'The Cumbrian Spaceman' and other Alien Photos

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1964-The Cumbrian Spaceman

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2700

On Sunday, May 24, 1964, English fireman Jim Templeton, of the Cumbrian Fire Service, in Carlisle, Cumberland, took his wife and five-year-old daughter Elizabeth on a picnic. He selected a nearby popular nature resort called the Burgh Marsh.

That day Jim noticed a feel of "electricity" in the air similar to that felt before a thunderstorm. Normally, sheep and cows would be grazing throughout the large meadow but he noticed they were all clustered together at the far end of the field as though fearful of something.

Aside from the three of them, the only other people in sight that day were two elderly women in a car about 400 yards away from their picnic spot. When Elizabeth had gathered some flowers, Jim took the above photo of his smiling daughter.

Several days later, when Jim picked his film up from the local drugstore, the owner said "It's a shame. Someone just ran into your best picture." "That's impossible," said Jim. "No one was there that afternoon." However, upon inspection, one photo of his daughter clearly revealed a tall figure standing a short distance behind the five-year-old wearing what appears to be a white space suit and helmet.

Jim showed the picture to friends, co-workers, the police and finally Kodak. No one could explain it but Kodak asked permission to use it in an advertisement offering anyone who solved the mystery a lifelong supply of free film. No one had the solution. Tampering was ruled out as well after the negative was examined and proved not to be a double-exposure or some other image manipulation.

That same year, in Woomera, Australia, England began launching its new "Blue Streak Rockets." During one of the launches, a strange event occurred. One of the technicians, while following launch preparations on a monitor, noticed two tall men in white spacesuits close to the launch tower. The countdown was immediately stopped and security searched the entire area but the two mystery figures were never found.

The Australian press, however, had recently published Jim Templeton's photo of "The Cumbrian Spaceman," the Australian technician had seen it, recognized a dramatic similarity and commented that "he looks like the boys I saw on the monitor."

Interestingly, the Blue Streak Rockets being launched in Australia, where the two mystery spacemen were seen,were originally manufactured at a facility on Carlisle-Newcastle road back in England -- in the immediate neighborhood of the Burgh Marsh where Jim Templeton had first unknowingly photographed "The Cumbrian Spaceman."

While some people dismissed the photo as a fake, a few weeks after Jim's picture was taken, two men in dark suits visited Mr. Templeton at work, claimed they were with "Her Majesty's government" (but refused to show verifying credentials) and asked him to take them to the exact spot where the photograph was taken. Upon arriving at the original Burgh Marsh site, one of the men asked "And that's where you saw the man?" "I didn't SEE any man," answered Jim. With that, the two men left immediately leaving Jim Templeton to walk the five miles back to his station house with more questions but no answers.

(Source: UFOs: The Secret History by Michael Hesemann)

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1973-The Alabama Tinfoil Alien

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2763

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2701

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2702

Aliens come in all shapes and sizes, from the little green men of Kelly, Kentucky to the 10 foot tall giants of Voronezh, Russia. There has always been discussion about the close encounters of the third kind aliens.

Some of these seem to be living, breathing beings, and yet some appear to have characteristics of a robot. One theory readily accepted by investigators is that many of the UFO sightings are of "scout" ships who take exploratory journeys to our planet's surface, while a mother ship hovers some where out of sight.

Many propose that these scout ships are occupied by a robotic, mechanical being. These would be expendable in carrying out experimentation on unwilling humans, and also on our flora and animal kingdom.

Many of the earlier stories of alien sightings are "sensationalized," to say the least. But sticking to my own rule of evaluating each case on it's own merits, one report which seems to have merit occurred in Falkville, Alabama on October 17, 1973.

This case is unique in some respects, most notably the alien seems to have attributes of both of the above descriptions: a robot looking creature with the running gait of our most talented athletes

This strange account began when Falkville, Alabama police chief Jeff Greenhaw (that is correct, there is no s after the n) received a phone call from an excited lady who said that she had witnessed a "spaceship" land in an open field not far the town proper.

Greenhaw took off like a shot, taking along his trusty Polaroid camera. Dark had fallen several hours earlier, and the police chief was armed for anything. It would be about 10:00 P.M. when he made it to the location of the alleged landing.

After a cursory look around, he found no trace of a spaceship. As Greenhaw continued his search of the area, he was taken aback by the sight of an alien-like creature standing just off the side of the road. The being appeared to be wrapped in aluminum foil as it began to walk toward Greenhaw.

"It looked like his head and neck were kind of made together... he was real bright, something like rubbing mercury on nickel, but just as smooth as glass-different angles give different lighting. I don't believe it was aluminum foil."

