NARO Minded 1996 08 No 3

21 Pages·1996·12.8 MB·English

What does 'NARO' stand for ? CONTENTS:
NARO was founded in 1963 in response to a growing 1 .. CHJNGLE HALL
inierest in the UFO phenomenon. Indeed until recently it
was called 'MUFORA' - the Manchester UFO Research
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Association. This was appropriate at a time when UFOs
THE FINAL CHAPTER.
were perceived to be nuts and bolts space craft. In recent
years the membership has become all too aware of the
psychic dynamics present in many UFO experiences. 9 •. THE HAMILTON HAUNTING.
Entity encounters in particular share a number of
common factors with other non-UFO phenomena such as 11. THE LAGUNA CROP CIRCLE.
Near Death Experience (NDEs). In recognition of this,
MUFORA changed to the Northern Anomalies Research
14. CONRAD & JASPER.
Organisation in January 1994 and became affiliated to
the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous
Phenomena (ASSAP). 15. CURIOSITY CORNER.
16. GATLEY STATION.
NARO is composed of around twenty members from aiJ
walks of life, who investigate claims of the paranormal
on a part time basis. Membership is strictly regulated 18. CONRAD & JASPER.
and there is currently a waiting list. Only activists need
apply, NARO is not a talking shop.
21. THE MINING MUSEUM
The aims of the organisation include the following: MYSTERY.
1. To investigate claims with a view to finding a
rational explanation for alleged phenomena 23. A POTTED HISTORY OF UFOs.
where appropriate.
24. SEARCHING THE STARS.
2. To document cases for research purposes.
3. To educate the media and the public in the
26. THE STRETFORD FAIRY RING.
subtleties and complexities of the
'paranormal'.
27. PHANTOM AIRSHIPS.
4. To convince the scientific establishment of
the objective validity of some cases of phenomena. 29. NEXT ISSUE &
24 HOUR REPORT LINE.
To a lesser or greater degree these aims are already
being achieved. NARO has around 2,000 cases on file
and scientists regularly give NARO investigators their 30. ADVERTS.
expertise. This latter demonstrates a general shift in
attitude regarding anomalies that appear to defy 'ra­
31. INCUBUS ENCOUNTER.
tional' explanations.
Peter A. Hough - Chairman.
34. CREDITS.
A NARO PlJBLJCATION
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kitcheThne.y andt heikinr remained at GROUND FLOOR
the Hallf ora perioodf o neh undred
yearsw,h en the Longtonb'osu ghtth e
Hall. A Northw ing was addeda nd
morer enovations ptloaockTe h.e b uild­
ing wasn ow,i ronicailnlt yh,es hapeo f
a crossM.r. andMr s. Howarthr ented
INVESTIGATED 1945
the Hall from untilt heyb oughitt
in 1960. The chapewla sr ediscoveinr ed
BY THE NARO TEAM 1962,
duringr enovatiownist,h i ts
woodenc rossa nd floorh ide.T he
chapewla s subsequentcloyns tructed
ChingleH all is situatae mdil e from hadt ob es ettliendth e highc ourwth ere
forb othA nglicana ndR omanC atholic
Goosnarghn,e arP restoannd wasb uilt uponS ingletHoanll wasg ivenb,yin her­
1260 worshipW.h en theH owarthpsa ssed
in A.D.b yt hel esser kniAgdhatm itancteo,th e Wall family.I tw asa round
1600s awayCh inglel aye mptyf ors omey ears
De SingletThoen. landw as givent o the whenth e wall'st ooku p resi­
andJ ohna ndS andrBar ucep urchased
Ug htreSdin gletoanl mosttw oh undred dencea tChi ngle HallA.l soa rountdh at
1980
the Hall in andb roughittb ackt o
yearesar liera sa rewardf orhis loyal timeN icholaOsw en, a masterh ide
itfso rmegrl oryC.h ingle Haisl nlo w a FIRST FLOOR
servitcoeKi ng l-Iaorl dI.t w ash e who buildebruil,t severaplr iesantd docu­
grade2 listbeudi ldinga ndb elongtso
adoptetdh e' Dei'n tthoe family name, menth idewsi thin the HallJ.o hnW all
1620, Judya nd Trevor Kirkhawmh o have
this showedhim tob ea man ofs tand­wasl ateborrn atC hinglHeal lin as
re-opentehde H allf ort ourasn do ver­
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nighvti gils.
originallwya,s a small't ' shaped buildth­e ordero fS t.F rancisa tD ouay.His
ing with a moata nddr awbridgIet.w as brothesrt ayeadth omea ndl atebre came
5,300 1651
oneo f moatedm anorh ouseast a Benedictinmeo nk.In Johnb e­
that time, of which onal yh m1dred came Far anciscpanr iesotfth e highest
1570 Itw as decidetdh atN ARO would
survitvoed ayIn. QueenE lizabetho rdearn dr eturned toE nglantdo t ake
the firsrte formethde churcohf E ng­ up missionaryw orki nth e Midlands.H e carryo uta serioefso vernightv igialts
landthis, ledt oth e suppressoifoth ne was captureidn· 1 679 and torturteod the Hallt,h esteo okp lacien t hel atter
1996.
parto fJ anuary Theg roupwse re
Catholic faitha nd the executioonf deathf or treason, tfroioeknhis d sh ead
many priesThtes .e xecutiotnso ok placteoa convenitnD ouayI.t r emainedth ere divideidn tot eamsw,h ichw erea sf ol­
1580 1751. lows:
in and continueundtil The Wltil thes tarotf th e FrencRhe volution
Singletowne'rsea catholifca mily and wheni tw asr eturned toE nglandan d is
secremta ssesw erec arrieodu ta tth e saidt o be concealaetd C hinglHeal l.
