AudioBlog: A 1976 British UFO and Humanoid Encounter With Paranormal Overtones

On November 15, 1976, 42-year-old Joyce Bowles, and her 58-year-old
friend, Ted Pratt, appeared on the BBC television program South
Today. They were interviewed about their reported encounters with
UFOs and humanoids the night before. Their case got the interest of
researchers from various organizations and there are FOUR articles
examining it in the February 1977, Vol. 22, No. 5 Flying Saucer
Review: an article by Bournemouth Unexplained Phenomena Research
Group Investigator Leslie Harris headlined “UFO & Silver-Suited
Entity Seen Near Winchester,” an article by British UFO Research
Association Investigator Richard Nash that consists mostly of a
transcription of a tape recorded interview with Bowles and Pratt
conducted by Nash, “Questions and Comments on the Nash Interview”
by BUFORA Research Coordinator Jenny Randles, and an article by
BUFORA Investigator Frank J. Wood based on two reports prepared by
him headlined “Alleged CE-III at Winchester: Vehicle Examination,”
with the subheading “Together with a few other matters of
interest.” There is also an article by Lionel Beer in the
March/April BUFORA Journal headlined “The Winchester Encounters.
There are several sensational claims in this case, and while it is
based on the testimony of two witnesses, Mrs. Bowles had a history
of reporting other paranormal encounters, which caused some doubt
among researchers. However, Jacques Vallée’s 1969 book, Passport to
Magonia, had an impact on the thinking of researchers at that time,
as did the work of John Keel, an FSR contributor, and an increasing
number were considering the idea that UFOs might be more paranormal
in nature than physical craft being piloted by
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