floor flat on Langside Drive, Bathgate. It was between 3-4am. He decided to take a look out of the bathroom window to see what type of a night it was. The bathroom had a small frosted window which he pushed open. It was a warm, clear and still night with good visibility. The sun had not yet started to come up. Aerial map of Langside Drive: 📷 It was now that he noticed a very strange object in the distance. About 3 miles from his flat to the West was Hillend Loch. The object was situated a little closer to his position than the Eastern end of the loch. It was about 50-100 feet in the air. It was a rounded bell shape, taller than it was wide. On the base of the object appeared to be many multi-coloured. These were in two bands, one rotating in a clockwise direction and one rotating anti-clockwise. It was hard to tell the colour of the object due to the distance and the glow from the lights. It appeared to be about the size of a bus. Witness drawing of the UFO: 📷 At first the object appeared to be stationary. Then suddenly it moved almost instantaneously in a Southerly direction by about 1000 feet. It was now much closer to a TV mast on Dews hill, to the South East of his location. Aerial map showing the location of the TV mast: 📷 Photograph of the mast, which still exists today: 📷 It remained there for several minutes then suddenly moved back to its original position near the loch. This movement was so fast it almost looked like it had teleported from one location to the other. He continued to watch the unusual object. It continued to make this same manoeuvre. Sometimes it would also move up or down, but would always stop for a time before suddenly shifting. Tom got the impression that it was interacting in some way with the mast. Map by the witness giving an overview of the sighting: 📷 Aerial map showing the location of the witness (A), the TV mast (B) and the original position of the UFO (C): 📷 Tom was absolutely fascinated by what was taking place, and continued to watch the object for up to an hour. He did not have a car so could not drive out closer to where the UFO was situated. Neither did he have a camera at the time, otherwise he would have tried to capture it on film. At some point he did wake his wife up to also see the UFO but she says she cannot remember this anymore after such a long time. In the end Tom decided to go back to sleep as he had to wake up in the morning. He has no idea of when the UFO finally left the area. This sighting changed his views on the UFO subject forever, and ever since he has believed in them. Sighting Analysis This is a fascinating sighting and one which appears to be of a genuine advanced craft. Its appearance does not fit in with it being a helicopter or other conventional object. The shape is unusual, and I have not investigated many other sightings similar to it. It is unlikely to have been a remote controlled model or electronically lit inflatable. It seems too large to have been a model, and if it was a hoax of some kind surely the owner would want to fly it round the area, possibly at a time when more people would witness it, rather than just move it back and forth next to a TV mast for ages? Also the incredibly fast erratic manoeuvres which the object was seen to perform were of course much too fast for it to have been something mundane. The movements the object was making seem to designate intelligence, and suggest that it was interacting with the TV mast in some way. Perhaps it was draining energy off it, as has been reported before in other sightings. It is unlikely that a secret military flown craft would do this, they would have no real reason to do this. Therefore I feel that it was probably ET in origin. It is a shame that the witness did not own a camera, especially considering how long it was in the area for. The length of the sighting is impressive and makes me wonder if other people also saw the UFO, although considering the time of morning the sighting occurred perhaps Tom was the only witness. If you have any further information about this incident please get in touch. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Originally forwarded by Richard Hall Release Date: 17/08/2011 Last Updated: 05/11/2024   Sighting Details   Late evening around the 25th July 2011, Richard Wilson was out with his girlfriend in Egerton Park, Bexhill, East Sussex. They were sitting on a park bench chatting. It was 10.30pm and a clear night, with the stars visible in the sky overhead.   Suddenly the couple noticed a yellow orb of light at high altitude. It was hard to tell exactly how high or how large the object was. However its movement pattern was very interesting indeed. It seemed to be moving erratically in a curved zig zag pattern, almost like a fly darting around. It was moving quite fast and moved right across the sky within 20 seconds. After this it seemed to ascend out of sight.   The witnesses were very confused at what they had just witnessed. The object had seemingly moved too fast to have been a Chinese lantern, and its erratic flight pattern meant it could not have been a conventional aircraft.   Sighting Analysis   This is an unusual sighting due to the movement pattern. However it cannot be put out of the question that the object was a Chinese lantern being buffeted around in strong air currents. At ground level it was a still night but perhaps at high altitude there was a strong breeze blowing. This could have caused the object to drift at a very fast pace across the sky and perhaps be buffeted back and forth as it went. Lanterns are generally fiery orange in colour, however when they burn brightly they can appear yellow. There is also the possibility that it was not a lantern but was a yellow coloured LED balloon.   That said it did seem to be moving across the sky at a very fast speed. Also there are many UFO cases where objects have been reported making sudden sharp erratic movements just like the witnesses describe. It is not known why the ETs would need to fly their craft in this manner. Perhaps on these occasions they have been scanning the air, or maybe even intentionally putting on a display of their flight capabilities. So although I feel this was more likely to have been a lantern, there is still the chance it was something else entirely.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 28/01/2011 Last Updated: 05/11/2024 Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used This report details the varied experiences of a lady from the area of Stourbridge, and to some extent her direct family. Some of these experiences suggest she may well be a contactee. Each of her experiences will be discussed individually in the order in which they have occurred. Premonitions Since an early age Nicola has believed she has a psychic gift, and has experienced premonitions on numerous occasions. In 1970 when she was at primary school, they were told to write a disaster story. As she thought about what to write she found the words flowed right out of her with ease. She wrote a story about a place named Brighton and a pier at this town which collapsed. At the time she had no idea Brighton was a real place, she just felt she had made it all up. A few weeks later parts of Brighton's West Pier collapsed for real, falling into the sea. Fortunately nobody was hurt, but Nicola appeared to have somehow known this incident would take place. She found out about the actual incident from her teacher, who was understandably concerned. She does not remember exactly what he said to her, but just remembers that he asked her a number of questions about the story and where she had got the ideas for it from. Nothing else became from this incident, and Nicola did not write down any other premonitions. In September 2001, Nicola was celebrating her 40th birthday. Many years before she had gone on holiday to New York and decided that for her birthday she would like to return there with her family. On Friday 7th September they were on a train heading for Coney Island. Just before the city skyline came into view she suddenly heard a voice in her head say “Escape New York” numerous times again and again. This was unsettling but she immediately thought back to the movie Escape From New York, and then shrugged it off. On the morning of 9th September at 9am they visited the Twin Towers to get discount tickets for a show. When she was there she noted that the atmosphere seemed strange somehow, it was as if she could sense something was going to take place. They were sitting at the base of the towers when suddenly a thought came to her head. She turned to her husband and daughter and said to them “What if a plane went into there”, and then looked up. She started to feel very on edge and unhappy at this point and wanted to leave New York but could not understand why. Later that day fortunately her husband got called back home to a meeting, so they took the last plane out of JFK airport on the 10th. The following morning when the disaster occurred, she knew at once that the feelings she had experienced were correct and that she had experienced some kind of premonition that it was going to occur. She of course felt extremely grateful that they had left the city. Many contactees experience psychic abilities and there does seem to be some kind of correlation between them and contact. It is possible that Nicola was born with heightened senses and it has nothing to do with her later experiences, but there is also the possibility that she has gained these abilities through ET contact from an early age. Early Morning Wakings In about 1987/88 Nicola began to inexplicably wake up at 3.33am for no discernable reason. When she did she would not feel any different or like anything had just taken place. She would just open her eyes and then realise with a sense of terror what time it was. She would dread to look at the clock as she would know in advance what it would say. She would usually wake her husband to tell him it had happened again, lie there scared for a while and then finally drop back off to sleep. She often thought about what the numbers meant, and understandably got quite spooked by what was taking place. She would try to relate the numbers to something tangible but nothing really made sense or gave a valid explanation. Once it had began it continued almost every night for five years! After this time it then started to happen less often but still occurred sometimes right up until late 2009. After this time her sleep patterns changed and she has not experienced it since. In 2010 Nicola rented the abduction-related movie The Fourth Kind. She was shocked to see that in the movie (which is made up but generally based on contact cases) the lead character kept waking up at 3.33am and seeing a white owl at the window. She has never seen an owl, but the fact it mentioned the exact same time was disturbing. Interestingly looking around online you will find that other people too have woken up around this time on many occasions. Some believe it to be a specific time when the ETs decide to abduct individuals, although I have not seen much evidence of this, contact can occur any time both day and night. Could Nicola’s nightly wake ups have anything to do with ET contact? It is a possibility, synchronicity of numbers is another aspect commonly reported by contactees. However the fact it went on for so long on every single night suggests it was more likely down to night terrors and her body clock doing something strange at this particular time. I certainly do not believe Nicola was abducted every night when this occurred or was even experiencing contact. She never felt different in any way or experienced anything out of the ordinary when she awoke, if she really was experiencing contact at these times there would almost certainly have been other signs of this. It should be noted that Nicola has also experienced sleep paralysis many times throughout her life. However these incidents do not appear to be related to her contact experiences. When she is paralyzed she often sees an old hag like woman, and finds that she is unable to move or shout out. Ghost or Grey? In 1994 the family bought a house in the area of Stourbridge. Soon after moving in, they began to see apparitions of a small figure. One morning at 4am Nicola was getting ready to go on holiday. She was drying her hair with a hairdryer. Her husband was downstairs making a cup of tea. Suddenly she saw a small figure quickly duck under the wire and go into her son’s bedroom. She at first thought it was her husband mucking about, but then realised he was still