Monday 22nd Jan 96
1970
Hall.Th e signauls edt oi ndicatthea t JohnW all wasc anoniseidn byth e
PeteHru u�hP:n 1fes.•1ur Rayl. .t.•onardV:ie Sleigh:
massw as tot akep lacwea s a lighted Catholicc hurcha longw ith Nicholas
Carole Morse: Adrienne A veril: allegedly tpalkaecne th ere.W e were
candlei no neo ft hep orchw indowsif, Owen,w ho alswoas putt od eath,a long
AlicLeiiu� hP:e teNru rtPhe:t eRris ley: allowedth e freedoomf t heh ousew,i th
therwea s no lightth ev ilalgerknse w with many othersL.e gendh asi tth at
the exceptioofnth e livinqgu arteorfs
thats oldiemrasy bei nth e vicinitya nd during the battolfeP restoEnn,g lischi vil
Tuesday 25th Jan 96 the ownersa nd stafVfi.d eoc ameras
1648,
shoulkde epa way.I tw as atthis time war, in OliveCrr omwelcla met o
StephMeenr .tA:n thuEnccyk.os : JuhHna ll: weres eti ntoo peratioinn theC hapel,
thatp eoplfeo m1d safetiny ac hurcohr ChinglHea lla ndc limbetdh ec hinmey in
Mark Glover: Anthony Cranstoun: JohnW alla nd Eleanorrso om.P hoto­
hallw ith a 'TriniKtnyo ckero'n the ordert o spy outhte positionosf the
McrvynG aleA:m JreBwl unnE:l aiHnacn nah: graphsw eret akena tr andoman d all
1680
doorw,h ichC hinglsetil lh asTh. e last royalifsotr ceIns. the Hawlals
roomsw erem onitoredw itha udior e­
remaining Singletwoans a youngg irl extendetdo th e Westa nd stairwse re
corderWse. p lacethde rmometeinr st he
FirstN ight:
named Eleanwohro was reputedlya ddedb,e forthise ladderwse reu sed.
Chaplea ndE leanorroso mt or ecoradn y
1794
'mad's,h ed ieda tth e Halli nh erl ate ChinglHea ll'fsa mily tiesb rokien
majort emperatufrleu ctuatiTohnes .
teens.S oona ftehre rd eath itw asd is­ when the Farringtobnesc ameth e new
Then ighstt artweidt ha guidetdo ur nighwta sb leaki,tw asb lowinag g ale,
coverethda tE leanohra ds oldth e Hall ownersT.h eh idewse rec oncealaendd
of the Hallw,e were told of its historyr eminiscent oft ypic'aslp ooklya't nei ght
tot hreunec onnectemde n.T hem atter thes malclh apewla sturn ed intao
alonwgi th paranormeavle nttsh ahta ve movieisn volvinhga untehdo uses.
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Despitael lthis theni ght "\Vasf aiily a rateo fe veryt wentymin ute s fort he peoplree siasttb etwee3n - 4 million.e xplanatiofno rt hiosc currence.
uneventfualn d we didn'tr ecorandy nexts ixd ays1.h es hockwse res os evere Alicwiaas a skeifd sheh ade xperienced
anomalies. We all felatt e asean d the thath erc hildrreenf usetdo c omen ear this before. She hadn'wti ths uchh igh
SeconNdi ght.
onlyp ersotno e xperienacney thing re­ her.A liciath'rse e yearo ldd aughter resistantchei,ws a su nlikelayp,a rftr om
n1oteplayra. .11orwmaasl A licia; Durcinogm plainedth at' Mumym hurt.sOn ' Sat­ the odd statidci schartghea tw e all The seconnidg hts tartmeudc hth e
the early hourso f the moming Carole urdaym oming Aliciwae ntw ith three experienfcreo mti me totim e. To creates ame as the first. Durintgh et ourJo hn
and Aliciaw entt oc hecka videoc am­ otherN ARO memberst os etu p equip- visibellee ctricittayk est housandosf Halls tatethda th ec oulfde eal c old
era, it ment for voltast a sensation
was still the confer- low am- in
running ence we pa g e . Eleanor's
but everv wereh old­ Stornig rooma nd
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t i m e ing that massive other
Alicia night.O ne amounts events
touched of them of ele­c were
it the askedA li­ triciitny reported
warning ciat op lug the body byJ ohn
n1essgae a projector is no easy throughout
flashed in. Alicia's taks ei­ theni ght,
the mes­ handw asa ther.T he including
sage that few incl1es body has strange
the ba­t away from a natural lights in
teryw as the socket conitnual the above
low.TI 1is when vis- flow of mentioned
w a s l.._._ s __DI _E V_I_E __W O_F_C_H_I_N_G_L_ _E· _HA_L_L_ _. I :�� e� electricity THE CHINGLE HALL CHAPEL room.