The tinfoil alien's movements were very "mechanical" like. An antenna was attached to his head. Though in shock, he managed to snap off four pictures of the odd looking alien. When he flicked on his headlights the alien was obviously frightened, as it began to make its escape.

Greenhaw immediately took off in his truck in pursuit, but because of the rough terrain of the field, he was only able to manage 35 MPH. The robotic movements of the alien were now in high gear, and it raced across the open field. Greenhaw could not keep up, and the tinfoil being escaped into the night.

"He was running faster than any human I ever saw," he stated.

Although Greenhaw was exhilarated by the strange encounter, he would soon regret the whole affair. He was mocked and ridiculed by many of the town folk, and he received threatening phone calls.

A string of bad luck began to affect his life also. Whether related to his report or not, his house burned down, and his wife left him.

Approximately a month after the incident, the town council fired him. So much for the theory that reports of many UFO encounters are made by individuals who are looking for notoriety or financial gain.

Greenhaw would eventually regain some semblance of a normal life, but he would always regret the night he met the tin foil alien.

http://www.ufocasebook.com/tinfoil.html

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i understand why the people rediculed
mr greenhaw,the tinfoil alien really
looks like its just a man with
a bucket on his head and wrapped
in tinfoil.i never heard of the
case though.

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The Alabama Tinfoil Alien case is one of the earliest I ever read about as a kid in 'The UFO Encyclopaedia' and the image has always haunted and intrigued me.

I agree it does look like a man wrapped in tinfoil but when you read up on the story it's definitely not just a clear-cut case of a hoaxed photo - this guy was a Police Chief and he was responding to a UFO sighting and the subsequent exposure and ridicule he encountered as a result of the photo and the story virtually ruined his life. Happily he eventually managed to get his life back on track after many years.

I hadn't thought about it for a long time until I had a really frightening dream about the image the other night which compelled me to post the story.

If you or anyone else has any additional photos and stories to add to this thread (preferably before the age of digital image manipulation) I invite you to post them.

The Greenhaw case, for example, is one that has been largely forgotten about in the internet age but is a very significant sighting, coming at a time when a lot of people were reporting encounters with 'tinfoil' and robotic entities around the Alabama area.

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By enhancing the resolution and contrast on the 'Cumbrian Spaceman' photo, I noticed that the unshaded left side of the head could be seen to resemble a reptilian face:

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2768

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=318&pictureid=2787

[venividivici2311]

By enhancing the resolution and contrast on the 'Cumbrian Spaceman' photo, I noticed that the unshaded left side of the head could be seen to resemble a reptilian face:

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2766

Sorry sol,but i cant see it,can you explain?

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Sorry sol,but i cant see it,can you explain?

See edited post above with comparison added.

[venividivici2311]

See edited post above with comparison added.

Still looks like a bunch of blown out pixels to me lol

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Still looks like a bunch of blown out pixels to me lol

Haha. Fair enough. Actually there shouldn't be any face present at all, because if you take a look at the arm to the right of picture you'll notice that the elbow is bending away from camera, so we're actually looking at the back of the figure, not the front.

This guy was coined 'The Cumbrian Spaceman' because he looks like he's wearing a white spacesuit and a helmet with a dark visor, but when you realise that we're seeing the back of him and that astronauts helmets obviously don't have visors at the back, the name becomes a bit of a misnomer.

I'll stick with my theory that it's a reptilian in a white jumpsuit with a 180-degree swivel head. :p

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Mirrored image of both left and right sides of 'The Cumbrian Spaceman'.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=318&pictureid=2788

Who or whatever it is, it's appears to have a very well-built upper torso, or is indeed wearing some kind of reinforced protective suit.

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Looks to me that this is not an 'Alien' or UFO case but a case of spontaneous 'Thoughtography' unknowing to the little girl.

More paranormal ghostly type than physical alien. This is basically a thought form (little girl generated it) caught on camera. Obviously the little girl did not mean to carry out this.

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Could be, geewhiz.

Here's an overlay of the two previous mirrored images, showing what the head area would look like if both sides were equally well-lit:

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2771

Not sure why a little girl would be 'thinking' of a bizarre-looking figure like this, though. :confused:

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This is a very interesting case (Cumbrian), but the comparison to a reptillian face, what the hell? No resemblance whatsoever, nice imagination though.

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Here's the same image with a 'Find Edges' command in Photoshop.

