| ID | #1610467694 |
| Added | Tue, 12/01/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Flying Saucer Review Library of Congress copyright FSR Publications, Ltd. 1981.
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
The following disturbing report comes to us from Mr. and Mrs. Jones of the Rochdale Group, 116 Louise Street, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Lancs., OL12 9RT, and concerns the experience of two teenagers," John "and" Michelle", sitting in their car high on the Pennine Hills on the night of November 5, 1994.
Introduction
For two young men from Rochdale, remembering November 5 will never be a problem again, because it was on the night of Guy Fawkes in 1994 that they were subjected to a frightening ordeal that left them both emotionally drained.
I was approached by the mother of one of the young men, who told me that as a result of something that happened to her son "John" and his girlfriend, he ("John") was suffering from nightmares and bad moods. changes. She asked me for help, and I arranged a video interview of the couple.
Together with my colleague Colin Howarth, we arranged to conduct an interview at Michelle's parents ' home, and it was noticeable that throughout this surprisingly frank and open interview, both young people suffered from emotional stress. Below is an account of what happened.
Events
In their quest for privacy, the couple decided to climb high into the Pennine Hills above Rochdale to continue their courtship. The night was clear, and as they sat in the car, they could see the panoramic view. A private Yorkshire radio station was heard loud and clear on the car radio when the couple first noticed something strange. The car's dashboard clock could be heard ticking so loudly that it could even be heard over the sound of the radio; So much so that the couple turned off the radio for a while to listen to the clock, which seemed to be getting louder!
Then John noticed that the inside of the door panel on his side (the driver's side) radiates heat and is even uncomfortable to the touch. It was then that John noticed something in his side mirror, which he described as "very bright flashes of light, brighter than any lightning he had seen."
When he turned his head, he saw what he described as a large glowing cloud with bright flashing lights inside, approaching them. He also heard a noise that he compared to a "resonating horn".
For some reason he could not explain, the young man was seized with panic, and he decided to turn the car around and leave the territory. So he put the car in reverse and turned it to face the lights, which were now overhead, illuminating the entire area, including the inside of the car.
He pressed the button to close the windows, but found that they were stuck, rising about an inch (2.54 cm). He also noticed that Michelle was laughing hysterically. John pressed his foot down hard on the accelerator to the point that normally the car would have shot forward, but despite the fact that the tachometer on the dashboard showed a lot of acceleration, the car was moving only slowly. When Michelle continued to laugh hysterically, John panicked even more.
Then the car suddenly shot forward at a tremendous speed, almost losing control of itself. In his own words, he described the movement as "like someone was holding us down with a giant rubber band and then letting go."
Thankfully, there's a small climb leading up from a beautiful spot that absorbed most of the momentum, and moments later John regained control and the car slipped away down a dirt road that eventually leads to the main road. When he looked in his driving mirror, he saw no sign of the object, and of course, he had no desire to go back and look for it.
The couple drove back to Rochdale in silence until they stopped for gas at a nearby gas station, when both suddenly started rambling about events.
I calculated that the drive from Michelle's parents ' house to the scene of the incident would take just under fifteen minutes (it was in heavy traffic). Given the stop at the gas station and the fact that the return was late at night, the total return time is about twenty minutes for them, which seems reasonable. but as the couple approached Michelle's house, the dashboard clock read a little past nine thirty-five.
Both of the young people had the feeling that it was too late. Neither of them had a watch, but both noted that there was insufficient traffic on the road, and when they returned home, they found that it was just before midnight (the incident occurred at about 21: 10; the dashboard clock was working, but was about two hours behind.)
But these two young men were even more terrified, because when they parked the car, John turned off the ignition, the engine continued to spin, and all the lights on the dashboard refused to go out! It lasted more than two minutes before the engine finally stalled and shut down.
By now, of course, the couple's imagination was working overtime, and both looked suspiciously at the car as they entered the house. Michelle was shaking and so afraid of being alone that she asked John to stay for a little while, and just before dawn he left the house and went home for a little while. Now the car was behaving normally.
Nightmares
Unsurprisingly, John had nightmares about the event, but in a most unusual way. Waking up one night in a cold sweat, he continued, the next night, at the place where the first nightmare ended, and as the nights passed, John admitted that he did not understand at all what was a dream and what was reality.
One notable scene was when he ran out of the car, not caring about Michelle's safety, bathed in a bright white light, and on another occasion he remembered (or dreamed) that he looked the other way and found that Michelle was no longer there. These dreams continued for two weeks or so after their disturbing experience in the hills.
The car is actually owned by John's parents and had been fully serviced in a reputable garage less than a week before. But after the incident, he continued to behave erratically, as John and his parents confirmed to us. Therefore, professional advice on mechanics was requested and given, but the car turned out to be serviceable and in good working condition.
The rejection of hypnosis
A professional hypnotherapist took steps to ensure that the couple underwent hypnotic regression. But less than forty-eight hours before the appointment, John called me and told me that he was too scared to go through with it, and although he was still having dreams, he felt that he could now rationalize the situation and live with the situation.
Footnotes
First, although the location of their experience is geographically right inside the Yorkshire border, in terms of air cover, the area is controlled by Greater Manchester Police, who confirmed that their own helicopter was not in the area that evening.
Secondly, John's family has a history of mysterious UFO-style events. His mother apparently reported the sighting to the Rochdale group about twenty years ago.
Third, when investigating the spot, we found that (a) there is a body of water - a reservoir - and (b) there are several power lines that cross the dam.