r a th e r ty � w h ic h Anthony
odd con­ c h a r g e d passetso Eccles
sideritnhga ti tw as pluggeidn to thef romh er fingearnsd tried to earthi tself the ground undern ormal circum­ smelt
mains supplyh,o vv-everi,t w as still with the mains socketI.tw as bluei n stancesT.o discharegxec esbso dye lec­LavendeirnE leanorr'oso mw hichis
workinsgo A licial efitta loneAf.t er we colouanrd lookedlik e miniature fork triciteyv ertyw entmyin utesw,i ths uch ofterne portethisd, w asa pparental y
had takenou rp hotograpChasro lea nd lightninTgh.e o thersw eres hocked(,n o intensiwtoyu,l db e possibifl eA liciaf avourifrtaeg ranceo fh ersA.t 0 2.00
Aliciwae ntt oj ointh e othersd own­ pun intendeds)h,es hriekanedd pulled wast aking electricini taytth e ratoef 6 hourMsa rkG lovearn dA nthony
stairsin the GreatH all. Carolwee nt herh anda waydr opping the plugi nth e an1pasn h our.T heo nly incidenintv olv­ Cranstouns awl ighints the Chapela,
aheado f Alicia do'Wil thes tairs which process. Later on, just before we left, it ing electricity, that Aliciar ecallaetd photograwpahs t akebny An thony
,..v erei...'rl. darknesass,th ey reachethde startsendo winga ndA licwiae nto vert o ChingleH allw as herv ideoc amera, whichw henp rocessdeedp icftosu r
botto'ns1o mething'c aughi\litc ia'se ye. thew indow whichh ada n1ethaanl drail tellinhge rth at the batterwya s low, separasttree akosf l ighThte. photo­
Turning round quikcly'She saw a circu­across itS.h e placed both hands on the event hough itw as connected to the graphh asb eene xaminedb yt wo
larw hite' blojbu's ·ta bovet hef ourth raials s hep eereodu tsidbeo,th handso n mains supplyThis_ onlyo ccurrwehde n differeexnpte rtwsh o can offenro
stepi,td escendeads f ara sth e second ther ail,a nd ass hed ids hee xplained Alicitao uchethde cameraI.si tc onceiv­explanatio(nW.e h opet ol atepru blish
stepa ndp romptly disappeared. Itw as thasth e felt two fingersd ischarwgheic h ablet hatA licia was drawing energy thep hotograpMha)r.k w asb rave
largetrh ana tennis balwli th a blue/ producead loudb ang whichw e all fromt hee quipme?n tShet alkedt oth e enought os leeipn E leanor'rso omo n
whiteg lowan d itw asn1ttr ansparenth.e ardl1.1 eti pso fh erf ingerwse rer ed othetre amn 1emberasl,bl u to neh adn o twoo ccasioannsd g aved etaiolfsa
This wasa subjective experience in the and looked quitepa inful fora short simileaffre cts. Peter Rislehya de xperi­dreamh eh add uringth e seconpde riod
sensthea tAl iciawa sth e only onet os ee time. ByS undayt ea-titmhankfulel y the encedth ese dischargefso rt wo days ofs leep'1: s lepfta irldye eplya ndh ada
it, howeverif, s omeonew ass toodb e­ electridciaslc hargheasdc easeFdo.l lo­w and saidt hati tw asn1thte firstti me very vividdr eamo fs oldie(rmso dern
hind her then itm ayn oth aveb een. The ing this Alicia decided to do somer e­ aftevri sitinChgi ngle Hall. We were all dayf atiguesst)a,n dinagn ds louched
mosta stonishtihnign gth at happened searcahn dw as testefdo re letcrailcr e­ toldb y thet ourg uideth at the Hallis outsithdee housea,b ouhta laf d ozeno f
to Alicisat artetdh e mon1ents he sistanHceer.r esistanwcaes r ather high builotn n1agneticlin es or (Leyst)h at themI.t w asa bright sduan�n thye y
reach.eh dome,t he following morning. . at 9 million ohms but it did fluctuate and cross. Couldt hibse t hean swer ? At the hadj usbte ent oltdh atth ec iviwla rw as
She'\ ¥adsi schargsitnagt eilce ctriacti ty ati tlso weswta s5 millioonh ms,m ost pr�setinmte Alicihaa sn or easonable overa nds eemeddo wnh earteact,s th ey
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u--ereon the loisng side.T hey all chanrte cordiwnags s vvitcheodf f Poltergeist aTchtiisisv iftayi.r ly unwuo­rk-towph eret heyw ereg reetebdy
seemed to havel argle1 eadasn dh ands. AnthonyE ccleunsk nowingly recorded sualf orC hinglHeal l butn otun heard threoeb jecsttsa ckeodn topo fo ne
A /so on each occasion before going to whats ounds like a boys choir. Stephen's of. They reported chandeliers swinging another, a ground coffee tin, instant
sleep, vvhen I closemdy eyesI/ w ould videcoa meralas op ickeudp thes ame smalilt emsth rown,a eat'mse ow and coffejea ra nda bottloefc hocolate
see people ina ndn eara coachd resseds ounds.N o otherre cordpeirc keidtu p two otheri nterestinogc currencTehse. sauceW.h icha lsle emt ob er elated.
in 16th or even team ail Also whilst
17th cen­ though traipsed three
t- u r y son1wee re upstairs investiga­
cloths. in the to inves­ tors were
T h e y same tigatea in the
seemed vicinitya s suspect kitchethne
wealthy Anthony's s o und soundo f
and the audio butf ound something
scenwea s recordaet r nothing. hittingt he
cheery, the time. As they floor could
w j t h Also a p beh eard.
brig l1t Anthony proa ched When all
sunshine wasa lone theto p of turned
in a leafy in theJ ohn the stairs arounda
area. Wall room to go pegw as
when he down, clearly
activated someone lyinogn
Interpre­
his e x thef loor,
tation.
dictap hone claimed asif it had
anda sked 1th a 1tS suddenly
M y 'Is dangre­ jumped
anybody ous1 and out of the
dream
there?' therei n pegb asket.
c 0 u 1 d
TI1er eply the mid­ However
h a v e
camein dle oft he one of the
beenp ro­
the formo f topo ft he investiga­
voked by
a loud stairwsa s TABLE TILTING IN ELEANOR'S ROOM tors
the civil
giggle Col ins believes
war in
which torch, thati t
Bosnia,
Anthony stoodu prighotn itse nd.TI 1eyw ere passende arhim in flighats i tc ame
w hi eh
had just did not puzzled because Colin had notu sedh is from the direction of another room.
I hearu ntil torcaht a llth at nightb ecaushee had
ende d
I THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO CHINGLE he foundit wouldn otw ork Theyh ada ll
with the Sunday .June 30th 96
5e rbs osl- •-------------------------------------------_. replayed gone upstairs and nots eeni tn or kicked
ColiWna rd:S tepheMnc ra:
the ito vert,h aits if itw ast herbee forthee y
ing, but
Andr·ew Blunn: Mer-vyn Gale: Kryslyna Cicslik:
Chinglhea sc onnectiowinsth . The Eng­ Paranormaalc tiviitsny o tm adet o wentu p.S tepheMne ra had actually
Fred Ritch�M:a rkR ainesL:i amH etherington:
lish civiwla r and Goosnaghr was a order and of course some nights will be slippeandd fallen going up thes tairs
military instaalli lo n'� In addititoont he uneventfuwlh ileo thercso ulsde ea with his videcoa meraa ndw ouldh ave
beent hem ostli kelcyan didatteo b efall
unusualp hootgrapht hatA nthony barragoefun usualo ccurrences.