downstairs. She looked in her son’s room and he was fast asleep. She was really spooked by what she had seen. On another occasion, her daughter was playing a console in her son’s bedroom while she was downstairs cooking dinner. Suddenly her daughter came running downstairs screaming. She said she saw Jeremy, one of her son’s friends, sitting beside her and then he vanished. For several years after this incident, her daughter would wake up very frightened about 3am and come on into Nicola’s room to sleep the rest of the night there instead. Once Nicola went into her daughter’s room while she was sleeping and for a brief moment saw a short unclothed figure standing over her, which immediately vanished. After this experience, Nicola asked some of her more spiritual friends what she should do. They suggested she should try and bargain with the entity. She was told to go to her daughter’s bedroom and pretend to grab hold of the spirit’s hand, then lead it out into the garden and tell it that it could stay as long as it stopped disturbing her daughter at night. She felt silly doing this, but decided to see if this would work. Amazingly, after doing this her daughter actually slept soundly for a whole week, something she had not done in years. The small being was seen by Nicola and her husband on other occasions. Nicola would sometimes see it sitting unclothed at the top of the stairs out of the corner of her eye. Her husband said that he saw the figure leaning against the bedroom door and staring at him. After looking into UFOs and ETs in 2010, Nicola now wonders if the being was not a ghost but was actually a Grey. This is a possibility, but the amount of times it was seen, combined with the fact that the whole family saw it not just Nicola, suggests that it is more likely to have been a haunting. What took place is interesting, but there is not much evidence to suggest that it was linked with ET contact. Humanoid Being Visitation It was 10pm on 3rd August 2010. Nicola was staying down in the families second home, which is situated in a village on the Jurassic coast of Devon. That day a friend had come round to visit, and they were stopping over. The house has a central room which overlooks the back garden and a wonderful view of the sea. As she passed through this central room to say goodnight to her friend, she decided to take a look out of the window. As it was summer time there was still light in the sky but the sun was beginning to set. The sky was quite clear, it was a typical warm summer’s evening. Looking down the garden, she immediately caught sight of a strange being heading up the garden towards her. The figure looked over eight feet tall. It was wearing what looked like a skin tight black one piece suit, and a helmet of some kind. The helmet was spherical in shape and black in colour, with no visible visor for the being to look through. It looked like it was made out of glass/Perspex. The body suit completely covered the being, there was no skin visible anywhere. It was very smooth and reflective. The figure’s body appeared muscular and well built, and its hands were clenched into fists. Nicola could not see how many fingers were on each hand. Witness drawing of the being: 📷 The being looked completely solid and physical. Nicola was immediately convinced it was not human due to its height and build. It was down by one of the hedges at the base of the lawn, but was already walking towards the house at a fast pace in a strong and determined manner. It did not appear to be heading towards her in particular, but as she could not see its face she had no idea if it was looking directly at her or not. As she set eyes on the being, one of Nicola’s pet dogs which was in the next room started to bark, it was clearly agitated. Nicola was immediately terrified by what she was witnessing. She watched as the being made its way up the garden. When it got quite close to the window she turned and began to run back into the bedroom where the dog was situated. At this point she thinks she momentarily blacked out with the fear. Her eyes rolled back into her head and for a few seconds she felt faint. She regained her composure, ran into the bedroom and grabbed the dog, which was now barking and growling. Nicola felt that the figure clearly wanted to get into the house. At the same time she inexplicably felt a presence at the front of the house too even though she could not see what was out there. Nicola remained in the room with the dog until the following morning. She does not remember the being coming into the house so assumes that it did not and went away. She told her friend about what happened, and they believed she had seen the being. Later on she told other friends who also believed her story. Nicola feels that the being she saw was extraterrestrial, and that she had seen it for a specific reason. She regularly meditates, and the previous day had sank into a very deep meditation that lasted for several hours. Usually her meditation would last for no more than 20 minutes so this was quite significant. Nicola studies chakra meditation, and would usually open them up for meditation and then close them back down when she finishes. However this time when she awoke she felt totally drained of energy and did not close down her chakras. She believes that this left her susceptible to experiencing other dimensions not usually visible. She feels that this may have allowed her to see into another dimension within which the being existed, and this is why it became visible to her. Perhaps it was interested by the very fact that she could see it. I feel that this is certainly a possibility considering the fact that the deep meditation occurred only one day before her experience with the being. No matter whether you believe in chakras or not, this explanation should not be dismissed, as many contactees believe that the ETs exist in a different dimension to us, and that meditation can be used to break through into this dimension. I have investigated other cases where people have seen ET beings while meditating. Could the being have been someone in a costume playing a practical joke on Nicola? If so this would be very reminiscent of the 1973 Falkville Alabama tin foil suit being sighting. However this seems unlikely for a number of reasons. Firsly Nicola’s back garden is completely enclosed in tall hedges, there is no way that anyone could have easily gained access to it. The being appeared very sturdy as it walked, if it were someone wearing a suit to appear very tall and muscular their movement would certainly have been more unwieldy. Also there is no reason whatsoever for anyone to perform such a hoax, Nicola has not told many about her previous UFO sighting and has not publicised it. We must also consider Nicola’s other ET related experiences (see later). ET’s wearing skin tight black outfits have often been seen by contactees, this is the common clothing that Greys are seen in. Beings wearing fishbowl shaped helmets have also been reported numerous times e.g.the Travis Walton abduction case, though these are usually clear rather than black. If the being was an ET perhaps the suit and helmet were specially designed to protect it from Earth’s atmosphere. It is unlikely to have been a Grey being as these are slender with thin elongated bodies and are generally short in height, rather than being tall and muscular. Nordics on the other hand are often described as being quite muscular in build and are sometimes tall in height. Reptilians are also often described in a similar way. Could this being have been a Nordic or Reptilian? As the actual being inside the suit was not seen at all this is merely speculation, nothing more. We also have no idea what the being was doing there. Perhaps it wanted to make contact with Nicola, perhaps it was merely walking around outside her house and was un-interested in her specifically. It did not appear to make any effort to get inside the property once she had left the window. It’s identity and motives currently remain a mystery, however Nicola has informed me that it did feel threatening to her. Vision of Greys The following evening after sighting the black suited being, Nicola was still extremely shaken up. She had closed all the curtains so she could not see outside. Her friend was still in the house. At about 10pm her friend was in one of the bedrooms and Nicola was in the central room. She was determined to stay awake and watch TV. She walked on through to her bedroom and sat down on the bed to change her socks. As she looked up she was shocked to see many small Grey-type beings in the room in front of her which had appeared from nowhere without warning. There were five or six of them, but it looked like more as they were so small. They appeared to only be about 3 feet in height. They were not wearing any clothing and their skin was a grey-beige colour. They had squat bodies with long slender arms and legs, and long thin necks. Their heads were unusual, different to the pear-like shape commonly reported. The shape was almost like a wide boomerang. They had large black bulbous almond-shaped eyes. They did not have much of a nose, just two small holes, and a very thin slit for a mouth. They had long hands and fingers. Nicola could not see how many fingers they had but it appeared to be just several on each hand. Witness drawing of one of the Grey beings: 📷 At the time Nicola had no idea what these strange small beings were. She was absolutely terrified of them. The Greys were reaching out towards her like they were trying to grab her, and staring into her face. Nicola was in complete shock and found it hard to breathe. She tried to push the beings away from her but this did not seem to do anything, it was like they were a vision rather than physically being there in the room with her. Nicola has numerous spirit guides who she sees while meditating or just after meditating, and who help her in various ways. These guides speak to her and sometimes share with her information and advice. Two of her guides are collectively named “Zapata”, and they have informed Nicola that they come from another place far away in our universe. They are very tall humanoids with fair unblemished skin and long flowing golden coloured hair. They wear shimmering white flowing clothing that is luminescent. One of them is taller than the other, but they have no discernable gender. Witness drawing of one of the two spirit guides known to her as Zapata: 📷 After about a minute of struggling with the Grey beings, the two guides known as Zapata, suddenly appeared to the left and the right of her standing alongside the bed. She then heard them speak to her saying “You don’t need these near you Nicola”. The voice had no discernable sex to it, it sounded both gentle and powerful. The taller of the guides, who was standing to her right, then appeared to push his hand out towards the Greys, which causes them to fly backwards into the air and then vanish without trace. At this same moment the two guides also vanished, leaving her in the room alone. Just as with the previous night’s encounter, Nicola was once again absolutely terrified. She had no idea what had just happened to her or what the strange creatures she had just witnessed were. It felt to her that her guides had waited to see how she would deal with them, but then intervened and forced them away. She called the dogs into the room and then stayed up the remainder of the night, spending some of the time watching TV and trying to calm down. She was terrified that the beings would return, a fear which she still has to this day. Roughly a week later, the BBC ran a program talking about organisms which had been found on a nearby beach only 5 minutes walk from her house which had survived 138 days in outer space aboard the space shuttle. This got Nicola thinking about aliens and she started to have a look around online to see whether this could explain her experiences. One of the sites she looked at was Richplanet.Net, Richard Hall’s website (A strange coincidence as I officially investigate UFO cases for Richard which are reported via this site). It was here that she learnt about alien abduction and was surprised when she saw pictures of Grey beings which matched the small beings she had seen previously. There was also an immediate sense of relief as she then knew what these beings were and knew that she was far from alone in seeing them. In November 2010 Nicola watched a video on Youtube which showed drawings of Nordic ET beings (Sometimes referred to as Pleiadians as they have stated that they are from the Pleiades star system on numerous occasions). She noted the similarities between these pictures and her two guides known as Zapata. She wonders if her guides are two of these beings. If so this would explain why they were seen at the same time as the Grey beings. Nordics and Greys are often seen working alongside one another aboard craft, so they do appear to have a relationship of some kind with one another. Could Nicola be in contact with Nordic beings, who aided her in fending off the Grey beings for whatever reason? Conclusion Nicola has had some very interesting experiences, some of which appear to be linked with ET contact. Her earlier experiences are unusual and could be related in some way, however she does not currently have any early memories of seeing UFOs or ETs. However her most recent experiences certainly seem to be visitations by ET beings. Could Nicola have initiated this contact through her deep meditation? Or would these experiences have taken place regardless? These are questions I cannot currently answer. At present there is not much evidence to suggest that Nicola is an abductee, however I feel that she may have experienced contact for a particular reason not currently truly known. If she decides to go ahead with a hypnotic regression then we may learn more about what has happened to her and the reasons for this. Nicola has stated an interest in this so this may well go ahead in the near future. I feel that this contact may not be over and she may have further experiences going forward. If she decides to stay in touch then this report may certainly be added to. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2011

