Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 05/05/2018 Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms hav been used for some witnesses and certain location names have been omitted Introduction Since beginning investigation into UFOs and the contact phenomenon back in 2008 I have looked into many contact cases from around the world. While some of these cases cover only one or two experiences, others have been much larger and covered experiences that have taken place throughout the individual’s life over many years. This is one such case. I was first contacted by Tina by phone back in February 2017. She informed me that she had had a number of unusual experiences, but she had kept them to herself for many years. This was down to the sensitivity of her job as a child behaviour modification clinical practitioner, and due to the fact that she did not want to frighten or concern other family members. However more recently her partner, Richard, had begun to suffer from ill health which she believed may be related to these experiences, and so she needed to tell someone and ask for advice. The experiences Tina has had have gone on since her childhood. Many of them have physical aspects which cannot be easily dismissed – aspects which have included significant body markings, possible implants, periods of missing time and confirmation from other witnesses and doctors. They are truly fascinating, and if they have actually occurred, as they appear to, their implications are massive. Over many months of lengthy phone calls, messenger discussions and two face-to-face meetings, I have slowly gone over everything which has taken place to date and created this report. Tina has been extremely open in discussing her experiences, and has provided more photographic evidence, medical records, written notes and drawings than any other witness I have ever spoken with. The Face in the Light Tina was born in 1971. In the early years of her life she lived with her parents Leslie and Christine, and three brothers Keith, Norman and Gordon, on Knighton Road in Sholing, Southampton. The first unusual experience she can remember occurred when she was 7 years old. Aerial map of Knighton Road: It was early in the winter of 1977 (probably November). She recalls something waking her up in the middle of the night. She had no idea why she awoke but something did not feel right. She did not have a clock in her room at the time so did not know the exact time, but it was very dark outside and her family were all fast asleep in their rooms. It was dark in the room but Tina would always leave her door open, and the landing light was on. She felt wide awake, and for an unknown reason got up out of bed, walked out onto the landing, took a few steps along it and then stopped. She remained there for about 20 seconds. Then suddenly a beam of white light shot down from the ceiling in front of the cupboard further down the landing. It was about 6-7 feet away from her. She felt frightened and stood staring at it rooted to the spot. Overhead map of the upstairs of the house showing the position of the beam of light: After a few seconds a huge face appeared in the beam of light. It was about a foot off the floor and around five feet in height. It was not solid but appeared to be made up of light the same as the beam. The face was human, and that of an elderly man with curled hair and a thick beard. It reminded her of an old Greek man like Socrates, and also like Santa Claus. A moment later the beam and the face rushed towards her without warning. Before she could react she blacked out. Drawing of the face in the beam: Photograph of the landing with an overlaid drawing of the beam and face: The next thing Tina became aware of, she was waking up in the morning back in her bed. She immediately recalled what had happened during the night, and it concerned her greatly. It had seemed far more real than just a dream. She did not tell anyone what had happened, but for several nights she insisted on sleeping in her parent’s room as she was too frightened to sleep in her own. After this she calmed down but would still leave the light of her room on at night. I have dealt with other similar cases where large glowing human faces have been witnessed. Tina is convinced that this incident took place and was not a nightmare. As with many of her later experiences, she felt fully awake at the time and remembered it in full detail in the morning. It is possible that the face was a screen memory masking its true appearance. There have been many cases where this has been reported, and it is particularly common during childhood years. It is even possible that the being was taking on the form of Santa Claus. Another possibility is that it was in its true form but was a humanoid ET rather than human. Tina has never seen the face again or discovered its true identity. Drilling Teeth In May 1978, about six months after witnessing the glowing face, Tina woke up one morning to find blood in her mouth and on her pillow. There was no sensation of pain, and when she checked she could find no source of the blood. She told her father about it and he checked her teeth to see if any were wobbly. In the end he assumed she must have bitten her tongue in her sleep, although no injury could be observed. Tina washed her mouth out and soon the incident was forgotten about. However in late August towards the end of her school summer holidays, it occurred again. This time her mouth felt dry, and it felt to her like her upper teeth had been drilled. Her father was concerned and took her to the dentist for a check-up. They could find nothing visibly wrong with her teeth. From then onwards she began to experience the same thing roughly three times a year. As the years went by the sensations of drilling became even stronger, and after a while it would feel like her teeth had actually crumbled into pieces and been glued back together. There was no noticeable pattern regarding when it would occur. From age 25 it began to happen less frequently, roughly once a year. And at around age 36 it ceased completely. To this date it has not occurred again. Despite the fact it occurred for many years, Tina never went back to the dentist to enquire about it. Figure at the Window It is not just Tina who has had unusual experiences. In the summer of 1978, an incident involving one of her brothers took place. It was a very warm night and everyone had gone off to bed like normal. Tina recalls waking up during the night to hear her brother Norman screaming hysterically. He had ran through to his parent’s room and was extremely upset. Everyone in the house rushed into the room to see what the matter was. Norman explained that he had been lying in bed awake. His two brothers who he shared the room with were fast asleep. Due to the heat both the curtains and window had been left open. Norman heard someone calling for help from outside. He got up and looked out of the window to see what was happening. When he did he was shocked to see that it was daylight outside and he was looking at a completely different location covered in grass and rocks. Suddenly it was like he could see very far away into the distance. He saw a man and woman who looked like they were in their 40s, and a child around 8-10 years old. The people were running and the adults were shouting out “We’ve got it! We’ve got it!” They appeared to be holding some kind of device. The people were being chased by three very tall humanoid beings. These beings were about 28 feet in height. They had long thin stilt-like legs but shorter arms. They were unclothed and had withered wrinkled skin. Norman’s drawing of the tall creature and the humans: The people suddenly became aware that Norman could see them and stopped running. A fourth tall being appeared in the distance and then came running towards the window screaming. It reached it and bent down in order to look directly at Norman. Needless to say the sight of seeing such a thing filled him with terror and he had ran to his parents. Norman’s drawing of the tall being bending down to look in the window: Tina’s mother and father questioned Norman about what he had seen. At the time they assumed it must have been a nightmare and got everyone settled back down. After that Norman did not want to sleep near the window of the room, and his parents moved the position of the beds. Even though he is now a grown man, the experience still haunts him. However this is not the end of the story. In 2002 there was a knock on the door. When her mother answered it, standing on the doorstep was Cynthia, the daughter of their neighbour. She looked really frightened was visibly trembling. She asked Christine for a cigarette. Christine asked her what the matter was, to which she exclaimed “You’re never going to believe what I’ve just seen!” She went to on explain that she had pulled back the curtains and outside the window had seen an extremely tall figure peering in. She was so scared that she did not want to go back into the house for a good while after. Up until this point Christine had not really believed that there was any truth to what Norman said he had seen, but this really shocked her and she wondered if Norman had seen something after all. Due to the bizarre details of this experience it could be easy to dismiss it as a vivid childhood nightmare. But it is interesting that it has left such a lasting impression on Norman. And it is also interesting that something spookily similar was reported to the family years later by a separate witness. Hole in Leg One night early in the summer of 1982 10-11, Tina had a dream that she was flying high up in the sky through the clouds. Without warning she woke up with a start. Despite having gone to sleep in her own bed, she now found herself downstairs on the sofa alongside Christine who had dropped off there. She felt uneasy so got up to head back upstairs. When she did so she noticed blood and pus running down her lower right leg onto her foot. She went through to the bathroom and put the light on to get a better look. When she checked, she found a rounded hole several mm across which had blood and pus seeping out of it. The skin and flesh underneath was completely missing. Leslie also awoke, probably disturbed by the light from the bathroom or noise Tina was making. When he saw the injury he asked her what she’d done to herself. When she told him that she did not know how it had occurred he went into her room and checked all over the bed to see if there was anything which could have caused it. He found absolutely nothing. The injury did not seem to hurt at all. Leslie put antiseptic on the wound and then Tina went back to bed as it was the middle of the night. The injury healed up after several days, however it left a lasting scar on her leg which can still be made out today. Scar on Tina’s leg ringed in black: Tina is adamant that the injury had occurred during the night at some point. She said that on the evening before she had a bath and would have definitely noticed it if it was there at that time. As you will see, this wasn’t to be the only time that Tina would discover this type of injury. Sleep Paralysis In 1987 when she was 17 years old her father sadly passed away. Roughly a week after she awoke in the night to find that she could not move. She was lying face down at the corner of the bed in an awkward position. Her head was hung over the edge of the mattress and her right hand was under the pillow. Her vision was blurred, she found it hard to breathe and she couldn’t swallow. She could see a light in the room and could sense the presence of something, but could not turn her head to look. She was frightened of the situation, and felt like she lay there for about 20 - 30 seconds. After this time she blacked out. When she came round it was morning time. Once she was out of bed she told her mother about what had happened. Her aunty came into the room and told her that she had had a similar experience years before. Tina put the incident down to stress due to losing her father. Even though there is some crossover between contact and sleep paralysis, this experience sounds more like the later sounds like the later, and may not be linked with her contact experiences. Sleep paralysis is more likely to occur during periods of stress. And much of what she describes are common aspects of the condition. Another Leg Injury Around April in either 1988 or 1989 Tina had a very similar experience to what had happened to her in the summer of 1982. She was now living in a house on Porchester Road with her boyfriend Lee. Aerial map of Porchester Road: Like the first time, the experience began with a dream about flying through the clouds. And just as before she felt like she had been thrown back down onto the bed when she awoke. The situation was immediately familiar to her and she felt very uneasy. She got up to put the bedroom light on and looking down immediately noticed blood running down her right leg. Once again there was a small hole visible. This time there was no pus coming from it only blood. It was about 2 inches above the scar of the original injury. Due to the movement, Lee also woke up. When he saw the blood he asked her what she had done to herself. Despite knowing this had happened before she did not tell him about the first incident. She felt that he might think she was crazy. She just informed him she did not know what had happened. She washed her leg and then got back into bed. Like before, the injury healed up quite fast but left a lasting scar. Photograph with both scars marked, showing their proximity to one another: It is fascinating that Tina had two very similar experiences years apart from one another. If the markings were natural then it seems a very odd coincidence that she would have been having extremely similar dreams prior to their appearance. In both instances the wounds were clearly fresh and had not been caused during the previous day as Tina would have noticed the blood. And in both cases there was nothing on or near to her bed which could have accounted for them. Could the dreams of flying have been her brain’s way