REF: UAP/1970s/128Unexplained
1979-11-09
Dechmont Law / Robert Taylor incident
Livingston, Scotland · UK·CE2 with injury (criminal investigation)·1970s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Forester Robert Taylor was found dazed with torn trousers after reporting a domed object whose spiked drones grabbed his legs; police logged it as assault — only UFO case treated as crime scene in UK.
§ BWitnesses
Robert Taylor
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Police forensic report (trouser tears, ground marks 32 holes); site measurements
§ DOfficial Investigation
Lothian & Borders Police criminal investigation
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained officially; epileptic episode/ball lightning hypotheses; Taylor never recanted
§ FVerifiable Sources
Police records; Clarke, 'The UFO Files' (TNA); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1977-04-25🇨🇱 Chile
Corporal Valdes case
Military CE / physiological
1977-1978🇧🇷 Brazil
Colares / Operation Prato (Operacao Prato)
Military investigation of injurious lights
1977-09-20🌐 USSR
Petrozavodsk phenomenon
Mass sighting (rocket-linked)
1977-12-17🇺🇸 USA
Council Bluffs molten metal fall
Physical evidence (mass witnessed)
1978-05-10🇵🇱 Poland
Emilcin abduction
Abduction claim
1978-10-21🇦🇺 Australia
Valentich disappearance
Pilot disappearance