Ethel May Field Sighting

In late September 1977, around 11 PM, Mrs. Ethel May Field, 62, went into her back garden in Parkstone to take in washing from the clothesline. She heard a humming sound and looked up to see a round object, about 20-22 feet across, with a domed top hovering low over the garden. The dome had two large windows through which she clearly saw two humanoid figures of normal human proportions, one in each window. They wore one-piece silver suits and matching headgear that covered all but their faces, with the headwear coming to a point at the forehead and appearing separate from the suits with a collar. The figures seemed male with slender faces. The interior was brightly lit like household lighting. The object cast a greyish glow and bluish-yellow beams, caused a sensation of heat and ground vibration, and departed after 20-30 seconds. Field reported physical effects including dermatitis the following week. She was interviewed in 1978 by investigator Leslie Harris, with the case documented in press and UFO literature following the release of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.