Now that I am living in London, I am assisting BUFORA with some of their investigations, and the latest one took myself and Judith Jaafar down to Devon to work on a most peculiar case. This case not only had information concerning UFOs, but also contained elements relating to ghosts. Due to witness confidentiality, I cannot disclose in which particular town in Devon these incidents took place, nor am I at liberty to disclose the true identities of those individuals involved. What I can do is give a brief outline of what happened. At a later date, I shall be doing a full write-up of this case. For now though, here are some of the salient details.

DEVON INVESTIGATION. Saturday 11th July 1998.

Researchers: Judith M. Jaafar. Malcolm Robinson.

It took us just under 5 hours to reach our destination in Devon, in conditions that were wet and wild to say the least. Arriving at the location, we were met by witness, B.P. who made us feel most welcome, after which we sat down to hear a most fascinating tale of the strange goings on that have occurred in the witness' home. B.P. informed us that these strange events started in November 1991, and consisted mostly of ghostly manifestations in his home. It was around this time that all family members found it hard trying to sleep. B.P. related the time in which he woke up with 'something' pushing against his chest. He couldn't see what was causing this pressure. Most strange events tended to occur between the times of O3:OOam and O3:3Oam, and all family members felt and sensed that 'something else' was in their room with them. One night, B.P's wife woke up and saw what appeared to be four 'people' in her room. The only thing was, they were transparent and were wearing what appeared to be old fashioned clothing. Incredibly though, standing further back from them, was what she described as a tall 'grey' creature, similar it must be said, to the oft-reported greys of UFO lore. Footsteps could also be heard pacing the hallway during the night, footsteps which couldn't be accounted for by any member of the family. B.P. also stated that on some occasions he could smell the faint aroma of tobacco smoke, yet nobody in the house smoked . (B.P. and his son used to be smokers but gave it up some years ago).

B.P.'s son also told us that on one occasion, in the early hours of the morning, he encountered a strange 'being' or 'thing' standing in his doorway. He could only describe it as looking something very similar to the childrens cartoon character, 'Captain Caveman'. Unnerved, he pushed against this 'presence' and told us that it felt as if he was pushing against warm jelly, or warm air, but that there was a distinct substance to it. He said that it had long, straggley hair and looked decidedly hideous. After a few seconds, this presence started to decompose, as if to frighten him even more, and then just 'melted away' and was gone. As the weeks progressed, more and more mysterious events unfolded in the home, and deciding that enough was enough, the family sought out the services of a Spiritualist who visited their home and conducted some form of 'cleansing ceremony'. This appeared to work for a few days, and things were decidedly quiet, but sadly events erupted again. B.P. went on to inform Judy and me of the time when the family heard distinct moaning and screaming coming from the son's bedroom, noises which were full of cursing and obscenities. Their initial thought was that their son had lost control and was upset at something, then they realised that their son wasn't at home ! Upon entering their 26 year old son's bedroom, the terrified couple encountered....nothing !!

On another occasion, B.P's son was coming home when he observed that all over the house were streaks of light. "It was like a laser-light show", he said. He also saw these streaks of light in some of the rooms in his house as he approached ever closer. B.P. and his wife have also seen what they call 'balls of light' appearing in their home. They are the size of tennis balls, although on other occasions they appear to be the size of ping pong balls. These lights will move around the house and then suddenly 'pop' into nothing. At no time have any members of the family been able to touch these balls of light. They again called for the Spiritualist chap to visit their house, where he again conducted a cleansing ceremony. This time it appeared to work, for no more apparitions were encountered, although the family did state, that although they have not encountered any ghosts over the past few years, they can still 'sense' them !!

It was around the time that the ghosts began to depart, that B.P's son started to encounter the typical small grey appearing in his bedroom. He said that on a number of occasions he would wake up to find this small head with those big black wrap-around eyes, looking at him. But it was the way in which this head looked over him that proved most interesting to him. He stated that it moved in a very peculiar manner. B.P's wife also informed us of the time in which she had a strange dream, a dream of meeting, (as she called it), 'aliens'. Upon waking up, she experienced a painful feeling on the side of her head. Over the course of the next few days, her hair all fell out on this spot, and she was left with a small circular 'bald spot' on her head. She went to the dotor about this, but he was unable to offer her an explanation. However, her hair did return, but incredibly, not as you would normally have it. It grew back pure white !!!!!. Thankfully, her normal hair colour did come back eventually.

It was around this time that B.P. was in a situation which warranted the use of hypnosis. He couldn't recall where certain important documents were, and as they were vitally important to his legal 'situation', he felt that he should perhaps use hypnosis in an effort to retrieve those memories. And so he went along to visit a female hypnotherapist. However, this visit was to prove more incredible than he could ever imagine. For under hypnosis, B.P. related seeing 'alien creatures' with large cat-like eyes. He also told of seeing a saucer-like craft which contained a door or a hatch, and which was dark inside. He saw what looked like a radar screen in front of him, and then felt that he was travelling in this craft and seeing clouds passing below him as he looked out of a window. This, and other recollections came tumbling out during his hypnosis session. I should point out, that prior to this hypnosis session, B.P. had never witnessed any what could be termed 'aliens' in or around his home, and he still hasn't. It was only under hypnosis that these strange events unfolded. The family had no prior interest in UFOs, hadn't bought any books, but admitted to watching the odd T.V. show concerning them.

At one point, as B.P. was relating these events, he started rubbing his head and complained of a 'soreness' just above the eyes. This only lasted a few minutes and then it subsided. One of the most fascinating episodes that B.P. related, concerned the time in which the whole family encountered something strange in B.P's bedroom. Things had become so bad that the family had started sleeping in the one bedroom. The mother and father slept in the main bed, whilst the son slept on a mattress at the side of the bed. This night B.P. woke up to find the whole room lit up by a shimmering glow. He awoke his son, and as the son diverted his gaze in the direction of the main source of light, he claimed to have seen a large grey 'being'. (B.P. did not see this being). They both looked at the mother, who was lying flat on the bed with her arms outstretched with her eyes shut. She was mumbling something but they couldn't make out what. As it later transpired, they found out that just prior to them seeing this strange light, the mother had in fact, been dreaming of seeing this 'alien' in her bedroom and tried to wake up to tell both her son and husband. Anyway, a few seconds later, this swirling, misty light-effect rolled up into a ball, as if a large vacuum cleaner was sucking at it. It then dissolved into a small funnel of light, and with a 'pop' was gone !!

These are but some of the points that came out of our investigation into this case, and as I mentioned earlier, I will be submitting a full report at a later date.

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