civilian-claim1979· Dechmont Law, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
On November 9, 1979, forestry worker Robert Taylor reported encountering a large dome-shaped craft on Dechmont Law, Livingston, Scotland. Two spiked spheres emerged from it, attached to his legs, tore his trousers, and dragged him toward the object before he lost consciousness. Lothian and Borders Police opened a criminal investigation, the only recorded UFO encounter treated as a criminal assault in UK history.
Detectives photographed circular depressions and ladder-shaped track marks in the soil exactly where Taylor described the craft and spheres. His torn trousers were forensically examined. Taylor, a war veteran and church elder, never altered his account in nearly three decades. A memorial plaque was installed at the site in 1992, the first such civic UFO commemoration in the world.
Citations
- Robert Taylor incident· Wikipedia, 2024
- The Livingston Incident· Undiscovered Scotland, 2021
- Dechmont Law UFO Information· West Lothian Council, 2018
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