A newspaper apparently quoted by ufology sources reportedly indicated that on September 20, 1965, towards 10:30 p.m., in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, Geoffrey Maskey, Michael Johnson and Mavis Fordyce, all young people, were in a car, when the driver, Geoffrey, stopped in Walton Avenue.
The young people chattered when Michael suddenly opened his door, came out without a word of explanation, and left in the night. His friends were initially disconcerted but thought that he perharps answered a natural emergency and they did not worry.
A few minutes after the departure of their friend, the young man and the girl remaining in the car heard a high pitched humming sound and saw some 30 meters away, an orange object, very luminous, of oval shape, approximately 2 meters long, hovering above the car while illuminating the surrounding landscape of an orange gleam. The object moved fast and was lost from their sight behind some trees, while its sound remained audible.
After a few minutes, as they recovered from surprise, the two young people realized that Michael was not coming back. Anxious, they called him, in vain, drove in reverse gear and called him again, still in vain.
At the end of a few moments of anguish, Michael finally reappeared, looking shocked, staggering and hands at his head. His friends first thought he was playing some joke, but he then collapsed on the road. His friends rushed to help, and found him unconscious. As they could not wake im up, they put him in the car and drove as fast as possible to the hospital of Felixstowe, where he regained consciousness but without recognizing his friends. The doctors diagnosed a serious shock, and took care of his wounds: burn marks on the neck and a contusion above the right ear. For safety, he was transferred to the hospital of Ipswich, better equipped, where he could go home the next day afternoon, being lucid again.
He then told his friends that when he had suddenly left the car without a word, he had obeyed an unknown and pressing "force". He had walked a distance he was unable to estimate, and had suddenly been confronted to a humaoid being with the large oblique and luminous eyes, surrounded by orange flames. He had no memories of what happened next, until he woke up at the hospital.
It seems that the doctors scoffed at the history and that the newspaper had not taken this seriously either.
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[Ref. jr1:] JEAN-PAUL RONECKER:
The author indicates that in the soft evening of September 20, 1965, at about 10:30 p.m., in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, Geoffrey Maskey stopped his car in Walton Avenue. With him were two of his friends, Michael Johnson and Mavis Fordyce. The young people chattered when, suddenly, Michael opened the door and left the vehicle without explanation, and was lost in the night. His friends, although disconcerted, thought that perhaps he had responded to a natural urge, so they did not worry.
A few minutes after the departure of their friend, the young man and the girl who remained in the car heard a humming and high-pitched sound, and saw an orange object, very luminous, of oval shape, approximately 2 m long, which hovered above the car. All the surrounding landscape was bathed of an orange gleam. Then, very quickly, the object moved and disappeared behind the trees.
At the end of a few minutes, recovering from their surprise, the two young people realized that Michael was still missing. Anxious, they started to call him, without success. Alarmed, Geoffrey started the car and drove in reverse gear before calling him again.
At the end of a few moments of distress, Michael finally reappeared, but he looked shocked, staggering and holding his head. His friends first believed he was joking, but when the young man suddenly collapsed, they rushed to help him. Michael had lost consciousness and they did not manage to make reach consciousness, so they took him in the vehicle, and drove him as fast as possible to the hospital. There, Michael finally came back to his senses, but did not recognize his friends. The doctors diagnosed a serious state of shock, and looked after his wounds at the back of the neck - burn marks - and a contusion above the right ear. By safety, he was moved to the hospital of Ipswich, better equipped, from where he could go away the next day afternoon, having recovered his senses.
He then told with his friends that when he had abruptly left the car without a word, he was obeying an unknown and pressing "force". He had walked a distance he could not estimate, and was suddenly face to face with a humanoid being with the large slanted and luminous eyes, surrounded by orange flames. He had no other memories of what occurred then until he woke up at the hospital.
The author indicates that the sources are the Ipswich Evening Star for September 21, 1965, and "Inexpliqué" 5-50 page 1000.