Original news
The following hair-raising report comes to us from Mr. & Mrs. Jones of the Rochdale Group, 116 Louise Street, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Lancs., OL12 9RT, and concerns the experiences of two teenagers, “John” and “Michelle”, while seated in their car high up on the Pennine Hills on the night of November 5, 1994. EDITOR.
INTRODUCTION
For two Rochdale youngsters remembering November 5th will never be a problem again, because it was on Guy Fawkes night of 1994 that they were subjected to a frightening ordeal that has left them both emotionally drained.
It is not often that an investigator has a case that is literally “hot off the press”, but I got to know about this one a little over a week after the event. I was approached by the mother of one of the young people, who told me that as a result of something that had happened to her son “John” and his girl friend, he (“John”) was suffering from bad nightmares and severe mood changes. She asked for my help and I arranged for the couple to be interviewed on video. With my colleague Colin Howarth, we arranged for the interview to take place at the home of “Michelle’s” parents, and it was noticeable that all through this remarkably candid and open interview both young people were suffering from emotional stress. The following is an account of what happened.
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THE EVENTS
In their quest for privacy, the couple had decided to drive up high into the Pennine Hills above Rochdale to carry on their courting. The night was clear, and from their position they had a panoramic view as they sat in their car. A private Yorkshire radio station was being received loud and clear on the car radio when the couple first noticed something strange. The clock on the dash-board of the car could be heard ticking loudly, so loudly in fact that they could hear it over the sound of the radio; so much so indeed that the couple turned the radio off for a while to listen to the clock, which seemed to be getting ever louder!
Then John noticed that the inside of the door-panel on his side (driver’s) was giving off heat, and was even uncomfortable to the touch. It was then that John noticed something in his wing mirror which he described as “very brilliant flashes of light, brighter than any lightning he had seen”. When he turned his head round he saw what he described as a large luminous cloud, with bright flashing lights inside it, coming towards them. He also heard a noise that he likened to “a resonating drone.”
For some reason he couldn’t explain, the young man was overcome by a sense of panic, and he decided to turn the car round and leave the area. So he put it into reverse and turned the car to face the lights, which were now overhead, illuminating the entire area including the inside of the car. He pressed the button to close the windows, but found that they stuck after rising about an inch. He also noticed that Michelle was laughing in an hysterical manner. John put his foot down hard on the accelerator to an extent that would normally have set the car shooting forward, but, despite the fact that the rev counter on the dash-board indicated great acceleration, the vehicle was only moving sluggishly. As Michelle continued to laugh hysterically John panicked even more. Then suddenly the car shot forward at great speed, nearly causing John to lose control. In his own words he described the propulsion “as if someone had held us back with a giant elastic band and then let go”.
Luckily there is a small up-gradient leading away from the beauty spot which absorbed much of the impetus, and after a few moments John had regained control and the car spun away down the dirt track which eventually leads to the main road. As he looked in his driving mirror he now saw no sign of the object, and he certainly had no inclination to go back and look for it.
The couple drove back towards Rochdale in silence, until they stopped for petrol at a nearby filling station, when both suddenly started chatting incoherently about the events. I have timed the drive from the house of Michelle’s parents to the spot where the incident took place as taking a little under fifteen minutes (that was in heavy traffic). Allowing for the stop at the petrol station, and the fact that the return was late at night, a total return time of twenty minutes or so for them seems reasonable,. but as the couple neared Michelle’s home the clock on the dashboard indicated a little after nine thirty five. Both youngsters had a feeling it was later. Neither was wearing a watch but both remarked that there was a lack of traffic on the road, and when they got back home they found that it was a little before midnight. (The incident had taken place at approximately 9.10pm; the dashboard clock was working, but was approximately two hours slow.)
But there was more terror to come for the two young people for as they parked the car, John having turned the ignition off, the engine continued to turn over and all the lights on the dashboard refused to go out! This lasted for over two minutes before the engine finally died and switched itself off. By now of course the couple’s imaginations were working over-time and both eyed the car suspiciously as they walked into the house. So shaking was Michelle and so frightened of being on her own that she asked John to stay for a while and it was just before dawn that he left the house for the short drive to his own home. The car was now acting normally.
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NIGHTMARES
Not surprisingly, John had nightmares about the event, but in a most unusual way. Having been awoken one night in a cold sweat he would then continue, the following night, at the spot where the first nightmare had left off, and as the nights passed John admitted to being totally confused as to what was dreams and what was reality. One remarkable sequence was of him running out of the car, with little regard for Michelle’s safety, bathed in a strong white light, and on another occasion he remembers (or dreamed) that he looked across to find that Michelle was no longer there. These dreams continued for a fortnight or so after their alarming experience up on the Hills.
The car actually belongs to John’s parents, and had undergone a full service, less than a week before, by a reputable garage. But it continued to behave erratically after the event, a fact confirmed to us by John and his parents. Professional mechanical advice was therefore sought and given, but the car was found to be sound and in good working order.
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HYPNOSIS REFUSED
Arrangements were made for the couple to be hypnotically regressed by a professional hypnotherapist. But less than forty-eight hours before the date arranged John phoned me to tell me that he was too frightened to go through with it, and although he was still having dreams he felt he could now rationalize and live with the situation.
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FOOTNOTES
Firstly, although the location of their experience is geographically just inside the Yorkshire boundary, the area is policed, as far as aerial cover goes, by the Greater Manchester Police Force, who have confirmed that their own helicopter was not in the area that evening. Secondly, there is a history in John’s family of mysterious U.F.O. -style events. His mother apparently had reported a sighting to the Rochdale group about twenty years previously. Thirdly, on investigation of the spot, we discovered that (a) there is an expanse of water there – a reservoir – and, (b), there are several electricity power-lines which criss-cross over the dam.
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