Crcu1stoun took,s ome odditiesw ere Recently NAROs sister group MAPIT an accident involving the torchTh.e Needlestsos ayth e teamw erep leased
otheorc currenwcaes i nth e kitchethne, thatth eyh ads uchan eventfnuilg htI.t
picked up by Anthony Eccleasu dio (ManchestAenro malouPsh enomena
tean1h ad enteretdh e kitcheanf ter ist hesaen omaliwehsi chr einforce
recordaenrd S tepheMne ra'vsi deor e­ InvestigaTtieoanm )v isittehde H all and
cordeSro.m etime aftea rG regorian reported events usually attributed to hearing a bangE.v erything seemedn or­ Chingle Hall'rse putatiaosbn e ing
malu ntithle ytu rned tof acteh e Englandmso sth auntehdo us.e. ... ......
s
thisl ighatn d as shed ids hed escribed
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something tellhienrgt baittw asn ott imteo
goa ny furtherE.v ent hougshh ef elats i f Blackmore, S. (1993) Dyingt oLi ve. Grafton:
shew antetdo ca rry on towards this light London.
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shed idn'Tth.e n extt hinsgh ec anre mem­
beris lyingo n herb ackan d having the
Daishonin, N. (197T9h)e MaWjritionrg so f
sensatoifoa n b ubblei nt hem outhw hich
BY
NlchlDraisehnon in. NichirSehnos hu,I nternational
wouldm ove whens het ried to breath, hits
CentrTeo:k yo.
MARK GLOVER wase vnetualyl burstb ya manw hoh adp ut
hisfin geri n herm outh.
Shew ast henta ken toh erro om where Darling, D. (1995A)ft er LInif See:a rcho fC osmic
KennetRhin g has linked the N.D.Et.o related top aranormale xperiencesT.h ism ay hera uot who is a nursinngu nw rapped her Conscious11ess. Fourth Estate: London.
the U.F ..O abduction experience and the iadicathtaet theoriesw hicsahy thatU .F.Os upwi th blanketsa nda hotw atero tbtles,h e
"OzF actor" proposed by ufologistJ ennya re mysticali nn atureo,r t hat N.D.Es are wase ventually giveann iojedi on.S her e­
Fenwick, P. (1995)T lteT ru;t,.ltt ltLei gltBCt.A :
Randles. Thatis ,i t� emst os uggesta shift inftuenced bya n individual's belief in life after members feeling very cold eventh ough it
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in consciousness, whicihs s ometimes accom­ dea th, areu nfoundedT.h isc ouldw ell, add wass ummerAfte. r spending someti me in
paniedb y an out of the body experience weightth ougtho th e argument for the objec­ herr ooms hew ase ventually taken to hospi­
(O.B.Ea.n)d t h.en foUowed by prfoound tiverea lity ofU .F.Os. talan d wasx -raycsde veratlmi es. PicturesG lover, M. J.. & Williams, C ..( 1996) Aa
mysticaeml otions. ofh erc hesrtev ealewda teorn h erl ungasn d
Finalilyt,a ppears thawth at�viesrt he investigatiioan ttoh er elationshibeptw een
The contact, or communication, with cause of theN .D.E,it s influenacned e ffecto n wasd iagnosedas having pleurwihsicy,hs he paranormal, mystkala nda nomslouse xperiences, the
was given antibiotics for. beliefs anda ttitudrese latiDgt ot hema ndpe rceptual
entities in �loseen eounters ill and IV may the daillyi veosf t hose whhaov ei t- is
imaginaftaicvteo irsnfl aeneintgh emUNP.UB LISHED
haveso me companlbilitwyi th thee ntitipesro found.R esearchers likeM elvin Morse A serieso fq uestionsre vealed thats he (yet).
(beingso flig ht ando tehrs) int he N.D.E. havec onfirmedt his.H e citesc aseso f en­ thoughtt his experiencew aso verwhelming,
The reports thaatl ien-leinktei tiseese m to hanced psychica biliatyn d spiritualaisty enjyoablea nd left her with a feeilng of
be telepathmiact,c hest hem anneirn w hich benefittost hel ives oft hee xperiencIenrf .a ct bap piness.S hen ow statetsh ats hew illl verson, J. (1992) In Searcohft hDee ad.DC A:
the N.D.E. entities com municateT. hed eath aD researc hers have demonstrated ni their neverb ef righteonfde ydi nagn dk nows thLoantd on.
reviewis also a type ofe xaminatioHno.w ­ subjects - ar educed feaorf d eath, a greater when iti sti me forhe rt ol eaveh erb ody she
everca,re mustbe takenn ot to mix thetw o zestf orl ifaen di ncreased res�t andc ompas­ wiUh aven o fearT.h e witesns to this
phenomena ina n "adh oc" way,a st hey sion-oftohre rsW.h ent hep sychaibci litiaensd experieace isa houswei fwei ttbw oc bildren Moody, R. (1976) LifeA fteLrif eC.o rgi &
Bantam: London & NewY ork.
possibrelyp resente ntirely differenetx peri­thel attearre takeinn tcoo nsiderattihoenni ,t andd oesn ots eemt oh avem uch under­
ences. is clearh owa ndw hyt beN earD eath Experi­ standionfg t heN earD eathE xpereince
SusaBnla ckmore hasf ountdh aOt. B.Ese ncei sre levantt ol ifaned thep aranonn aL subjehcto,w evre,I feetlh atth isw ilnlo tb e Morse, M.( 1992) Tr1111sjo rmed byt hLeig ht.
