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'''"Cosmic Hobo"''' was a code name given by the [[British Army]] to an alien [[time travel]]ler with a [[time machine]] shaped like a [[police box]] who went by a title that started with the letter "D". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') The name was devised by [[Ian Gilmore]] and [[Oliver Hamilton]]; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') it originated from the fact that several witnesses described the time traveller as being dressed like a [[hobo]]. The "Hobo" was often accompanied by young assistants.  
'''"Cosmic Hobo"''' was a code name given by the [[British Army]] to an alien [[time travel]]ler with a [[time machine]] shaped like a [[police box]] who went by a title that started with the letter "D". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') The name was devised by [[Ian Gilmore]] and [[Oliver Hamilton]]; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') it originated from the fact that several witnesses described the time traveller as being dressed like a [[hobo]]. The "Hobo" was often accompanied by young assistants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'')


Some reports suggested that the name "Cosmic Hobo" was a code name for was itself another code name used by multiple individuals. While most accounts of the "Cosmic Hobo" described him as being short and dark-haired, some witnesses described a different-looking old man. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'')
Some reports suggested that the name "Cosmic Hobo" was a code name for was itself another code name used by multiple individuals. While most accounts of the "Cosmic Hobo" described him as being short and dark-haired, some witnesses described a different-looking old man. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'') The "Hobo" was sometimes mistaken to be a medical [[doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')


By mid-[[1969]], there were at least five documented sighting of the "Cosmic Hobo" dating back to the [[1940s]]; these included: [[Northumberland]] in [[1943]]<ref>A reference to ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''.</ref>, [[South Wales]] in [[1959]]<ref>A reference to ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''.</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') during the encounter [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|ICMG]] had with alien battle machines in [[Shoreditch]] in [[1963]]<ref>A reference to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'') at [[Gatwick Airport]] in [[1966]]<ref>A reference to ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''.</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'', ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') and during the [[London Event]] of [[1969]].<ref>A reference to ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''.</ref> ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')
By mid-[[1969]], there were at least five documented sighting of the "Cosmic Hobo" dating back to the [[1940s]]; these included: [[Northumberland]] in [[1943]]<ref>A reference to ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''.</ref>, [[South Wales]] in [[1959]]<ref>A reference to ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''.</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') during the encounter [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|ICMG]] had with alien battle machines in [[Shoreditch]] in [[1963]]<ref>A reference to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'') at [[Gatwick Airport]] in [[1966]]<ref>A reference to ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''.</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dogs of War (LS short story)|The Dogs of War]]'', ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') and during the [[London Event]] of [[1969]].<ref>A reference to ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''.</ref> ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')

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"Cosmic Hobo" was a code name given by the British Army to an alien time traveller with a time machine shaped like a police box who went by a title that started with the letter "D". (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock) The name was devised by Ian Gilmore and Oliver Hamilton; (PROSE: The Enfolded Time) it originated from the fact that several witnesses described the time traveller as being dressed like a hobo. The "Hobo" was often accompanied by young assistants. (PROSE: The Dogs of War)

Some reports suggested that the name "Cosmic Hobo" was a code name for was itself another code name used by multiple individuals. While most accounts of the "Cosmic Hobo" described him as being short and dark-haired, some witnesses described a different-looking old man. (PROSE: The Dogs of War) The "Hobo" was sometimes mistaken to be a medical doctor. (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)

By mid-1969, there were at least five documented sighting of the "Cosmic Hobo" dating back to the 1940s; these included: Northumberland in 1943[1], South Wales in 1959[2], (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock) during the encounter ICMG had with alien battle machines in Shoreditch in 1963[3], (PROSE: The Dogs of War) at Gatwick Airport in 1966[4], (PROSE: The Dogs of War, Beast of Fang Rock) and during the London Event of 1969.[5] (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)

Undocumented incidents involving the "Hobo" included the Great Intelligence's attack on the Det-Sen Monastery in 1935[6] and the Rutan scout incursion at the Fang Rock lighthouse in 1902.[7] (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)

After Anne Travers and Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart met the "Cosmic Hobo" during the London Event, they were required to sign the Official Secrets Act - the Act required them to not refer to the "Cosmic Hobo" by his real name. Travers recommended that Lethbridge-Stewart train his mind to think of the time traveller as the "Cosmic Hobo". (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)

During the Grandfather attack on Earth, McMillan inquired into Lethbridge-Stewart's previous encounters with extraterrestrials but was not able to find much information about Alistair's first alien encounter due to the involvement of the "Cosmic Hobo". (PROSE: The Grandfather Infestation)

However, in the 1970s the "Cosmic Hobo" underwent a drastic change which resulted in the description of him being a cosmic hobo no longer being very applicable. The code name was dropped and forgotten. (PROSE: The Enfolded Time)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A reference to The Curse of Fenric.
  2. ↑ A reference to Delta and the Bannermen.
  3. ↑ A reference to Remembrance of the Daleks.
  4. ↑ A reference to The Faceless Ones.
  5. ↑ A reference to The Web of Fear.
  6. ↑ A reference to The Abominable Snowmen.
  7. ↑ A reference to Horror of Fang Rock.
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