Note that the torso appears more like a protective outfit here, with different sections and reinforcement lines and prominent raised joins where it looks like the suit connects the shoulders to the arms.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=318&pictureid=2789

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Suspected UFO sighting leads to Cumbria hotspot claim

By Chris Story

Last updated 19:13, Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Could the Solway Spaceman be preparing for another landing?

That is the question which could emerge after a woman spotted a suspected UFO in the skies above Silloth.

And it has increased some experts’ belief that Cumbria is becoming a hotspot for extra-terrestrial activity.

North West UFO Research says they have received a witness report of a red or orange ball in the sky – about the size of a football.

It was spotted by a woman walking home along Wampool Street at about 7.30pm last Tuesday.

She told UFO-watchers that the object, which was quite low in the sky, was at first “still and silent”, but as she got closer to the object it shot off at high-speed towards Skiddaw.

North West UFO Research says reports have come into the organisation’s database from Cumbria, similar to the sighting made at Silloth.

Pat Regan, of the group, said: “This latest Cumbrian sighting has brought another to my mind but not from the Cumbrian region.

“A couple spotted something extremely similar to this one on the evening of January 7 2009 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

“The startling movements of the UFO described by witnesses seem especially comparable to these from the Silloth sighting.”

The Solway coast is no stranger to UFO and extra-terrestrial sightings.

Its most famous was the mysterious Solway Spaceman, which appeared in a photograph taken by Carlisle man Jim Templeton. It showed the “spaceman” behind his daughter and was taken on Burgh Marsh, near Carlisle, in 1964. No-one has yet come up with an explanation for it.

Ufologists across the region have reported what they say is an unprecedented rise in the number of unexplained events in the sky over the past couple of months.

Strange shapes and lights have been reported in several areas, including near to sensitive military sites and nuclear power stations.

Whitehaven-based UFO investigator Sharon Larkin, 37, said she was aware of a recent increase in activity and claims Cumbria, especially the Lake District, is becoming a UFO hotspot.

Cumbria police said the Silloth sighting had not been reported to them.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/suspected_ufo_sighting_leads_to_cumbria_hotspot_cl aim_1_518086?referrerPath=/1.50001

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1987- The Ilkley Moor Alien

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One of the most unique accounts of alien abduction comes to us from the Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire, England. The witness and subject of this case is a former policeman named Philip Spencer. Spencer claims that in the early morning of December 1, 1987, he was taken aboard an unidentified flying craft, and after his release managed to snap a picture of one of the alien beings.

The Ilkley Moor is very much as you would picture it. Reminiscent of the setting of the moors of Baskerville Hall in Conan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles." it is an eerie place. It has been said that "The Ilkley Moor can scare you to death during daylight, and at night it's even worse." It is a place of mystery. There is the Swaztika stone; boulders etched with strange markings; the Badger Stone; and the Twelve Apostles stone circle.

Many times the only living creatures on the moor are the sheep. Ilkley has other legends too, like the hovering lights at night, which bring occasional reports of UFOs. Strange, swirling lights that are filtered through the fog which seems to have a mind of its own. Possibly some of the mysterious sights can be attributed to the not too distant Menwith Hill Military Base, or the nearby Leeds Bradford Airport. The activities of these two facilities will not, however, explain what happened to Spencer. There were also stories of strange creatures that roam across the moor at times.

After four years of being a policeman in another city, Spencer had moved his wife and child to the Yorkshire area to be closer to her family. He was walking across the moor on this December morning heading for his father-in-law's house, and on the way was hoping to get some photographs of the strange light tricks of the moor. To be able to get the images he desired, he was using a high ASA rated film to compensate for the poor light in the area. Unfortunately, the picture that he took was somewhat blurred, but there is no doubt that the creature in the photo is a one of a kind being which basically resembled the small grays.

Along with his camera, Spencer also took a compass to navigate through the fog before sufficient daylight shone through the moor. As he was searching for some photo angles, suddenly he caught the sight of a strange looking being in the slopes ahead of him. He aimed and snapped a picture of the creature which seemed to be gesturing for him to stay away. It then ran away. Spencer gathered his wits and took off in pursuit of the being. Today he says he doesn't know why. It was just an impulse reaction. He arrived just in time to get a glimpse of a flying craft with a domed top rise up from the moor and disappear into the sky. Atop the dome was a whitish square. He was not able to get a photograph of the object.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=318&pictureid=2794

original photograph of alien

There was silence now. When he saw nothing else of the being or its craft, he began to walk to the nearest village. This walk took about 30 minutes, and during this time, a couple of things became apparent to him. First of all, his compass now pointed south instead of north, and secondly, the village clock showed the time an hour ahead of his..