of telling her that she had been taken up into a craft? Were these markings from abduction experiences? Body markings can occur during contact, and although they usually fade and vanish completely, sometimes they can leave scars. These are far from the only unexplained injuries that Tina has endured over the years. Missing Time In the spring of 1989 an incident occurred where Tina missed not minutes, not hours, but a number of days! She had now moved to a bedsit elsewhere on Porchester Road. At the time she worked at a dry cleaners in Bitterne, which was roughly 25 minutes’ walk away. One Tuesday evening she came home from work feeling quite tired. She entered the bedroom and bolted the door from the inside. Then she took her shoes off and lay down on the bed in her uniform. She was woken by her boyfriend heavily banging on the bedroom door. She felt a little dazed and drained of energy. Lee had a key to the bedsit, and she initially assumed that a couple of hours had gone by and that he had brought round some Chinese food for her. She opened the door and let him into the room. He immediately exclaimed “What the hell’s going on? I’ve had your company on the phone, you’ve not turned up for work!” Confused by his outburst Tina asked “I’ve just come home from work, what do you mean?” Lee responded “That was four days ago! You’ve lost your job, you’ve not phoned in sick!” Tina was understandably shocked by this revelation. She checked the clock and found that the time was now 10am. But with no indication of the date at first she thought that he must be playing around. However as she continued to talk with him it began to sink in that he wasn’t joking, and that four days really had gone by. Early in the afternoon she rang her workplace. The assistant manager picked up and informed her that they’d been phoning the house. After two days had gone by and she still did not get in touch they had decided to fire her. They had also contacted her mother which is how her boyfriend had found out about what was going on. Her mother did not head over to the flat to see if she was there because at the time they were not speaking much due to an argument. Lee stayed with her a couple of days. Tina wondered how she had managed to sleep for such a long period of time without hearing any of the phone calls to the house. However she did not speak with her doctor about what had happened. Within days Tina collapsed and found she could not walk. She was taken to Royal South Hants Hospital, where she was kept for about three weeks. They seemed very concerned, and performed various examinations. Eventually they informed her that she had a kidney stone which had caused internal scarring. She had to go for ultrasound to break the kidney stone up before she was discharged from hospital. This is certainly a bizarre incident, as it is of course very unusual indeed to sleep for days without any notable reason or long-term after effects. There is the possibility that the incident is medical-related, due to the fact that soon afterwards Tina was admitted to hospital to have a kidney stone removed. However these do not usually cause extreme tiredness - they tend to cause pain, which would have been more likely to stop Tina from going to sleep, or wake her from her sleep if she did drop off. Periods of missing time are very commonly reported with contact experiences. Could Tina have been abducted for a number of days? If so she has no current recollection of this at all. However this could explain why she did not hear the phone ringing on multiple occasions. Abductions of this length have taken place before, such as the infamous five day abduction of Travis Walton. While it may seem unlikely that this is what took place, it cannot be entirely ruled out. Hooded Figure By 1997 Tina was living on her own in a third floor flat on Burgoyne Road, Thorn Hill. One evening she went to bed as normal about 10.30pm. Usually she would sleep deeply until morning, but during the night something unexpectedly woke her. Her senses felt alerted and she sat up in bed. The room had a huge panoramic window along one edge. The curtains were mostly drawn, but open enough to let some light into the room from the adjacent flat. Aerial map of Burgoyne Road: The bedroom door was to the left side of the bed and closed. Suddenly a huge figure entered the room stepping through the closed door. It appeared to be fully solid and was wearing a black coloured hooded cloak that covered its face. The door was about 7 feet in height and it appeared at least a foot taller than that. The cloak it was wearing looked like it was made out of a satin-like material. Tina immediately thought to herself “What the fuck is that?” Drawing of the cloaked figure: The figure then moved about 7 feet into the room around the left side of the bed. It appeared to walk rather than float, although its legs were hidden inside the cloak which went down to the floor. As she watched, it then began to turn towards her. At this moment she blacked out. Witness drawing showing the layout of the bedroom and movement path of the figure: When she came round she was lying flat on the bed and the figure was nowhere to be seen. Tina was extremely scared by what had just taken place. She reached out and put the bedside light on. She then got out of bed and began exploring the flat one room at a time putting all the lights on, half convinced that it was still going to be there. She did not check the clock to see what time of night it was but she feels that it must have been the early hours of the morning. After fully exploring each room Tina was satisfied that the being was no longer present. She stood still for several minutes before making herself a cup of tea. She cannot remember if she then went back to bed or just stayed awake until morning. She felt un-nerved by the experience for weeks afterwards and found it hard to get to sleep. While dark hooded figures are sometimes observed during sleep paralysis experiences, it should be noted that Tina was not paralysed at this time as she was able to sit up in bed before its arrival. This suggests that the being had a more paranormal explanation. It could potentially have been an ET, or there is the possibility it was a ghostly apparition of some kind. Numerous contactees have reported seeing shadowy manifestations around their homes, commonly referred to as “shadow people”. Could this have been what Tina encountered? Implant Extraction By 1999 Tina was now living with her second husband Gavin who had moved in with her at the flat. One Thursday night she dreamed of a dull white glowing light and what Tina describes as a “grey fog in her mind”. Despite not consciously experiencing this before in her life, it felt familiar to her. She would later come to learn that this sensation would precede telepathic communication with beings, and refers to it as “the link”. However she was unaware of any direct communication at this time. The following morning when sat up she felt a sharp stinging sensation in her right buttock. It felt almost like she had been stung by a bee. She asked Gavin to check the location. He confirmed that there was no marks or signs of soreness. She tried pushing on the point of pain and could feel something small under the surface of the skin. Gavin confirmed the presence of the lump. He recommended that she went to her GP about it. However the pain began to get more intense. Whatever it was, Tina wanted it out of her as soon as possible. She asked Gavin to use some toenail clippers to cut her skin and then use a pair of tweezers to attempt to take it out. He initially refused her request, but in the end agreed to it. He managed to make a small incision and then used the tweezers to take the object out. When he did so the pain immediately went away. They were shocked to find that the object looked like a small silver ball-bearing about the size of a match head. It was covered in a black and grey web-like membrane but was clearly metallic. Drawing of the object held by the tweezers: Gavin was able to cut through the outer membrane with the nail clippers, but when he attempted to cut into the silver ball it bent them until they snapped! There was no sign of how the object got there. Unfortunately Tina did not keep the object and simply threw it away. Drawing showing an enlarged view of the object: A few months later she was in the shower with Gavin. He suddenly exclaimed “What have you done to yourself?” Tina asked him what he was on about. He informed her that there were two rounded scar marks on her buttock, one either side of where the object had been extracted. These did not seem to hurt at all. Tina wondered if they were in some way related to what had occurred. The object removed from Tina could well have been an implant that had been placed inside her during an abduction experience during the night or on a previous occasion, and for whatever reason it had started to hurt. The lack of any noticeable skin trauma, the description of the object and the fact it was covered in a membrane all point towards this possibility. There are many cases on record where very similar looking objects have been detected and then extracted. The membranous outer covering has been reported before. There are numerous theories regarding the reason for this. Some feel that it may prevent the body from rejecting the implant. Others have proposed that it allows it to connect directly with the nervous system of the individual for monitoring purposes. It is a shame that Tina threw the object away but at this stage of her life she had not started looking into contact so did not realise what it could have been. Flying Dreams In 2001 Tina began to have dreams of flying more regularly than before. These dreams seemed very vivid, like they were actually taking place. She would tend to get a number several days in a row then they would cease for a period of weeks before returning. They would begin with white light all around her in which she would be floating up and down. She would then see a flash of bright light and would suddenly be high up in the atmosphere with clouds around her. Sometimes it would be daylight, other times after dark. Most of the time she would just be observing rather than controlling her movement. But as the dreams became more regular she would attempt to fly to specific places. By thinking about where she wanted to go to she would immediately fly towards it. Sometimes the dreams seemed only a couple of minutes long, other times they would last for hours. While travelling she would sometimes see landmarks of places she recognised. At the end of the experience it would sometimes just end, other times she would get lower and lower in altitude until she was about to hit the ground. Tina still gets these dreams, roughly once every couple of months. Of course many people have dreams about flying. However this is something which is regularly reported by contactees. And as you will see these dreams hav sometimes coincided with contact experiences. It is possible that it is the brains way of recollecting being taken up into the sky. It cannot be proved that this is the cause, but it is still worth noting. Grey Examination In late 2002 Tina experienced several days of flying dreams. On the fourth night she and her husband went to sleep at 10pm. Other than the weather being particularly warm for the time of year it was a normal evening. During night she recalls being surrounded by bright glowing white light and the sensation of flying upward. The next thing she became aware of was of lying down on a flat bench. The white light was still all around her. She found that she could not move her body at all, she was only able to move her eyes and look around. Due to the brightness of the light she could not see the size or shape of the location she was in. About 10-20 seconds later she seemed to black out for a second. When she came round from this she found that she was now lying down on a different bench, larger than the last. It was also tilted up at 45 degrees. The light was less glaring and she could see clearer now. She was in a dome-shaped room with glowing white walls that had no visible markings or seams. About 10 feet above her was a white light with an indeterminable source. This light was reflecting off the surface of the bench she was on. The bench appeared to be made of metal, but despite this it did not feel cold to the touch. Somehow these surroundings felt familiar to her. She felt like she may have been there on previous occasions. Drawing of the dome-shaped room: Tina then felt “the link” begin – the same sensation in her mind that she had felt during the night before the discovery of the implant. She then briefly saw the side of a being lean round into her vision from the right. The being had white-coloured smooth skin which reminded her of marshmallow, and black eyes which were shaped like an apple pip, rounded at one end, pointed at the other. Its nose was not very pronounced and it had a thin slit for a mouth. Within a moment it had leaned back out of sight. The being was of course a Grey, although Tina had not looked into contact at this point so did not recognise it as such. She did not know it at the time, but she would come to establish a deep connection with this particular being. She senses a male presence from this being, and refers to him as "the one who knows me" as she has never been given a name. Drawing of the side perspective of the Grey: Next an orange light split into rectangular sections appeared over her legs. It was quite hot and her legs warmed up immediately. When she saw this it immediately triggered a flashback to a childhood abduction experience where the same procedure had been done to her. She recalled being about 7 years old and seeing the same pattern of light over her legs. Drawing of the light over Tina’s legs: She lay there for what seemed like two to three minutes in a paralysed state. Her eyes were drawn down to the section of light just above her kneecaps. It appeared that the skin was shrivelling up like it was being exposed to extreme heat. However there was no pain or reddening of the