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The Ilkley Moor Alien

Monday November 12, 2007
Ilkley MoorA second extremely compelling photograph of an alien being comes to us from the United Kingdom, in a case called the Ilkley Moor Alien. The subject of the case was one ex-policemen named Philip Spencer. Spencer claims that he was abducted, and taken onto an alien spacecraft. After he was released from his bondage, he managed to snap one photograph of what he thought was an alien being. The photograph was fuzzy, and taken through the fog of the moor. There are several reasons to believe Spencer's claim and view the photograph as legitimate.

1) After the encounter, Spencer walked for 1/2 hour to the closest small village. He discovered as he walked along that his compass was pointing South instead of North.

2) Arriving at the village, he saw that the village clock was 30 minutes ahead of his watch, indicating a loss of time.

3) Taking a bus to the closest town with instant film development, he discovered that he indeed did have the small being on film. He contacted UFO investigator Peter Hough.

4) Hough claimed that Spencer sought no financial gain or personal fame for his photograph.

5) A wildlife expert verified that the being in the photo was not any known animal.

6) Kodak laboratories in Hemel, Hempstead, verified that the being was part of the photograph and not added "after the fact."

Though the photograph could not be properly analyzed because of the slow film speed, there is no reason to suspect a hoax of any kind. This, along with the credibility of the ex-policeman make the Ilkley Moor photograph of high credibility.

(Image ©: Philip Spencer)

Comments

November 12, 2007 at 12:18 pm
(1) Bart says:

How should I view this picture?
What’s on it? A face a body?
It’s just a blur to me right now.

November 12, 2007 at 7:15 pm
(2) Bill says:

The image comes up quite clear, (fuzzy) on my computer, but you can distinctly see the figure. Top center of the photo is the head. The center of the photo is the body and you can see the arms and legs.

November 13, 2007 at 9:12 am
(3) connie says:

At first viewing my eyes were drawn immediately to a small face or head directly in the center of the picture. I thought this could not be what the picture was meant to show of the alien and looked from a different angle and could see the entire subject being depicted, still there was the vision of the head/face in the center of what would be the stomach area of the alien. My mind just won’t let me pass beyond this part of the photo, I’m stuck there. I can’t say I believe the picture to be that of an alien or not.

November 13, 2007 at 3:53 pm
(4) TOM says:

This alien looks a lot like the one from Alaska????

November 13, 2007 at 7:31 pm
(5) connie says:

Tom, I agree with you.
I just read the story of Ilkley Moor and saw the colored pic of the creature from http://www.ufocasebook.com/ilkleymoor.html
It is so much more clearer than the photo in black and white. I can even see his little ears! I sure wish Mr. Spencer could have told what was on the second film he was shown, but then again, maybe I don’t really want to know.

November 19, 2007 at 4:55 pm
(6) Stoneboat says:

I really miss the days of the clear, sharp 35mm pic’s, where a good fake can be detected, or ruled in. These pixelated ruinations are infinitely unrecognizable, and isn’t that the purpose of them, for the fakery industry? Honestly, I don’t know why you post these, except for the buzz and tittilation, I suppose.

November 21, 2007 at 9:25 pm
(7) Vince says:

This web sight is becoming more and more like the Enquire. I forgot the name of the other one that use to make up stories like “I was impregnated by an alien” and other made up stories.You get my message. Can’t we have better phony pictures and stories,please.

November 29, 2007 at 6:09 pm
(8) jboyd says:

I would like to say that every since my father found that foil type def from another world material in what is now globally known as area 51 this whole thing has turned into cheap entertainment. if you would have seen what i did you would know for yourself and that’s all that really matters.

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