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Originally forwarded by Richard Hall Release Date: 07/08/2011 Last Updated: 05/11/2024   Sighting Details   Between 5.45 - 6.00 pm on 2nd March 2011 David Bell was in his home on Bridge Terrace, Bedlington. It was a still but overcast evening with full cloud cover. As he walked through to the kitchen, he noticed a strange object in the sky through the patio doors. The object was to the North East of his location and appeared to be about half a mile away. It was black and gold in colour. The strangest thing about it was the shape. David compared it to the “body of an insect, but with two leg type limbs” . It was hard to tell exactly how large it was.   David called his wife to also come and see the object. It was moving at quite a slow speed, and appeared to be rotating as it went in a tumbling motion. It first moved to the left in a North Westerly direction, then headed back to the right at the same time as moving away from his location. David grabbed his camera and took six photographs of the UFO (At present these have not been sent to me).   He and his wife continued to watch it for between 12-15 minutes until it had gone out of sight. They were both completely baffled by it.   Sighting Analysis   The object seen in this sighting was clearly not conventional and was not an aircraft or helicopter. At present I feel that the most likely explanation for it was a novelty balloon or inflatable of some kind. The fact that the object was moving at a very slow speed and tumbling as it went suggests it was light weight and drifting in air currents, causing it to rotate. The unusual colour and shape of the object also suggest this explanation. It did not perform any manoeuvres which would suggest it was under intelligent control. I cannot say for definite that it was not a strange craft of some kind, but it seems unlikely.   Unfortunately the witness has not got back in touch so at present this is all the information that is known about this particular case.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2011 Last Updated: 04/11/2024   Sighting Details   At 2.00am on 14th June 2011, Mark Oliver and his co-driver David Shimmin were out in their HGV delivering produce to a fast food outlet on Fenton Street, Barnsley. It was a dry clear night with a light breeze. The stars were visible in the sky overhead. Due to the time of night there was very little traffic on the road, and no pedestrians. Mark parked the truck facing to the South outside the restaurant. The men then got to work unpacking the truck. While they worked they noticed a police helicopter fly across the sky. Five minutes later, David locked up the restaurant while Mark walked round to the front of the truck to prepare to leave. As he did he noticed a bright white light in the sky, moving in from his right and heading in an Easterly direction.   The light was glaringly bright, which caused the edges to appear fuzzy rather than sharply defined. It appeared to be at most 1000 feet in the air, and less than a mile from his location. It was completely silent. Initially he assumed it was a plane, but quickly realised it looked different. Mark estimates it was moving at less than 100 mph.   David finished locking up and reached the truck, and Mark pointed out the object to him. Both witnesses then watched the light for about a minute until it had disappeared out of sight.   Sighting Analysis   I agree with the witnesses that the object was unlikely to have been an aircraft, due to the lack of normal navigation lights. Nor could it have been a drone, as these were not commercially available until 2013.   However there are a number of other mundane possibilities. The object did not perform any advanced manoeuvres which would indicate it was under intelligent control. If it was indeed at the height that it appeared to be, then it could have been a brightly glowing LED balloon drifting on an air current.   Potentially it only appeared to be in the atmosphere, but instead was much higher up out in orbit. The International Space Station can be ruled out as at 2am on 14/06/2011 it was over the East coast of the USA not the United Kingdom, as shown by the below ISS Tracker screenshot:   However a particularly bright satellite cannot be entirely ruled out. Sometimes it is extremely difficult to judge true distance of an object in the sky, especially during hours of darkness.   No mundane explanation can be confirmed without doubt, so there is still the possibility it was something more unusual.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 13/07/2011 Last Updated: 04/11/2024   Note: For privacy reasons pseudonyms have been used   Introduction   Elouise is a repeat contactee from Ballina in New South Wales. She first got in touch with me via E-Mail requesting to join in with the online BUFOG contactee support meetings, a testament to the fact that they are global and not just for contactees living in the UK. After speaking with her about her fascinating experiences, which have occurred since her teens, she agreed to the creation of this report.   Nosebleeds   From as early as Elouise can remember, up to about 14/15 years old, she would occasionally suffer from nosebleeds. These would tend to occur at night and she would wake up to find the pillow covered in blood. It is possible that these were just natural, however it should be noted that nosebleeds are commonly reported by contactees and are viewed by many to be a side effect of contact experiences. Could this be a sign that Elouise has always experienced contact?   The Glowing Orb   The first unusual incident which Elouise can currently remember taking place occurred on 25th March 1992 when she was 15 years old. At the time she was living in Nerang, Queensland. She shared the house with her mother, stepfather, sister and half-brother. She awoke in the middle of the night to see a glowing orb of pale blue light over by the doorway of her bedroom. She cannot remember whether the bedroom door was open or shut. The orb was floating about a foot off the floor. It did not look like a solid object; it was more like a ball of energy.   When she stared at it she suddenly felt very calm and was not frightened by its presence. It was as if the orb was emitting a sense of peace. After about a minute of staring ait it, Elouise then dropped back off to sleep.   In the morning she told her parents about it, but her step father dismissed it, saying she must have imagined it. This is unlikely, as many contactees see glowing orbs within their homes, it is a common sign that contact may be taking place.   Observation   Ever since her experience with the orb, Elouise often feels like she is being watched by something invisible. This feeling comes and go’s but remained near constant up until the age of 32. It seems to last for a variable amount of time and then go away.   When she was 32 Elouise went for a tubal ligation (sterilization by tying the fallopian tubes). Ever since then the feeling has become more intermittent but still occurs from time to time. It is unknown whether her operation was the cause of this or if this was merely coincidence.   When Elouise went to see a psychiatrist about these feelings, they informed her she put them down to paranoid delusions. However psychiatrists only look at ET contact from their own perspective. Most have not looked into ET contact in depth and do not believe that abductions are real events, so will often put them down to mundane explanations such as this. However feelings of being watched are very common in contact cases, and I feel that rather than everyone suffering from delusions this is evidence that in some cases they are being regularly monitored by the ETs.   Interaction Begins   In her early 20’s Elouise had moved to a house on Evangeline Crescent, Armidale, New South Wales with her partner. She began to find that she became extremely uneasy whenever she saw depictions of Greys, whether through drawings or other media. In her teens she used to love sci-fi and alien movies, so this was a definite shift due to an unknown reason. Around the same time she also became extremely frightened of the dark, especially while in her room at night. She had not been scared of the dark since age 10, and she wondered why this fear had returned so far on in her life. She linked these new feelings with her sense of being observed and came to the conclusion that she was being watched by a non-human intelligence. She was frightened of this prospect, and was too scared to tell anyone about these views.   The emergence of these feelings are a strong sign that Elouise had begun to experience direct interaction with the ETs and possibly abductions, the memories of which had then been blocked from her conscious mind. The uneasy feeling she got when she looked at artwork or media showing Greys was probably down to the fact that she recognised them and it reminded her of these experiences. This is commonly reported by contactees. Again the fear of the dark is another common sign that contact is taking place, and is more than likely due to the fact that the individual is aware that it is during the night when these contact experiences are taking place. So I feel that the conclusion Elouise reached is valid and correct.   Possible Implant   In early 2000 when Elouise was 23 years old she found a spherical shaped lump under the skin of her right thumb. It was underneath near to the knuckle, and felt solid to the touch. A couple of weeks later it was still there so she decided to go and see a doctor about it. The doctor thought that it was a calcified lump or bone chip. However he did not operate on Elouise as she was pregnant at the time and he felt it may be dangerous for her to be put under anaesthetic. He informed her that the lump was unlikely to be dangerous in any way and so they decided to leave it.   Could this lump have been an alien implant? It is possible that it did have a mundane explanation such as those the doctor suggested; however an experience soon afterwards would put this into question.   The Shadowy Being   A short time after visiting the doctor about the lump on her thumb, she awoke in the middle of the night. Her partner was sleeping next to her on her right. She did not check the time. She looked around the room and immediately saw a shadowy figure standing at the base of the bed. It was humanoid shaped but no features could be made out.   Rather than feel frightened of this strange being, a thought immediately came to her mind “There is no need to be frightened this time, they are only curious about the baby.” Just like when she had seen the glowing orb, Elouise felt calm and within a minute dropped back off to sleep with the being still standing there in the room.   