skin, and no detectable smell. She isn’t sure whether at this moment the beings became aware that she was conscious of what was going on, but she suddenly felt her mind cloud over with the grey mist and that was the last thing she recollected. The next thing she became aware of was of waking up in the morning. She immediately recalled what she had just experienced, it felt extremely real and like it had just taken place. She checked the clock and found it was about 7.30am. Like usual her husband had already got up and left for work. When she checked in the mirror she noted that her face had more pigment in it than usual. Usually she would look quite pale, but this morning her skin was more flushed. Other than this she felt completely normal and there was no sign of any damage on her right leg. She decided to keep the experience to herself and did not tell her family what had happened. The Conveyor Belt A couple of nights later, Tina had another very detailed experience. She came round to find herself hanging in mid-air in a standing position. Once again she was paralysed and could not look around, but it felt like she was attached to something via her upper back. She was not aware of whether she was in her night clothes or not as she couldn’t look down. Positioned in front of her was a large and extremely bright light. Due to its brightness it was initially hard to see much else. Suddenly she was smoothly moved to her left, which moved her out of the glaring light. She was now able to focus and see what lay in front of her. The first thing she saw was the source of the glaring white light. It appeared to be a large circular spotlight about 10 feet across, with a black square box at the centre of it. It was positioned about 10-15 feet off the floor and about 15 feet away from her position. The spotlight appeared to be attached to the front of a large structure made up of several platforms. It was hard to see the colour of these due to the brightness of the spotlight. Positioned around it were several small Greys. They were all holding flattened objects in their hands that looked like oval-shaped dinner plates. She then moved again and rotated slightly to the left. This gave her a clearer view of what she was attached to. There were a line of people ahead of her. They were all attached by the shoulders to some kind of black conveyor belt by what appeared to be a metallic pole that came down to the middle of his shoulder blades. At the end of the pole it split into two and these each went under each arm. All the people were clothed in normal daytime clothing. They appeared to all be adults between 30 to 40, and were a mix of men and women. Everyone had their eyes open but appeared to be in a trance-like state. It was only her who appeared to be aware of what was happening. The person hanging ahead of her in the line just a few feet in front of her was a man with short brown coloured hair wearing a silvery grey suit. She could not see his facial features as he was facing away from her positioned at the same angle that she was. Drawing of the conveyor belt, and the structure with the spotlight and Greys: It was now darker as she was further away from the spotlight. In front and below her was some kind of control area. Due to the lack of light it was hard to see the colour of the floor, but she was able to make out numerous metallic panels positioned around the area. There may have been controls or other electronics on them, but as they were facing away from her she could not confirm this. The area was split into two main sections with a clear walkway down the middle. There were about fifteen Greys visible, positioned at varying distances from her and working in groups of two or three. They appeared to be performing different tasks and some appeared to be looking at the panels. The closest group of three were roughly 10 feet away. All of the beings were unclothed. Two of them were white in colour, had very smooth skin and were about 3 feet in height. They had a slight curve to their belly, and reminded Tina of jelly babies. The third Grey looked different. It about 4 to 4.5 feet tall and had glowing white skin. In the middle of the control area was a Grey which looked darker in skin tone than the others around it. It had a flat oval-shaped object in its hand about a foot wide. The being was touching this object with its other hand and looking down at it. There were flickering lights/buttons on the object, Tina could see the light reflecting off the being’s skin. Right at the back of the area was a raised walkway. On this walkway semi-hidden in shadow were two identical looking Greys standing alongside one another. These ones looked quite different from the others visible in the room. They were about 3 feet tall and had very slender bodies with bulbous heads. Their skin was much more wrinkled with visible protruding blue veins on the side of their belly and head. Their eyes looked rounder than the other beings. They stood silently without moving. Tina got the impression that they were extremely old. Drawing showing the front and side profile of one of the elder Greys: Tina felt a telepathic link begin with the taller Grey closest to her. When I asked Tina to explain how she knew this she said “They can hear you listening to them. It’s like they can see everything you are and all the information in your head.” She sensed a male presence from the being, despite the fact that it had no visible sex. She could hear him issuing instructions to the two shorter ones. Suddenly she sensed he had become aware she was awake and had connected with them. He stopped speaking to the other Greys began to observe her, perhaps wondering what she was going to do. The shorter beings looked at the taller one seemingly puzzled as to what was taking place. The other beings in the room were all now aware of her. Drawing of one of the shorter Greys and the taller one: The dark-skinned Grey in the middle of the area looked up from the oval object it was holding. Tina sensed that he was angry with her. She then heard the tall Grey speaking with him. He said that she was “from an old line” and so had the ability to connect with them telepathically. However this did not seem to calm the dark-skinned Grey. Without warning he charged towards her! As he reached her he leapt up into the air extremely high and touched the top of her head with either one of his fingers or a stick-like object. Drawing of the control area showing the positions of the various Greys: Immediately everything went black. She then saw the image of a huge spider. The situation she had been in dissolved away to blackness. What seemed like a couple of seconds went by and she leapt up, finding herself back in her bed. She was extremely frightened by what had just happened. The vision of the spider was still there for a few seconds before she got her bearings and realised where she now was. Drawing of the spider Tina saw in her mind: In the months following this experience Tina would occasionally feel a tingling sensation in her head which eventually went away. She believed this was linked with what the darker-skinned Grey had done to her. This highly unusual experience has many strange aspects to it. It could easily be interpreted as a vivid and strange nightmare. However much of it fits in with Tina’s other contact experiences – the beings she saw, the telepathic connection, the way they were interacting with one another. If we assume that it was a real experience, then what could have been taking place? It appeared to be a human production line of some kind. Was something was being done to each of the people attached to the conveyor belt? Why was the spotlight shined on them? What were the beings in the control room area doing? It appears that Tina was not supposed to have been awake during this experience. This would explain the reaction of the Grey in the control room. The vision of the spider which the being placed in her mind could have something horrifying to cause her to forget what was taking place. Or perhaps it was just punishment for the fact that she had seen something she was not supposed to see. Tina informed me that earlier in her life she had a fear of spiders, so perhaps this was the reason why this particular vision was chosen. (Continued in Part 2) Copyright Dave Hodrien 2018

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 18/02/2018 On 17th February 2018 I was interviewed by Unite Planet Youtube channel. During the interview, one of the interviewers, Paul Northridge, informed me he and his family had witnessed a UFO back in 2009. The following day I got in touch to go over the experience in more depth. Sighting Details On the evening of 20th June 2009, Paul and his wife Yulia went to see a production of the musical Les Miserables at Morley Smithey which their daughter Anya starred in. After the show they drove back to their home in Chaddesden, Derby. Paul drove, Yulia was in the passenger seat, and Anya sat behind him on the back seat. It was about 10.30pm and a clear, still evening. There was only light cloud in the sky and the sun had fully set. They were heading South along Lime Lane and passing farmer’s fields leading up to the crossroads with Derby Road. There were quite a few other vehicles on the road. Aerial map of Lime Lane: Anya was looking out of the right side window when noticed a light in the sky ahead of them to the South West of their location. She exclaimed “There’s a light there, I can’t tell what it is.” Due to the amount of traffic Paul was too busy keeping an eye on the road to look. Yulia attempted to see the object but could not due to the angle it was in the sky. Paul decided not to pull over and they continued their journey home. Photograph from Lime Lane in the direction the light was seen: They reached the road they live on, Wilson Road in Chaddersden. As they pulled up outside the house, Anya informed them that she could still see the light. They all got out of the car. It became immediately obvious what she was looking at. To the North East of them in the sky visible over the roofs of the houses was a glowing orb of light. It was moving slowly in an Eastward direction at a steady pace. It appeared to be within a mile of their location. The predominant colour of the orb was orange, but when he looked at it Paul could see it fading between other colours including yellow, blue, red and white. Aerial map of Wilson Road: Photograph of the sighting location: The family stood watching it in silence for about a minute. Then suddenly without warning it shot upwards at a very steep angle. The acceleration was instantaneous and the object vanished from sight in only a brief moment! All three witnesses were amazed at what they had just seen. They were convinced it could not have been a helicopter or Chinese lantern due to how fast it had ascended. They entered their home and then proceeded to discuss the object for the next hour. Several days later Paul was still thinking about what they had seen. He decided to E-Mail Derby BBC news to ask if anyone else had reported seeing the object. He also logged the sighting with the UK UFO Sightings website. Sighting Analysis There are a number of aspects of this incident that make it very interesting. Firstly is the fact that the object was seemingly observed twice. It was first spotted by Anya on Lime Lane, and was still in sight when they arrived home on Wilson Road. The distance between these locations is roughly 3.5 km, significant enough to conclude that the object must have been travelling in a similar direction to them. This could may even suggest that the object was specifically following them, although this would just be speculation. Aerial map showing where the object was first sighted (A) and where it was observed by all three witnesses (B): Another possibility is that the object Anya had seen initially was a different object to what was observed at Wilson Road. However this possibility seems unlikely, Anya certainly believed it was the same object. Amber orange orbs of light often turn out to be Chinese lanterns, however Paul is familiar with what these look like and was convinced it was not one of these. Firstly he saw the object fading between different colours. Although white points of light can sometimes seem to flash other colours after dark, lanterns tend to remain orange and flicker or change in brightness. And as pointed out, the manoeuvre the object performed when it suddenly left the area means it could not have been a lantern – lanterns tend to drift slowly across the sky. Even if it had got caught in a sudden gust of wind (not forgetting of course that it was a still evening), it would not have travelled far and would still have been visible. The object certainly appeared to be under powered flight. If it was not a lantern, what could it have been? Most other mundane explanations can also be disregarded due to the movement observed. And while drones are capable of performing sudden darting manoeuvres, they were not readily available back in 2009. I feel that taking everything into consideration, there is the possibility that what was observed was an advanced self-illuminated craft of some kind which possessed advanced propulsion capabilities. If you have any further information regarding this incident please get in touch. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2018

