Have you seen a UFO in Bolton?

12:00pm Monday 29th September 2008

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I AM currently in the process of completing a second volume of Haunted Skies, which catalogues all manner of strange reports made by the public since the late 1960s, including UFOs and their occasional occupants.

Over the years, I have researched thousands of cases involving the sighting of strange phenomena, which, as a fresh-faced police constable back in the 1960s, I would have not given a second thought.

Without doubt, the most interesting case I have ever come across happened during a spate of UFO activity on January 23, 1976, involving a woman from Bolton who was walking home from work past the local reservoir at 5.15pm when she received substantial injuries to her arms and teeth as a result of an unidentified object seen to hover overhead. Following her report to the authorities, she received a visit from two sinister men who threatened the family and herself to keep quiet.

This may sound like a bizarre story from the X Files, but there is no reason to doubt that this account took place, though the identity of the “craft” and the men who came to see her have never been established.

This woman wants to remain anonymous and get on with her life, but I believe matters like this should not be covered up.

I would like to hear from anyone who has information on UFO sightings around the Bolton area.

I am also seeking the current whereabouts of a woman from Ladybridge who contacted a UFO group after sighting a UFO?

Two days later, Christine Young, of Slaters Field, Bolton, and her sister, Jillian Newtown, saw something unusual during the early hours while on their way home from a club — perhaps somebody could put me in touch with these two “girls”.

John Hanson, 31 Red Lion Street, Alvechurch, B48 7LG

johndawn1@sky.com