In the morning Elouise told her partner about what she had seen. She was astounded when he informed her that he had experienced a very similar visit by this being too on a previous occasion. While getting dressed Elouise noticed that the lump in her thumb had now vanished. She did not know for definite that it had been there the night before, but it still seemed like a strange coincidence.   Many contactees have reported seeing beings similar to what Elouise describes. It is possible that this is their actual form, or perhaps they are masking their true appearance to reduce the trauma of the individual. It is possible that Elouise was abducted after she fell back off to sleep. The ETs rarely perform examination procedures while outside of their craft. Then again perhaps they were able to gain information about the baby just by being in the vicinity, and only a visitation occurred. However we must take into account that the lump in Elouise’s thumb had seemingly vanished during the night. This supports the theory that the lump was an alien implant – one which was then removed aboard a craft during this experience.   The fact that Elouise’s partner also apparently experienced a visit from this being suggests that he to was a contactee. It is unknown if this contact was directly or indirectly linked to Elouise’s own experiences.   The Peeking Grey   Elouise was 32 when she began experiencing further contact. It was a night in 2007. She awoke in the early hours of the morning to use the bathroom. In her house the bedroom and bathroom are separated by the living room. She exited the bedroom and looked out across the living room. It was dark but she could still make out the furnishings quite clearly. She looked over at a three seater couch, and immediately spotted the face of a Grey staring at her. It appeared to be down on all fours behind the sofa and she could just make out its head peeking out from around the side.   The being had a mottled grey and green coloured skin and a large rounded head which tapered down to a pointed chin. It had large oval shaped eyes which were completely black. Its nose was not very pronounced and was really just two nostrils, and it had a thin slit for a mouth. No ears were visible.   Elouise was very shocked by the presence of the being. She screamed out loud “No! Go away!” and backed away shielding her eyes from the being. When she reached the wall she put the living room light on. When she looked around she could see that the being had gone. She checked behind the sofa but there was nothing there.   Her scream did not wake anyone else in the house up, and she decided to leave her partner asleep. She got back into bed and finally managed to fall back off to sleep. In the morning she told him about what had happened.   Grey Visitations   The incident in the living room would not be the last time she would see this being. In late 2007/early 2008 Elouise awoke during the night, seemingly for no reason. She looked around the room and over by the door saw the same Grey she had seen before standing in the doorway. She was now able to see it fully, whereas before it had been mostly hidden behind the couch. It stood about 5 feet in height. Its arms and legs were thin, almost too thin to support the weight of its body and oversized head. It was staring at her with large unblinking eyes.   Elouise tried to scream but found that nothing came out. The being then spoke to her in her mind, commanding her to go back to sleep. At this she felt herself become drowsy and drop back off. This is quite commonly reported by contactees, the ETs seem to have a way of blacking out the individual at will. It is unknown if Elouise was abducted after she fell back off to sleep. She does not have any conscious memories of being taken.   Since then she has been visited by these beings roughly twice a year, and shows no signs of stopping. It is possible this has occurred on other occasions but she has not woken up. The beings do not always appear in the same place, sometimes she has awoken to find them alongside her bed. The experience is always the same, with the ET telling her to go back to sleep. Whenever she has woken up, she remembers seeing the being in the morning and feels frustrated and angry that it has happened again and that she seems powerless to stop it.   On my suggestion Elouise is currently looking into getting a night vision camera to see if she can capture anything on film. If there are any developments on this, they will be added to this report.   Hospital Operation   In 2008 Elouise went for an operation at Armidale District Hospital to realign her eyes. When she was coming out of the general anaesthetic, she spoke to the nurses. She asked them if she was in a human hospital, and said that she didn’t like the doctors with the big eyes. This caused the nurses some concern, as they of course had no idea what she meant. After the operation was complete they informed her husband of what she had said, and he in turn informed her.   Elouise was quite drowsy at the time but does have a vague recollection of what she said. She did not see any visions of Greys or of being in a different place at the time, but just remembers being told that she was in a hospital and then being concerned by what type of hospital it was.   This incident is fascinating and could suggest that Elouise has been abducted on at least one occasion. Contactees often compare the interior of a craft to a hospital due to the fact that it usually looks very clinical and clean, often with bright lights. This can sometimes lead to a phobia of going to the hospital/doctors/dentists because it reminds them of their experiences. Elouise does not have any of these phobias, but she could well have been referring to Greys and of being in a different “hospital”.   Family Contact   It is not just Elouise who appears to be experiencing contact. Around the same time as her operation, her eldest daughter, who was 5 ½ years old at the time, started to develop nosebleeds just like Elouise had experienced when younger. She also began to tell Elouise about the “doctors” who came to visit her during the night. When Elouise asked her what these doctors looked like she could never remember. Elouise did not tell her daughter of her own experiences, as she did not want to contaminate her stories in any way. However she felt sure that her daughter was also having contact experiences and felt helpless to protect her. She told her that it was ok to have the experiences and that she should try not to be scared by them.   Since then, Elouise split up from her husband and moved to Ballina. Her elder daughter remained with her ex, though she maintains regular contact with her. In 2011, Elouise decided to tell her daughter that she had seen an alien. Her daughter then told her that she had a dream where an alien came into her house, put her father to sleep by pinching his arm, and then took her away to a school and got her to do a quiz. At first Elouise wondered whether she was making this up, but when she asked her ex about it, he informed her that she has had this same dream regularly for quite a while.   Elouise decided to ask her daughter more about the dreams. She asked her how she knows the being is an alien. Her daughter replied that she could see its craft outside her window. When she asked her about where she was taken to she said it looked like her school. There were other children there who didn’t want to participate. Elouise asked her more about the quiz itself, and was informed that it was a written test on rhyming words.   She got her daughter to draw the being who she has seen in her dreams. Below is her drawing:  As you can see, the being looks feline, and other than the fact it is humanoid and standing on its hind legs it does not look like a Grey. However the Greys have the ability to mask their true appearance. This is commonly referred to as a screen memory. It is possible that they have projected this image so as to appear less frightening.   Recently Elouise found a drawing that her younger 4 year old daughter had drawn. This drawing appeared to be of a similar or same being:  When she asked her younger daughter what she had drawn, she told her that it was someone who had come and visited her once. Could both of Elouise’s daughters be experiencing contact too? This is a possibility, though Elouise does not know whether her elder daughter spoke to her younger daughter about her recurring dream, perhaps she did and her younger daughter just copied the description.   There are aspects of the elder daughter’s dreams that fit in with contact experiences. The way in which the being initially puts her father to sleep is very interesting. Often when contact occurs, other people in the local area will be temporarily shut down. This is probably done to prevent them from intervening or witnessing what is taking place. Could this be what is happening in the dream? Is the being really pinching her fathers arm or just reaching out and touching it?   If the dreams really are contact experiences, then perhaps the “school” where Elouise’s daughter is taken to is actually aboard a craft, and the ETs are once again projecting a screen memory. Numerous contactees have spoken before of finding themselves in a room aboard a craft alongside other unknown children. Usually the ETs then interact with them in some way, teaching them things or speaking to them. Could the quizzes she describes be linked with this?   As the being does not look like a recognisable ET type, and the location described is not that of a craft interior, it is hard to say for certain whether these dreams are contact experiences. Perhaps they really are nothing more than dreams. However contact often runs through multiple generations of a family blood line, so it would not be surprising if Elouise’s daughters are also having experiences.   Conclusion   It is clear from her experiences that Elouise is a contactee, and has been since her teens, possibly longer. There is also a sign that her ex husband may have been involved, and that both her daughters may also be experiencing contact. Elouise seems open to the idea that this is taking place in her life, and has learnt to accept and live with what is happening. She is resigned to the fact that there is probably not much she can do to stop the experiences.   As this contact appears to be ongoing, it is likely that she will have further contact. If she stays in touch and tells me of these additional experiences, this report will be updated going forward. If she does invest in some camera equipment she may also be able to capture something at some point, which would both reaffirm the physical reality of her experiences and would also be very valuable for research purposes.   I would like to thank Elouise for coming forward with this sensitive information and sharing her experiences so that others may learn from them.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Report Author: Dave Hodrien Originally forwarded by Richard Hall Release Date: 16/08/2011 Last Updated: 04/11/2024   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used This report covers a stunning daylight multiple witness sighting of a UFO which displayed intelligent manoeuvres and appears to have been intercepted by military jets. It has numerous impressive aspects to it. Sadly after initial correspondence I received no further contact from those involved so details are somewhat limited. However I have decided to release known information in case other witnesses come forward and due to the possible significance of the event. Incident Details   It was about 10am on a clear sunny day in 2000. "Sarah's" husband "Jason" was inside their house in Aberdeenshire and looking through the patio doors at the sky. He suddenly noticed an object coming towards the tree line. He opened the patio door to get a better look at what it was. The object reached the tree line and at this point he got a proper view of what it was. The object was a domed disc shape and pewter in colour. There were no visible markings on its smooth surface. It was hard to tell exactly how big it was. It was flying at quite low altitude, about 60 feet off the ground.   The object was now no further than 500 yards from his position. It was completely silent and moving at a slow speed, moving in from the right of his location. At this point he realised it was very unusual and not a conventional object of any kind. He called Sarah to come and also see it. She came to the patio window and now also saw the UFO.   