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Last Updated: 18/01/2018 Sighting Details At 7.12am on the morning of 25th November 2017, Paul Crowther and his partner Avril were sitting on the bed chatting and having a morning cup of tea. Paul was sitting facing the bedroom window and the curtains had already been opened. The window overlooks Burnside Park. It was a frosty and dry morning with a completely clear sky. Due to the time of year the sun was only just starting to come up. Aerial map of Burnside: Suddenly from the East, a glowing orb of light with a greenish tint to it came into view through the window. It was quite bright and immediately drew Paul’s attention. The object appeared to be about 1000 feet high and roughly 300 feet from their location. There were no visible markings on the object and no trail behind it. Witness drawing of the orb: The object was moving very quickly, faster than an aeroplane would fly at. It was on a gradual descending trajectory heading to the West. It flew behind the trees visible on the far side of the park. It was still in sight over the roofs of the housing when it suddenly seemed to change course to a South Westerly direction and then vanished. Either the light on it had gone out, or it had disappeared into the distance to the South West. Photograph of the sighting location with drawing of the movement path added by the witness: The object had been visible for no more than 5 seconds Due to the brief length of the sighting Paul did not have a chance to grab a camera and film the object. Nor did he have time to alert Avril to the presence of the object, so she did not witness it. Sighting Analysis This is an intriguing sighting, but one which some may easily dismiss as a meteorite. These sometimes have a green glow to them as they burn up in the atmosphere. The object that Paul saw was moving very fast on a straight and slightly descending path. And indeed a meteorite was reported at this date and time by numerous other witnesses across the UK (Click here for a Mirror article about the incident) However there are a number of aspects of this sighting which do not fit with this explanation. Firstly Paul did not see a trail of any kind. Meteorites usually have a visible trail behind them as they move across the sky, and witnesses of the meteorite which did fall at the time mention seeing "bits flying off behind it". They also describe hearing a "loud whooshing sound", yet Paul informed me the object made no noise at all. Also, and perhaps most importantly, he saw the object change course just before it vanished from sight. A meteorite would not change its angle of travel in this manner. When I asked Paul about his thoughts on this he said the following: “I honestly do not feel it was a meteorite. There was something about the way it moved, and the photo I sent may not have done the actual movement the justice it deserves. Just before it disappeared toward the South West, there was a slight dip in its movement, at an angle, and then it disappeared. Also, there was without a shadow of a doubt, no tail visible. It was the absence of a tail that got my curiosity going. It's difficult to explain but I just feel that this was something other than a meteorite.” If the object was not a meteorite, then what else could it have been? It was moving too quickly to have been a distant aircraft or helicopter and the appearance does not really fit with this. Also Paul says that they often have a police helicopter and air ambulance fly past their house and it is possible to hear the sound of the rotor blades. The UFO appeared to be silent. It was also much too fast to have been a glowing LED balloon caught on an air current. It therefore remains unidentified, and the idea that it was potentially an advanced craft of some kind cannot be completely ruled out. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2018

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 12/12/2017 Sighting Details On the evening of 28th November 2017 James was relaxing in the bedroom of his family’s house on St Columbus Drive, Rednal, Birmingham. His parents had gone out for a meal so he was the only one in the house at the time. Aerial map of St Columbus Drive: At around 9.35pm he happened to glance out of the window. It was a clear evening with only light cloud and the stars visible in the sky. In the distance to the North East he saw a glowing orange orb of light. It was hovering completely motionless quite low in the sky at an angle of about 15 degrees from his position. It was hard to judge how far it was away, but appeared to be a large object quite far away rather than something small and closer. Due to the fact the object was not moving James soon realised it was not an aeroplane. It was not a star as it was an amber orange rather than bright white. It did not look like a helicopter as no other lights were visible on it either flashing or static. James became interested in what the object could be so began to watch it from his window. He did not have his phone on him to take any photographs or video, it was on the other side of the room. He was initially more concerned with just observing it. However after about 20 minutes he decided he would quickly grab his phone to try and record the object. It took a matter of seconds to cross the room, but when he returned to the window he immediately realised the object was now moving. It was travelling much faster than a plane would cross the sky at, and heading on a level course to the East. Within a matter of 5 seconds it was out of sight before he had a chance to start filming it. Photograph witness took of the sighting location with the position of the UFO and direction of movement added: Sighing Analysis I agree with James’ assumption that the object was not an aircraft or star. A distant helicopter cannot entirely be ruled out, however the speed at which James saw it leave the area doesn’t seem to fit with this explanation. It is very unlikely to have been a Chinese lantern, as it hovered motionless for an extended duration. Also James confirmed that the light was not flickering or changing in brightness at all, something which lanterns tend to do. The time it was hovering for also makes it unlikely to have been a drone. These tend to have white or other coloured lights on them such as red or green. And if it was a drone it seems probable its owner would have flown it around the area rather than left it hovering in one spot for 20 minutes. It is interesting that the object only moved at the precise moment James went to get his camera. While this could just be a coincidence, it is an observation which is reported time and time again with UFO sightings. If it was an advanced craft of some kind could its occupants have been aware that they were about to be filmed and then left the area on purpose? This may seem improbable considering James was situated quite far away from the object, but cannot be entirely ruled out. Another sighting of an bright white glowing object occurred on the same night at roughly the same time over Stafford. It appears to have been a different object but it is interesting that it occured around the same time. This is covered in a seperate case report. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2017

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 12/12/2017 Sighting Details At around 9.30pm on the evening of 28th November 2017 Darren Westwood was standing outside in the back garden of his house on Turney Grove, Stafford, smoking a cigarette. It was a clear and still evening but quite cold due to the time of year. Aerial map of Turney Grove: For an unknown reason he suddenly had the urge to look diagonally up into the sky to the East. He saw a brightly glowing white light which he initially took for a very bright star. It was roughly the size of a pin head and had a slight shimmer around its edge. It seemed larger and brighter than other stars in the sky but thought nothing more of it. As he was about to turn away suddenly the “star” ascended vertically a short distance then suddenly massively increased in speed and silently shot away to the North West, at a speed much greater than a plane would travel at! Within 4-5 seconds it was out of sight into the distance towards Doxey / Seighford. Darren said he has “never encountered anything of this nature before.” It was impossible to judge exactly how far away from him the object had been situated when he initially spotted it. Aerial map showin the estimated flight path of the UFO: After the sighting was over he re-entered the house and informed his mother of what he had just seen. He then contacted his friend on messenger about the sighting also. Sighting Analysis The movement observed in this incident makes it a very impressive UFO sighting. The object was clearly not a drifting LED balloon or other lit inflatable, due to the speed it suddenly moved away at. The fact it was stationary at first, and also ascended vertically before shooting away means it cannot have been a satellite, meteorite or aircraft, and it appears to have been too fast to be a helicopter. Due to the brightness of the light and the distance the object covered in the sky a radio controlled drone also seems unlikely in this instance. The object clearly seems to have been giving off a very bright glow, and appears to have been under controlled flight. It is a very interesting sighting indeed, one possibly of a distant advanced craft. Another sighting of an orange glowing object occurred on the same night at roughly the same time over Rednal. While it appears to be unrelated, the timing similarities are worth noting. This incident is covered in a seperate case report. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2017

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 07/02/2017 Sighting Details At 12.35am early on the morning of 2nd January 2017, Nigel was outside his house on Cole Valley Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham. It was a clear, still and dry night, with the stars and moon fully visible. Aerial map of Cole Valley Road: Looking to the South he noticed an object moving quickly in his direction. It appeared to be very large and tubular/cylindrical in shape. The main body of the object was quite hard to see due to the darkness. Along one side of it appeared to be between 6-8 square shaped panels or windows, which emitted a dull orange/reddish coloured glow. The panels were equally spaced out along the length of the object. It appeared to be flying at a height of 300-400 feet, about the same height a helicopter would fly at. Nigel estimates it was about the same size as a cruise liner aircraft. The UFO moved extremely fast on a straight and level course. Within seconds it had reached his location. It passed over the roof of his house, then turned to the left and headed off in the direction of Kings Norton to the West. It vanished into the distance within 10-15 seconds. Nigel was convinced he had witnessed something extremely unusual. Sighting Analysis When the witness first contacted me about the sighting via E-Mail, my initial thought was that it may have been a launch of multiple Chinese lanterns which were drifting on an air current in a straight line, giving the impression of a single larger object with glowing “windows”. However when I suggested this to Nigel he was adamant that it definitely wasn’t these. He has seen lanterns before and knows exactly what they look like. He says the panels/windows were exact squares and precisely level with one another. He was also able to see the main body of the object around them, it was clearly a single object rather than multiple. It was also travelling much too fast to be lanterns drifting across the sky. If it was not lanterns then what else could it have been? It was definitely not a normal aircraft as no wings, tail or navigation lights were visible. Solar airships are cylindrical in shape and usually black or dark coloured. However these only ascend during sunny daylight and the sighting took place in the middle of the night. Also they do not have glowing panels along them. The size and speed of the object also make it unlikely that it was a radio controlled model of some kind or a novelty LED balloon. With none of these possibilities sufficiently able to explain the sighting, we are left with the very real possibility that this was a genuine sighting of an advanced craft, one that appeared to be under intelligent control. The witness was quite surprised that nobody else had reported seeing it. If any further information does come to light, this report will be updated. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2017

On the evening of 15th October 2016, BUFOG headed out to Clee Hill near Ludlow for a sky watch. Our regular chosen sky watch location is Cannock Chase, North East of Birmingham, but occasionally we like to explore other places. Clee Hill was recommended to us by group members John and Emma. The Shropshire area has seen many UFO sightings over the years, and some believe it to be a hot spot for activity. Clee Hill provides a fantastic vantage point for a watch, with a nearby car park, open areas of grass and clear views of the sky in all directions. As is tradition for our sky watches, we arranged to initially meet at a nearby bar – The Crown Inn at Hopton Wafers, a couple of miles away from the hill. The evening got off to a bad start when I discovered my car was on the blink again, with a smell of burning coming from the engine. Never good when you’re planning to drive for over an hour! Luckily for me and my friend Sam who also attended, BUFOG member Mike saved the day by coming to pick us up on route. As we drove out to Hopton Wafers the weather took a turn for the worst and it started to rain. However the forecast said that it would be a passing shower and would clear up later on. The Crown inn was a lovely homely place, a proper traditional English pub. We immediately met up with many of the other sky watchers in one of the side rooms. Soon after entering a sign caught my attention, warning visitors of strange two-legged creatures roaming the car park. These creatures, commonly referred to as “ducks” were apparently seen on regular occasions, although tonight they were a no show. After having a good chin wag for a while over a drink we stepped outside to find a relatively clear sky, with a full moon and stars shining brightly through light cloud. Just as the forecast had predicted, things were looking up! We set off in convoy towards Clee Hill. The road leading to the sky watch location gradually ascended. Unfortunately for us, as we gained altitude we realised the cloud was low in the sky and entered an extremely thick bank of fog. Swirling mist was everywhere, giving the winding country road a foreboding atmosphere. The fog didn’t clear, and as we arrived at Clee Hill carpark we realised we were unlikely