Spencer was confused now. Did he see what he thought he saw? To answer this burning question, he headed by bus to the nearest town with instant film development. Sure enough, he had a picture of the creature! It looked to be about 4 foot tall, and had a blue-green tint to it's skin. He knew he had something of importance, or at least, he thought he did. He found the proper channels to contact UFO investigator Peter Hough.

Hough knew what he was hearing was a "too good to be true" case, and it worried him, but after meeting Spencer, he was convinced that he was a man of integrity and was not seeking fame or fortune for his picture. There was no reason to not believe what Spencer had told him. Hough began a thorough investigation. The film with the alien picture would be the first thing to undergo professional scrutiny.

The alien picture was first looked at by a wildlife photography expert. The object in the image was not an animal of any known kind. It could not be determined either way if the figure was animate or static. A reconstruction of the original site did establish the alien's height at or near 4 and one half feet. The photograph was next sent to Kodak laboratories in Hemel, Hempstead. An analysis showed that the object was indeed part of the original photo, and not superimposed. This conclusion did not, of course, determine what the creature was.

Next, the picture was sent to the United States for computer enhancement and analysis. Dr. Bruce Maccabee, optical physicist with the United States Navy rendered his expert opinion;

He stated that the slow film speed used for the low light conditions made the film too grainy for proper testing. "I had great hopes that this case would prove definitive. Sadly circumstances prevent it from being so," Maccabee stated.

Something strange was noticed in the picture. Appearing on the hill at exactly the spot where Spencer says the UFO was, is a white square. Could it be that he had gotten a part of the UFO in the shot unknowingly? He was not sure.

The final outcome of the investigation of the alien picture? There is not a way to prove hoax. There is also no way to prove that the strange creature on the moor is alien. I must state here that opinion on the authenticity of the picture is pretty much split among interested parties. Some UFO enthusiasts are hopeful that more evidence will emerge to substantiate the claims of Philip Spencer. There are those who do not believe that the figure is alien. Why?... since there is not definitive proof either way.? Because they don't want to.

The picture taken of the creature was in color, and what is mostly available on the net is a cropped, black and white photo. We have a scanned copy of the large color photo and a large version of the black and white film. See them both HERE http://www.ufocasebook.com/ilkleymoor3.html

Hough's next step in his investigation was to look at Spencer's compass. There was no doubt that it would have had to be subjected to a strong magnetic field to alter its direction from north to south. Hough discovered that a magnetic resonance scanner would duplicate the effect. There was also the fact that there was no way to prove that the reversed polarity of the compass was accomplished at the alleged scene of the event. To perpetuate a hoax, Spencer may have affected the magnetic change before going into the moor. Hough was not done yet. He utilized a University to do radiation tests at the scene. No radiation was found. He also had Spencer tested by a psychologist. In his opinion, Spencer was telling the truth, as he knew it.

Spencer had begun to have strange dreams of starry skies, and was still puzzled by the missing time he experienced, so the final test would be subjecting him to regressive hypnosis. The session was conducted by Dr. Jim Singleton, at Arthur Tomlinson's home, on March 16, 1988. Also there were Peter Hough, and Mathew Hill, a journalist friend of Hough who was to operate the three tape recorders.

Here is a transcript of the session:

JS- I want you to cast your mind back to the 1st December last year when you set off across the moor. I want you to clear your mind back to that and I want you to re-experience that. I want you to tell me what you experienced.

Spencer- I'm walking along the moor, oh! its quite windy. There is a lot of clouds. Walking up towards some trees. I see this little something, can't tell, but he's green it's moving up towards me. (We later found out that Jon had took the photo after his abduction and the creature was waving goodbye) Oh! I'm stuck I can't move and the creature still coming towards me. I'm stuck and everything gone fuzzy. I'm, I'm floating along in the air I want to get down! (He later told us he was levitated 2 feet off the ground and the creature was in front of him like a child pulling a balloon on a string). I still can't get down and I don't like it. I'm going round this corner and this green thing is in front of me. Oh God! I want to get down! (long pause) (breathing faster) There's a there is a big silver saucer thing there's a door in it. And I don't want to go in there. (worried sound in his voice) (sigh) Everything gone black now. (pause).

JS- you say everything gone black?

