Ep.114 Nigel Watson - Portraits Of Alien Encounters Revisited

Nigel writes a monthly column “Saucers of the Damned” about UFOs for Fortean Times and regularly writes book reviews for the pelicanist blogspot. He has regularly contributed to Magonia, All About Space, Starburst, Aquila, History Today, Fate, Flying Saucer Review, UFO Brigantia, Northern UFO News, The Unexplained, Paranormal Magazine, UFO Magazine and Outer Limits Magazine. He has contributed to the Darklore anthology series and to several books edited by the late Timothy Green Beckley. For The Reliability of UFO Witness Testimony, edited by V.J. Ballester-Olmos and Richard W. Heiden, (UPIAR Publisher, Italy, 2023) he contributed a chapter on the Betty and Barney Hill abduction case, available at:

https://www.academia.edu/101922617/The_Reliability_of_UFO_Witness_Testimony

He has a degree in film and literature from the University of Warwick and a degree in psychology from the Open University.

Nigel worked as a copywriter in London and now lives in Plymouth, UK.

From Nigel:

‘Instead of wrestling with theories and speculation, I spoke directly with ‘ordinary’ people in the United Kingdom who have reported seeing UFOs and a wide range of startling associated phenomena, that in the past were considered by UFO investigators as too far-fetched or ‘crazy.’

My decades-long research shows how UFO encounters can often escalate from simple sightings of lights in the sky to sightings of alien entities, robots, men in black, and angelic beings. UFO witnesses and experiencers can also be plagued by a life-changing poltergeist or other ghostly experiences, telepathic messages, alien communications, strange coincidences, visions of the future, and abductions.

Many of the stories might seem like science fiction or the very stuff of nightmares, yet they are told by people of different age groups, social backgrounds, and locations.

Whatever the answer, if there is any one answer, this is a fascinating look at how UFO experiences have evolved in the UK and reflect similar worldwide changes in our relationship with the unknown.’