[Ref. my1:] "MYSTERIES" WEBSITE:
The web site indicates that on September 20, 1965, Geoffrey Maskey, 25, stopped his car in Felixstowe, on a lane known as Walton Avenue. Two friend were with him: Michael Johnson and Mavis Fordyce. At 10:30 p.m., without saying a word, Michael suddenly opened his door, got out and disappeared into the night. The others waited for him and then heard a high-pitched humming noise. Mavis was alarmed and Geoff looked out the car to try and see what the source of the noise was. He saw a orange-coloured oval shaped object some 6 feet in length about 100 feet above the lane, litting up everything nearby.
The object disappeared behind the trees, but they still heard the hum. Geoff called out Michael's name and as there was no response, he reversed along the lane and called again. Suddenly Michael came stumbling through the hedge clutching at his eyes and neck. He staggered away from the car.
The others thought he was having a game with them until he collapsed in the road. Geoff went over to him and found him unconscious. They got him into the car and took him to Felixstowe Hospital.
Michael regained consciousness but did not recognise anyone. The doctors said he was suffering from shock. There were burn marks on his back, and a lump on his head, and as a precaution he was transferred to Ipswich Hospital.
When Geoff was allowed to see him again, Michael told him he was made to get out of the car by a strange force, and saw a man bathed in fire pointing at him.
The webmaster indicates that the source is "Unexplained Mysteries".
[Ref. md1:] MICHEL M.DESCHAMPS:
the ufologist publishes this illustration for the case in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, on September 20, 1965:
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[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, on September 20, 1965, at 2230, three young people, Geoffrey Maskey, Michael Johnson, and Mavis Forsyth, were parked in Maskey's car in a lane when Michael Johnson hastily left the car. Then a high-pitched hum was heard and an orange glowing object, 6 ft long, was seen flying over the car. Shortly after, Johnson staggered from the hedge and fell unconscious. In the hospital, he recovered consciousness and said he had been drawn from the car by an involuntary compulsion, and later spoke of a "man in the flames pointing at him." He had suffered severe shock, and there were burn marks on the back of his neck.
Albert Rosales indicates as source Dr Bernard Finch for FSR.
[Ref. cb1:] CORINNA BLOESS:
The author indicates that in at the end of September 1965, Geoffrey Maskey, aged 25, spent the evening with friends, Michael Johnson and Mavis Fordyce, with his car going towards Essex, England. In Walton Street, in Felixtowe, he briefly stopped. Suddenly, without saying a word, Michael left the car and disappeared in the darkness. Little after the two others heard a high tonality.
When Geoffrey looked from the car, he saw an orange luminous oval object approximately 30 meters away. Then, the UFO again disappeared, but the sound remained audible. Geoffrey called after his friend and asthere was no answer, he drove a little to move back. Michael suddenly came out of a hedge, the hands at the neck and pressing his eyes, and fell unconscious then on the road.
At the Felixtowe hospital, the attending practitionar diagnosed a severe shock. Michael Johnson had burns at the neck and a bump under the right ear, and he was transferred by safety to the hospital of Ipswich.
When Michael was sent home, he told his friends of an invisible force, which took him out of the car, and of a "man" in flames. The local newspaper in Ipswich published an article on the event, but however without taking it seriously. It was suggested to the eyewitnesses that they would have mistaken a gaz torch of the gas factory there with a UFO. Moreover, the doctors were said to have scoffed at the story.
The witnesses however stood by their version of the incident.
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on September 20, 1965 at 20:30, in Felixstowe, U-K., an orange oval object emitting hum passed low over observers. The witnesses were terrified, one observer was hospitalized for shock. An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One orange ovoid object was observed by more than two witnesses, Forsyth and Johnson, at a lane.
Three young people, Geoffrey Maskey, Michael Johnson, and Mavis Forsyth, were parked in Maskey's car in a lane when Michael Johnson hastily left the car. Then a high-pitched hum was heard and an orange glowing object, 6 ft long, was seen flying over the car. Shortly after, Johnson staggered from the hedge and fell unconscious. In the hospital, he recovered consciousness and said he had been drawn from the car by an involuntary compulsion, and later spoke of a "man in the flames pointing at him." He had suffered severe shock, and there were burn marks on the back of his neck.
The sources are indicated as Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Data-Net Report; Lore, Jr., Gordon I. R., Strange Effects from UFOs, NICAP, Washington, 1969; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database.
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