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Robert Taylor UFO Incident
A forestry worker encountered a hovering sphere that sent two spiked objects toward him. They attached to his legs and dragged him toward the craft. He lost consciousness. Police investigated—Scotland's only UFO case investigated as a criminal assault.
1979
Livingston, Scotland
1+ witnesses
The Livingston incident was investigated as assault.
The Encounter
November 9, 1979:
- Robert Taylor
- Dechmont Law forest
- Walking with dog
- Sphere appeared
- Attack followed
The Craft
What he saw:
- Dark metallic sphere
- 20 feet diameter
- Hovering silently
- Two smaller spheres
- Spiked objects
The Attack
What happened:
- Small objects came
- Attached to his legs
- Dragged him forward
- Acrid smell
- Lost consciousness
The Evidence
Physical traces:
- Torn trousers
- Marks on legs
- Ladder marks in soil
- Circular impressions
- Dog disturbed
The Investigation
Police response:
- Criminal assault file
- Only UFO case
- Soil analyzed
- Never explained
- Case still open
Robert Taylor
The witness:
- Respectable forester
- No history of fantasy
- Consistent story
- Never changed account
- Died 2007