Sarah exclaimed “Oh my god, what is that?” Both witnesses were both stunned and frightened by what they were observing. The object was completely silent and was travelling on a straight and level course. As it got nearer they sensed a strange silence in the area, like everything had stopped. It was very strange.   Then the couple heard the sound of jet engines. What looked like two military jets appeared over the roof of the house and headed towards the UFO. As they got nearer to it, the object increased in speed. It flew off out of sight beyond the tree line, followed by the two jets.   Sarah said to Jason “It must have been a UFO, there’s no way they would scramble planes for nothing.” A moment later they heard another plane approaching. What appeared to be a spotter plane appeared over the house. It was flying at low altitude. It circled around the area for quite a while. Both witnesses continued to watch it for a number of minutes.   Soon after the sighting Sarah mentioned it to two of her friends, but they were very sceptical. She did not mention it to anyone else in the village. She is unsure if anyone else saw the incident, nothing was reported in the newspaper or on TV.   Incident Analysis   This sounds like a stunning sighting. probably of a genuine craft. The appearance of the object puts a conventional aircraft or helicopter out of the question. The fact that the object accelerated as the jets got closer to it shows that it was under direct control and was not an inflatable object drifting in the air. Also there would have been no reason for the jets to intercept it in the first place if it was not something out of the ordinary. The fact that both Sarah and Jason saw the object means it was clearly a solid object present in the sky and not just their imagination.   The plane that turned up soon after the UFO and jets had departed is interesting. While it could well have been related, there is the possibility that it was completely separate and not there because of the craft. As it happened so long ago it will be impossible to determine if this was the case or not, and it would be futile to contact air traffic control.   The domed disc shape of the object is one of the more commonly reported craft shapes. Also the pewter colour has been described in many other cases. If this was a genuine craft, it is unknown what it was doing in the area or what happened after it was lost from sight. As I do not currently have a precise date/time of the incident I cannot raise a Freedom Of Information request with the Ministry Of Defence at this time, and sadly due to how long ago it took place radar applications such as Flight Radar 24 cannot be checked. Due to the time of day and situation, it is likely that there were other witnesses to this event who have yet to come forward.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 30/09/2010 Last Updated: 29/10/2024   Sighting Details   At 6.30pm on 26th February 2010, witness Mark Goode was in his house at Wolverhampton and talking to his friend, UFO and animal mutilation researcher Mike Freebury, on the phone. He was looking out of the window. It was an overcast evening with complete cloud cover. All of a sudden to the North West, about 150 metres from his location, he saw a glowing orange spherical-shaped object descend from out of the base of the low cloud. The object was moving slowly, seemingly under control. It was hard to judge its exact size or height in the sky.   The UFO continued to descend for around 15 seconds, then all of a sudden reversed its direction and began to ascend straight upwards until it re-entered the cloud and was lost from sight. Mark was surprised at what had just taken place, and discussed what he had seen with Mike.   Sighting Analysis   Although the observed movement pattern of the object was interesting, I feel that this sighting may well have been of a Chinese lantern. Lanterns often appear as glowing orange orbs/spheres at a distance and it is hard to see their actual shape due to the brightness of the light coming from them. Lanterns do tend to ascend slowly rather than descend, but it is entirely possible that it was caught in a downward air current temporarily, after which it then began to drift upwards again. Although the movement did seem artificial this is by no means a definite. The witness was obviously impressed with the sighting, and I of course cannot be certain that it was a lantern, however I feel this is the most likely explanation.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 31/10/2010 Last Updated: 16/10/2024   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   Psychic Abilities   On numerous occasions "Derek" has had experiences which have lead him to believe he is psychic. In 1966 when he was 7 years old and at primary school, he had a dream about being in class. The teacher was writing some sums on the board, and underneath them he could see the answers written in golden numbers. The following day at school the teacher wrote out the same sums, and he remembered the answers from his dream! He was able to tell the teacher and got them all right. The teacher picked up the answers book, glanced at it with a puzzled look, then at him, but did not say anything to him directly.   When he was in his twenties and used to go clubbing with his friends, Derek would become aware of where fights were going to occur, hours before they would take place. When he walked into a place where something was going to happen the air would feel heavy, and the mood would be dark. After the fight/incident was over, this mood would lift and he would feel much happier.   In May 2009, Derek's neighbour lost her purse while outside. She informed Derek and asked if he had seen it around. In the following weeks, when Derek walked the dog around the neighbourhood he would feel a strange energy force at once particular place. It felt like butterflies under his rib cage. Derek knew that when he felt this energy it meant he was close to finding the lost purse. One day when he walked past the area the feeling was very intense. He knew that this meant he would find it. Looking around, sure enough there it was on the pavement near to him! He handed it back over to his neighbour.   Derek sometimes sees a glowing light/aura around certain people, including various girls he has been in relationships with over the years. It tends to appear at random and stays for a while before fading away. He has gone for an eye test at the Royal Oldham Eye Clinic and was told that there was nothing wrong with his vision.   Sometimes when he meets people he will instantly gain an understanding of what they are like even before speaking with them. When he first met his ex-wife he sensed that she and him would get married but also later divorce. He went ahead with the marriage anyway, and hoped that he was wrong, but this prediction did sadly come true.   On various occasions when he has won something like a raffle or a bet he has got the feeling of an electric shock in the palm of his hand. This feeling goes up his arm to his head, and when it happens he knows he has won before being told. One time Derek’s father was in for an operation at a hospital in South Manchester. Derek went to visit him. While there he bought several strips of tickets for a prize draw to win a signed Manchester City football. When the nurse handed him the second strip of tickets he felt the electric shock and knew that he was going to win. He told the nurse he had won and she asked him how he knew before the tickets were drawn. Derek told her about the electric shock feeling but she did not believe him. The following evening Derek returned to the hospital to see his dad. The prize draw had taken place and sure enough he had won the prize!   When someone he knows of dies, Derek sees a bright blue ball of energy flash up in his vicinity. Whenever he sees this he knows that he will find out about someone's death within a few days. An example of this took place after he had got divorced. His son was staying over for the weekend at his house. Late on the Friday evening a bright ball of light flashed up near the window of the living room. It was not only seen by Derek, his son saw it too and asked what it was. In the morning his ex-wife rang up to say that her mum had suddenly passed away several hours earlier.   In May 2009 Derek 's mother wanted to visit Moston Spiritualist Church on Church Lane for a reading from a medium, so Derek took her along. While there the medium asked Derek if he too would like a reading. He decided out of curiosity to agree to this. When the medium held his hands, she informed him that he had a gift and asked him if he would like to join the church. He went along to see what it was like but decided not to return.   Contactees often report possessing psychic abilities, sometimes since birth, other times developed over time. It is so regularly reported that I feel there is a definite link between the two. It is possible they are given these abilities intentionally like a gift, or they may just be a side effect of experiencing contact.   The Orange Orb   In August 1977 when he was 18 years old, Derek lived with his parents at a house on Westminster Road, Failsworth. At the time he worked for Oldham Council in Werneth Park as an apprentice gardener. On evening he was walking home, and was on Roman Road. It was a dark and overcast night with no stars visible.   Suddenly he noticed a glowing orange ball of light over a chimney at the Argyll Mill on Holt Lane, which was visible from his position. The object looked about 20 feet in diameter and was glowing very brightly. Derek stopped walking and stared at the object for several minutes. It remained motionless in the sky.   His next memory was arriving back home. His mother said he was late back and asked where he had been. His meal was going cold on the table. He did not check the clock so had no idea what time it was or how long his journey home had taken. He told his mother he had no idea why he was late back. Although he could not identify the object he had seen, he did not think of it as a UFO at the time.   Later on, in the early hours of the morning, Derek was suddenly awoken by a thud on his bed like something had bumped it. He had no clock in his bedroom but the morning light was just starting to appear. Looking out of his bedroom window he again saw the orange orb hovering 10 feet away from the window, bathing its surroundings in orange light. It was moving very slowly in a controlled manner. When it reached the neighbours house and had gone out of sight, Derek ran through to his parent’s bedroom, waking them up in a start. He checked out of the window to see it reappear at the front of the house but it did not. He assumed it must have gone straight up or vanished. He then told his parents about what he had seen. His dad informed him that he had seen something similar over the chemical plant where he worked which had flown against the wind.   Silver Sphere Fright   The following day after seeing the orange orb, Derek went into work like normal, but kept staring up at the sky. It was as if he was waiting for another UFO sighting. That evening he went out to see his friends, who were standing on the corner between Westminster Road and Glenmore Drive. It was a clear and still night and he stayed with them for a while chatting. He was facing Glenmore Drive, but his friends had their backs to it.   Suddenly in the sky he saw a portal of some kind open up. It looked like a sock being rolled back. Through this portal came a spherical silver coloured object. Once the sphere had emerged, this "portal" faded away. The sphere had a completely smooth surface. Derek was frightened by the object and immediately ran away down Richmond Road, without telling his friends what he was running from. There he hid at an old house that he knew.   He has no idea how long he hid for but feels it was probably between an hour to an hour and a half. He emerged and could not see the sphere anywhere so began to walk back home. It took him about 10 minutes but seemed like much longer as he was still frightened of the sphere. When he got back he told his mother about what had happened, but did not mention it to anyone else, not even his friends the next time they caught up with him.   Orbs   After seeing the orange orb and silver sphere, on numerous occasions Derek would wake up in the night and see orbs of light come down through the ceiling of his room. Whenever they appeared, he would hear a voice saying to him "Derek come with us, you'll be safe". The voice sounded like it was actually in the room just above him. He would then black out and not remember what happened next. This even happened when he tried to refuse and replied to the voice that he would not go. It felt like he was being sedated. Derek had no idea of what the orbs were, but he felt sure that he had to go with them whenever they appeared.   