Spencer- Mmm! I can't see anything like I'm asleep, can't hear anything. (short pause) There's a bright light now. Can't see where it's coming from? I'm in a funny sort of room I can hear this voice saying don't be afraid. I don't feel afraid anymore. I can still see this green thing but I'm not afraid anymore of it. I'm being put on a table. I can move now if I want to, but I don't feel frightened any more and there's a beam like a pole it's above me it's moving up toward me. It's got a light in it like a fluorescent tube. It's coming up from my feet I can hear that voice again saying "we don't mean to harm you and don't be afraid." Makes me feel warm as it moves up me it's coming up over my stomach towards my head. Close my eyes I don't want to look at it in case it hurts my eyes. It's gone! (pause) there is something my nose feels funny (shows movement of nose) that's gone as well, I'm standing up now I don't know how I got stood up? I can see a door there is one of these green creatures motioning for me to come with him. Don't really want to go with him. I'd rather stay here I don't feel afraid in here (pause).

JS- Can you tell me what's happening now?

Spencer- I'm walking towards a door there is still a bright light there is light all around want to know where its coming from its just bright all around. Walking down a corridor there is a window. Oh! God!(sounds shocked)is that real? (deep sigh) (pause) (sounds afraid) don't want to be up here want to be down there? I can hear that voice again saying you've got nothing to fear. Its pretty though didn't realize it looked so pretty. (What Jon was looking at through the window was the earth seen from high in space just like the Apollo astronauts saw. Iv gone past the window now I'm walking down a corridor. (long pause)

JS- What's happening now?

Spencer- Come to the end of the corridor. There's a hole opened in it so I can walk through. I'm in a big room-a big round room, I'm on a raised platform against the wall. My camera and compass are trying to get away from me. Going towards the ball. It's difficult to pull them back down again, and this balls moved round with strange its got some blocks on it he says we cant stay in here to long he wants us to go out again the holes closed in the wall its gone strange he says I've got nothing to fear but Id still like to go home (pause) its got such big hands.

JS- What's happening now?

Spencer- Going down a corridor again. its very bright still I wish I knew where the light was coming from. And there is another door, going through a door it's an empty room two of those green creatures have come with me. there's a picture ,it's starting to move on the wall wonder how they get the pictures?

JS- Can you tell me what's happening at this point?

Spencer- I'm looking at the pictures on the wall. (long pause)

JS- Pictures on the wall?

Spencer- Mmmm. Creatures seem concerned at the damage that its doing. Picture changing now there's another picture, another film he's asking me a question he says do you understand? I said yes. It's time to go. Everything gone black. I'm walking up the moor again, I'm walking near some trees. Some movement - I can see something. A green creature. I've shouted to it. It's turned round. I don't know what it is. I'll photograph it it's turned around now. It's moving quick want to know what it is. I'm running after it, it's gone round a corner, I can't see it now. There's ... There is a saucer (laughingly), big silver saucer! It's disappeared? I'm walking on down gone past the trees.

JS- What's happening now?

Spencer- I'm going home. It's ten o'clock on the town hall clock. Can't really understand it was only eight o'clock.

JS- You mentioned some green creatures. Would you try to describe them to me?

Spencer- It's quite small. He's got big pointed ears, it's got big eyes. They're quite dark, he hasn't got a nose he's only got a little mouth. And his hands are enormous. And his arms are long. He's got funny feet.

JS- Funny feet?

Spencer- They're like a V shape like two big toes. Must be difficult to walk like that. He shuffles rather than walks. I don't feel afraid of him although he looks odd.

JS- You mentioned big hands? Can you say anymore about the hands?

Spencer- It's got three big fingers, like sausages. Big sausages. They're just very big. Bigger than my hands.

JS- About how tall would you say these creatures are?

Spencer- It's about four foot. Comes to the lump on my stomach. He's about as high as - just a bit bigger than my stomach is.

JS- Okay. Now I wonder if I can ask you another question? you mentioned a film?

Spencer- There were two films.

JS- Two films?

Spencer- One was lots of scenes of destruction like on the news. Can see lots of waste going into the river, and people like Ethiopians who are starving. It's not very good, it's not very nice.

JS- Want to say anything more about that film?

Spencer- It's much of the same thing, only different.

JS- What about the other film then? Do you want to tell me about it?

Spencer- I'm not supposed to.

JS- I'll leave that up to you entirely, do you want to say anything about that?

Spencer- I'm not supposed to tell anyone about the other film, it's not for them to know.

JS- Is there any thing more?

Spencer- No.

As Spencer regained his missing memories, he gave us a fascinating tale of alien abduction. He was taken aboard the craft that he had seen lifting up from the Ilkley Moor. He was given medical-type examinations before being released. He could now remember that it was after his release from the UFO that he took the picture. This one fact would be extremely important:

Hough had dealt with a lingering problem with the picture, the time element. Climatic information gathered about the conditions of December 1, 1987, made it almost impossible for Spencer to have taken his picture at the time he had stated. However, and this is extremely important, if the regressive memories are accurate, the conditions would be right to duplicate the lighting conditions of the photograph, which was taken at least an hour after Spencer thought.

