August 3, 1977A130 near Thaxted / North Essex, Essex, United Kingdom
Mike Stevens reported two orange-red hovering objects near Thaxted. While driving away in a nearly new rental car, he could not accelerate beyond about 35 mph for roughly 400 yards before the vehicle abruptly returned to full power.
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“Stevens reported two orange-red hovering objects and then a temporary inability to accelerate his nearly new rental car beyond about 35 mph for roughly 400 yards before an abrupt return of full power.”
“Stevens reported the event to police; site investigation found no additional evidence and the rental car was examined and road-tested without abnormality.”
“Hall adopts James McDonald’s “mass displacement” label for cases in which vehicles or other physical objects were reportedly lifted or moved, and broadens it to include apparent slowing, dragging and related inertial effects.”
“Table 5 indexes reported vehicle lifting, displacement, slowing and other apparent force effects from the mid-1960s through 1988, including several cases already modeled in Sections V and VI.”