Silver Sphere Abduction   When still living with his parents Derek used to work at Placemate 7 on Whitworth Street in Manchester. His auntie's son Joe also worked there. The club used to stay open till 2am, but him and Joe would remain behind another hour to clear up. One night they left at 3am to head home. Derek was driving with Joe sitting in the passenger seat. Derek began to drive Joe to his house on Nursey Road.   As they turned onto Lord Lane, ahead of them in the sky a “portal” opened and a bright silver sphere appeared in a similar fashion to the one he had seen in August 1977. At first the witnesses thought it was the landing lights of a plane, but soon realised it was something else entirely. It was about 150 feet in front of them and 200 feet in the air. It remained motionless in the sky for a moment, then suddenly increased in speed and shot away extremely fast at a right angle to the road in the direction of Ashton/Droylsden to the South. They continued their drive to Joe's home, discussing what had just happened.   After dropping Joe off, Derek then began the drive back to his own house. He was nervous after what he and Joe had witnessed, and felt a tingling sensation on his skin like he was anticipating something. He glanced at the clock in the car and saw it was now around 4am. As he came round a blind bend on The Fairway, he again saw the silver sphere in the sky in front of him, about 200 feet in the air. He started to drive along the road towards it, when there was a sudden blinding flash of light.   He remembers arriving home about 7.30am. The sun was just starting to come up in the sky, so he knew for certain that a while had passed. He could not remember what had happened for the last three and a half hours.   Silver spheres are one of the more commonly reported types of UFO, and are seen all around the world. They have been witnessed in a variety of sizes ranging from several inches across to larger than an aircraft. They are especially reported by contactees, who have on many occasions seen them both in the sky, and actually accompanying the ETs. It appears that on this occasion Derek may have been abducted by the sphere, or its presence indicated that an abduction was about to take place. The flash of bright light followed by a period of missing time are both classic signs of an abduction experience.   Abduction Memories   In late 1993, Derek moved into his own flat. On a day in late August/early September 1994 he looked out of the window and noticed a silver coloured sphere hovering outside in the air. It approached the window and stopped moving about 12 inches away from the glass. It then seemed to split into three, duplicating to the left and the right so there were now a row of three spheres. Then these three spheres joined back together into one.   Derek 's next memory was of lying down on a shiny metal surface of some kind. He felt like he was tied down onto it. He sensed a number of beings around him, and although he does not actually remember what they looked like he feels that they were small in height. He then felt a clamp of some kind being put onto his head. This stretched from the back to the front of his head, and caused pressure in the middle of his forehead. He then felt memories from his life being played out. It was as though the beings were trying to experience what he had lived through and feel his emotions. He could not remember any more of his surroundings.   His next clear memory was of being back in his flat standing up. He felt extremely tired and wanted to go to sleep. He was quite disturbed by what had taken place, and without checking the clock he went to bed. The following day he woke up but still felt totally worn out, so fell back off to sleep until later on.   Although Derek did not see any actual ET beings during this experience, at least in the memories he currently remembers, I feel that there is a good chance this was a real abduction. The flat metallic surface he found himself lying down on is very typical of an abduction experience. Usually contactees are not physically tied down, but could he have been mistaken? Perhaps he wasn't actually tied down but was paralyzed, and this lead him to believe that he was. The clamp that he mentions being put onto his head is interesting. The ETs have been known to use many different instruments during their examinations, perhaps this was some kind of device for extracting his memories. Certain ET species, especially the Greys, do appear to be very interested in our emotions. They are not often seen to express emotion themselves, and are often viewed as being very neutral and emotionless. Some believe that they are trying to gain an understanding of human emotion because it is something they have not properly developed or have lost over time.   Passing over   In 2005 Derek had to go into hospital for a test on his liver. He went to the Royal Oldham hospital on Rochdale Road, Manchester.   Because the beds were almost full in the hospital, he was put in an old man’s ward. In the bed opposite him was a man named Tom who was very ill. Derek was reading in bed, when he glanced over at Tom and noticed a glowing electric blue light all around him. This light was very intense and had ripples running through it. Derek compared these ripples to the lines made on a beach when the waves wash in over the sand. There were nurses around Tom at the time but they did not notice this light at all, it was only him who could see it. Next to the bed contained within this light was a man wearing a smart dark pin stripe suit. The man was slim in build, and had black hair which was brushed back. He was staring at Tom and did not look round at Derek. Derek did not mention the light or the man to the nurses, but it was obvious that they could not see either of them.   About 4am Tom began to shout "Dad don't go! Don't go!"  But Derek watched as the man in the suit left Tom's bedside and walked away along the ward until out of sight.   In the morning, Tom still had the blue light all around him. At 3pm Derek had to go and get a test done. When he returned to the ward he saw Tom's family all around him and it was obvious that he was going to soon pass away. At the end of the bed was Tom's father wearing the same suit as the previous night. Tom's family and the nurses were actually walking through him! He did not speak but Derek sensed that he was waiting for Tom. As the day went on, Tom's family left until only his dad remained at the end of the bed.   It was dinner time, when suddenly Derek heard Tom's dad speak for the first time. He said to Tom "I will come for you" . He then left the bedside and again walked along the ward, and faded away just before he reached the doors to the ward.   The next morning, Derek awoke to see a nurse making Tom's bed, which was now empty. The blue glowing light had completely disappeared. He asked her where Tom was, and she informed him that he been moved to a smaller ward and had then died at 3am. Derek did not see Tom's dad come back for him but he feels that this must have surely happened, and that Tom was now at peace.   The fact that other than Tom, only Derek saw the glowing blue light and the apparition of Tom's father is again signs that he has heightened senses.   Voice Of The Dead   In 2006, Derek was out walking Bouncer on the estate where his mother lives. He was about to cross over The Fairway (at roughly the same place where he had previously seen the silver sphere) when he heard a voice say to him "I did not mean to kill myself" . Derek crossed over to the other side and then responded to the voice, asking "Hold on, who are you please?" In his mind he then saw the image of an old friend of his named Dave. In this vision Dave was smiling. He and Dave had used to work on the Oldham Parks department for a number of years. Derek exclaimed "Dave!" but the vision was beginning to fade, and he did not hear the voice again.   The following evening, Derek's ex-wife rang up and told him that Dave had died, and was being buried in Hollingwood cemetery the next day. Derek attended the funeral and found out from Dave’s father-in-law that in the years he had not seen him he had developed a drink problem. On the night of his death he had been taken in by the police for his own good, but then released. Early the following morning he was found dead on Huddersfield Road, Oldham.   Haunted   It was a Friday evening in July 2007, and Derek was out walking Bouncer over Moston Brook. Through the trees he caught sight of a figure of a man, back lit by a strange yellow/orange glowing light. The man was wearing a crash helmet and appeared to be vibrating very fast. It was immediately obvious to Derek that the man was an apparition.   The man approached Derek, and he could see that the man's eyes were wide open with shock and bewilderment. The man looked a little familiar to Derek, but he did not recognise him. Derek said to him "I can help you pass over, but what's your name, please tell me your name".  The man did not speak but continued to stare at him. It looked like he was trying to speak but nothing came out. Derek continued his walk and the man walked alongside him in silence. As he reached his home the apparition faded away.   During the night Derek again saw the man in his dreams. In the morning Derek awoke and found that the right side of his body was in extreme pain. The right side of his head, his right arm and right leg, every bone, every muscle hurt.  After a while the pain seemed to die down, but was still present enough to feel. The man appeared again, still staring at him, obviously in need of help. Derek tried to ignore the pain and the apparition and go about his day. He took his mother out shopping. But his head felt like it was going to explode, so he told his mum he needed to go back to bed. Again his dreams were haunted by the figure.   In the morning once more he was in extreme pain, even worse than the previous day. It was so bad that he didn't want to get up out of bed. But the apparition still appeared again. Derek informed the figure he was going to pray for him, and then he did. On the Monday morning the pain was beginning to subside. The man appeared to him again, but Derek felt that he was calmer this time and was going to be able to communicate. However just when he felt the apparition was going to speak, the phone went off and the man vanished.   Derek didn't want to take the call as he felt it was going to be to do with the apparition he had been seeing. However in the end he picked it up. It was his friend Glyn. She said to him "Derek I've got some bad news". Derek shouted in response "Who Glyn? Which one of us is it?" Glyn replied "Brett Barker, he was killed this weekend on his motorbike in Yorkshire". Derek had met Brett numerous times but was not close friends with him, and had not seen him in a while, which is why he was not immediately recognisable. At the moment he found out about Brett the pain completely went away. Derek did not see the apparition again.   Later in the autumn it was a bright sunny day and Derek was out walking Bouncer when he suddenly felt a strong feeling of peace. A vision of a white corridor appeared before him. He then saw Brett's face, but he was younger than he had been when he had died. Derek knew that he had passed on and was at peace. He wished him well and the vision faded away.   Pray For Her   On another occasion while walking the dog at the back of his mother's estate in Moston, Derek again saw the yellow/orange glow he had seen when the apparition of Brett first appeared to him. This time though, he did not see a figure but instead heard a woman's voice. The voice said to him "Please pray for the soul of Annie Mills" . Derek did as the voice asked and began to pray for this unknown lady.   He then had a vision where he was standing in a kitchen. There was a well built woman wearing a white apron in front of him. Derek sensed that this was Annie. She bent down and took out some freshly baked shortbread biscuits from the oven. She offered Derek the biscuits but he refused saying "No thanks" . The vision then faded away.   The following day he was out again walking Bouncer, and he began to pray for Annie Mills again. There was a sudden gust of wind and as it passed he heard a very low woman's voice say "Thank you" . Derek responded "Peace and love to you Annie".   