The Vera Partington Encounter: Fact or Fiction?

 

UK  Winter 1976/1977?   Wealdstone-Harrow, Middlesex

Peter Paget  UFOs The Welsh Triangle, Panther, London, 1979: p.48

 

“In February, 1977, Vera Partington, of Harrow, Middlesex had reported to me an encounter with a very similar figure (to one seen at Ripperston Farm, Wales –THS) on the road between Wealdstone and Harrow, one winter’s evening at 10.30.  She was driving from Harrow Weald to her home at Harrow-on-the-Hill, along the darkened road, when her car’s headlights picked out a huge silversuited (sic) man.

“She vividly remembers: ‘He was walking down the centre of the footpath, going in our direction, wearing what looked like a silver, all-in-one wet suit or diver’s suit.  He was about 6 ft tall and on the top of his helmet was what appeared to be an aerial about 8 in high.  His walk seemed to be a sort of dogged plodding, with his arms swinging about a foot away from his body.  I turned round quickly to catch a glimpse of his front, but too late, we were round the bend of the road and out of sight.’

“The drawing that she supplied of her ‘spaceman’ showed that he had a helmet coming down to his shoulders, encasing his head, in exactly the same manner as the figures in Wales.”

Note by THS: It is assumed, as this is the focus of this book, that “Winter” refers to that of 1976/1977 as no specific month is given.

No images are contained in what is a hodge-podege potboiler somewhat in the style of Arthur Shuttlewoods Warminster books.

“Our direction” and “we” use seems to indicate that someone else was with the witness.  Therefore this would be an incident involving at least two people.

Attempts have been made to contact Peter Paget –all unsuccessful.

12  10  2018 a response

Name: Terry Hooper

Email: hooperco

 Hello, Mr Paget.

I am currently updating the UK CE3K and entity reports catalogue and wondered whether you might still have details passed on to you by Vera Partington? You wrote "Winter" and I wondered whether an exact month was given?

Also, she writes "We" and "our" so can you confirm Ms Partington was not alone in the car?

My final question is whether you still have a copy of the drawing she made of the entity she saw?

Apologies for all the questions. My thanks in advance.

 

Peter Paget <peterpaget2012@yahoo.co.uk

To       

Terry Hooper

Message body

Hi Terry,

Do you mean Mrs Bowles?  See may books for all the data you need. It is all there, nothing missed out. That is all I have. Original material was destroyed in one of the 'raids' .......     "Of no defence significance....!!!"   Ha  !

Retired now. The Trilogy of updated books are all done and published. Not writing any more. No more data and not collecting any more. Presentations on line and on Kerry's site and some on Mile's Bases 48 etc. Now getting to be 73. Done enough.

Kindest Regards,

Peter.

When I explained that I was NOT talking about Joyce Bowles but Vera Partington I simply got the previous response again.

In all the years of searching Vera Partington has not surfaced and Paget's book is the only source. I leave it up to the reader to judge for themselves.

The Aliens and the Dead Guinea Pig

 

 Christmas Day 1977  Kenley, next to Kenley Aerodrome Surrey

John Hanson   Haunted Skies vol. 6  pp 301-302

Earth-Link October 1978  Roy Fisher  Dan Goring

Derek Mansell Roy Fisher Contact(UK)

Allan Melmore's photo of RAF Kenley in the 1970's

Keith Lane was out feeding his rabbits and guinea pig when he became aware of a ‘man’ 6-7ft tall standing at the bottom of the garden.

“He was wearing a one-piece silvery suit –like an astronaut.  He had a white belt and the shoes were joined to the trousers.  The ‘man’ had a long forehead, with eyes showing red pupils, surrounded by blue –glowing, like cat’s eyes in the dark.  He had long sandy hair.  I was frightened and ran into the house, where I remained for the rest of the day”.

The next morning his guinea pig was found dead –the rabbits seemed fine.

At 18:30 hrs on Boxing Day, Keith was startled by the appearance of two ‘small people’ –one about 5ft the other around 4ft tall. They were identical in appearance to the person seen the day before.  Keith called out in alarm and the figures vanished instantly before his parents arrived. 

Hypnagogia? or Altered state? Anyone familiar with British Ufology will know of the Gaynor Sunderland case.

That would be my guess but then Ufologist Roy Fisher interviewed Keith then drove onto the aerodrome –used for HGV testing then- and found a 40 feet circular burn mark in the tar and grass that workmen there had not seen before.

Sounds impressive. But no photographs so no proof that the circular area existed or to show form and help researchers.

A UFO of the Mind or of Reality?