to get much of a view of the night sky, or even our surroundings! Now I’m sure for many people this would be a bit of a downer, but we weren’t ready to let a bit of (ok a lot of) fog spoil our fun. Grabbing our torches and backpacks we prepared to walk into the darkness. Needless to say, I’d brought official BUFOG sky watch mascot Bob the inflatable alien along for the adventure. Emma introduced us to Bob’s long lost brother, “Sid the flasher” and his family of flashing LED alien balloons. We then set on out into the fog to see what we could find. Soon we came to a number of ominous looking signs reminiscent of the gate at Area 51. The signs warned us of impending danger in the form of the quarry which lay alongside the top of the slope. A wire fence blocked off access to the area, which was probably a good thing seeing as we could barely see what lay a few feet ahead of us! Continuing along the road past a second deserted parking area, we made our way between some large boulders onto the grass. We soon came across a raised cemented area with a metal lid. Our dreams about it leading to a mysterious ladder leading down into an underground base were dashed when we realised it wasn't going to budge. Plus none of us had brought a crowbar along. Wandering into the dark with only torchlight to guide our way was atmospheric and more than a little creepy. Plus we had to watch where we trod due to the copious amount of sheep and rabbit droppings. Eventually we reached the top of the slope and stared out into the void. I could just about make out some regular white shapes in the distance which turned out to be road markings. The moon was just about visible through the fog, but it was pretty clear we were not going to be seeing any stars, or UFOs, for quite a while. Making the most of the situation we broke into some munchies and drinks and started up some interesting paranormal conversations. A couple of the sky watchers had brought with them laser pointers, which looked amazing in the mist. After a while of standing on the hill a dark sense of presence overcame us and we realised that something was lurking nearby. Grabbing my torch I bravely decided to go and explore the surroundings to see what I could find. Cautiously stepping towards a clump of vegetation I managed to catch a glimpse of a mysterious being, as the following controversial footage shows: Terrifying I’m sure you’ll agree. And the still shots I managed to capture are again compelling and not at all us having a laugh with a Halloween mask. A while later I took everyone through a number of UFO sightings which had taken place over Clee Hill and the area of Ludlow over the years. A variety of lights and structured objects have been sighted, some more impressive than others, but all equally fascinating. And as you can see below, we had our very own flying saucer sighting. In the end we decided to call it a night due to the complete lack of a sky to watch, and the fact that it was getting rather chilly. Making our way back to the cars, this time uninterrupted by local law enforcement (Unlike our night at The Malverns), we said our goodbyes and began the long drive back to Birmingham. BUFOG’s first official Fog Watch had reached its conclusion. We will no doubt be back to Clee Hill, hopefully with more of a view next time! Copyright Dave Hodrien 2016

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Stefan Lobuczek Release Date: 07/08/2016 Note: This report is written by Stefan in his own words. MY VERY DISTURBING CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE I was eleven years old and in order to play football I joined a youth club attached to my local church. If I went to the Sunday school and the Sunday church service I got to play football on a Saturday. I returned home from church one Sunday evening and found a strange paperback book in the front room of our semi-detached house. The book had pictures of strange creatures and had big words I could not read or understand. I have an elder brother and two younger sisters and none of them claimed ownership to the book. In truth I only questioned my brother as I was convinced it couldn't have belonged to any of my sisters. I took the book upstairs and placed it on the floor and forgot about it in the midst of my other boyish junk. My bedroom was a converted loft extension with a wooden staircase going up through my sisters shared bedroom. There was a single fluorescent tube illuminating the room and a big dormer window opening up onto the roof. The day after taking possession of the book at bedtime in the middle of the night I heard noises. I could hear the sound of footsteps and an unusual sound like a slow heart beat. The room seemed to get very cold and I could feel a presence in the room that frightened me. I buried my head under the bedclothes I new the sound of the slow heartbeat was not mine because my heart was racing. I tried to cry out for help but nothing came out. I could feel as if red-hot eyes were piercing my body I prayed in my mind and eventually it went away. The following morning I awoke thinking that I'd had a bad nightmare but when I called for my best friend on the way to school I discovered something more sinister. My friend explained that he wanted to tell me something but then changed his mind. I eventually managed to get him to spill the beans and he told me that he had been woken up in the night and that there was an evil presence, which had past his house and was going through the gully towards my house. This really played on my mind for the rest of the day and when it was time to go to bed that evening I was doing everything I could to avoid doing so. I didn't mention anything to Mum and Dad, as I didn't want them to think I'd gone crazy. That evening I ran up those wooden stairs and flicked the switch for the fluorescent light which seemed to flick off and on for an eternity until it stayed solid and illuminated the room. I got undressed turned the light off and jumped into bed and although a restless night nothing happened. This was reassuring and I dismissed the experience of the night before as a nightmare and my friend’s comments as coincidence. Anyway this was not to be as when I went to sleep that evening the same thing happened only this time I could feel myself being pushed into the bed. I was really terrified but it eventually went leaving me alone. When I got out of bed that morning I noticed the strange paperback book that I had discovered days earlier it was laying on the floor at the side yet at the head of the bed. I felt that the book marked the position of the presence that I had felt in the room on those two occasions. I took the book to another friend’s house and showed it to him and his elder sister. His elder sister who at one time had been involved in witchcraft before becoming a born again Christian said that it was a witches spell book. The book was burnt page by page whilst reciting the Lord’s Prayer and some prayers were said in my bedroom. At this point everything became peaceful for me and years past by. However in my middle thirties I started having serious nightmares relating to the childhood experience described above. I became paranoid of the dark and could not sleep at night without having the light on. I had a memory flashback I remember at the age of five going into my parents room in the middle of the night shouting mummy daddy there are strange people in my room please make them go away. I was ushered back to my room the light was turned on and I was reassured there was nothing. Then from this early memory some kind of link formed and I remembered being 11 years old and being carried out onto the roof through the big dormer window. I was taken up in a beam of intense light and can remember lying on a shiny metal table with strange being's looking down at me. There were the tall thin ones, which I always think of as the pink panthers, but without the tail, they had big black eyes and they floated about a lot. The other being's of which there seemed to be more of where short grey and wrinkly and had a pungent odour I can't begin to describe. I was lying on the table naked and caught a glimmer of a shiny metallic instrument thrusting towards me. This was followed by a burning sensation in my arm and the feeling of helplessness as everything slowed for me to a strobe like flicker. They were hurting me but I couldn’t cry out for them to stop. I said in my mind I'm going to kill you in response to the Pink that was hurting me. He stopped he'd heard me he'd read my thoughts and I was terrified. I said in my mind I didn't mean I'd kill him but he was hurting me. Please I said when can I go home at this point I could feel this tremendous pressure in my head which was way over the top and was as gentle as a baseball bat playing baseball with an egg I heard its voice in my head the reply to my question was soon. Then I remembered another encounter this time I was being taken along a corridor the lighting was blue and was concealed in the recess either side of the walk way. The walls narrowed to the ceiling I remember running my fingers along the wall it felt metallic, silky smooth and was cold to the touch. The corridor led to a dark holding area where I was left and the door closed. I was in the room with other children none of us spoke I felt sick and very cold. I then remembered around the time of the encounters that I'd been mowing the lawn for my dad and it was a hot summer’s day. I saw a bright light in the sky my mum and dad they saw it too. The UFO they called it was mentioned on the radio and in the newspaper many local people saw it. There were some close up sightings at Farmer Johns Farm which is less than a ten minute walk from where I was living. The bizarre nightmare about the witches spell book was some sort of memory block implanted to hide the truth from me. I felt at peace again with myself and put all of these memories behind me yet I'd kept them all to myself and did not share them with anybody. My youngest sister had a bad experience, which she told mum and mum told me. I asked my sister about it and in her own words she said as follows. I was woken up in the middle of the night whilst in bed with my husband my two daughters were asleep in the front bedroom and I could feel a chill in the room. The curtains were blowing about so I got up to close the window. However the window was closed I saw a funnel of wind it came towards me and went inside me through my mouth. I found myself downstairs with my arms outstretched like nailed to a crucifix. On the right-hand was an angel and on the left a jester. I had to remember the Lord’s Prayer but was stumbling over the words. When I eventually got the words correct the jester turned into an angel. I levitated backwards up the stairs was thrown against the landing wall the wind came out of me and I woke up in bed. My sister felt this experience so real that she asked the local priest to come and bless the house. Much to my surprise my sister added that it was a bit like the old house and then quickly changed her mind and said no it was different. She said that when she was five, which coincides with me being 11, she was woken up in the middle of the night. There was light that was so bright shining through the curtains it made the room like outside daylight. She said there were strange people moving around the house, the following night nothing happened and then it happened again. My youngest sister said that her big sister had told her about a dream of being on an operating table in a spacecraft. I phoned my sister and asked her if she could remember ever having a dream when she was a little girl being on a table in a spacecraft. The phone went silent and dead and about an hour later my sister’s husband questioned me as to what I had said that had upset her so much. I left it there apologized and nothing else has ever been mentioned on this subject until this posting. My dad has told me that my granddad told him that when he was courting a girl in Poland he was walking her home to her farm and on the way back he saw a bright light in the forest. He went to investigate and then suddenly found himself walking in the opposite direction. When he turned around the light had gone and when he looked at his watch he'd lost two hours. These few thoughts stick in my head and I can't explain why: - The aliens I encountered do not travel from the far distant regions of our galaxy they travel between dimensions. They do not resonate like the matter that exists in our universe, as they are not of it. This gives them the ability to pass through solid matter in our universe at will and manipulate matter using thought alone. The ETs implant devices to monitor and track the host humans they abduct but these are not necessarily found under the skin. They have a stealth method which is undetectable which is done by encoding and re-modulating the host human’s energy field. The above account of my experience is as original to when it was first scribed in text nearly twenty years ago. So it was really quite a shock when I came across the following photographs on the internet quite recently. These are some genuine pictures (only obtained fairly recently quite by chance) of two similar types that I have experienced. I know these are real because I remember them from past experience amongst the others. Finally the tall ones do download and uploads. The ears are lower down in the skull facing forwards in difference to the other types. Interesting on a personal level is the colour pigmentation and my childish description as them being like the Pink Panther, but without the tail. I also have a third party account obtained last year relating to the location and time period of my alleged experience but the following in blue is not included for any media propagation and is only to show you that there is some correlation between my own experience and the experience of another unrelated witness 10 years older than me and one that I have never met. I would like to thank John Hanson a retired Police Officer from the Birmingham area, who has spent the last 12 + years writing