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The Alfred Burtoo Encounter

Basingstoke Canal, Aldershot

A 77-year-old angler is taken aboard a craft, then rejected as too old.

Alfred Burtoo was night fishing on the Basingstoke Canal when a bright light landed on the towpath. He said two small figures in green suits led him aboard a craft, where he was told to stand under a light.

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When
12 August 1983
Where
51.2680, -0.7470
Group
UFO cases

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The canal towpath near Aldershot is open to walkers.

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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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