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JANUARY 2, 1978, SIMONSWOOD MOSS, WEST LANCASHIRE, U-K., FOUR YOUNG MEN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

British ufologist Peter Hough reportedly indicated in a 1987 ufology book that in Simonswood Moss, West Lancashire, U-K, on January 2, 1978, at 11:00 p.m., four young men were returning home, driving on an isolated road in a flat area, and realized they had taken a wrong turn onto a narrow dirt road bordering a ditch.

They suddenly saw a 7-foot tall figure appear in the glare of the headlights 8 meters ahead. The being appeared to be wearing a white fluorescent one-piece suit with boots, it had no discernible facial features and it had very short arms ending in claws. It had a box with two flashing red lights on its chest.

The figure took two steps towards the witnesses and suddenly stopped. The witnesses panicked and left the area, driving to a nearby farm where they notified the authorities.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. 1:] :

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Simonswood Moss Rainford, England, on January 2, 1978, at 2300, four young men were returning home and were driving on an isolated road in a flat boggy area when they realized they had taken a wrong turn onto a narrow dirt road bordering a ditch. Suddenly a seven-foot tall figure appeared in the glare of the headlights eight meters ahead. The being appeared to be wearing a white fluorescent one-piece suit with boots, it had no discernible facial features and it had very short arms ending in claws it also had a box with two flashing red lights on its chest. The figure took two steps towards the witnesses and suddenly stopped. The witnesses now in a state of panic left the area and drove to a nearby farm where they notified the authorities.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Peter Hough, UFOs 1947-1987 The 40-year search for an explanation."

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

Donald Johnson indicates that on January 2, 1978, four young men were driving home on an isolated road in a flat boggy area called Simonswood Moss in Rainford, England when they realized they had taken a wrong turn onto a narrow dirt road bordering a ditch. Suddenly a seven foot tall figure appeared in the glare of the headlights, eight meters ahead. The being was wearing a white fluorescent one-piece suit with boots. It had no discernible facial features and it had very short arms ending in claws. It also had a box with two flashing red lights on its chest. The figure took two steps towards the witnesses and stopped. The witnesses panicked, left the area and drove to a nearby farm where they notified the authorities.

Donald Johnson indicates that his source is Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case #377, citing Peter Hough, UFOs 1947-1987: The 40-Year Search for an Explanation.

Points to consider:

A confusion at an 8 meters sighting distance and involving 4 observers is doubtful and the figure is of high strangeness; however the story is barely documented, of unknown origin and without being proven to come from 4 people, no sign of investigation or checking.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [---] ? Peter Hough in "UFO's 1947-1987 - The 40-Year Search for an Explanation", book compiled and edited for the British UFO research association by Hilary Evans and John Spencer, Fortean Times publishers, U-K., 1987.
• [ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
• [dj1] * "Encounters with Aliens on this Day - January 2", web page by Donald Johnson, USA, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/January02.html

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