don otse em to be related to U.F.O. abduc­ Last yeara fellow investigatorc ompilae d tbel astti mIe w ileln countseirm ilarre portsP iatkus: London.
oft hese experiencAes.s y ouc anse e,p eople
tione xperieoees. However,G loriDai xonof report on a womanw ho remembers having
froma llty pes ofb ackgroundsha vet hese
B.U.F.O.R.A hast alkeda bouat connediosnu cha ne xperience.T he witness was 15 years
between these at theAs soc iatiomnisn i­ old onv acation withhe rfa mily to LakeG arda unusuaelx periences and many seem to Reanney, D. (199T1h)eD eathof F oreveAr N:ew
confereinncL ei verpoowlh,i cwha sh elodn in Italy during thes ummero f 1969. The sharet besa me belieafnsda lso sharet be Futurfeo Hru maC11o nsciouSo.uv,ennire Prsess.:s
same emotiocnosu,l idtb ec oincideonric se London.
the1 8tho rM ay thisy ear.A lso, thea uhtor witesns explaitnheadst h e was sat ona large
�herea naturaplh enomenaotnw orkh ere.
oft hisa rticle hasju stc ompletae reseda rch boulder inth e lakea nd the next thinsgh ew as
Someb elievwee wiU obtaionu ra nswers
project ibtop aranormalm,y stica l and faced owni nt hew aterT.h ew itesns remem­ Sa born, M. (1982) RecolleocfDti eoaiiSt h:
whenw e finallrye acohu rt imeo,t hers A
aoo�alouesx perienanceds beliefs,an d bers cryingo utf orh erm othears s hep an­ MetlkalllfVestigation. Harper & Row: London. In
their relationship with pe rteptual imagina­ icked.A memory ofs unglhith ititng thet opo f believe thatw e are nots upposed to.k .n ow Eysuec� H. J. & Sargent7 C. (1993Exp)l ainintgh e
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news tonesre vealing newq uestiosn,w e can Wilson, I. (1987) The After Death Experi­
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onlyw ait forth eo utocme. mce.. Guild PublishiLoDng:do n.
the bath. As usual she left the door anomalies. It was the 27th of April that he had no hands or legs and from upstairs, but there was no
The slightly ajar and settled into the when I along with investigators his body appeared to be half 30 radio or television on. We left the
warm water. She began to read a David Tierney and Clare Aitken dimensional :\nd the other 2 di­ house at 8.30 a.m., leaving the
novel, as she often did when she stayed overnight. The Hamiltons mensional, meaning that it was flat Hamilton's to sleep. I checked the
had time to herself. Amanda no­ had sent their children to stay with against the wall. I noticed changes video tapes which, to my disap­
Hamilton Haunting ticed Alan' s hand on the door, she a t·elative so we or they wouldn't be in myself as I was perceiving this pointment, revealed nothing. I
said come in, thinking that he had disturbed. I took the temperatures event, such as, an absence of then telephoned Amanda who
brought her a cup oftea. He didn't of all rooms which a constant 22 sound. As I viewed the scene it asked me if we'd removed the
enter so she looked around to see a degrees c, it surprised me that the occurred to me that the back­ bedding in Coono r's bedroom, we
By Alicia Leigh
non descript strange man standing coldness, which I had felt before, in ground seemed to rush away as the hadn't of course. She also told me
just outside the door. Amanda the above mentioned rooms was focus became clearer. Similar in that one of four fridge magnets was
screamed and the stranger disap­ not present. We photographed effect to Steven Spielberg's camera missing. The photographs devel­
peared, Alan ran upstairs but he every room at random and set a shot which was first used in the oped were as they should be, in this
required further tests to determine didn't understand what Amanda video camera into operation in the movie 'Jaws'. The apparition re­ respect we lacked hard e"idence. I
Most of us at some stage will the cause of his breathing difficul­ was saying. It was only later, when lounge. We also arranged the mained there for around 30 sec- contacted a medium, Va l Field,
invariably get married, have chil­ ties. she was calm, that he realised that fridge magnets who was involved
dren and initially live somewhere Shortly after Christmas Alan she was telling him that she'd seen and various with the Rochdale
that is not ideal for our· needs. went to take a towel from the a ghostly apparition. From then on other small items Poltergeist case.
Eventually we will move to a house airing cupboard and to his surprise the activity in the house became into particular Together we vis­
that is more suitable, this is how it lying on top of the towels was the more intense and the downstairs designs in some ited the Hamil­
happened for Alan and Amanda musical mirror. This posed a real toilet and Connors bedroom were cases they have ton's. I did not
Hamilton who were filled with ex­ mystery as both of them had been extremely cold, even with the cen­ been re-a r­ disclose the details
citement at the prospect of moving in the airing cupboard many times tral beating on. Amanda 's girl­ ranged, by un­ of the case to her
into their newly built house. and it wasn't there before. They friend also saw the apparition and seen forces. nor did I describe
told a friend of this who suggested had to be taken home, she vowed what I had seen.
