Volume 9 of Haunted Skies 1981-1986 (2013)-Available on Amazon. Over 450 pages, many in colour ISBN: [978-0-9574944-2-8]
Foreword by Nick Redfern.
HERE is an old phrase that goes like this: ‘They don’t make them like that anymore.’ Well, I’m going to amend that by saying: ‘They don’t make them like this anymore!’ What am I talking about?
The very book you are now holding in your hands, that’s what.
The 9th (yes, 9th!) volume in the still-ongoing series of Haunted Skies books, by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway, is a fantastic addition to the previous eight titles, packed with case after case of reported UFO activity, many previously unknown or barely touched on elsewhere, and all given the excellent Hanson- treatment.
When I said that they don’t make them like this anymore, I mean in terms of the sheer number of events, the detail given to studying and commenting on those same events, and the classic nature of the incidents that John and Dawn place under the microscope. It must be said that many of today’s UFO-themed books (and authors) are guilty of simply regurgitating old, tired and worn-out cases, and downloading the most inaccurate nonsense from the Internet.
Fortunately, our authors prefer to do things the proper way. You know: actually leaving the house and getting out into the field and interviewing people, tracking down sources, finding witnesses to decades-old cases, and pursuing their quarry in true detective-style.
Doing so works far better than simply copying and pasting reams of material from this website or from that blog. Haunted Skies, Volume 9, then, is very much old-school Ufology – and I mean that as a 100 percent complement.
Covering 1981 to 1986, the book is not just a joy to read; it’s packed with an incredible number of visuals, many of which are in full colour. Those visuals include images of old newspaper and magazine articles, eye witnesses, locations of encounters, government files, letters from officialdom, and much more.
But, it’s the cases that really count. You’ll be pleased to know that THIS latest title is jammed with cases that will both intrigue and amaze.
We’re talking about – among numerous other things – early ‘1980s’ encounters involving the so-called Black Triangle-style of UFOs, a fascinating saucer-landing on the Derbyshire/Yorkshire border, highly significant alien abduction reports with ‘missing time’ components, unexplained lights seen over mystery filled Wiltshire, and a near-collision between a UFO and a nuclear submarine.
On top of that, there’s the curious saga of the bowler-hat-wearing ‘Man in Black’ (and his vanishing, equally black, old car), sinister and disturbing goings-on in the dark depths of Hopwas Woods (a place I know very well!), a couple of intriguing cases of a ‘British Roswell’ variety (including very weird and still-unresolved affairs from both Ireland and Wales), and a batch of notable reports from UFO-saturated Warminster. And let’s not forget the mysterious circumstances surrounding ‘The Man on the Moon’, and the enigmatic fallings of strange things from the sky.
With that all said, I’ll add in conclusion: I have a great deal of admiration for the authors, when they began the Haunted Skies project, they had a vision and a drive to create a series of books that would chronicle, to a near-infinite degree, the many and varied UFO encounters reported all across the UK since the 1940s. And, I’m very pleased to see, and to say, that they still have that vision and drive-unlike so many other researchers who have given up the chase, or fallen by the wayside, our authors are still marching on, still uncovering treasure-trove upon treasure-trove of material, and still informing, enlightening, and entertaining us – in equal, thought-provoking measures. Read this book from cover to cover – it’s a hugely important piece of work. Nick Redfern is the author of many books, including The Real Men in Black and Contactees.
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John- The majority of the information contained within the Haunted Skies series of books will not be found in declassified UFO files, catalogued in the Public Records Office, Kew, London. This book contains: UFO sightings over RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk – the scene of much interest during the previous month; a landed UFO at South Yorkshire; UFOs seen over Kent – harrowing Close encounters between UFOs and motorists are outlined. These include a report from three women, driving home along the A5 in rural Shropshire (UK), which can be contrasted with a similar allegation made by three women from Kentucky, USA. A Close encounter over the M50 Motorway, Gloucestershire; a couple from Hampshire tell of their roadside encounter – which left the husband with some strange marks on his body; a man out fishing, in Aldershot – was approached by aliens. Mysterious reports of stones that occurred, over a number of years, at Birmingham, West Midlands, involving the police – who staked out the locality in a bid to catch the offender. In addition to this, falls of coins and stones in other parts of the world are also outlined.
Although primarily covering British UFO sightings – wherever space permits (always in short supply) – we now include other forgotten worldwide cases of interest, brought to the attention of the reader. One such incident tells of a triangular UFO, seen over Arizona; another of a UFO sighted by a Russian astronaut.
A bizarre story involving David Daniels, who approached a number of prominent worldwide UFO researchers during the early 1980s – he alleged he was from the Pleiades and claimed to be able to metamorphosis’ from a human body to reptilian. While it is difficult to believe rationally that this could be true, the authors tell of visits made to influential people, such as the head of the MOD, and The Lord Hill-Norton. Fact is stranger than fiction!
