THE MAJOR'S UFO SIGHTING IN 1937 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Omar Fowler   
Saturday, 11 July 2009 01:18
MAJOR F.TURNER-BRIDGER'S UFO ENCOUNTER IN 1937
(Related to Omar Fowler in 1978)

It was about September or October 1937 and about 4pm in the afternoon when my wife and I were motoring back from Sussex to Haslemere (Surrey) where I then lived.
On returning to the main road from Haslemere to Northchapel, I drove along a bye-way lane, where I suddenly pulled up, as I saw a mysterious object on my left, at the brow of Blackdown Hill. I pulled up on the side of the lane, next to an unused field.
On the summit of Blackdown Hill I suddenly noticed an unusual object hovering, I have drawn a sketch showing the shape of the object and also a side view.
The object had a hump in the centre and was surrounded by an orange flaming surround.
It so happened that whilst I was watching this curious object, I noticed another car had also pulled up behind me. The object obviously noticed a car in this isolated lane
Suddenly the object flew back over the ridge of Blackdown Hill and out of sight.  I waited some five minutes or longer and then noticed the same object had re-appeared again some distance along this ridge than previously.
I presumed that in this very lonely spot, the ‘occupants’ were surprised to find a car below and had moved off, later to return to the ridge of the hill. I watched it in wonderment as it eventually disappeared at terrific speed.
My thoughts then began to wonder and as Farnborough (Royal Aircraft Establishment) was not many miles away, I imagined that it a very scientific object being tested out. At this point I may mention that the view covered almost the whole terrain of Surrey.
I may add that I, as many people had since told me, I envisaged the coming war (WW2 1939-45). I even went to Poland with my family, to verify my thoughts and my observations on my return were known to many. I have since been told that “if everyone had listened to you there wouldn’t have been a war.”
As an ex-flying pilot in the R.F.C. (Royal Flying Corps) in 1916 (having previously been in the trenches in 1915 with the Kings Own Scottish Borderers), I though that this amazing object that I had seen was evidence of a secret experiment being carried out at Farnborough.
Over these past years I have thought a great deal of this experience and was pleased to hear you mention on the ITV Television that you would like to hear from anyone with a UFO experience, past or present. I then telephoned you.