Case file · Abduction
Ilkley Moor abduction
An ex-policeman photographed a small figure on a Yorkshire moor and reported missing time.
1987 CE · 53.90, -1.83 · status: account
The researched reading
One blurred photo and a hypnosis-based story from an anonymous man. A hoax or a misread figure is far likelier than an alien.
| Explanation | Weight | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | 35% | The share the reading had given to fabrication on doubt rather than evidence: the record does not settle it either way. |
| Perception, memory or mind | 22% | The abduction narrative came out under hypnosis, which adds false memories, and a dazed walker may have lost track of time. |
| A hoax or fabrication | 15% | The pseudonymous witness, a single unusable photograph, and features such as a convenient camera shot have led many to judge it a hoax with a costume or model. |
| Something known, misidentified | 13% | A blurred small figure on a misty moor could be a person, child or animal at distance. |
| Genuinely anomalous | 12% | Photo analysts found the figure was really in the frame, not added, and his compass was reportedly reversed afterwards. |
| A known natural phenomenon | 1% | Nothing natural fits. |
| A poorly understood natural phenomenon | 1% | Nothing points that way. |
| Secret human technology | 1% | Nothing fits. |
Official position: No official investigation.