On the 9th November 1979, Bob Taylor, a forestry worker had just started his usual inspection of the local forest just outside the town of Livingston near Edinburgh, Scotland,when he encountered the strangest object that he had ever seen.
It shape was similar to that of the planet Saturn, essentially round with a flat rim across the middle. It was about the same size as an average family car and Bob could make out some windows on the object.
Unlike most UFO encounters in which the observer normally feels very at ease with the strange objects that they witness, Bob felt that this object had a evil aura. As Bob gazed at the object in shear amazement he noticed that 2 objects suddenly came out of the object, and he described them as looking like sea mines (large round balls with spikes on them).
The two objects positioned themselves either side of Bob. He then noticed a strange smell and he started to experience a sickening feeling, a burning in his throat, anda sensation of being grabbed by the side of the legs and tugged forward.
The next thing Bob remembered was waking up on the floor with his head pounding,sore throat and a strange bitter taste in his mouth. He later calculated that he had been unconscious for at least 20 minutes.
Later after his wife had taken him to hospital, the police cordoned off the alleged landing site and found evidence to back up Bob's story. On the ground there was a series of flattened marks and indented holes. The police treated thecase as a assault case and is the only case to date in British history of a UFO encounter being the subject of a criminal investigation.
Bob made no money from this encounter. He retired and moved away shortly after to avoid the unwelcome publicity.
