Zigmund Adamski
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Zigmund Jan Adamski (born 17 August 1923, Poland
— died 1980) was a coal miner at Lofthouse
Colliery, who mysteriously disappeared from his Tingley
home in June 1980. His body was found on top of a large stack of anthracite in Todmorden
.
es at 15:30 on June 6 1980. The next day he was due to attend a family wedding, which he was much looking forward to. His body was found five days later in Todmorden next to a railway line on the afternoon of Wednesday June 11 at 15:45 by Trevor Parker, the son of the owner of the Tomlin's coal yard. The yard had not been used since 11 o' clock that morning, and the body had not been seen at that time; Parker had arrived at 08:00. At 16:10 a police officer
, Alan Godfrey
, attended the scene, with a colleague. On examination, it was found he had died of a heart attack
and had peculiar burns on his neck and shoulders.
His clothes were in good condition although the shirt was removed. He had not attended any hospitals in the missing five days and had only been on the anthracite a few hours before he was found. It appeared that neither had he slept rough in the intervening days and he had been eating healthily, and that no struggle had taken place. The post mortem was carried out at 21:15 in Hebden Bridge
by Dr Alan Edwards, a consultant pathologist at the Royal Halifax Infirmary. He found that Adamski's death took place between 11:00 and 13:00 that day. The burn on his neck had been there two days before his death, and had had a peculiar ointment applied that forensic scientists could not identify. There was some deliberation over the cause of his death as his death was not registered until the autumn of 1980. The coroner was James Turnbull.
John Hanson and David Sankey of BUFORA, the British UFO Research Association, carried out an investigation in 2005. Citing interviews with Adamski's relatives, they claimed that he was not, in fact, looking forward to the god-daughter's wedding due to a feud with a family member. The unnamed family member's wife had taken out a restraining order against him, and moved in with Adamski's wife, Leokadia. Hanson and Sankey reported that Adamski's family suspected the man had kidnapped Zigmund and held him in a shed, where he suffered a heart attack.
, a Polish
-American
UFO researcher and contactee. The policeman who found Zigmund Adamski, Alan Godfrey, would later claim to have had an encounter six months later on 28 November at 5:00 with a UFO on Burnley
Road (A646) in Todmorden as he was driving his car on duty. This was one mile from the coalyard. He could not account for fifteen minutes of his time. Under hypnosis
through assistance with Manchester-based MUFORA in 1981, he claimed he had been abducted. The Sunday Mirror (27 September 1981) published this story on its front page as a UFO abduction, which was written by John Sheard and Stewart Bonney.
in later life.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
— died 1980) was a coal miner at Lofthouse
Lofthouse, West Yorkshire
Lofthouse is a village in West Yorkshire, England between the cities of Wakefield and Leeds. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough but with a Wakefield postal address . It is mentioned as Locthuse also Loftose in the 1086 Domesday Book....
Colliery, who mysteriously disappeared from his Tingley
Tingley
Tingley is a settlement in West Yorkshire, England, forming part of the parish of West Ardsley and of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.It is situated midway between Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford but is considered part of Morley...
home in June 1980. His body was found on top of a large stack of anthracite in Todmorden
Todmorden
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....
.
Disappearance
Adamski set out to get some potatoPotato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es at 15:30 on June 6 1980. The next day he was due to attend a family wedding, which he was much looking forward to. His body was found five days later in Todmorden next to a railway line on the afternoon of Wednesday June 11 at 15:45 by Trevor Parker, the son of the owner of the Tomlin's coal yard. The yard had not been used since 11 o' clock that morning, and the body had not been seen at that time; Parker had arrived at 08:00. At 16:10 a police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
, Alan Godfrey
Alan Godfrey
Alan Godfrey is a retired police constable who served with the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police Force. His life and career are notable for having been entangled in some of Britain's most unusual mysteries, including the Zigmund Adamski case, allegedly connected with the UFO phenomenon...
, attended the scene, with a colleague. On examination, it was found he had died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
and had peculiar burns on his neck and shoulders.
His clothes were in good condition although the shirt was removed. He had not attended any hospitals in the missing five days and had only been on the anthracite a few hours before he was found. It appeared that neither had he slept rough in the intervening days and he had been eating healthily, and that no struggle had taken place. The post mortem was carried out at 21:15 in Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the River Hebden .A 2004 profile of...
by Dr Alan Edwards, a consultant pathologist at the Royal Halifax Infirmary. He found that Adamski's death took place between 11:00 and 13:00 that day. The burn on his neck had been there two days before his death, and had had a peculiar ointment applied that forensic scientists could not identify. There was some deliberation over the cause of his death as his death was not registered until the autumn of 1980. The coroner was James Turnbull.
John Hanson and David Sankey of BUFORA, the British UFO Research Association, carried out an investigation in 2005. Citing interviews with Adamski's relatives, they claimed that he was not, in fact, looking forward to the god-daughter's wedding due to a feud with a family member. The unnamed family member's wife had taken out a restraining order against him, and moved in with Adamski's wife, Leokadia. Hanson and Sankey reported that Adamski's family suspected the man had kidnapped Zigmund and held him in a shed, where he suffered a heart attack.
Connections with UFOs
Zigmund shared a surname with George AdamskiGeorge Adamski
George Adamski was a Polish-born American citizen who became widely known in ufology circles, and to some degree in popular culture, after he claimed to have photographed ships from other planets, met with friendly Nordic alien "Space Brothers", and to have taken flights with them...
, a Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
UFO researcher and contactee. The policeman who found Zigmund Adamski, Alan Godfrey, would later claim to have had an encounter six months later on 28 November at 5:00 with a UFO on Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
Road (A646) in Todmorden as he was driving his car on duty. This was one mile from the coalyard. He could not account for fifteen minutes of his time. Under hypnosis
Hypnosis
Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."It is a mental state or imaginative role-enactment . It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary...
through assistance with Manchester-based MUFORA in 1981, he claimed he had been abducted. The Sunday Mirror (27 September 1981) published this story on its front page as a UFO abduction, which was written by John Sheard and Stewart Bonney.
Personal life
He had lived in Tingley since 1960, having married Leokadia Kowalska in 1951 in West Yorkshire. She had multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
in later life.
External links
- BBC Inside Out
- Investigation by BUFORABritish UFO Research AssociationThe British UFO Research Association or BUFORA is a UK organisation formerly registered as "BUFORA Ltd"; dedicated to investigating UFO phenomenon in the British Isles...