An early encounter with the UFO phenomenon.
Do any of you share stories of blackouts in the 1960s? This was when they were widespread, and one was even used in the TV program Heartbeat. Well, I had my own encounter at the age of 12 in the village where I lived called Dunvant, outside Swansea, South Wales. This was in 1956. One evening, in the dark, cold winter months when we Boy Scouts played team games in the village hall, the village suffered a blackout. A number of us were returning home. We lived on the other side of the village up a steep hill, at the foot of which was a railway bridge. A few of us carried torches. Most were met by their caring parents; while mine stayed at home, normally ensconced in front of the telly, and would hardly notice me when I went indoors. We talked loudly as we went up the hill, and stopped for me to cross to the other side of the road for the long walk home along the bumpy lane, carrying my torch. Before leaving the others, I turned round to say goodbye when I noticed a slowly flashing re