The witness of a UFO/alien event is as important as the report itself. The case of Ilkley Moor rides high on the character of Spencer. Through the years, Spencer and Hough became good friends, and still see each other from time to time. There has been no change in Spencer's account of what he saw that day.

He has sought no money from the case, and signed over all copyright privileges to Hough in early 1988. Spencer desires no fame from his account. Is the picture of the Ilkley Moor alien real? There is no way to say. It could be some type of mannequin or doll staged for the photograph, or it could be the picture of the century. Time will be the judge. Until that time, the search for more information continues.

author: B. J. Booth

source: www. above top secret.com/forum/thread57218/pg1

http://ufocasebook.com/ilkleymoor2.html

[disorder2k8]

looks like what bee-keepers wear, in the photo of the girl

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looks like what bee-keepers wear, in the photo of the girl

disorder you magnificent sonofabitch! :p I think you might be onto something.

Look at this:

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2779

It would also explain why the headgear appears to have flaps down the side and the 'gauze' look of the head area seen in my enhancements.

There's also a cumbria beekeepers association: http://www.cumbriabeekeepers.co.uk/

You might have just cracked the case!

[disorder2k8]

disorder you magnificent sonofabitch! :p I think you might be onto something.

Look at this:

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2779

It would also explain why the headgear appears to have flaps down the side and the 'gauze' look of the head area seen in my enhancements.

There's also a cumbria beekeepers association: http://www.cumbriabeekeepers.co.uk/

You might have just cracked the case!

Awesome! Now if we can only figure out what he's doing there in a field without beehives... collecting bees in a jar ? :D

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All of the cases in this thread have struck me as standout encounters. Some other ones that I think are really important are the Hopkinsville Kentucky case, as well as the Flatwods monster case. I remember reading another strange account in a UFO book when I was about 9 or so, which claimed a man in the woods was chased up a tree by several robotic aliens of different appearances. Accounts including metal orbs with spikes protruding are another strange instance, as well.

Now that I think of it, I believe all of the above stories were included in "How To Catch A Flying Saucer" (http://www.jamesmdeem.com/books.saucer.htm), which was probably my favorite UFO book growing up lol.

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Awesome! Now if we can only figure out what he's doing there in a field without beehives... collecting bees in a jar ? :D

...and why is a reptilian in a beekeeper's outfit trying to collect bees anyway? :confused:

;)

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http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/4/4/17/f_alien45m_2fea30b.jpg

anybody know where this came from?

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All of the cases in this thread have struck me as standout encounters. Some other ones that I think are really important are the Hopkinsville Kentucky case, as well as the Flatwods monster case. I remember reading another strange account in a UFO book when I was about 9 or so, which claimed a man in the woods was chased up a tree by several robotic aliens of different appearances. Accounts including metal orbs with spikes protruding are another strange instance, as well.

Now that I think of it, I believe all of the above stories were included in "How To Catch A Flying Saucer" (http://www.jamesmdeem.com/books.saucer.htm), which was probably my favorite UFO book growing up lol.

All three of the cases you mentioned are ones that stick out for me too, and have haunted my imagination since I was a kid. It's interesting that people don't report the 'high strangeness' cases featuring metallic or robotic creatures like these ones much anymore. You could argue that's because they were products of their times and the imaginations of the people involved were influenced by the clunky monsters depicted in Sci Fi movies of the 50s and 60s, but when you look for example, at these particular cases in detail, it's not that easy to dismiss them as simple naive mistakes or outright hoaxes.

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http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/4/4/17/f_alien45m_2fea30b.jpg

anybody know where this came from?

Funny, I came across that photo for the first time last night when looking for images for this thread, and was wondering the same thing. It's got that 'too good to be real' quality to it, but if it's hoaxed it makes you wonder why anyone would go to the trouble of creating all that elaborate head make-up when the end result is just an obscure and uncredited photo on the net.

Maybe it's from a film or tv show?

[fekdemasons]

Funny, I came across that photo for the first time last night when looking for images for this thread, and was wondering the same thing. It's got that 'too good to be real' quality to it, but if it's hoaxed it makes you wonder why anyone would go to the trouble of creating all that elaborate head make-up when the end result is just an obscure and uncredited photo on the net.

Maybe it's from a film or tv show?

I think Its a photo of either EBE or J- Rod, who apparently cooperated with the US government for years , before the earths atmosphere killed him.

Notice the Handcuffs ??