They, along with their two The first oc­
that they may have a ghost. The never to enter their house · again.
children, took possession of the currence took Val asked the
couple laughed but privately Objects moved of their own voli­
property in November last year. place when Hamilton's if they
They settled in quickly and started Amanda thought that it could be tion, the television would switch on Amanda made a felt uncomfortable
the answer after all, objects were and the couples jewellery was no
to prepare for Christmas, the only coffee. She when they entered
still going missing. where to be found. Amanda saw
thorn was that they seemed to be the 'Man' several times yet Alan placed 3 coasters the downstairs toi­
losing personal items constantly. Amanda came back from the on a small table let. Without ha"·­
never did even when he was with
Amanda agreed with Alan when he shops one morning to find a potted her. for us� the 3 ing been in there
said that losing things was not plant had bene 'thrown' across the which were left she explained that
unusual after a move, but it was room. Family photographs were One pleasant afternoon the were put at the there was a cold­
infuriating. Christmas was almost face down and there was a very family arrived home from a trip side of the televi­ ness attached to it.
upon them and they had wrapped strange smell invading the air. out, suddenly Shona called out sion. Amanda Amanda showed
the childrens presents, except for There was no one else in the house, 'Daddy there's a master in your brought the cof­ V al around the
one which appeared to be missing. but she thought that she may have bedroom'. Alan investigated but fee in and house leaving
They searched the house for the disturbed a burglar. Nothing was there was nobody around. The reached for a TilE HAMILTON'S HOUSE Connor's bed-
large musical mirror they had missing, the doors and windows couple were puzzled by their coaster for her- room until last.
bought for their daughter, 5 year were secure, but they had an alarm daughter's use of the word 'Mas­ self only to find Va l did not like to
old Shona, it was no where to be fitted just to be sure. Conoor still ter', it was not a word she normally that they had gone. \Ve found onds and appeared to move further be in Connor' s bedroom but she
found and it was too late to buy continues with his night terrors, used to describe a man. The deci­ them in the kitchen next to the into the room, it was at this point asked us to leave her alone.
another. They presumed that it and in January they received an sion was made to contact a par­ cooker. At 2.21 a.m. we were all that I could no longer see him. I
had bene left in the shop even appointment for sometime in May anormal investigator. sat chatting quietly in the lounge knew that the five of us were sal After ten minutes she came
down and the tallest of us stood at downstairs and explained that the
btheoruegdh pAumttinangd a it diwstiitnhc tlyth er emotehmer­ mtoe dseeica la phoeassritb islipteyc ialelftis t.t oT heex polonrlye condOunc teAdp ranil 1i5ntthe rviofe wth isw iythe art hIe swohmenet hCinlga rien stahied kisthceh enco. u1l dl oohkeeadr tfihvee ofteehet resi, gChtl airnec heexsc.l aWimheden thI atto lidt h'Mis a.ina'w w wasa sm dernotpaplleyd haanndd ihcaep dpreidb,­
presents in their wardrobe. was a hole in the heart. Connor Hamiltons who recalled all events towards the kitchen then turned was a male voice she'd heard com­ bled profusely. He had died 50
It was around this time that 10 wasn't the only member of the and showed me around the house. back to make a note of the time. At ing from the kitchen. It suddenly years ago by cutting his own
month old Connor started to suffer family to have problems, Alan had It was a cold day but the thermo­ 2.24 I looked across at Alan, where dawned on me that the video cam­ throat. V al said that he had now
from, what appeared to be, severe become so depressed that he didn't stat was set at 20 degrees c, and the I saw an apparition of a man stood era was pointed in .iust the right left the property. I was astonished
Anolanctu rnanald AAmsanthmdaa eaxpttraecsksse.d Bthoetihr swpeakant ttoo ganety oonuet. oHfe bedcou ldonr 'te veexn­ hexocuespet iwonas orfa tCheorn nwora'rsm ,r owomith atnhde ttoh aht ish el ehfta.d I dgieadin eddu rainng imthper e19ss4i0osn. ptiloanc eh aand db eel hno pcaepdt uthreadt tohne fialpmp.a ri­ ctoo rhreealart etdh.a t Abto tthh eo uern dd esocfr iMptaioyn sI
concern as Connor would be gasp­ plain why he felt this way and it the downstairs toilet. It was very He was grey in colour, he stood at rang the Hamilton's, Amanda told
ing for breath and turning blue, as began to cause friction between the cold in both rooms yet the radia­ around 6 feet tall and his face was The Hamilton's retired at 4.00 me that the activity and Connor's
if he was terrified. Connor had couple. tors were hot. I decided to carry in profile. He looked to have no a.m. and we sat in silence from night terrors had ceased. My next
some tests and it was discovered One night after work, Amanda out a vigil at the property with a chin which gave him the appear­ then on. At 5.20 a.m. we heard move will be to look through the
that he was not Asthmatic, but he went for a well deserved soak in view to hopefully recording some ance of an imbecile. I then realised 'music' which seemed to be coming death registers. I'll let you know. ...
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gJyphs was an irrigation pipe Northward direction, signi- crashing into Jupiter forma­
THE 1996 LAGUNA CANYON ·cROP CIRCLE ·
for the seeded hillside. On fying the end of Winter and tions. It is interesting to see
FORMATION our second visit, on the 7th of the beginning of the Suns how past and present themes
April, we met a security return. Suspecting the run together. At Laguna
BY ED & KRIS SHERWOOD
guard working for the Irvine 'spoked glyph' to represent a Canyon, like in Hampshire
CSETI USA Construction Company. Sun Staff we measured the 1995, we had many circles
When asked if he or any of angles of the 14 spokes and forming a ring around a
his colleagues had witnessed discovered a spoke aligned to common centre. We have a
The Laguna Canyon Crop hand prints where there plant analysis. He made a anything unusual in the area, each of the following: Win­ continuation of theme, Aster­
Circle formation was first would need to be with a preliminary statement after he toll us that both he and his ter Solstice Sunrise, Winter oids I Comet, Planets and
noticed by Tom Ross, a local man-made formation. The receiving the first sample eo-workers had seen 'strange Solstice Sunset, and Summer Orbits. Scientists warn us
resident of Laguna Niguel on texture of the soil was pow­ package, saying that he was lights' and what they called Solstice Sunrise. There are about Asteroids colliding
the 9th of March as he was dery, crumbly and dry, and very impressed by the bend­ 'ghosts'. One worker had some interesting accounts of with Earth. One of the 'As­
driving towards the first 'toll with the angle of the hillside ing. �e went on to say that been so frightened by what a Tongva hero by the name teroid Belt' Crop formations
road' overpass on the La­ impossibly steep without English Plantain is a 'dicot', he saw that he wouldn't of 'Chingichnish', a spiritual of 1995 depicted the Earth
guna Canyon ro�d (route leaving an impression. Nu­ a species of plant that seeds work any more in that area. leader said to have appeared missing from its orbit. We
133) heading to Laguna merous plants species cov­ two initial shoots through the UFOs are another feature of hundreds of years ago to showed a photograph of the
Beach. (Laguna Beach is ap­ ered the hillside but only soil, a characteristic it shares the genuine Crop Circle Phe­ teach people how to live in Laguna Canyon formation to
proximately 50 miles South two: English Plantain and with another plant: Canola nomena, and frequently harmony with 'Nocuma' (the a Chumash Elder who in­
of Los Angeles on the Cali­ Wild Oats were found to be or Rapeseed, well known for sighted near water sources. Great Spirit). He said that stantly recognised it from his
fornian coast). Four weeks bent, the latter discovered in hosting English Crop Circles To conclude we would like to Nocuma would give three own peoples rock art. After
later we were notified by a single ring terminating one early in the season. Dr.-Lev­ share some information con­ warnings to people who looking at the spoked ·glyph
Ruben Uriarte (Colin An­ of the 'spokes'. The over­ engood has now completed cerning the possible meaning failed to respect the land, be said, "something within
drews 'CPR' representative whelming majority of bent both the soil and plant analy­ behind this intriguing forma­ beyond that nature would us is bringing destruction
living in Northern Califor­ plants were English Plan­ sis and confirms the authen­ tion, that is very Native take its course. This is the from out there" in space.
