Type: Police Report
Source: Lothian and Borders Police
Key Findings from the Police Investigation
Physical Evidence: Police found ladder-like impressions and 32 to 40 small circular holes (approx. 3.5 inches in diameter) in a clearing. The marks indicated an object of several tons had landed, but there were no tracks leading to or from the site, suggesting it had landed and departed vertically.
Forensic Analysis: Taylor’s torn trousers were examined and determined to have been ripped by something hooking and moving upward, rather than snagging on undergrowth. He sustained grazes on his legs and chin and reported a strong smell of burning.
Official Classification: Lothian and Borders Police classified the event as common assault. Investigators, including Det Con Ian Wark, could not attribute the marks to local forestry machinery or any known conventional technology.
Outcome: The case was closed without suspects due to the lack of evidence pointing to human perpetrators. The police report concluded there was no rational explanation for the marks, which "just arrived" as if from the sky.