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NUFORC Meetings Northampton UFO Conference |
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The Northamptonshire UFO Research Centre is an Associate of the International Committee for UFO Research (ICUR) and works closely with the main UK national UFO organisation, the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA) . We also work closely with the Cambridge UFO Group (CUFOG). NUFORC members have been interviewed about UFOs by the media, including BBC Radio Northampton and the Northampton Chronicle and Echo, on a number of occasions.
NUFORC MEETINGS 1999
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| 16th January | Steve Gamble | Filter theory of UFOs |
| 20th February | Discussion Meeting | NUFORC into the new millenium |
| 20th March | Video Afternoon | |
| 17th April | Steve Gamble | UFO Investigations, some facts |
| 15th May | Discussion Meeting | The Pros and Cons of Hypnosis |
| 19th June | To be advised | Recent Scottish Wave |
| 17th July | To be advised | - |
| 18th September | Bob Digby (provisionally) | Are you sure what you saw? |
| 16th October | To be advised | New research of the 1977 Welsh Wave |
| 20th November | AGM | |
| 11th December | Christmas Social Event | including The Christmas Quiz! |
The 7th Annual Northampton UFO Conference will be held on Saturday 14th August 1999 at The Friends Meeting House, Wellington Street, Northampton, starting at 10:00am and lasting until approximately 5:30pm. The cost will be £5. Light refreshments and a range of publications will be available for purchase during the day. (Wellington Street is just off the main shopping street which has several places where lunch may be purchased.)
The theme for the conference this year will be a wide ranging review of many aspects of the last 50 years of UFO research covering both historical and up-to-date material. The provisional list of speakers includes Elsie Oakensen, Gary H. and Kate Taylor. A full list will be issued as soon as possible.
Further details can be obtained from the address below.
Since that time there have been many other reports throughout Northamptonshire. Around 1954/55 an eight year old boy was digging in his garden near Rushden when he saw a strange ovoid shaped cloud and heard a voice giving him instructions. He has also had a number of subsequent UFO experiences.
In May 1978 at 23:30 a witness saw strange manoeuvering lights in the
sky over Finedon. In 1977 researchers carrying out a skywatch exercise
saw two separate stratnge lights over Harrington. In 1980 a man in Northampton
General hospital saw through the window a strange object over the town.
There were several reports from the Corby area during the 1980s. In 1994
a Harringworth woman awoke at about 04:15 on morning and observed four
or five white lights. In 1997 a woman from Kingsthorpe in Northampton reported
round red objects moving fast over the town. In October 1998, two witnesses
from Kingsthorpe reported seeing two triangular objects moving from the
south to the north. The two objects were seen a few minutes apart.
On 22nd November 1978 a Nortamptonshire lady was on her journey home from work at 17:15 when she saw a dumbbell shaped object over the A5 road near Weedon. She passed under the object then turned off the main road into a lane which lead to her house. As she drove up the lane the engine of her car stalled and she observed strange lights dancing around the car. When the lights disappeared the car engine re-started and she was able to continue her journey. Fortunately the witness sat down and wrote a detailed description of what she had seen whilst the details were still fresh in
her mind. The witness, Mrs Oakensen has written a book "One Step Beyond" describing her UFO experiences and the events that followed. A similar object was reported approximately two hours later by four ladies who saw it near Preston Capes, about four miles from Weedon.
On Wednesday 20th June 1984 a witness saw an object over Northampton. At 40 minutes past midnight he saw what he describes as being a Chinese lantern. It was an octagonal object about 20 feet long and 35 feet in height. At each of its 8 corners there was an orange light. It made a sound like electricity shorting out and there were occasional blue sparks. The witness estimates that the object could not have been more than 100 feet from the ground. It passed within 35 yards of the observer. Then the lights went out and it just vanished. There were reports from other people of strange lights seen over that part of Northampton at around the same time.
This witness has made several reports of other events seen on other occasions, including one near Great Houghton in March 1983. On that occasion he observed a small white sphere hovering above a nearby field. The engine of the motorcycle he was riding cut out, but restarted after the UFO had gone. To some of these UFO reports there are other independent witnesses adding strength to his story.
There have been a number of reports from the area around the villages of Great and Little Houghton, which are either side of the main A428 Northampton to Bedford road. There were a number of reports of strange lights seen in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s from the area. There have been many reports since including a couple whose car was followed by a triangular formation of lights in 1972. Further information about these light phenomena can be found here.
British UFO Research Association
UFOcity.com - USA based site with lots of articles, links
Date of last update : 11th June 1999