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Spirits. United Kingdom

ID #1602154812
Added Thu, 08/10/2020
Author July N.
Sources
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Status
Research

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
21.01.1975 18:30
Location: 
Портсмут
United Kingdom

Malcolm Handley had just come home from work and was talking to his wife when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure standing about eight feet (2.4 m) away to his left.

When he turned and looked directly at the spot, the figure disappeared. He turned to his wife, who invited him to look again, and the figure's head began to move from side to side, as if to say "no." Again, when he looked, there was no figure. His wife didn't see anything.

 According to the observer's report, the figure looked like a man wearing a long black robe, and in the last side view, the figure appeared to be holding his right hand. 

"His face was indistinct, but what really stood out was what appeared to be white bushy eyebrows and a fairly significant growth of white hair that seemed to be all combed to one side."

Original news

Date: January 21 1975
Location: Near Portsmouth England
Time: 1830
Summary: Malcolm Handley had just come from work and was talking to his wife when he saw to his left, out of the corner of his eye, a figure standing about 8 feet away. When he turned and looked directly at the spot, the figure vanished; he turned to his wife, who suggested he looked again, and the figure’s head began to move from side to side, as if to say “no.” Again when he looked, there was no figure there. His wife saw nothing. According to the observer’s account, the figure appeared to be a male, dressed in a long black robe and, in his last side view of it, the figure appeared to be holding up his right arm. “His face was not clear but what did stand out was what appeared to be white bushy eyebrows and a fairly substantial growth of white hair, which seemed to be all blown to one side.” The whole experience lasted four minutes after which the witness experimented with Geiger counters and dowsing rods.
Source: Barry King, WATSUP Journal # 4

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