nia) and on the same day we tain, found throughout the ticity of this formation. Al­ American looking in its de­ third Crop Circle formation Could this be the meaning
travelled to Laguna Canyon, formation inside and along though the soil testing re­ sign. We have discovered to appear in California and behind the Laguna Canyon
to photograph, survey, and the edges of the rings and vealed nothing unusual the that the indigenous people of appeared at a site where formation ? Could it be a
collect samples of the forma­ lines. Was the glyph making cell walls and pits of the bent the area, the Gabrielino or there has been considerable warning, that we need to
tion. The formation was com­ agent being selective ? It plants were he said, "abnor­ Tongva, and their friendly local protest against the toll change or change will be
prised of three glyphs and seemed more than coinciden­ mally large, well beyond the northern neighbours, the road construction, making a brought to us ? The Laguna
appeared on a steep, weed tal. Both the Plant�in and control samples sent and sta­ Chumash, both have rock art wide path through _the last Canyon Crop Circle forma­
covered construction em­ the Oats were clearly bent 90 tistical expectation. Their ap­ (Petroglyphs) and a sacred small piece of remaining wil­ tion was the first genuine
bankment, adjacent to the degrees just above ground pearance resembling cells object known as a 'Sun Staff' derness of Laguna Canyon. formation of 1996, to appear
toll road overpass, under level without a break or that had experienced inter­ that are strikingly similar to Another coincidence ? We in the Northern Hemisphere,
construction. A close look at crease, the affected node nal heating". The location of the three glyphs. The Sun don't think so. •.•..•.. Its timing truly embodying the now fa­
the formation revealed that varying in the Oats. Plants the formation was interesting Staff is a steatite stone sur­ to the appearance in the mid miliar characteristics of a
the rings and lines were were not pressed into the soil for it's proximity to both mounted on a stick often in­ March sky of the Comet genuine phenomena Ed
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made up of bare earth, with or damaged in any way, con­ above ground and under­ cised with rays, or geometric Hyakutake is interesting, & Kris Sherwood have been
very few plants growing in­ tinuing to grow horizontally ground water sources. designs representing the dec­ which was most visible on Crop Circle investigators for
side them. This was interest­ with their heads and delicate Within a few hundred feet lination of the sun, or the the 25th of March from over 15 years and Ed lec­
ing because the embankment seeds intact. We also noticed was an artificial pond used cardinal points of the Gabri­ Southern California. In 1995 tures in the lJS I UK. If you
was evenly covered with that the bent plants found on by the construction com­ elino compass. Chumash sha­ in England we had Crop Cir­ would like further informa­
weeds otherwise. There was the outer part of any ring pany, and a marshy area mans used these Sun Staffs in cles in the form of our Solar tion then please send a S.S.E.
no sign of any plants having were spayed outward as if by known as a 'Vernal pool' or ' their all-important solstice System, depicting the Sun, to:
been removed, such as soil centrifugal force. We sent Spring pool', extending into ceremony, where the shaman Planets, Orbits and the As­
disturbance or uprooted plant and soil samples to Dr. the canyon. Also lying across would tap the stone three teroid Belt. In 1994 we had Ed & Kris Sherwood
plants lying around. There Levengood, a noted biophysi­ the embankment and cross­ times and then symbolically the Shoemaker/Levy Comet MILLENIUM RESEARCH PO BOX
was an absence of foot and cist and expert in crop circle ing two of the three pull the Sun back in a ('The String of Pearls') 2084, Santa Monica, CA 90406-2084
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by Carole Morse
Tha'tst he sginopstu pa hea-dYounre xstt op,
, A womena sa chilldi vedi n rau ral GATLEY STATION
11 area ndo nep articulasrh ead nadyh er
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found alonwgi ths evrealc laypi pes.