[demise_of_time]

All three of the cases you mentioned are ones that stick out for me too, and have haunted my imagination since I was a kid. It's interesting that people don't report the 'high strangeness' cases featuring metallic or robotic creatures like these ones much anymore. You could argue that's because they were products of their times and the imaginations of the people involved were influenced by the clunky monsters depicted in Sci Fi movies of the 50s and 60s, but when you look for example, at these particular cases in detail, it's not that easy to dismiss them as simple naive mistakes or outright hoaxes.

Agreed. The Flatwoods Monster is one that really sticks out to me. Anyone who isn't familiar should go look it up.

[disorder2k8]

The 'prisoner' alien reminds me of the film Alien Nation.

It has very human looking hands.

[venividivici2311]

The 'prisoner' alien reminds me of the film Alien Nation.

It has very human looking hands.

I just wanted to say the same about the hands,not only the hands,the whole body is human,its says fake to me.

[size_of_light]

It does look like it only has four finger though.

[venividivici2311]

It does look like it only has four finger though.

Because the thumb isn't visible.

[size_of_light]

Ah, ok. I see what you mean. I was thinking that was the thumb.

Would love to know where this photo came from. I get the feeling it must be out of a little-known sci fi movie or tv show...or a sophisticated hoax.

It does look staged.

[disorder2k8]

The original Outer Limits perhaps

[venividivici2311]

Ah, ok. I see what you mean. I was thinking that was the thumb.

Would love to know where this photo came from. I get the feeling it must be out of a little-known sci fi movie or tv show...or a sophisticated hoax.

It does look staged.

I'm not sure,but i think i saw it once on a discovery docu,a few years back,or maybe a youtube video.
Do you really think that they would transport an alien captive in a normal car without blinded windows,i think NOT!!!

[the nine]

Me and my son saw a ufo tonight, about 9.20pm 29/3/09.
I was dropping him off home at his mums when we noticed this bright orange object moving then stopping in the air over manchester..
it the split into two pieces and one of them seemed to travel down towards the ground till it went out of sight, whilst the other seemed to just fade into nothing.

the whole episode lated about 1 minute.
I took a photo with my camera phone, if you zoom into the picture above the main streetlight you can see the object we witnessed.
I am sorry that i could not zoom in for you as i dont know how to do it and save it.. if anyone can post a zoomed in image to show people here what we saw, kudos to you :)

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii93/rooneygr8/29032009920pmufomeandchrissaw.jpg

I just had to share it with the forum

[size_of_light]

Nice photo, the nine. Thanks for posting.

What direction was the object moving when it was 'stopping/starting'? In a straight line, horizontally or vertically? Zig-zagging?

I've enlarged your photo below. Also played around with it to see if I could find any signs of an irregular shape, but everything I did points to it being a spherical object with an evenly distributed central source of light.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=318&pictureid=2897

[the nine]

Nice photo, the nine. Thanks for posting.

What direction was the object moving when it was 'stopping/starting'? In a straight line, horizontally or vertically? Zig-zagging?

I've enlarged your photo below. Also played around with it to see if I could find any signs of an irregular shape, but everything I did points to it being a spherical object with an evenly distributed central source of light.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=318&pictureid=2897

thank you so much S O L:D
the object seemed to travel from left to right, but also getting closer, then stopped, then left to right the same distance away then stopped then right towards left in the direction we first spotted it, before splitting into two, but equal sizes and the same size as the original..?
with one traveling down toward the ground and the other just seemed to fade to nothing..?

the weirdest thing is, while we was looking at it it almost looked like a flame shape or a distorted shield shape, and a very bright orange yellow.. but when I looked at the shape on the laptop, it was spherical..as it was when it split into 2..must have been my eyes..

the whole event is quite hard to describe, i wouldnt like to be scrutinised by people calling me a fake and hanging on to every word, its surreal..

again thanks for picture enhancement, I have only got nero viewer and am limited, that is much better!:)

[the nine]

here is the video i took on my phone..
its not very good, and it seemed to take ages for my phone to switch from photo to video..:mad:

29 3 09 ufo seen by me and chris - YouTube

but you can sort of see the movement..
hope this helps :)

[the nine]

this is very strange, taken from another thread, so sorry for plagiarism:o

http://spaceweather.com/glossary/fireballreports_29mar09.htm?PHPSESSID=nbk9s2farmb9 3hgeno4s3msbg4

but the similarity are remarkable, but i witnessed these in manchester at approximately the same time local time but different on the global chronolgy!

something very strange is going on..

