| ID | #1603293257 |
| Added | Wed, 21/10/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | “Landing at Hainault Seen by Police”, Flying Saucer Review 23, (2):1977
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
The police took an emergency phone call. The caller said that a strange object was above the forest near a small lake. Two police officers were sent to the scene.
When they arrived, they followed the Lake road and noticed a large bright red light on the East Bank. They stopped, got out of the car, and saw a bell-shaped object about 300 yards (270 m) away.
This object continuously pulsed from a dim to a very bright red color for the next 2-3 minutes. The UFO seemed to float silently in the air. Then, as they watched warily, the object seemed to disappear in place.
Since it was no longer visible, the officers reluctantly decided to cross the lake and inspect the area. While they were doing this, one of them looked up and for a moment saw a thin, large white Crescent in the sky.
This"Ghost" also disappeared on the spot. When they reached the epicenter of the explosion, as far as they could tell, they found nothing but a strong smell of burning. The reason for this could not be determined.
The message was immediately sent to the local UFO investigator [Essex hotline], and the investigator [Barry king] arrived the next day [in fact, king spoke with the officer that evening.]
In daylight, it was discovered that one large Bush was damaged – flattened in the center and slightly burned. The gorse Bush appears to have had a very heavy weight placed on its upper center, resulting in almost all branches being broken, including the broken Central branch.
Scheme of breakage was to displace the branches into an outwardly divergent gap.
No radiation or magnetic anomalies were detected.
Original news
Date: May 3 1977
Location: Hainault Forest, Essex[?], UK
Time: 3:55 AM.
Summary: Police took an emergency telephone call. The caller said that some strange object was over the forest near the small lake. Two policemen were directed to the scene. Arriving, they proceeded along the lake road and noticed a “large bright red light” across on the eastern shore. They stopped, exited their vehicle and observed a “bell tent” shaped thing, about 300 yds distant. This object continuously pulsated from dull to very bright red for the next 2 to 3 minutes. The UFO seemed to be hovering silently. Then, as they watched apprehensively, the object appeared to “dissolve on the spot”. As the thing was no longer visible, the officers decided somewhat reluctantly to go across the lake and investigate the spot. As they were doing this, one of them looked up and briefly saw a shape of a thin, large, white crescent hanging in the sky. This “apparition” also dissolved on the spot. Reaching the location of ground zero, as best they could tell, they found nothing at all, except a strong smell of burning. No cause could be determined. A report was immediately made to the local UFO investigator [The Essex Hotline], and the investigator [Barry King] came out the next day. [actually King interviewed the officer that very night]. In daylight, one large bush was found to have damage–flattened in the center and slightly burned. The gorse bush appeared to have had a very heavy weight set onto its top center, the result of which was to break almost all the limbs including snapping off the central branch. The pattern of breakage was to displace the branches into an outwardly radiating splay. No radiation nor magnetic anomalies were found.
Source: “Landing at Hainault Seen by Police”, Flying Saucer Review 23, (2):1977
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