up various accounts of strange phenomenon seen in and around the skies of the UK going back to the 1940's, entitled 'Haunted Skies' (Foreword by Tim Good). John supplied me with the following information: THE BARR BEACON UFOS 1970/71 Mike Freebury’s Witness statement given at the Truro UFO Conference, Sunday 15th October 2006: "The events I am going to relate took place during August to November 1970, and I apologise with one exception, for not keeping exact dates. During the summer of 1970, myself and two friends Ron Buck and Fred Snelson, were walking back from Walsall to Pheasey Estate, Great Barr. It was about 2300 hours and as we turned in to Barr Lakes Lane we noticed a bright star like object slowly moving above us. After a minute or so the star like object began moving again and disappeared into a large bank of cloud, reappearing out of the cloud within seconds. It had obviously accelerated, and we watched it clear the horizon. The following week, we made the same journey at roughly the same time, and as we approached Barr Lakes Lane from Skip Lane we saw a bright star like object. This time it was very low and appeared to be no more than tree height. We tried to get a better view in Barr Lakes Lane, and found a gap in the hedge. To our astonishment, the object went dull then bright as it began hedgehopping away from us. The week after, at a similar time, we had another sighting of the dull star, bright star object in Skip Lane. We began sky watching at a place called Doe Bank Lane playing fields, from where we could watch right across towards Birmingham. On the first occasion we saw a metallic sphere, which just floated down from the sky and hovered about 100feet above us. I thought we were being watched, it was really strange and sinister. At about 1900 hours one evening Ron came round to my house and we set off for a couple of hours sky watching. My house was about half a mile from Doe Bank playing fields, and as we started our journey we noticed a bright, star like object that seemed to be heading for Barr Beacon. We ran virtually all the way to Doe Bank playing fields, stopping only a couple of times to monitor its flight direction. The object changed colour from diamond blue to dull silver. As we arrived at Doe Bank we now had a fantastic view of the object. We were only six or seven hundred yards from the school and the UFO appeared to be at least fifty feet in diameter. It began to rotate, and as it did so, it changed colour several times, from diamond blue to bright red, to orange brown. It was awesome! After about ninety seconds of this spectacular show we lost sight of the object as it moved off behind the school in the direction of Crook Lane and Barr Lakes Lane Not long after this, I was in Aldridge, it was dark as I walked into Gretton Road, and the time was about 1930 hours. A jet flew overhead and was quite low. This prompted me to look up. As the plane flew over I saw what I thought was the moon, except that it had an eerie suffused light. I noticed that the light, was in fact two lights and the object they came from was hovering a few feet above the roof of the house opposite! The thing began to move, and I was completely terrified! I was so frightened I couldn't shout for help, I was paralysed with fear. The UFO, which I would now describe as an Adamski craft, made no sound as it moved to the middle of the road junction, hovering about fifty feet in the air. After about two minutes or so the craft appeared to wobble slightly then glided into a position where it was on end, it then shot straight up into the sky, whereupon it became a spec amongst the stars before disappearing. On the 5th November 1970, Ron and I went to Doe Bank playing fields for what would turn out to be our final sky watch. It was bonfire night and nothing was seen until about 2100 hours, when we noted a red pulsing object approaching from Barr Beacon. It was very low and looked as though it was going to fly under the power line cables that crossed the lower part of the Beacon. In fact the object rose suddenly, over the power lines and approached our position no more than 20/30 feet from the ground. As the object got closer, it rose steeply and went straight over us on a straight flight path towards Birmingham. The object appeared to be bell shaped and had a red glow. This sighting was quite unlike any of the other UFOs." Stefan said as taken from his original account quote: "I then remembered around the time of the encounters that I'd been mowing the lawn for my dad and it was a hot summer’s day. I saw a bright light in the sky my mum and dad they saw it too. The UFO they called it was mentioned on the radio and in the newspaper many local people saw it. There were some close up sightings at Farmer Johns Farm which is less than a ten minute walk from where I was living." Mike Freebury Quote: "The events I am going to relate took place during August to November 1970, and I apologise with one exception, for not keeping exact dates." I hope you can see that the timeframe is quite precise between Mikes account and my own. I was 11 years old in 1970 and I relate to the time period of my experiences as being in the summer. Stefan said as taken from his original account quote: "Then from this early memory some kind of link formed and I remembered being 11 years old and being carried out onto the roof through the big dormer window. I was taken up in a beam of intense light and can remember lying on a shiny metal table with strange being's looking down at me." Mike Freebury Quote: "I noticed that the light, was in fact two lights and the object they came from was hovering a few feet above the roof of the house opposite!" This is a most interesting observation as I was taken out through the big dormer window onto the roof and all the locations mentioned by Mike where known and frequented by me as a child. The following is a single find of a 1965 colour photograph containing the key members of my family. This scan of the original photograph has text added to identify those family members present. The following is an extract copy and pasted from the original correspondence email I had with Jenny Smedley (a writer) on the 14th August 2005: “This picture is a rare find containing significant family members. I find this photo extremely disturbing as I now remember being taken outside at night and being surrounded by light in this exact spot. I also have a vague recollection of my brother being taken with me.” This following isn't in the original transcript of my childhood experience: "As I held this very old photograph I had a most bizarre vision of my brother and me standing in our garden in the middle of the night (a year earlier than this actual photograph). I was 5 years old and my brother 7 years old and what we should be doing standing in the middle of our garden in the middle of the night is unexplainable. I have a vague recollection that it was me that had persuaded my brother outside and that I wanted to show him something important. Then I remember us both being surrounded by the brightest of light nothing could be seen through it to the outside of it. I have no further recollection of the events that followed." My granddad, my two sisters and I share these strange encounter experiences but it wasn't until I saw that photograph that I knew that my brother was also implicated in this bizarre nightmare of events. Why should this photograph trigger this memory was it because it contains all those of my family that share this experience? Actually the most important aspect is the location of my brother and I in the photograph. This was the exact spot we were standing at the time of the event looking upwards towards the back of our house in the middle of the night. Finally we’d have to be pretty naïve to believe that we are alone in the vastness of space. The governments do have extraordinary aircraft and many other secret technologies, but I can assure you we are not alone as an intelligent species. However it’s up to the individual to draw their own conclusions. Stefan Founder of Paranormal Awakening Scientific Study Association www.paranormalawakening.com Former ASSAP Secretary www.assap.org

On Friday 21st September 2009 I was proud to be given the oppurtunity to organise a group discussion with renowned US political lobbyist Steve Bassett. Steve is currently touring Europe and attending a number of different conferences. The discussion was held around my house south of Birmingham. A number of BUFOG members were invited, as well as David Williams, who is involved with the UK Disclosure Project. 📷 Steve Bassett is the director of the Paradigm Research Group, who's website can be found at http://www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/, and X-PPAC, the Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Commitee. He has single handedly created a number of key initiatives to hopefully kickstart disclosure of the UFO reality in the USA. These initiatives include the Million Fax on Washington, where he is asking as many people as possible to send letters to President Obama asking for the extraterrestrial presence on Earth to be made known to the American people. He is convinced that disclosure is just around the corner, and that if the US discloses, other countries around the world will shortly follow. The talk lasted for over three hours, during which I directly asked Steve a number of questions about the ongoing UFO cover up and possible disclosure, and others present got to ask questions too. It was very interesting indeed. Steve is clearly a highly intelligent individual, who expresses his views clearly and backs them up with hard evidence. 📷 Below are links to an audio recording of the majority of the discussion. It is split into two wav files, each approximately 1 hour 33 minutes long. It is well worth a listen, especially if you have never heard Steve speak before, and if you do I am sure you will come away convinced that disclosure is a very real possibility and may well happen in the near future. To download each of the files do the following: - Click on the link - On the website page that opens up click where it says "Click here to start download..." - This will open up a  file save box. Click the Save button and choose where you would like to download the file to. - Once downloaded, locate the file and double click it to open it in your default sound playing program. Steve Bassett Talk Part 1 Steve Bassett Talk Part 2 I would like to use this oppurtunity to thank Steve for his time. It was an absolutely fascinating evening and I wish him all the best with his ongoing efforts and endeavours. And when disclosure in the US does come, remember that Steve will more than likely be one of the key individuals who helped bring it about. 📷 If you wish to be kept up to date with latest developments, visit the website and request to be added to Steve's mailing list. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2009

Birmingham UFO Group Report In July 1990, Mike Orrell took a photograph at the Inaja Memorial Park, near San Diego, California. This photo appears to show numerous UFOs. It has been analyzed by a number of experts, and both Mike and others believe it to be good evidence for the reality of extraterrestrial visitation. Incident Details On the 1st July 1990, Mike and two friends decided to go hiking at the Inaja Memorial Park. It was about 4.00pm when they reached scenic spot 7 on the loop path around the park. The sun was starting to get low in the sky, and the view of the San Diego river valley was fantastic, so Mike decided to take a photograph using his Canon EOS 650 camera. He did not have a tripod with him so he put the camera down on a memorial rock wall to steady it. Setting it to maximum zoom he then took a single photograph. As it was getting late in the day, the hikers decided to head onward to the exit of the park. A recent photo of Mike at Scenic Spot 7: 📷 A week later Mike got his photographs developed. When he looked at the Scenic Spot 7 photograph something in the upper left corner caught his eye. He could make out what appeared to be nine small flying objects that appeared roughly triangular in shape. On the right of the photograph across the valley, a tenth object could also be seen. At first he thought it was a fault on the photograph, but checking through the others he found no similar anomalies. When he showed the photograph to his friends, one of them suggested that the objects may be a flock of ducks. Mike was not convinced, so he decided to get the photograph enlarged and professionally analyzed. The Inaja UFO photograph: 📷 Zoomed view of the formation: 📷 In an amusing coincidence, two weeks after taking the photograph Mike also found a rock that bears an uncanny resemblance to an alien face in close proximity to Scenic Spot 7. He knew this was a natural formation, but was still interesting. A recent photograph of Mike next to the “alien face” rock: 📷 Photographic Analysis Analysis of the photograph was performed by experts at Chrome Photo Labs in Sorrento Mesa. They first took a look at the negative, and were able to rule out dust in the lens and mechanical defects. When the photograph was blown up, Mike worked out that the nine objects were moving to the right and appeared to be reflecting the setting sun, suggesting that they were metallic. The individual object was moving to the left, as if to join up with the main group. The objects were of a similar size and density, and are irregularly shaped, though roughly triangular. They do not appear to have any appendages or wings sticking out. It was confirmed that the objects were real, but they could not be identified. The individual object appeared to be acorn shaped and has a spike shaped projection on the left side. Close up of the formation: 📷 Close up of the individual object with line added to show shape of left side: 📷 Revelations Mike was convinced that the objects he caught on the photograph were physical craft of unknown origin. Over the following three months he searched for links to his photograph in other UFO sightings, historical artefacts and ancient symbols. He discovered that the acorn shape of the individual object (and some of the others) was similar to the craft seen in the famous 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident. Various images depicting the acorn shape of the Kecksberg UFO: 📷 Mike also discovered that the acorn shape with projecting spike had appeared many times before throughout history/ Below is a selection of pictures illustrating this fact with a description of each: 📷 📷 1) UFO photo by astronaut James McDevitt during a Project Gemini flight over Hawaii on 5th June 1965. 