JANUARY 1978, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, U-K., UNE FILLE OU UNE FEMME:
Brief summary of the event and follow-up:
In a book titled "Mind Monsters: Invaders from Inner Space?", Bristih ufologist Jenny Randles apparently tells that near Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, in January 1978, at 03:50 a.m., someone suddenly woke up to the sound of a high-pitched buzz that seemed to be coming from inside her head.
This reportedly happened several nights in a row until one night when she felt that her hand was held. She only saw an arm that was holding her hand, she was afraid to look.
A glowing bluish suit covered the arm of the hypothetical being. She was able somehow to see through her own hand as with an X-ray photo. Finally, the hypothetical figure left and the buzzing sound ended.
Basic information table:
Case number:
URECAT-000913
Date of event:
January 1978
Earliest report of event:
1990?
Delay of report:
12 years?
Witness reported via:
Not known.
First alleged record by:
Ufology/paranormal book Jenny Randles.
First certain record by:
Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:
Ufology/paranormal book.
First certain record type:
Ufology book.
This file created on:
June 29, 2009
This file last updated on:
June 29, 2009
Country of event:
U-K.
State/Department:
Tyne and Wear
Type of location:
In bed.
Lighting conditions:
Night
UFO observed:
No
UFO arrival observed:
N/A
UFO departure observed:
N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:
None
Witnesses numbers:
1
Witnesses ages:
Not reported. Child, adult or aged.
Witnesses types:
Not reported. Female.
Photograph(s):
No.
Witnesses drawing:
No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:
No.
Number of entities:
1
Type of entities:
Not seen
Entities height:
Not seen
Entities outfit type:
Arm only seen, in outfit.
Entities outfit color:
Glowing bluish.
Entities skin color:
Not seen.
Entities body:
Not seen.
Entities head:
Not seen.
Entities eyes:
Not seen.
Entities mouth:
Not seen.
Entities nose:
Not seen.
Entities feet:
Not seen.
Entities arms:
One arm seen.
Entities fingers:
Not reported.
Entities fingers number:
Not reported.
Entities hair:
Not seen.
Entities voice:
None reported.
Entities actions:
Held hand of witness in bed.
Entities/witness interactions:
Held hand of witness in bed.
Witness(es) reactions:
Observed, did not look more.
Witness(es) feelings:
Frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation:
Not reported.
Explanation category:
Hypnagogic hallucination or child noctural terror.
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that near Gateshead Tyne and Wear England, on January 1978, at 0350A, the witness suddenly woke up to the sound of a high-pitched buzz that seemed to be coming from inside her head. This happened several nights in a row until one night when somebody took hold of her hand. All she saw was the arm of the person that was holding her, she was afraid to look. A glowing bluish suit covered the arm of the being. She was able somehow to see through her own hand as if were an X-ray photo. Finally the figure left and the buzzing sound ended.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Jenny Randles, Mind Monsters."
Points to consider:
There is no UFO, and the experience occurred when the person was asleep. Although the information is insufficient, of unknown origin and with an unnamed witness whose age is not even indicated, this is obviously one of the numerous hypnagogic hallucination experiences changed into a "humanoid encounter" for no valid reason. Such hallucinations are often triggered by a sound.
I provide a few references among dozens about the topic of hypnagogic hallucination and sleep paralysis:
"The Old Hag phenomenon as sleep paralysis: a biocultural interpretation", paper by R.C. Ness, in Cultural and Medical Psychiatry, vol. 2 #1, pp 15-39, March 1978.
"Lucid Dreaming: The Paradox of Consciousness During Sleep", book by Celia Green and Charles McCreery, Routledge publisher, U-K., 1994.
"Wrestling With Ghosts: A Personal And Scientific Account Of Sleep Paralysis", book by Jorge Conesa Sevilla, Xlibris Corporation publishers, U-K., 2004.
"Hallucinations and pathological visual perceptions in Maupassant's fantastical short stories - a neurological approach", by L.C. Alvaro, in Journal of the History of Neuroscience, vol 14, #2, pp 100-115, June 2005.
"Effects of hypnagogic imagery on the event-related potential to external tone stimuli", paper by N. Michida, M. Hayashi, T. Hori, in Sleep, Vol. 28 #7, pp 813-818, July 2005.
"Sleep and Society: Ventures into the (Un)Known", book by Simon A. Williams, Routledge publisher, 2005.
"Mental representation of space: Insights from an oblique distribution of hallucinations", paper by T.A Girard, D.L. Martius, J.A. Cheyne in Neuropsychologia, vol. 45 #6, pp 1257-1269, 2007.
"Parasomnias", paper by D.T. Plante, J.W. Winkelman, in The Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 29 #4, pp 969-987, December 2006.
"Paranoid delusions and threatening hallucinations: A prospective study of sleep paralysis experiences", paper preview by J.A. Cheyne, T.A. Girard, scheduled in Consciousness and Cognition for April 2007.
List of issues:
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Topic:
Severity:
Date noted:
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Description:
Proposal:
Status:
1
Data
Severe
June 29, 2009
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Primary source not available.
Help needed.
Opened.
2
Ufology
Severe
June 29, 2009
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No investigation report available.
Help needed.
Opened.
3
Ufology
Severe
June 29, 2009
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No information about the witness.
Help needed.
Opened.
4
Ufology
Severe
June 29, 2009
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
An hypnagogic hallucination was apparently not even considered.
Help needed.
Opened.
Evaluation:
Hypnagogic hallucination or child noctural terror.
Sources references:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] ? "Mind Monsters: Invaders from Inner Space?", book by Jenny Randles, Thorsons publishers, U-K. 1990.
[ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
