Near Winchester, Hamps being encounter — December 30, 1976

On December 30, 1976, Joyce Bowles and Ted Pratt were driving toward her home near Winchester, Hampshire, after dark when they saw a light among the clouds. Bowles heard a whistling noise, and the car began rocking in several directions. Their next reported experience placed them beside the car inside a room, apparently within the object. Three men watched them. Bowles recognized a bearded man whom she associated with their earlier November encounter. Another wore a belt with a conspicuous shining ornament and rubbed it while speaking to the others. The men then addressed Bowles and Pratt in broken English and assured them that no harm was intended. Pratt was asked to walk seven steps and describe what he felt; he reported a difference in temperature between parts of the room. The exchange formed part of the tests and conversation the pair later described. Bowles and Pratt had reported an encounter the previous month; Bowles's recognition of the bearded figure linked the December experience to that earlier episode. The circumstances of their return from the room are not specified.