As with the
Kelly Hopkinsville UFO encounter, it's easy to run away with the idea that this sighting -
In the woods! In Scotland! - occurred in the wilds, miles from anywhere. In fact, it was just off a busy motorway, in a well-populated area.
A modern OS map of the area:
Approximate location within red star. Broad blue line is the M8 motorway
Here's the area from Google Earth:
Approximate locus at yellow pin
The local council includes this incident in its list of local attractions, giving this map:
Their .PDF page with a potted version of the story.
The
Atlas Obscura page with ground-level photos of the area.
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