The group returned to where they were staying and mulled over the evenings events. Thy all decided to forget about it and instead set about planning what they were going to do for the rest of their stay. All that is except Peter Simmons. Peter didn't like unresolved problems and this event had bothered him. There must have been a vehicle of some sort nearby and he wanted to prove it. With everyone else preparing for bed Peter told his wife that he was going outside for a smoke. Once outside he quickly walked back down the road to where they had seen the figure up the telephone pole. Passing a gate Peter looked into the field. There were lights in the distance. Surely lights from houses or caravans. Then he noticed another light, this time a lot closer, and then several more, in various colours, clustered together in one small area.

Peter zipped up his jackets against the cold, climbed over the gate and walked towards these lights. He soon realised that they were much closer than he had anticipated. Upon approaching the lights it soon became apparent that they were not attached to a house or a caravan. There in the field was a saucer-shaped object resting on four legs. Peter was scared. Lights began to flashing all over the noiseless object. Simon's legs had turned to jelly but instinct took over. It was time to get out of there. He quite simply turned and fled and ran as fast as his legs would carry him.

Peter Simmons had never been terrified before in his life. He got very little sleep that night, and when he finally plucked up courage to tell his wife she laughed at him at first. She believed him later but still felt a degree of embarassment about it all.

These are just a few examples of UFO landing reports from the UK and Ireland. The accounts themselves are fascinating and compelling but so is the reaction of the witnesses involved. Phil Shepherdson for example simply gets on his motorbike and goes to work. He says nothing to no one. David Thomas was quite literally terrified. When he reached home he immediately told his mother what had happened. Robert Taylor's wife telephoned the police, who in turn conducted a full investigation, and Peter Simmons told his wife.

There is little doubt that there are many more examples of UFO landing reports in the UK & Ireland that have yet to see the light of day. Such reports could be languishing in the dusty files of UFO researchers or UFO research organisations, and others may have simply gone unreported by the witnesses themselves. Whatever the case Project Signal Found would like your cooperation.

If you have investigated or researched an alleged UFO landing report from anywhere in the UK & Ireland then we would like to hear from you. Similarly if you have witnesses such an event we would like you to get in touch. Confidentiality is guaranteed in all instances. We can be contacted at the following:

In writing to:

Philip Mantle,
PO Box 280,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
England,
LS26 1AN.

Email:
philip@mantle8353.fsworld.co.uk

References:
Ref1: The Y Files by Simon Ritchie (York & County Press).
Ref2 & Ref 3: Without Consent by Carl Nagaitis & Philip Mantle (Ringpull Press).
Ref4: Conspiracy of Silence - UFOs in Ireland by Dermot Butler & Carl Nally (Mercier Press).

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