2) Marking on the moon’s surface, named Mare Serenitatis. 3) Large carving at Petra in South West Jordon showing projecting acorn shape. 4) Projecting acorn shaped UFO photograph by Canadian Dorothy Izatt. 5) Egyptian tomb ceiling with projecting acorn shape cut into it. 6) Ancient pictograph shows projection on head pointing upward. 7) Projecting triangle carving in Egyptian tomb. 8) Projecting triangle symbol on the Nazca Plain (photo by Marilyn Bridges). 9) Acorn shaped 150 mile wide crater on the dark side of the moon. 10) The top of Cheops' Pyramid is a projecting triangle. 11) Kachina petraglyph showing walking projecting acorn shape. 12) Mayan artifact once again showing the shape and projection. More information and further revelations can be found by exploring Mike’s official website (Link at end of report). Newspaper Articles National Examiner article: 📷 Slamm article: 📷 Interview Q&A I interviewed Mike via E-Mail to find out more information regarding his photograph and follow up research. Prior to taking the photograph did you have any interest in the subject of UFOs? “As a child growing up in the 1950s and 60s it was my generation that was the first to be grow up with the idea of the existence of aliens and UFOs. Although I wasn't aware at the time about Kenneth Arnolds historic UFO sighting in 1947 followed months later by the now famous Roswell incident, there was enough excitement in the air about the topics to flood the movie theatres and bookstores with many tall tales. Orsen Welles famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast also provided a strong psychological push for more info on UFOs and aliens although I wasn't born yet to share that moment. It was in classic science fiction works by writers like Robert Heinlien, Issack Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Frank Herbert and Robert E. Howard that I really developed my interest in flying saucers as I followed my storybook heroes to exciting adventures on other worlds. Even though their writings were fiction at the time many of their predictions of science and technology have come to pass like the phasers in Star trek which most of us own now in the form of a cell phone. My belief in the existence of aliens and UFOs was cemented in the 1970s when my little league baseball coach, Dennis, introduced me to the science of metaphysics after my father "crossed over" in 1971. When I discovered that three separate authors were writing about the same paranormal realities that were never part of my formal education, I had to accept that there were many unknown truths that I would have to spend my life confirming. To anyone interested in these works I would recommend reading in order the first three books of each of the following authors. T.Lobsang Rampa, a humble monk sent west by his holiness the Dala Lama to describe his remarkable experiences in Tibet. Carlos Castanada, a UCLA Graduate student doing his hypothesis on hallucinogenic plants of native Indians gets more than he bargained for when he's introduced to a real Yaqui Indian Shaman. And what many consider the most important source for "unknown truth" the writings of Poet and Channeler Jane Roberts and her remarkable "Seth Material" where I learned that not only do aliens exist but they seeded our planet and are emissaries from the highest authority who have a lot invested in our development and survival. Of course on that fateful day I photographed the UFOs in 1990 the subject of UFOs or the paranormal was not on my mind while hiking with my two friends.” Do you have any thoughts on why you did not see the objects at the time of taking the photograph? “There is no question that I didn't see the objects at the time because on the negative strip which contains four pictures you can see that the third photo contained the UFOs and the fourth was a completely different scene. I assure you had I seen them I would have taken more photographs of that valley they were hovering over. There was also no chance that my two friends could have seen them because the objects were so far away. Only my zoom lens and camera were there to witness and record the remarkable event. I have, however, always regretted that I did not follow a standard photographers rule and take at least one more photo of the best scenic vista of the entire expedition. That second photo would have shown the same objects in a different position especially the single craft moving to the left on the west side of the valley. It was when I got the film back from Thriftys that I first saw the objects, and had it not been for my earlier training in metaphysics , I would have dismissed them as ‘flying ducks’ like one of my friends tried to convince me they were. Eventually the experts would prove him wrong. The real question is did the fleet of UFOs know I was there and posed for me knowing that I would not dismiss this opportunity because by belief system included the possibility of the existence of UFOs.” When you first saw the objects on the photograph what did you assume they were? “The 4x6 print of the photo that I took at scenic spot #7 at Inaja Memorial Park successfully captured that dreamy blue haze hovering over 18 miles of the San Diego River valley. That was my first impression of the photo. Almost immediately however I noticed what appeared to be a developing error in the upper left corner. Even after examining the strange dots with a magnifying loop I couldn't tell if they were a negative glitch or a flock of birds. Since no other photo in that roll duplicated the dots or captured the valley I decided to enlarge the objects as much as I could in my own Omega C760 enlarger. The results were inconclusive so I went back to that same scenic spot #7 a month later and captured birds and planes in the same area that the objects were and enlarged them. After examining the comparison I was convinced that i had done the impossible and captured UFOs in a one in a billion shot and began by quest for the expert’s opinions.” Who else did you show the photograph to initially and what were their thoughts on it? “My girlfriend was the first but she wasn't a photographer so I showed them to my buddy Jeff who still wants to believe they're flying ducks thanks to our never-ending rivalry. Eventually I became a field investigator trainee for MUFON who instructed me to send my photo and enlargements to Dr. Bruce Maccabee.” After developing the photograph, how long was it till you decided to get it enlarged and analyzed? “It wasn't until I talked to a member of the San Diego UFO Society several weeks later that I realized that I needed to have the objects blown up to grain which I could not do on my own enlarger. After I got the enlargements back from Downtown I was shocked to see how clear the triangular objects appeared.” What were your main reasons for wishing to get the photograph analysed? “Even before numerous experts would eventually authenticate the objects as unidentifiable I was convinced that they were real UFOs after comparing the objects with the birds and planes that I photographed at the same spot. More importantly after the objects were blown up to grain I had discovered a repeating pattern on some of the objects that I also found on other UFOs as well as ancient artefacts. It was a real eureka moment for me stumbling upon this UFO Rosetta Stone but without a professional analysis my theories would not mean a thing.” Who did this initial analysis of the photograph and what was their conclusion as to what the objects were? “The first professional to analysis the photo was Bruce Maccabee who told me over the phone that the objects in the Inaja Photo were unidentifiable and opaque. Although I have never received any written evaluation on the objects it was enough to convince me that I was right about my conclusions. It was Los Angeles Times Bureau Chief Tony Perry who next challenged me to prove my theories to him in person and had his photography department analyze the photo. His headline days later spoke volumes about their conclusions; ‘HEY, YOU THINK IT’S EASY BEING CHOSEN TO SPREAD THE UFO GOSPEL?’. I also had met on two occasions the famous test pilot from Russia Marina Popovich and we exchanged UFO photos. After her delegation analyzed my Inaja UFO Photo she was impressed enough to hold it up during a KGTV Channel 10 interview which was mentioned in my front page Beach & Bay Press article.” Was it this initial analysis that determined the objects were moving and not stationary? “No, in fact I don't recall anyone determining that the objects were moving. It was my own observation of the enlargement of the craft on the right side of the valley that clearly illustrated that the craft was moving right to left. The left edge of the object was a clear and clean acorn shape and the trailing end had left three impressions of itself which accounted for the shutter speed of the camera. One day I hope to get a comprehensive analysis of each of the ten objects.” Did you get the photograph analyzed by anyone else? If so, what were their opinions on it? “The best analysis to date was performed by the experts a Chrome Digital Photo Lab for my CBS Special on KFMB Channel 8. Chrome founder Dennis Reiter declared that “the negative was intact, there was no damage and they appear to be flying objects and they are unidentifiable.” The objects are quite far away on the photograph. What do you feel is the best evidence that they are unidentified craft, and not simply a flock of birds? “It wasn't until the objects were blown up to grain that I became convinced that they really were UFOs. The formation on the left side of the valley was stunning. I could even detect flecks of blue pixels on the underside of some of the craft which accounted for the blue haze in the valley below and a reflection of the sun on the top right which implied that the craft were metallic. Eventually I turned my attention to the single craft on the opposite side of the valley and was not initially impressed. Then as I began to analyze this fuzz ball I realized I could clearly see the left contour was the exact acorn shape that I had just recorded on my VCR of the famous Kecksberg UFO case from December 9th 1965 as portrayed on an episode of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’. The comparisons were identical and just about floored me. I had just confirmed the reality of the Kecksberg incident and it had identified my craft as well. Then there was the unusual projection two thirds up the left side of the single craft. This turned out to be the Rosetta Stone that also appeared in numerous other UFO photos as well as ancient artefacts, crop circles and the Nazca Lines in Peru. Interestingly enough during one of my early presentations to a group of MUFON investigators I asked them all to draw on a piece of paper what they saw in the enlargement of the single craft. Not one of them came close in their drawings to what was actually there so I guess it was a good thing that the aliens chose an artist and photographer to capture their image.” Do you believe that all the objects on the photograph are the same shape and type of craft? “Yes, even though none of the objects in the formation clearly show the acorn contour of the single craft across the valley, it is still easy to see that they are acorn or triangular in shape and that their density is uniform. Also the fact that three of the objects in the formation have formed a triangle which is pointing towards the approaching craft highly suggest that these UFOs were manufactured at the same location.” Was it yourself that determined that the shape of the object/objects was the same as the craft seen in the Kecksburg UFO incident? “Yes I made this connection before I had ever contacted any experts about my UFO photo. I had to be convinced before I could advance further and with the Kecksberg UFO I had the conclusive evidence that I needed. In fact I began to believe and still do that the Kecksberg crash was purposely designed as a recognition event since it altered its course and was seen by numerous eye witnesses before the military covered it up.” Do you believe that the objects are the same craft type as the one from this incident? “Yes and I have seen other videos from NASA astronauts that show the same acorn shape UFO flying around. The best of these was Astronaut James McDivitts UFO photo from a Gemini flight over Hawaii when he captured an acorn shaped UFO with the same projection as my craft.” Do you believe the individual object was flying to meet up with the other formation of objects? “Yes, I also believe there have been other sightings of the same kind of UFO in the area. Years before I took my UFO photo two teenage boys saw a triangular shaped UFO and their drawing of the craft made the front page of the same newspaper that I would eventually be featured in, The Daily Californian. Also a former girlfriend revealed to me years earlier that several times when she spent the night at a friends house which was in an isolated area, they would see a blue light hovering over a distance stand of trees. One night Linda woke up to her friends screams and ran into her room which was flooded by the blue light which was right outside the window. They both ran screaming from the room. Weeks later I visited the same house with Linda and asked her to point out the location of the blue light. After a brief inspection of the area looking for pod marks or damaged limbs and finding none I turned back towards the house and that’s when I saw the downtown lights of El Cajon and imagined that that was the best vantage point