Dechmont Woods near Livingston in Scotland
In ufology, the Taylor Incident, a.k.a. Livingston Incident or Dechmont Woods Encounter is the name given to claims of sighting an extraterrestrial spacecraft on Dechmont Law in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, in 1979 by forester Robert "Bob" Taylor (1919–2007).
When Taylor returned home from a trip to Dechmont Law dishevelled, his clothes torn and with grazes to his chin and thighs, he claimed he had encountered a "flying dome" which tried to pull him aboard. Due to his injuries, the police recorded the matter as a common assault and the incident is popularly promoted as the "only example of an alien sighting becoming the subject of a criminal investigation".[1][2]
- ^ Bob Taylor (Obituary), The Telegraph 23 March 2007 (2008-04-06)
- ^ Obituary: Robert Taylor, a possible victim of alien abduction, died on March 14th, aged 88 The Economist published 29 March 2007