It has been described as one of the most credible alien abduction stories in history. Now, 50 years on, new evidence has come to light which UFO experts say proves a close encounter took place on ...

Stories of alien abductions peaked in the Sixties and Seventies, but one case that predates them is said to have taken place in the North-East. Gavin Havery reports. IT is a sunny spring day in 1940.