A70 Tarbrax Missing-Time Case
On August 17, 1992, Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving along the A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, when a black disc hovering above the road dropped a curtain of white light in front of their car. A journey that should have taken 30 minutes took two and a half hours. The MoD received a formal two-page report on the incident in 1996.
On August 17, 1992, Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving along the A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, when a black disc hovering above the road dropped a curtain of white light in front of their car.
Brief
On August 17, 1992, Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving along the A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, when a black disc hovering above the road dropped a curtain of white light in front of their car. A journey that should have taken 30 minutes took two and a half hours. The MoD received a formal two-page report on the incident in 1996. Under hypnotic regression, Wood and Wright described being taken aboard a craft and subjected to physical examinations. West Lothian UFO investigator Malcolm Robinson, who documented the case, noted the men's accounts were consistent across multiple sessions. A Scotsman investigation in 2012 confirmed declassified MoD documents showed the department treated the report seriously.
Metadata
- Date
- 1992-08-17
- Year
- 1992
- Location
- A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Status
- confirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- MoD took alien abduction of Scots duo seriously, according to secret file
- Source type
- html
- Sources
- 3
Key Points
- On August 17, 1992, Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving along the A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, when a black disc hovering above the road dropped a curtain of white light in front of their car.
- A journey that should have taken 30 minutes took two and a half hours.
- The MoD received a formal two-page report on the incident in 1996.
- Under hypnotic regression, Wood and Wright described being taken aboard a craft and subjected to physical examinations.
Most Interesting
- A Scotsman investigation in 2012 confirmed declassified MoD documents showed the department treated the report seriously.
- The MoD received a formal two-page report on the incident in 1996.
- On August 17, 1992, Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving along the A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, when a black disc hovering above the road dropped a curtain of white light in front of their car.
Timeline
- 1992-08-17 · Encounter
On August 17, 1992, Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving along the A70 near Tarbrax, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, when a black disc hovering above the road dropped a curtain of white light in front of their car.
- 2012 · Source record
MoD took alien abduction of Scots duo seriously, according to secret file is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- MoD took alien abduction of Scots duo seriously, according to secret fileThe Scotsman, 2012
- The A70 Abduction CaseUFO Casebook, 2007
- The A70 UFO/Abduction Case of Gary Wood and Colin Wright near Tarbrax, ScotlandBEAMS Investigations, 2015
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