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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]]'')