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Dechmont Woods

Livingston, West Lothian

The only UFO encounter in Britain treated as a criminal assault.

Forestry worker Robert Taylor said he found a dome-shaped object in a clearing. Two spiked spheres rolled out, grabbed his trousers and dragged him towards it before he blacked out.

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When
9 November 1979
Where
55.8890, -3.5240
Group
UFO cases

Visiting

Waymarked paths from Dechmont Law; the marker is signposted.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
From the book

UFO Cases of Britain

Most British UFO stories end with a shrug, a file marked "unexplained", or a confession from a hoaxer. The case of Robert Taylor is unusual because it ended up with the police.

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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