British ufologists Peter Hough and Stephen Balon reportedly told in the Northern UFO News bulletin, issue 55, that in Lowton, Manchester, U-K., on October 8, 1978, at 2330, a man driving with his sleeping wife suddenly caught in his headlights a figure standing in the middle of the grassy area in the center of the A580 motorway.
The figure was human-like, over 6 feet tall and was wearing a shiny silvery garment, like a silver-foil suit.
One of the second-hand sources says the couple's name was Tranter, and the Woman saw a "figure of miner, in old-style uniform", floating in air above the grass.
The figure was encased in an orange glow, and the man could still see the orange glow on the roadway as drove on and looked back.
"Earlier" or "30 minutes earlier", in the same area other people reportedly saw a large lighted object with a silvery dome and three bumps underneath, or a "disc with orange dome", descend slowly towards the road.
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[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Lowton, Manchester, England, on October 8, 1978, at 2330, a man was driving with his sleeping wife when suddenly his headlights caught sight of a figure standing in the middle of the grassy area in the center of the road. The figure was human like over six-foot tall and was wearing a shiny silvery garment. The figure was encased in an orange glow. The witness drove on and could still see the orange glow on the roadway as he looked back. Earlier in the same area other witnesses had seen a large lighted object with a silvery dome and three bumps underneath descend slowly towards the road.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Peter Hough, Stephen Balon in Northern UFO News #55".
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 8 October 1978 at 23:30 in Lowton, Manchester England, UK, "A man was driving with his sleeping wife when suddenly his headlights caught sight of a figure standing in the middle of the grassy area in the center of the road. The figure was human like over six-foot tall and was wearing a shiny silvery garment. The figure was encased in an orange glow. The witness drove on and could still see the orange glow on the roadway as he looked back. Earlier in the same area other witnesses had seen a large lighted object with a silvery dome and three bumps underneath descend slowly towards the road."
The source indication is a broken link.
[Ref. ud2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 8 October 1978 at 23:30, in Lowton A580, UK, "Tall figure in silver-foil suit, over 6' tall, immersed in orange light as if glowing with heat. Stood on side of road. 30 minutes earlier disc with orange dome reported nearby."
And: "Humanoid being seen. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by two witnesses, a married couple, on a road (Tranter). One 6.5-foot-tall tall being, wearing a silver suit, was seen."
The source is indicated as "International UFO Reporter, International UFO Reporter, CUFOS".
[Ref. ud3:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that in mid-September 1978 in Lowton A580, UK, "Woman saw figure of miner, in old-style uniform, floating in air above grass."
And: "Humanoid being seen. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by one female witness on a road (Tranter). One humanoid, wearing a miner's uniform, was seen."
The source is indicated as "International UFO Reporter, International UFO Reporter, CUFOS".
With the differences in the supplied information in the secondary sources I have here, it is a shame I do not have the primary version which is probably richer and clearer.
I would think of a confusion - for example a person really wearing a fireproof oufit, for some reason - but what about the orange glow which bathes him? Some emergency light?
 Old miner outfit, Manchester area. |
 Fireman silver outfit. |
| Id: | Topic: | Severity: | Date noted: | Raised by: | Noted by: | Description: | Proposal: | Status: |
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| 1 | Data | Severe | April 26, 2012 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Primary source not available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 2 | Ufology | Severe | April 26, 2012 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Differences in available second-hand sources, for example, 1 or 2 witnesses? | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 3 | Ufology | Severe | April 25, 2012 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | No sign of investigation, checking, corroboration from other ufology source. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 4 | Ufology | Severe | April 25, 2012 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Nature and origin of story unknown: anonymous email, rumor, newspaper...? | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 5 | Ufology | Severe | April 25, 2012 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Possibilities of confusions not discarded. | Help needed. | Opened. |
Extraterrestrial visitors or confusion, man in special outfit.
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? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | April 26, 2012 | First published. |