for the UFO could see our civilization from. Now I've always wondered did the aliens see that years later I would capture their image and set Linda up for her event just like they did me?” Why was it important to you to find meaning behind what you had photographed? “After I determined to myself that these objects really were UFOs and that within three months of taking the photograph I had discovered a lost sacred pattern linking UFOs to each other as well as ancient artefacts, I realized that I had been set up. My whole experience from the day I was born to my fathers untimely death and my introduction to metaphysics was constructed for this purpose; to "Spread The UFO Gospel"- L.A.Times. Not that I considered myself better than anyone else but no one in my inner circle knew anything about the ‘Unknown Truths’ that metaphysics had revealed to me. Its one of those cases where the more you know the more you owe. Then I noticed that some of the evidence I had collected to prove my theories was being lost forever. The James McDivitt UFO photo was introduced on a program called ‘Secrets and Mysteries’ which eventually was cancelled. Had I not taken a photo of the TV image no one would have that photo which NASA claims is lost. Linked with all this is the doomsday prediction of 21/12/2012 which has been covered in numerous documentaries on TV. I believe that aliens are showing themselves globally to prepare us for a biblical rapture event that they will perform as our earth shifts its magnetic poles and destroys everything on earths service. That’s why it’s important to me to bring this evidence to everyone’s attention.” Was it important to you that other people would also believe the photograph showed unidentified craft? “Yes, because aliens and UFOs have been given such a bad rap in the movies and elsewhere I thought that if everyone else could see the evidence (that’s now on my website) then their thoughts on the subject would shift towards a positive belief system. Metaphysics teaches us that our thoughts have substance and actually create our reality. I have witnessed this truth many times in my own life and am convinced that my story, when properly presented will change the millions of doubting Thomas's.” You found a number of other historical works of art which seem to show a similar shape to the objects on the photograph. What are your thoughts and beliefs surrounding this? “There is no doubt in my mind that these artefacts prove what metaphysics has claimed all along, that aliens seeded our planet and have been instrumental in our technological advances from day one. It is a spiritual quest they are on and we are the result of their endless tireless efforts on behalf of our creator. Their abductions have created a race of in-betweens that will teach the survivors of the coming apocalypse all the realities of our existence that were not included in our formal education.” Do you believe that all of these depictions of this particular shape is proof that craft of this type have been present on our planet for a long time, and that these various depictions actually show these craft? “Yes and the evidence is endless, as my historic amateur videos "UFOs in San Diego" prove, this particular acorn or triangular shaped craft has been depicted in countless rock paintings sculptures and artwork of every kind. And the key has been the projection which is usually depicted in the same position.” Have you read about any meaning behind the shape seen? If so who has written about it and where can this information be found? “Metaphysics claims that the triangular shape contains energy. Now I'm not sure how these craft propel themselves but I have made an interesting observation. According to the original ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ episode on the Kecksberg incident, eye witnesses reported three bands surrounding the craft with two of the bands close together while the third is slightly farther apart. Incredibly I have found this same pattern on the walls at Petra, in rock paintings and most importantly in the wave pattern of the hydrogen atom. They may be using light has a power source.” Do you feel there is any possibility that this repeating shape may be just purely coincidental or have an alternative meaning? “The pattern is real and can be confirmed by anyone doing their own research. I can walk into any bookstore and within minutes find more evidence in other books on rock paintings or ancient artefacts. There is a reason for this; they want us to know they exist.” After seeing all the additional evidence and analysis results, what do you believe you photographed back in 1990? “There can be no doubt that what I captured on film on July 1 1990 are ten Kecksberg type UFOs in the middle of a reconnaissance mission. Similar fleets of UFOs have been captured on video in Mexico and around the world but only the Inaja UFO Photo has provided the detail to conclusively link UFOs to each other as well as ancient artefacts. I believe this is the event that mankind has been waiting for and will propel mankind ultimately into our next evolutionary state.” Do you feel you were meant to witness the objects for some purpose, or do you believe that you just caught them on camera by accident? “I am convinced that it was no accident, that I was meant to be there at that exact time and place and was prepped with metaphysical teachings so that I would understand the significance of the photo and have the ability and courage to share my conclusions with a global audience.” Do you have any thoughts on what the objects may have been doing in the area? “I can only guess that they were continuing their observation of our species. I can't dismiss the remote possibility that they knew I was there and posed for my camera. Or perhaps they didn't know I was there and God himself set it up so that everything aligned perfectly. I have on numerous occasions escaped physical death by what can only be described as heavenly intervention. Was I saved for this purpose? Possibly, and if so I have no intention of failing and will continue until the end to promote this true story.” Did any other witnesses claim either at the time or later to have also seen the objects? “No, but at numerous times after one of my front page articles or after a UFO convention that I attended I have serious individuals describe their own UFO tales some of which relate to my own experience.” Has anyone ever accused you of faking the photograph? If so, what were your main arguments against this? “No one has accused me of faking the photo even though I had my own dark room at the time I took the photo. One of the reasons it would have been hard to fake this is because the objects were so far away and there were so many of them.” Since taking the photograph, have you had any further encounters with UFOs? “Since taking the photograph I have had no further encounters although I wished I had. There was a mass UFO sighting New Years Eve 2008 in San Diego of a fleet of airborne objects captured on video. It may have been them but there is no way to tell. I have, however prepared my girlfriend in case we have a sudden UFO encounter on the road during another scenic hike. She wants nothing to do with them.” Do you have any other comments or points you would like to make about your photograph? “I would very much like a detailed analysis of each of the ten objects and their relationship to each other and whether or not they are reflecting their surrounding terrain. I would especially like to have the object on the right side of the valley analyzed and a written report produced stating the results which I would post on my website. This event happened to me because my belief system manifested it. This could have happened to anyone with the same background and I would encourage everyone reading this interview on UFO World to read up on the three authors I mentioned earlier and prepare yourself for our next evolutionary phase which will undoubtedly include interaction with aliens species from every part of our universe and beyond.” Other Photographs Mike next to a gallery of his own professional photographs: 📷 Mike speaking at Paula Harris’ UFO lecture in San Diego: 📷 Mike presenting a copy of his UFO photograph to Paula: 📷 Internet Links Mike Orrell’s official site: http://www.orreman7.com/BestUFOphotoever.html UFO Casebook page about the photograph: http://www.ufocasebook.com/inaja.html Copyright Dave Hodrien 2009

Birmingham UFO Group Report Recently an online friend of mine from Norway, Lars (name changed for privacy reasons) let me know details about a sighting he had when he was nine years old. The sighting occurred in the town of As, where he lived with his family, and as with many other European sightings describes a triangular shaped craft of unknown origin. It was summer 1997 when the incident occurred. On a very warm still evening his mother decided that she and him would go out for a walk. They took a path they would often use which headed along a very picturesque road lined with planted trees. This road went past the local church. It was about midnight and there was no-one else around. As they were walking along the road away from the church, Lars suddenly felt the urge to turn around. He did so without telling his mother, who didn’t notice and continued to walk along the road away from him. Looking back at the church he saw a strange object hovering above it. The object was triangular shaped with a small cube at the left and right corner, and about 20 feet wide. It was glowing a dull white/grey colour and he could clearly see the defined edges of the object. On each cube was a light, one red, one green. These lights appeared to be slowly blinking. The object was hovering a short distance above the roof of the church and was slowly gliding left and right as if searching for something. It was absolutely silent. Lars stood there amazed at what he was witnessing. He believes he watched the object for between 30-60 seconds. Then his mother noticed he was no longer with her, and called him. He turned back round briefly and when he looked back at the church the object had mysteriously vanished. Running back to his mother he told her about what he had just seen, and rather than assume he was making up stories she believed him. Lars never heard anyone else mention seeing the object that night, but he remembers the sighting vividly. He is convinced that it was an extraterrestrial craft of some kind. Diagram of UFO (Drawn by myself from witness description): 📷 This is quite an impressive sighting as it accurately describes what appears to be a solid craft of defined shape rather than just a light in the sky. The object was performing controlled manouvres so is very unlikely to have been a randomly drifting object, and of course it’s appearance and the circumstances it appeared under does not fit in at all with it being a balloon or other inflatable. The object was much too large to have been a remote controlled model, Lars said it was at least half as long as the church roof. It was also definitely hovering above the roof rather than resting on it. Even though he was young, the witness was old enough to know what a helicopter or other civilian aircraft looked like, so it is unlikely he mistook what he could see. Also the object was completely silent, a fact backed up by the fact his mother did not turn round at all, if there had been a noise she would almost certainly have looked to see what it was and also noticed the object. While this triangular UFO was glowing white/grey rather than black in colour, it could well have been related to other flying triangle craft seen over recent decades. It’s always interesting to hear cases from outside of the UK or USA, they reaffirm the fact that this is very much a worldwide phenomenon. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2009

Birmingham UFO Group Report This sighting took place in the early hours of the morning over the town of Coventry. The witness Steve Mills was in his house on North Road. It was 2.45am on Saturday 4th July 2009. As Steve works shifts, he is often awake in the early hours. Suddenly he heard a commotion in his back garden, the sound of a blackbird’s distress call. He went out back assuming that the cat was worrying them. He did not see anything in his garden, but as he looked around he became aware of an object on the horizon with yellow/white lights on it to the south of him. It was travelling from west to east in a perfectly straight trajectory. It was quite low down in the sky, Steve estimates it was about 1000 foot up, much lower than a plane would generally fly. Due to the distance it was not very clear so he went to grab his binoculars from the kitchen. Steve is an astronomer so keeps a pair to hand. Drawing of object showing comparison with light from Jupiter: 📷 He returned outside and found the object through the binoculars. It looked like a large very bright yellow/white light with two smaller lights following after it which were partially obscured by the main light. The three lights were in a triangular configuration. Jupiter was prominent in the night sky, and Steve says the main light was at least a magnitude more than this. At first he assumed the object must be a helicopter. But if it was he would have definitely been able to hear the noise of the rotor blades, or engine sound if it was a plane, as it was a very quiet night. However as the object passed from horizon to horizon he heard another very unusual sound which he assumed was coming from the object. He describes it as a slow whirring sound that seemed to be everywhere at once, it was quite quiet but still noticeable, and once he had lost sight of the object the noise ceased. Sighting location map: 📷 Explanation After checking online, it became clear that the object seen was more than likely the International Space Centre. There was a transit of the ISS at the same time as Steve saw the object, and on the same trajectory across the sky. This obviously means that the noise Steve heard at the time was coming from something else entirely, and is still a mystery. Copyright Dave Hodrien 2009