Hi all,
I would just like to share two stange incidents for my childhood.
The following happened when I was living in RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. I would have been about 6-7 which would put it at around 1984-5.
We lived on an officers quarters estate in Halton and I clearly remember one summer there was a bit of a flap among the Air Force Wives about a supposedly escaped Puma that was roaming Wendover Woods, having liberated itself from a nearby zoo.
Us kids were all told to be careful and not go into the woods alone. (As with most boys, I loved exploring the woods, finding secret places and whatnot). Shortly after these warnings, I remember riding my bike round the estate, and going past one small section of woods (there were many small spinnies and such around the estate and wit was surrounded by aforementioned Wendover Woods). Something made me turn and look into the trees and I was confronted by a face looking back at me. Not a human face!
As I recall, it was definately a feline and although at the time I had no idea what a Puma looked like, the image I have in my memory is definately of a Puma.
What was strange though was that the face was at adult head height and was peering round a tree at me.
I did not stick around to see what developed, although I do remember feeling the sense of 'unreality' that Jenny Randles calls the 'Oz factor' about the whole incident.
Does anyone on here remember the Puma scare and if so did anyone see something similar?
My other strange experience occurred approx a couple of years later. I used to accompany my dad to RAF cricket club matches which were played at Vine Lane Uxbridge.
One day I was exploring the grounds near the main road when I noticed a large black car coming up the road. This is going to sound ridiculous and will probably appear to be a flight of childish fancy but the car was identical to KITT from the TV show 'Knight Rider' even down to the red scanner on the front. I remember, even at that young age, thinking that this is impossible. That it is only a tv show, but I was and still am positive that is what I saw.
I do not recall any sound at all from the car, not even engine noise. Also the windows were dark tinted. The car then turned on to a gated road which my dad later informed me was Ministry Of Defence property.
The only logical explanation I can think of (other than an over active imagination) was that some MOD emplyee was a big fan of the show and bought a replica to show his buddies.
Well I hope someone finds these minor little episodes interesting. They have remained vivid memories my whole life and it is this vividness that makes me feel like they actually occured rather than just being childhood fantasies
I would just like to share two stange incidents for my childhood.
The following happened when I was living in RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. I would have been about 6-7 which would put it at around 1984-5.
We lived on an officers quarters estate in Halton and I clearly remember one summer there was a bit of a flap among the Air Force Wives about a supposedly escaped Puma that was roaming Wendover Woods, having liberated itself from a nearby zoo.
Us kids were all told to be careful and not go into the woods alone. (As with most boys, I loved exploring the woods, finding secret places and whatnot). Shortly after these warnings, I remember riding my bike round the estate, and going past one small section of woods (there were many small spinnies and such around the estate and wit was surrounded by aforementioned Wendover Woods). Something made me turn and look into the trees and I was confronted by a face looking back at me. Not a human face!
As I recall, it was definately a feline and although at the time I had no idea what a Puma looked like, the image I have in my memory is definately of a Puma.
What was strange though was that the face was at adult head height and was peering round a tree at me.
I did not stick around to see what developed, although I do remember feeling the sense of 'unreality' that Jenny Randles calls the 'Oz factor' about the whole incident.
Does anyone on here remember the Puma scare and if so did anyone see something similar?
My other strange experience occurred approx a couple of years later. I used to accompany my dad to RAF cricket club matches which were played at Vine Lane Uxbridge.
One day I was exploring the grounds near the main road when I noticed a large black car coming up the road. This is going to sound ridiculous and will probably appear to be a flight of childish fancy but the car was identical to KITT from the TV show 'Knight Rider' even down to the red scanner on the front. I remember, even at that young age, thinking that this is impossible. That it is only a tv show, but I was and still am positive that is what I saw.
I do not recall any sound at all from the car, not even engine noise. Also the windows were dark tinted. The car then turned on to a gated road which my dad later informed me was Ministry Of Defence property.
The only logical explanation I can think of (other than an over active imagination) was that some MOD emplyee was a big fan of the show and bought a replica to show his buddies.
Well I hope someone finds these minor little episodes interesting. They have remained vivid memories my whole life and it is this vividness that makes me feel like they actually occured rather than just being childhood fantasies