Later Derek spoke to his mother and informed her about Annie Mills. His mum was amazed and told him that Annie used to be her auntie's next door neighbour, and that she always liked to bake.   Assaulted By A Ghost   In the winter of 2008, Derek was on his regular evening walk with Bouncer over Moston Brook. He was walking through a dark wooded area. Out of nowhere he suddenly felt something hit him in the jaw quite strongly. There was no-one else around and he had definitely not walked into the branch of a tree. When he got home he checked in the mirror and there was a red mark on his chin.   The following day two women were out in the same area and came across the body of a boy who had apparently died of the cold. Derek feels that it was the ghost of this boy who had hit him, perhaps trying to let him know that his body was lying nearby and he wanted to be found.     Small Silver Sphere   In July 2009, Derek was sitting in his living room watching the news. All of a sudden a small silver-coloured ball rose up from behind the TV. It was only about an inch in diameter, and had ridges across its surface, and a cloud of yellow-coloured vapour of some kind around it. As Derek watched, the sphere came over the top of the TV and descended until it was in front of the middle of the screen.   This is the last thing that Derek remembers about this incident. He does not remember what happened next, and does not remember regaining consciousness of what was taking place around him. There appears to be missing time involved here, but Derek does not know how much.   Again this could well be the start of an abduction experience. As the incident took place in his own home, it is very unlikely that the object was some sort of remote-controlled model. So unless Derek somehow imagined the sphere or was hallucinating, it appears to have actually taken place. I have investigated other contactees who have seen similar things, although the ridges and yellow cloud around the object are unusual and I have not heard them mentioned before.   Drawn To The Stars   From a very early age Derek felt like he wanted to be up in space. He is fascinated by the idea of visiting other worlds and communicating with extraterrestrial races. He feels that space is his true home, and he is especially drawn to one star in particular - the star known as the "Cradle Of The Stars" in the constellation of Orion (one of the stars which makes up Orion's Belt). He has no idea why he feels this way; he has not read anything about this particular star, he only knows the name it is given. Every night he likes to look up at it and feels that he belongs there.   In the winter of 2009, Derek had a strange experience involving this star. On most clear nights he likes to walk Bouncer and look up at the stars as he walks. He was looking up at the star in Orion's Belt when suddenly he felt a surge of energy that appeared to be coming from the star. He stopped walking, and could feel this energy going into his forehead. He is not aware how long he remained there for, but after a time he shouted "I've had enough, I want to come home!" At this moment the feeling of the energy subsided and he and the dog continued their walk.   Often contactees feel drawn to the stars, or feel the sense of belonging that Derek speaks of. It is possible that they are aware that this is where the beings who are interacting with them originate from, or in the case of Star Children they may actually originate from elsewhere and be able to sense this.   Conclusion   Derek has had many fascinating experiences, some of which could well be related to ET contact. He has had UFO sightings, abduction experiences involving missing time and seen numerous beings. His other experiences involving possible psychic abilities and paranormal events could have been caused by side effects from this contact, although this is not a certainty. However many contactees do report such incidents so there does seem to be some link to contact.   Some of the things which have happened to him he cannot currently remember in full. Perhaps in time he will gain a greater understanding of what has taken place and for what reasons. If Derek stays in touch and keep me updated with additional experiences, this report may well be updated in the future.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2010 Last Updated: 21/10/2024   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   “Hayley” first reached out to me via Facebook wishing to discuss her experiences with me. We then arranged several Skype conversations to go over everything in depth.   The Man In White   From about the age of three Hayley recalls having vivid recurring dreams of an elderly man wearing white robes but no footwear. He had long white hair and a beard, and held a book in one hand and a pen in the other. His skin complexion was very pale and he would be surrounded in glowing light. He would also be floating a short distance off the ground. Hayley would meet with this man in a variety of places, different every time. On one occasion he was under a mango tree, on another standing on the roof of the house. At another time the surroundings were all white.   Whenever she dreamt of the man he would appear off to her left side and would not look directly at her. However he would have deep conversations with her about life and about the stars. At other times, he would project images into her mind instead of speaking.   In some of these dreams she would visit other places with the man, flying alongside him.   At the time she viewed these encounters with the man as simply dreams. However later in life she began to view him as her “spirit guide”. She claims that the man still speaks with her from time to time directly in her mind or by showing her images while she is awake.   Memories of Elsewhere   Since an early age Hayley has experienced a repeated memory of another place which she thinks are from a previous life on another planet. The memories of this are quite detailed. Here is what Hayley informed me, in her own words.   “I believe it is another planet, the place of my origins. I had a home, my home was all white. No kitchen. No doors. The rooms were bare and smooth.   I had a child, and some kind of window where I was watching outside. This place where I was, I had a home and I had a life. I could log into some kind of collective consciousness which was around the planet, and as I did I could know everything. Like some kind of internet but different. I could hear other’s thoughts, as I was connected to all and all to me, and still have privacy if I wanted. I looked human. I was wearing some kind of white suit. It was as if it was made of silk. No stitches. Right down over my body and legs.   I saw my child but not his face. I think he was a boy with dark short hair. I tried looking at him but the face was blurry. I think I did see him clearly but my brain can’t translate it. He was wearing the same suit as me.   There was something where I could sit. The colour of it was red. I remember watching out of the window. No glass, it was open. Outside the colours and light were different. It was beautiful. I could see other houses, a waterfall and a fountain. There was something in the middle of the fountain but it just looked like a very bright light. I don’t remember seeing clouds in the sky.   There were other beings around, but not in my space. I could not see them, I just knew they were there. They were related to me. They accompanied me to some kind of cylinder. The cylinder was white and big, about two or three metres tall. When I got near I could see Earth, it was as if I gathered from it lots of information about the Earth. Like images in a very fast tempo.   I was communicating with some being in my mind. They wanted me to come back to Earth, and I was a bit concerned about something. I was shown in images the life I am now currently living here. I asked about something I had lived before here on Earth, on some kind of island which everyone was being evacuated from because the ocean was rising. Everyone was going to a mountain, and at the very top people would disappear in some kind of light. I stayed because there was someone who could not go along, and I refused to go without them. I stayed and died, the waters of the ocean took me.”   According to Hayley she used to tell her mother of these memories when she was young.   Psychic Awareness   In her childhood Hayley lived in South Africa with her family. From about the age of 6 Hayley recalls being able to sense issues that others are going through or strong emotions without speaking to them. She says that on some occasions she has sensed illness or injury and informed the person, leading them to be either shocked or even frightened of her.   At other times she would try focusing on an individual and then they would get in touch or come to visit her.   After doing this a while, Hayley says that mother became concerned and even tried to halt this ability by mixing drugs into her drinks which nulled her senses.   She says that as time has gone on this ability has reduced in strength but still not gone away. She now has to touch people directly or touch a photograph of them, rather than being able to detect things remotely.   Blue Planet   In May/June of 2009 Hayley learned more about her supposed past life on another world. She was standing in her bedroom when she sensed the presence of two beings, one either side of her. She then received a telepathic message from the beings. The informed her that she originates from a blue coloured planet, which she was shown visually in her mind. They informed her she could go back and see it any time she wished. She was also informed that she could show this vision to someone else by touching them on the left shoulder.   Soon receiving the message she tried exactly this with her son. According to Hayley, he was able to see this vision. He described it as “beautiful, like he was dreaming”. She did not question him about the details of exactly what he saw.   She also tried the same thing with her boyfriend, but says that it didn’t work with him. She says she may have not been in the right state of mind at the time due to the pressure. She has not tried it since with anyone else.   Silver UFOs   At 9pm on 5th June 2009 Hayley was in her house with her seven year old son. They were in the bedroom and she was reading him a book. The curtains of the bedroom window were open. Due to the time of year it was still light outside, warm and sunny, with a clear sky.   As she was reading her son suddenly exclaimed that “a star had fallen from the sky”. He then asked her to look out of the window. She was able to see out of the window from the bed where she was lying down. When she checked she saw a silver coloured sphere hovering in the air. It appeared to be right over the back garden, and was quite small but larger than a football, several feet across.   Upon seeing the object Hayley got up and walked over to the window to take a better look at it. Her son was very excited and started jumping up and down on the bed saying that it was a star. She noted that nobody else was outside, and also everywhere seemed strangely quiet, there were no birds visible in the air. Hayley informed me that there was usually lots of birds around so this was notably unusual.   Looking down at the ground she saw a spiralling shape, like distortion in the air. It was radiating outwards from the sphere and rotating continuously, so was clearly being caused by the presence of the UFO.   The sphere was in line with the upstairs window of the house, so about 20 feet off the ground. It was stationary and completely smooth with no markings on it. It was reflecting the evening sunlight. However one strange thing which Hayley noted was that although the sun was off to her left in the sky, there was light also reflecting on the right side of the sphere.   As she watched over five minutes this glow seemed to increase until there was a glowing aura of white light surrounding the sphere. This had definitely not been present at the start of the sighting. Despite the apparent small size of the object Hayley felt that there must be someone inside it, and was confused by the lack of visible doors.   I asked Hayley to describe the way the object was hovering and she said “It was not flying but kind of just hanging there. It was like gravity worked different.”   