Darlene H.

This is exactly the kind of post we need more of. Your father's experience - the electrical failure, the time gap, the physical mark - matches patterns seen in other close encounter cases.

Tripod mount for your mobile (get a cheap phone holder on Amazon for £5-10) and a basic tripod (£15-20). Makes video documentation infinitely more credible and steadier for analysis later.

I'll keep this brief because I'm still processing. My name's Marcus, I'm 47, live near Manchester, and until about six weeks ago I would've absolutely slagged off anyone who believed in ghosts,...