[hank_scorpio]

http://radicalfilms.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/theamocoalien.jpg

[hells hero]

1964-The Cumbrian Spaceman

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2700

On Sunday, May 24, 1964, English fireman Jim Templeton, of the Cumbrian Fire Service, in Carlisle, Cumberland, took his wife and five-year-old daughter Elizabeth on a picnic. He selected a nearby popular nature resort called the Burgh Marsh.

That day Jim noticed a feel of "electricity" in the air similar to that felt before a thunderstorm. Normally, sheep and cows would be grazing throughout the large meadow but he noticed they were all clustered together at the far end of the field as though fearful of something.

Aside from the three of them, the only other people in sight that day were two elderly women in a car about 400 yards away from their picnic spot. When Elizabeth had gathered some flowers, Jim took the above photo of his smiling daughter.

Several days later, when Jim picked his film up from the local drugstore, the owner said "It's a shame. Someone just ran into your best picture." "That's impossible," said Jim. "No one was there that afternoon." However, upon inspection, one photo of his daughter clearly revealed a tall figure standing a short distance behind the five-year-old wearing what appears to be a white space suit and helmet.

Jim showed the picture to friends, co-workers, the police and finally Kodak. No one could explain it but Kodak asked permission to use it in an advertisement offering anyone who solved the mystery a lifelong supply of free film. No one had the solution. Tampering was ruled out as well after the negative was examined and proved not to be a double-exposure or some other image manipulation.

That same year, in Woomera, Australia, England began launching its new "Blue Streak Rockets." During one of the launches, a strange event occurred. One of the technicians, while following launch preparations on a monitor, noticed two tall men in white spacesuits close to the launch tower. The countdown was immediately stopped and security searched the entire area but the two mystery figures were never found.

The Australian press, however, had recently published Jim Templeton's photo of "The Cumbrian Spaceman," the Australian technician had seen it, recognized a dramatic similarity and commented that "he looks like the boys I saw on the monitor."

Interestingly, the Blue Streak Rockets being launched in Australia, where the two mystery spacemen were seen,were originally manufactured at a facility on Carlisle-Newcastle road back in England -- in the immediate neighborhood of the Burgh Marsh where Jim Templeton had first unknowingly photographed "The Cumbrian Spaceman."

While some people dismissed the photo as a fake, a few weeks after Jim's picture was taken, two men in dark suits visited Mr. Templeton at work, claimed they were with "Her Majesty's government" (but refused to show verifying credentials) and asked him to take them to the exact spot where the photograph was taken. Upon arriving at the original Burgh Marsh site, one of the men asked "And that's where you saw the man?" "I didn't SEE any man," answered Jim. With that, the two men left immediately leaving Jim Templeton to walk the five miles back to his station house with more questions but no answers.

(Source: UFOs: The Secret History by Michael Hesemann)


why didn't he see him as he was taking the pic. I don't know what camaeras were llike in those days but some of them would have right contraptions that would need some setting up etc.

[spaceman64]

I have studied the Cumbrian Spacement incident quite alot over the years.

I live quite near to the Burgh Marsh and I have met Jim Templeton - he is a fine upstanding man who calls it like he sees it and not the type to spread rumour.

I also know he made no attempt to make money from it - which he could of!

One thing that strikes me over other cases is that it has never had the hint of a hoax about it, this for me is what makes it so interesting.

My own research can be found here :

http://www.cumberlandspaceman.co.uk/spaceman-home/the-real-cumberland-spaceman/

http://www.cumberlandspaceman.co.uk/spaceman-home/investigations-into-the-spaceman-photo/

If anyone is interested. :-)

[ufochick]

Me and my son saw a ufo tonight, about 9.20pm 29/3/09.
I was dropping him off home at his mums when we noticed this bright orange object moving then stopping in the air over manchester..
it the split into two pieces and one of them seemed to travel down towards the ground till it went out of sight, whilst the other seemed to just fade into nothing.

the whole episode lated about 1 minute.
I took a photo with my camera phone, if you zoom into the picture above the main streetlight you can see the object we witnessed.
I am sorry that i could not zoom in for you as i dont know how to do it and save it.. if anyone can post a zoomed in image to show people here what we saw, kudos to you :)

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii93/rooneygr8/29032009920pmufomeandchrissaw.jpg

I just had to share it with the forum

A hint, if you on a windows computer take the pic download it to your computer, then right click on the thumbnail of it, hit the option of "Open with" and hit the paint program. It will open it up in paint.
Then go to the top choices and hit zoom, you can pick different ones to see how they look.
If it looks cool Then go back to the thumbnail and hit copy so it doesn't change your original picture and make a copy, then do the same thing to the copy and when you exit paint hit save. :)