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       	                            The Breath of Life                                                         5 5                             The Breath of Life               PROJECT SIGNAL             It was while looking these portholes that the               PROJECT SIGNAL                   FOUND                  'sea mines' appeared.  That was how Robert                   FOUND                                          described them.  Two spherical objects with                Continued from Page 4     spiky protrusions suddenly came rolling over                                          the ground towards him. They had six or more        9th November 1979.                of these spikes and looked about 3 feet in        Livingston, Scotland.             diameter. These strange objects made a sucking        Ref 3                             or popping sound as each of the spikes touched                                          the ground. Within seconds Roberts had one of        Forestry worker Robert  Taylor set off that  these objects at either side of him. He felt a        morning into Dechmont Woods near Livingston  strong tug on his trousers and these spheres        pretty much like he had every other morning.  seemed to by trying to pull him towards the        He drove his truck into the woods with his  main object. Robert tried to resist and there was        faithful pet dog beside him for company. He  a pungent smell in air. It was no surprise that        had set off that morning just after 10 a.m.  Robert lost consciousness. He vaguely        knowing that he'd have to park his truck and  remembered a 'whooshing' sound and his dog  Phil Shepherdson at the scene of his close        make the last part of his journey on foot. At  was barking like mad.   encounter - Courtesy York Evening Press        around 10.15 a.m. he parked the truck by the  Staggering back to his feet the object had now        side of the road and, accompanied by his dog,  gone. Robert somehow managed to stagger        set off through the woodland along a track that  home and report to his wife that he had been        was impassable to any vehicle. Robert Taylor  attacked. Quite naturally his wife Mary        had worked for the forestry department for 16  telephoned the local police. In the days, weeks        years and the 61 year-old knew every inch of  and months that went by the police did a full        Dechmont woods.                   investigation of the incident. Marks on the             Robert was making his way into a small  ground were found at the location and        clearing in the wood but as he rounded the bend  eventually the official report by the Livingston        he was totally unprepared for what was about to  Criminal Investigation Department concluded:        confront him.  In the clearing stood a domed-  “Despite extensive inquiries made, no        shaped object some 30 feet high. It was grey in  information was been gained which could        colour, perfectly silent and it stopped Robert  indicate what, in fact, made the marks on the        dead in his tracks.  Robert described a type of  ground at the location. Mr. Taylor is a respected        'flange' around the bottom of this object with  member of the community and is described as a        antennae-like protrusions with small rotors on  conscientious and trustworthy person, not likely        top. Transfixed by this incredible sight Robert  to invent a story.”        also noticed several 'porthole' type apertures in                        Philip Shepherdson - Courtesy York        the top section of the dome.      PROJECT SIGNAL FOUND is continued on                                          Page 6                                        Evening Press
       
       
     





