THINK ABOUTIT UFO|ENTITY ENCOUNTER REPORT
In August 1979, a Gateshead housewife known as “Carol W” experienced a series of bizarre visitations involving a miniature, 18-inch-wide flying saucer and a dozen two-foot-tall humanoid entities described as “Night of the living dolls.” Unlike typical nuts-and-bolts UFO cases, this encounter featured high-strangeness elements such as the craft changing size to enter her home and a mysterious tingling sensation that resulted in temporary paralysis. While the surreal nature of the events suggests a dreamlike experience, the frantic reactions of the family dog and audible buzzing sounds heard by others indicate a tangible, external phenomenon that directly impacted the physical environment.
Date: August 1979
Sighting Time: 4:00 AM
Day/Night: early morning
Location: Gateshead, England
Urban or Rural: Urban
No. of Entity(‘s): 12
Entity Type: Humanoid
Entity Description: two feet high, white suits, and had “unreal” looking hair-like dolls.
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration: Multiple weeks
No. of Object(s): 2
Height & Speed: Hovering
Size of Object(s): Large | 18-inch-wide disc
Distance to Object(s): Immediate proximity
Shape of Object(s): Miniature flying saucer
Color of Object(s): multicoloured lights
Number of Witnesses: 1
Source: Orbis Publishing:The Paranormal Files, pp 172-173.
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The Incredible Shrinking Saucer
Are UFO entities able to change their size and shape at will? Or are they merely holographic projections that assume whatever fantastical form their manipulators dictate? The strange experiences of a Gateshead housewife suggest that we should not take UFOs at face value as simple nuts-and-bolts machines. Early one August morning in 1979, ‘Carol W’ lay awake nursing a toothache and waiting for her husband to return from work. As she sat up in bed drinking tea, a bright red light shone in through the curtains. She ran to the window and saw a disc-shaped object sparkling with multicolored lights hovering over the street. The disc shot straight upwards into the distance and Carol went back to bed. Moments later, a miniature replica of the UFO flew in through the window trailing a shower of glittering specks behind it. As it hovered over the bed buzzing loudly, Carol felt a tingling sensation spread across her body. Then the 18-inch-wide disc flew out through the bedroom door and disappeared. The tiny UFO reappeared one night a fortnight later while Carol was tucking her daughter into bed. She called for her husband, but the disc sailed out through the closed bedroom window before he had a chance to see it.
Strangers in the Night
Carol was so frightened by the unearthly visitations that she went to stay with her mother the next time her husband worked the night-shift. To her dismay, the phenomenon followed her there.
She awoke at 4 am that morning in a state of paralysis and found the minuscule UFO hovering in front of her. This time, it was accompanied by a dozen small humanoids. Although only two feet high, they were still much too big to fit inside the tiny flying saucer.
The entities wore white suits and had “unreal” looking hair-like dolls. They approached the bed and examined Carol closely, all the while making clicking sounds at each other.
The bizarre visitations continued, much to the disgust of Carol’s dog, which went into a frenzy every time it heard the buzzing of the little UFO. The intrusions finally ceased two months later.
While it is tempting to dismiss Carol’s experiences as exotic waking dreams, this would explain neither the behavior of her dog nor the intense buzzing sounds often heard by other family members.
Researcher’s Notes
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The Witness Profile: ‘Carol W’ is described as a Gateshead housewife who was fully conscious during the initial events, nursing a toothache at the time of the first sighting.
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Physical Manifestations: Unlike typical “nuts-and-bolts” UFO cases, this object allegedly changed size, appearing first as a large disc outside before a miniature 18-inch-wide replica flew through her bedroom window.
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Physiological Effects: The witness reported a “tingling sensation” spreading across her body when the miniature disc hovered over her, and later experienced a state of paralysis during a subsequent visitation.
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External Corroboration: The researcher notes that while the events sound like “exotic waking dreams,” the extreme frenzy of the family dog and loud buzzing sounds heard by other family members suggest a physical reality to the phenomenon.
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Entity Description: The “living dolls” were approximately two feet high, wore white suits, and had “unreal” hair; notably, they appeared too large to fit inside the miniature craft they accompanied.
The Gateshead incident stands as a profound challenge to the traditional “nuts-and-bolts” interpretation of the UFO phenomenon, suggesting instead a reality that is highly malleable and deeply interactive with human consciousness. While the surreal nature of the miniature 18-inch saucer and the two-foot-tall “living doll” entities might tempt skeptics to dismiss the case as a vivid waking dream, the physical corroboration—specifically the frantic behavior of the family dog and the intense buzzing sounds heard by others in the household—indicates a tangible external presence. This case highlights a recurring theme in high-strangeness reports where the phenomenon assumes a fantastical, almost theatrical form, yet leaves behind physiological and environmental effects that cannot be easily ignored.
Ultimately, the “Night of the Living Dolls” forces a reassessment of how these intelligence-driven encounters manifest in our physical world. Rather than being mere interstellar travelers in fixed metallic craft, the entities in Carol W’s experience appeared as holographic or psychically projected manipulators capable of altering their scale and appearance at will. Whether these “dolls” were genuine extraterrestrial visitors or a more complex manifestation of an unknown force, the lingering impact on the witness and her surroundings confirms that the event was a legitimate, albeit bizarre, intrusion into her reality.