After several minutes the sphere started to move. As it did so the white glow around it died down. It then began moving away from her location at a constant speed. It moved towards the roof of the house beyond the garden then began ascending and flew away into the distance slowly. Unfortunately Hayley was too transfixed to think about getting her camera to take a photograph of the object. Once it had disappeared from sight Hayley spoke with her son and asked him if he saw it. He said that he saw “the star”. He then asked her if he could take a photograph of it, but she informed him it had gone.   However a few seconds later another object came into view from the right extremely fast. It was a similar colour to that of the sphere but was scalene triangular in shape (each side was a different length). It was also larger, roughly 15 feet across.   It halted at the same location the sphere had previously been hovering! Upon sighting this second object her son ran to get her camera, leaving her alone in the room temporarily. He returned to the room with the camera, but Hayley was again too focused on this second object to direct him to photograph it. After about five minutes the triangular object suddenly began moving away at a fast velocity in the same direction the sphere had departed. The acceleration was instantaneous, and it was only visible for a few seconds due to the speed.   No sooner had the second object vanished than a second triangle arrived, this time coming in from the left! It was facing the opposite direction to the previous one. The only other difference was that this one appeared to have a line of small white lights along its base. These lights were flashing on and off at random rather than sequentially, giving a twinkling effect.   At this point of the sighting she began to get frightened because she had no idea what these strange objects could be, and started to believe they must be intelligently controlled craft.   This third object remained over the garden for a shorter period of time than the other two. After a couple of minutes Hayley noticed that there was an aircraft crossing the sky at high altitude. A minute later the third object started moving away in the direction of this aircraft, again extremely rapidly. Even though it was larger than the sphere it still vanished into the distance before reaching the high altitude aircraft.   Hayley says that after the incident she informed her family about what had taken place but they didn’t believe her. She also checked her camera and found two photographs that her son had taken. She believes that these photographs show the first triangle flying away from the house into the distance. Below are the two photographs with the object ringed:   Zoomed view of the object: Zoomed views with edge find: As you can see the photos are not particularly impressive as the object is too distant to clearly see its appearance. However I am not certain it even shows the triangular UFO. Metadata is hidden information which can be extracted from original photographs using a variety of software tools. Below is the full set of metadata extracted from the first photograph:   Key points that can be determined from this metadata are as follows: - There is no sign of image manipulation, I believe this is a genuine un-tampered photograph (Not that I had any suspicion that it was) - The photo was taken on an Olympus digital camera - The image was taken at 9:08:13pm on 5th June 2009   The metadata of the second image looks largely identical to the first, so I won’t display it all. However from the below screenshot it can be seen that the second photo was taken at 9:08:58pm, a good 45 seconds after the first: This is at odds with Hayley’s statement that the first triangle departed very rapidly and was only visible for a few seconds.   Also the object in the second image is much further to the left in the sky than the first, as can be seen from the angle the photo was taken at and its position in relation to the clouds/neighbouring house roof. This implies that the object was moving across the sky slowly to the left. I believe this means that the object in the photographs is not the first triangle but instead is a distant aircraft, maybe one that was not noticed by Hayley at the time as she was too busy watching the UFOs.   This is certainly a bizarre series of events, with multiple UFOs showing up one after another at precisely the same location. The manner in which they moved and speed they moved at shows that they were under intelligent control and could not have been silver coloured balloons or normal aircraft.   It is very unfortunate that Hayley did not take the camera off her son and manage to photograph at least one of these objects, especially as it was within reach during the time that the second triangle hovered over the garden. As with most incidents on record we only have her testimonial evidence to go on.   Playing With Spheres   After midnight on a night in February 2010 Hayley and her children were staying the night at her partner’s house. She was lying awake in bed when she suddenly got the feeling that there was a craft hovering over the roof of the house. She does not know how she knew this, she could see it in her mind. She could not clearly see this craft, but she sensed that it was silver in colour. It felt friendly to her, she was not frightened.   She jumped up out of bed and went to check on her children who were sleeping in another bedroom. When she started walking around she found that she could see clearer than usual. When I asked Hayley to describe this she said “All the colours were brighter than usual. More beautiful than normal.”   She found that her children were both fast asleep, so she walked back to her room. Next she received a telepathic communication. A male sounding voice in her mind told her she could “skip something that was about to happen if she wanted to, but that she could do to another place where she could play with the spheres.”   In her mind she accepted this offer. Suddenly she felt like she had been transported somewhere else, although she does not think she left her room, it was like “entering an alternative dimension”.  She found herself standing in white light. In front of her she saw a humanoid girl wearing a white suit covered in black dots. She had curly long blonde-coloured hair down to her shoulders, and bright blue eyes, which almost appeared to glow. Surrounding her were many small silver spheres hovering in the air and moving around her.   The girl was reaching out and touching these spheres. Her movements seemed extremely rapid. She heard the telepathic voice in her mind inform her that she could not be seen with her human eyes at a normal rate of speed. The girl did not seem to acknowledge her presence. All of a sudden the girl retreated away from her like she herself was moving away. She then found herself floating up near the ceiling of the living room looking downwards. She tried to descend and found she could not. The voice in her mind returned, telling her that there was something wrong with the earth, and it was going to be difficult to stay on the ground. The voice then invited both her and her children to go with them. It said that if she did decide to go she could only come back through the light, and if she chose to do this she should not bother other people.   Hayley was fascinated by the idea of going with the beings so agreed to this. They then asked her to get one of her belongings out of the house – a sculpture of a dress that she had been given as a gift. She has no idea why they asked her to get this specific item or how she could do so if she was stuck up by the ceiling, she wonders if it was some kind of sign or had other significance.   This is the last thing she recalls happening. When she came to she found it was morning time and she was waking up in bed. She immediately remembered what had happened during the night. It felt extremely vivid, far more real than a dream would feel.   The following month, prior to her ending her relationship with her partner, she heard the beings speaking to her again telepathically, this time during the day while she was fully awake. They informed her that “something had happened and they had to leave” . She has not heard the voice since this time.   The female being that Hayley witnessed in her vision certainly sounds like a Nordic-type being, with the blonde hair and extremely blue eyes. I have investigated and heard about other cases where people or beings have been seen aboard craft using psychokinetic abilities, or even being taught to enhance them. Why Hayley was shown this vision is unknown at present, as she did not seem to interact with the being in any way, she merely observed her.   Conclusions   Hayley has had a lot of psychic experiences, some of which may well be contact related. The vision she had of the Nordic girl playing with the floating spheres is particularly interesting, although it seems more meta-physical than physical, much like many of her other experiences.   The close encounter with the various silver craft suggests that they were there to observe her/her son, which again could imply that contact is taking place.   Hopefully Hayley will keep in touch and inform BUFOG of any future incidents she experiences.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2010 Last Updated: 21/10/2024   In 2010 I was contacted by a man named Colin who reported that he had seen a UFO earlier in the same year. Unfortunately I only have his initial details to go on as he did not get back in touch after early correspondence. However I have decided to release the information that is known in the hope that other witnesses may come forward.   Sighting Details   Late evening on the 9th May, Colin was lying in his bed and staring out of the bedroom window at the night sky. It was a clear and still evening, and he had a stunning view of the stars. The time was between 11pm - midnight.   He saw a bright white orb of light which he at first thought was a star. But then he realised it was slowly moving to the left. He soon realised that the object was travelling towards his location at a slight angle. As it got closer it became much bigger and brighter. The object looked like it was travelling about the same speed as a plane. He could see no shape behind the light. Colin looked for the tell-tale flashing lights that a normal aircraft would have, but there were none. The bedroom window was open but he could hear no distant sound coming from the object.   After a few seconds, the light suddenly turned to its left and flew parallel to his road. It retained its brightness for a while, but then suddenly faded out over 2-3 seconds. He continued to watch the sky for a further 15 minutes but the light did not return. In total the sighting lasted for 30-40 seconds.   Colin mentioned to me that both he and his partner Ruth found identical scars on their bodies the following morning after the sighting. These scars were half an inch in length, completely straight and looked like they had been there for ages, but according to Colin appeared overnight. Colin’s scar was on his wrist. Ruth’s was on her underarm. Both scars vanished after 2-3 days.   Sighting Analysis   Colin feels certain that the object he saw was an advanced craft of some kind. It had no indication of being an aircraft, and did not have any normal running lights on it. It also made the sudden change in course, and appeared to be completely silent. There were other aircraft in the sky at the same time, and the normal lights on these were visible.   Usually moving white lights in the night sky would be put down to satellites, the International Space Station or meteorites. However because of the movement speed and change in direction the object cannot have been any of these.   There is a chance it was a helicopter at high altitude, but usually other lights would be visible. Also if it was a helicopter it surely would not have suddenly faded away. It could have been hidden by a cloud, but Colin stated that it was a clear night.   The object seemed the wrong colour to be a Chinese lantern – these usually appear a fiery orange or yellow colour, not white. An LED balloon is a possibility, but the abrupt change in direction points away from this. The sighting occurred before drones were commercially available so is unlikely to have been one of these.   It is unknown whether the scars Colin and Ruth found on themselves are anything to do with the sighting. There did not appear to be any direct interaction so they could be put down to accidental damage. However it is intriguing that the markings were discovered within hours of the sighting.   Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024