Suddenly somethicnagu ghtth eg irls
eyeI.t w as sam al'lb lubea'l sll,i ghtly The doors closed with was undead, - a vampire. After impression was quickly con­
largert han a golbfa llShe. calleodu t
for herb rothaesrs hek neldto wnt o harsh cries of metallic centuries of fitful slumber, firmed. I was not alone in the
pickit u p.T o her surpsrhiecs oeu ld protest and the commuter punctuated by sanguinary in­ carriage as I had hitherto im­
noth oltdh eb allf or lonags i ts eemed train lurched off towards terludes of enjoyable neck - agined, but there was nothing
toh avea lief ofi tso wn. mlotv ed Gatley, only about ninety biting, he had suddenly found odd about my not having no­
arounidn h erh andan d discharged
seconds distant. Almost all himself in a century and a ticed. The total journey time
electriwchiitcfyhe latsi fs heh adb een
stunbgy a 'jell'y.fiH sehrb rothwears the passengers had decade that could hardly have from Manchester to Gatley is
next totr yan d agaitnh es amee ffect disembarked: indeed, my been more suitable for a being only about fifteen minutes;
occurred. Aftert ryings everatli mes impression was that I was of his peculiar habits. More and even a toddler is capable,
theyg aveu p.T heys ata ndt rietdo alone in the carriage. specifically, he had found a in theory, of staying mute for
rationatlhiess ei tuaticoonm,i ngu p
Savouring my apparent job that involved prowling such a span. What the child
with all osfo irdtesa s. Tehveeyn
thuoght thatn eaar bfyen cem ay be isolation, I considered around bomb - sites looking said, however, was most cer­
electriHcoawle.v er. bothf alsieadd ly surreptitiously stretching for the dead and dying, and if a tainly out of the ordinary. Re­
andw enth omet ot eltlh eimro ther. out my feet onto the seat suspicious number of the casu­ member the circumstances: a
On returnitnogt hefi eltdh eb alhla d
opposite but the fine I might alties he disinters end up in the small child was suddenly
disappeareBdo.t hn everd ids ee it
againa nds tislilta ndtal k aboutth e Whilsttw ol ocailn vestigwaetroertr sav elling througMha nchester incur seemed more real than mortuary rather than the hospi­ breaking a protracted silence
strang'eb lueel'e ctrict hbeayfl olun d townc entroen ee veninsgo methiqnugi toed dh appened. Suad denly the illicit thrill. tal, nobody will really notice. to ask her mother a question.
asc hild.r.e.n.. ........l..f.a .ny.o.n.he.a .s largbel acdko gr ano uti nf ronotf t heivre hicalned t hed riverw as The bereaved will surely
hada simileaxrpe rientchee np leasuen awaroeft hec ollisTihoenp .a ssengsheorut ed 'WatcOhu t'as panic blame Hermann Goering
writet om e.1 woulldo vteo k now. felulp on tdhrei vefracse .T hey quilcokloyk erdo undN.o thincgo uld Within seconds, I was rather than an immortal demon "What's an air raid warden ?"
bese en,n ote ven an animal scampeTrhiedn rgi vawewasra ayw.a roef
absorbed in my book. I was from Hell ........... . was the question she asked.
somethibenign gt heryee t thwearsne o i mpactan d nov isibdlaem age
Mr.W rgiht from SaleC.h eshiret ot hec a.r. ......................T.h.es. t.r.a.n.Mg.anec. h.es.t.e.rd. o.g... ........... reading a collection of short Her mother was nonplussed
shopwsi thh iswi fee veryw eek andh e stories by an American S.F. and she made an evasive and
informmeedt hahti wsi efg oesi nttoh e I haveb eenr ecently inoffoa r mveedr ys trangien cident. It writer called Connie Willis. I felt rather smug for having hesitant reply. After all, she
locablu ildisnogc ietIyf.t here'as happeneld ast ywehairla s cto uplwee re drihvoimnegl atoen ee vening. The one that drew my detected this bold plotting de­ probably expected something
queuoer n otM r.W rightw'isef always
Bothbe camep eckisahn dd ecidteods topat t hen ext24 hourp etrol attention as I trundled vice fairly early in the pro­ more along the lines of
seemst obe servedb yt hes amec ash­
statiIotnw .as n'tl onbegf oret heysa wo nea ndp uUed Tihne.c ouple
ierL.o okintgh rougMhr s. Wright's homeward was called 'Jack'. It ceedings and I began to disen­ whether she could have a Take
jumepd outo ft here acnadre ntertehde s tatiSoenv.e rialt emwse re
buildisnogc iebtooyk reveals oand d­ concerned an air raid warden gage my attention from the That video; or whether or not
placed thoenc ountaenrd t heys tood twhheirlesa tn othgeern lteman
ity.S he hasbe en servedb yt hes ame wasb einsge rvedT.h ens uddentlhye yb othn oticaed very strange in the London Bliitz. This page. The platform was now in there were dinosaur - shaped
cashimeorr et han9 8°/o oft het ime.
looking Hmea ns toobde sidteh eg entlemaannd seemed tol ook gentleman seemed unusually sight and the train was slowing fish fingers for tea; or even
Mr.W righbte lietvheastt h eriesm ore
artificial in some way.H e wasd escribheadv ing plastciocl oedudar rk dedicated to his job. He never down. However, as I arose to that predictable, perennial
than coinciadtew nocrekh ere.
haiarn dh is skin alssoy nsteehcme.etH die worea dark saunidts tood
seemed to sleep, or even rest; leave the compartment, some­ complaint of the young travel­
observingI.nf achte l ookesod strantgheec ouplbeeca me scareTdh.e
Write to me with your mand idn otse em tobe seen btyh eg entlemnaonr tmhaen behtihned he relished each gruelling, thing quite unexpected hap­ ler: "Mumym , are we nearly
tilWlh.e nt hifisg urteu rnedt ol ooakt t hec ouplbeo thl eft thseniarc ks unpaid night shift. The reason pened. I heard a child's voice. there yet?" Instead, she had to
oddities.
andr an outo ft hes tatianodn speeded oinf a hurryA.n investigation for all this keen nocturnal It was a girl and she was field this decidedly left - field
Carole Morse, 31 Carrslea iso n itw ayt ot ryan d locatteh epe trols tatianodn tos ee ift hey activity slowly became obviously speaking to her query about events that hap­
Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, remember thec ouplweh o rano ut.A lsot hermea y be a slight apparent. The hero of the tale mother. As I stood upright, my pened years before even she
possiilbitthya t this fisgturrawena gse cauognht th es ecurictamye ra's
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