1. Early Childhood Sensations & Out-of-Body Events

• Distorted body perception before sleep.
  As a child, Nikola repeatedly felt that her face and mouth were “too big” or taking up the whole room. She described it as her skin feeling “wrong.”

• Out-of-body experience.
  Lying in bed, she felt herself rise close to the ceiling and feared the “jaggy” 1980s artex texture would scrape her face.

• Flying dreams that felt real.
  She dreamt of flying around her cul-de-sac, seeing details she shouldn’t have been able to see. She woke believing she might actually be able to fly.

2. The Hand on the Thigh

• Physical touch in grandmother’s house.
  Around age nine, in a bedroom she already found frightening, she woke to a hand gripping her upper thigh hard enough to shock her awake.

• The sensation was powerful, intentional, and left her terrified until daylight.

• She never stayed overnight in that house again.

3. Violent Hair-Pulling Incident

• Wardrobe doors slamming.
  During a sleepover, two wardrobe doors beside her and her friend slammed shut simultaneously with force.

• Later that night:
  As she slept at the foot of the bed near the wardrobe, something ripped out a lock of her hair, leaving visible hair on the pillow.

• This event affected her into adulthood, causing her to sleep with her hair tucked away for decades.

4. The “Cursed” Car Crash

• After a tense encounter with an ex-boyfriend who drove away, she muttered, “I hope he crashes that car.”

• Minutes later, ambulances raced past.

• The ex and his friends had crashed at a dangerous bend.

• One passenger was badly injured and left permanently affected.

• Nikola has carried guilt and now avoids speaking curses or angry thoughts aloud.

5. Major Daylight UFO Encounter (1996)

One of her most life-changing experiences.

Setting

A sunny afternoon in the village of Auchtertool. She and her sister were walking their boxer dog across the field behind their home.

Object Description

• A sphere the size of a car

• Shiny, reflective, metallic, like mercury

• Seemingly fluid or iridescent

• Completely silent

• Capable of instantaneous movement

Behavior

• Hovered over the far rise of the field above a stand of trees.

• The dog — normally wild and energetic — became hysterical, then turned and bolted home, which was highly unusual.

• The moment Nikola noticed the sphere, it jumped closer instantly without any visible movement or sound.

• She felt a deep sense of danger and grabbed her sister’s arm.

• They ran home without looking back.

Nikola believes the object was aware of being observed. The event shaped her worldview and sparked lifelong interest in UFO phenomena.

6. Bedroom Light Event – Possible Follow-Up to UFO Encounter

About a month later:

• She and her sister woke to intense rhythmic white-blue light filling their bedroom.

• Light was bright enough to illuminate the entire room through closed blinds and curtains.

• The flashes followed a steady dim–bright–dim cycle.

• Her sister was panicking, begging to get into her bed.

• Nikola repeated “This isn’t happening” while hiding under the covers.

• Her sister fled the room; the radio suddenly blasted on.

• Their father ran in demanding to know what was going on.

• The light stopped instantly.

• Father blamed “boys in the village with a strobe light,” which the sisters rejected as impossible.

7. Long-Term Paranormal Activity in Multiple Homes

Recurring dreams tied to sites on the Raith Estate

• Repeated dream of a chapel and a presence trying to pull her outside.

• Years later, she moved into a cottage on that very estate where new activity began.

Childhood and adult experiences there:

• Overwhelming coldness in the cottage.

• Stories tied to the land:

  • A wizard who foresaw his own death

  • A man hanged from a nearby tree

• Her daughter saw a woman in an apron “go through the wall.”

• Her daughter also played with what she thought was her father pushing a toy buggy — later realized she’d been playing with something else.

• Her son saw a legless man with red spiky hair, blue velvet coat, and a scribbled-out face.

• Her son also described seeing a dark version of himself running in a mirror that didn’t exist.

• Persistent tapping in Nikola’s bedroom that moved around the room, finishing beside her.

• A terrifying episode where she tried to say “In the name of Jesus Christ…” but her speech slowed, and a voice answered, “You left it too late that time.”

• Strange mechanical “cricket” noises outside her window at night.

Phone-in-the-wardrobe incident

• While leaning into her wardrobe, she heard a phone ringtone loudly behind her inside the wardrobe, despite both real phones being across the room.

• Her partner heard it too.

After moving to a new home

• Kinder energy overall

• A friendly female voice saying “Hello”

• A rolled-up piece of paper moved on its own in front of her and her partner.

8. Daughter’s Recent Activity

At her father’s flat:

• Heard crashes in the kitchen while alone.

• Later watched five clothing hangers lift off the curtain rail and drop to the floor simultaneously.

• Required cleansing and grounding practices afterward.

9. Grandfather’s Deathbed Visit

• While sleeping, Nikola felt someone touch her right arm.

• She saw her grandfather leaning over her saying, “That’s me away then, hen.”

• She immediately woke, saw the time (~2:15 AM), and told her husband she had to share this before they heard anything.

• Hours later, the phone rang.

• Her grandfather had passed away around the time of her experience.

• This moment cemented her belief in afterlife contact.

10. Sister’s Encounter with a Chasing Stone

• As a child, Nikola’s sister ran home hysterical claiming a stone was following her, speeding up each time she looked back.

• A doctor examined her and could find no medical cause.

• Nikola connects this event with Scottish folklore and fae activity.