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28 Project Signal Found Project Signal Found 28 PROJECT SIGNAL certain few UFO landing cases in the UK but of his mind. Shepherdson claims that since that PROJECT SIGNAL FOUND there is no repository where all such reports can event nothing has grown in the field where the FOUND object was observed. His final comments on be accessed, even in brief detail. This is where PROJECT SIGNAL FOUND begins. what he may have observed: "Not in a million It is our hope an intention to liase with years was that an aircraft." UFO researchers and organisations throughout the UK & Ireland and of course witnesses 8th February 1985. themselves to bring together a database of Pwllheli, North Wales. information on UFO landing reports. Brief Ref 2 details would be updated on a web site as we progress (not yet available) and of course the David Thomas was walking home that occasional publication of some of this research night. It was four and a half miles and it was in the various UFO publications that are three in the morning. There was a sprinkling of currently available. We firmly believe that this snow on the ground that evening and the 19 is an area of research that has been sadly year-old David had just spent the evening with neglected down the years and we hope that friends. He'd been walking for about 20 minutes individual UFO researchers and organisations when he thought he could still hear that nights alike will recognise the importance of such a rock music pounding in his head. He stood still study and cooperate accordingly. Similarly we for a while but there was no sound, it was an BY hope that witnesses to these events will also eerie silence. There was no sound of the breeze, BY PHILIP MANTLE offer their cooperation. no rustle of the grass, no sound at all. But David PHILIP MANTLE Just to give you an idea of the type of then could make out a faint humming sound Project SIGNAL FOUND is UFO landings cases we are looking at I am almost like an electric generator of some sort. collaboration between Philip Mantle and the going to feature a few in brief for you now. See David knew this area well and knew there were former Director of Investigations for the British how many of these you are familiar with. They no generators anywhere that would make such a UFO Research Association, and Nick Pope, the come from around the UK and Ireland and are noise. man who investigated UFOs for the British featured here in brief in no particular order. David followed to where the sound Ministry of Defence. This long-term study seemed to coming from up ahead. Leaving the project looks entirely at UFO landing cases in February 1979: road he walked up a small dirt track that the UK & Ireland. The idea behind it is simple. Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. bordered the field. There in the field to his Most UFO researchers argue that the vast Ref 1 amazement was an object the like which he had majority of UFO sightings can be explained in never seen before. A domed disc-shaped object conventional terms. It is the contention of this was a cold February morning in l979. complete with antennae and stabilizers was project that UFO landings should be more Phil Shepherdson was riding his motorcycle sitting in the field. It had drawbridge-like difficult to misidentify than 'ordinary' UFO along the winding country lanes near hatchway and windows along the top. There sightings. Philip Mantle will lead the project Easingwold when he came across something was no obvious lighting but David said that the with Nick Pope acting in a consultancy capacity that was to change his life forever. Hovering in object seemed to have a dull fluorescent glow to offering advice and assistance. Nick Pope had the corner of a field was a black triangular- it. the following to say about this new venture: "I shaped object. There appeared to be one entity David's attention was caught by support Philip Mantle in this new initiative. in a type of 'cockpit' with two other entities movement off to one side. Turning his head he Information overload is a big problem in UFO standing in the field next to it. All three entities saw a group of humanoid figures making there research. There are tens of thousands of cases turned to stare at Mr Shepherdson and he way towards him across the field. His and sometimes you can't see the wood for the believed some kind of 'contact' was made. The immediate reaction was to turn and flee. trees. This project should help researchers focus craft then suddenly flew off with no sign of the Turning around to get out of their David's way on those cases most likely to involve physical entities remaining. Shepherdson stated that "I was blocked by one of these humanoid figures. evidence that might help take forward our turned to look in a field to my left and what I David felt a hand-like grip on his arm and understanding of the UFO mystery". saw just blew my mind. There was a black suddenly he was being propelled forward triangular-shaped object in the field in total towards the object in the field. His feet never silence. At the top of this object was a cockpit of seemed to touch the ground and he is not sure some kind and there was a figure inside it. All I how this happened but he was now inside the could see was a black-shaped helmet and some object. The humanoids were there and David sort of black overall. The entity began to turn described them as wearing octagonal shaped and look in my direction, I was transfixed. At helmets, which were featureless apart from two the side of this craft were two figures, which dim lights positioned where their eyes should appeared also to stop what they were doing and have been. They wore grey clothing with gold- look in my direction. For several moments I was coloured belts and straps that looked similar to just spellbound, I was shaking. There was braces, black knee boots and gloves. complete silence as we looked at each other. I There is a lot more to this particular certainly had some form of contact; I just don't encounter as David later described a full-blown know what it was. I just had an intense feeling abduction event. When interviewed by UFO of some connection. I could not move and I researchers David was able to remember could not think. I was rooted to the spot. everything without the use of any form of Suddenly my mind did not accept it anymore regressive hypnosis. When interviewed by For example it is assumed that UFO landing and I got on my bike and took off to work". He myself it was quite clear that the event did have reports are made by witnesses at close range, went on: "I forgot about it almost as if I was told quite a profound effect on him and many years thus reducing the risk of misidentification. In that it was something I should not be after the events is still terrified him. the UK & Ireland there are no statistics witnessing." anywhere of exactly how many alleged UFO At the time Mt Shepherdson worked as a Continued on Page 29 landing reports have been made. There is chemical technician at Rowntrees. He cannot ‘X’ Zone Radio & TV Show therefore no information on the geographical remember what time he got to work that day ‘X’ Zone Radio & TV Show Merchandise Is No Available location of such reports, no information on although he knew it was later than usual." I Merchandise Is No Available whether entities of any type were also reported don't know how long I was there. I have no At: At: or any physical marks left behind in the idea". He did not tell his work colleagues or www.xzonestore.com www.xzonestore.com environment. I'm sure we are all aware of a anyone else of his encounter. He blanked it out
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