EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 47 MIN
The Ilkley Moor Visitor
from EchosOfThePast · host E.O.P.
Episode Title: The Photograph and The Phantom: The Ilkley Moor VisitorEchos of the PastCONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses alleged extraterrestrial encounters, abduction claims under hypnosis, and personal psychological distress. Listener discretion is advised.December 1, 1987: Retired police officer Philip Spencer takes a routine walk across England's bleak Ilkley Moor with his camera and compass.What starts as a peaceful sunrise hunt turns into one of the UK's most compelling UFO cases: A reversed compass, missing time, a mysterious craft, and a single grainy photo of a hunched, grey humanoid figure.Bubah and Z dive into Spencer's credible background (a trained observer not seeking fame), the hypnotic regression revealing an abduction, radioactive soil at the site, and Kodak's authentication of the untouched negative.Was it a hoax? Wildlife misidentification? Hallucination? Or proof of something beyond our world?This case has haunted ufologists for decades—join us for the full breakdown.If this stirs up distress, help is available:National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741Share your own unexplained sightings or thoughts:Email: [email protected]: @EchosPoddCastTikTok/Instagram: @echosofthepastpodReferences (with links where available—some are books or archives; I've included purchase/view options)Hough, Peter, and Randles, Jenny. The Complete Book of UFOs: An Investigation into Alien Contact and Encounters. London: Piatkus, 1994. (Detailed chapter on the case; available on Amazon or free borrow on Internet Archive)"The Ilkley Moor Alien Photograph." UFO Insight. (Comprehensive summary with photo scans; full article here)"The Ilkley Moor Alien Encounter, 1987." Think Anomalous. (Video documentary with investigator interviews; watch on YouTube)"UK's Roswell? The Ilkley Moor Alien." BBC News Online. (Archive coverage; related BBC article on similar UK cases here; for Ilkley-specific, see this BBC piece)Clarke, David, and Roberts, Andy. The UFOs That Never Were. London: London House, 2000. (Skeptical analysis; available on Amazon or AbeBooks)Transcript of Hypnosis Session with "Philip Spencer" conducted by Dr. Jim Singleton, March 16, 1988. (As cited in Hough (1994); partial excerpts and analysis available on UFO Casebook or Patrick Gross's UFOlogie site)Kodak Laboratory Analysis Report (Hemel Hempstead), 1987. (Findings confirming negative authenticity; summaries in major sources like UFOlogie or Wikipedia)#UFO #aliens #missingtime #closeencounter #taken #UAP #visitors© B.Moreno 2026 Echos of the Past. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Episode Title: The Photograph and The Phantom: The Ilkley Moor VisitorEchos of the PastCONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses alleged extraterrestrial encounters, abduction claims under hypnosis, and personal psychological distress. Listener discretion is advised.December 1, 1987: Retired police officer Philip Spencer takes a routine walk across England's bleak Ilkley Moor with his camera and compass.What starts as a peaceful sunrise hunt turns into one of the UK's most compelling UFO cases: A reversed compass, missing time, a mysterious craft, and a single grainy photo of a hunched, grey humanoid figure.Bubah and Z dive into Spencer's credible background (a trained observer not seeking fame), the hypnotic regression revealing an abduction, radioactive soil at the site, and Kodak's authentication of the untouched negative.Was it a hoax? Wildlife misidentification? Hallucination? Or proof of something beyond our world?This case has haunted ufologists for decades—join us for the full breakdown.If this stirs up distress, help is available:National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741Share your own unexplained sightings or thoughts:Email: [email protected]: @EchosPoddCastTikTok/Instagram: @echosofthepastpodReferences (with links where available—some are books or archives; I've included purchase/view options)Hough, Peter, and Randles, Jenny. The Complete Book of UFOs: An Investigation into Alien Contact and Encounters. London: Piatkus, 1994. (Detailed chapter on the case; available on Amazon or free borrow on Internet Archive)"The Ilkley Moor Alien Photograph." UFO Insight. (Comprehensive summary with photo scans; full article here)"The Ilkley Moor Alien Encounter, 1987." Think Anomalous. (Video documentary with investigator interviews; watch on YouTube)"UK's Roswell? The Ilkley Moor Alien." BBC News Online. (Archive coverage; related BBC article on similar UK cases here; for Ilkley-specific, see this BBC piece)Clarke, David, and Roberts, Andy. The UFOs That Never Were. London: London House, 2000. (Skeptical analysis; available on Amazon or AbeBooks)Transcript of Hypnosis Session with "Philip Spencer" conducted by Dr. Jim Singleton, March 16, 1988. (As cited in Hough (1994); partial excerpts and analysis available on UFO Casebook or Patrick Gross's UFOlogie site)Kodak Laboratory Analysis Report (Hemel Hempstead), 1987. (Findings confirming negative authenticity; summaries in major sources like UFOlogie or Wikipedia)#UFO #aliens #missingtime #closeencounter #taken #UAP #visitors© B.Moreno 2026 Echos of the Past. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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