Reg Presley

Music Career

Reg Presley (Reginald Maurice Ball, June 12, 1941 – February 4, 2013) was an English rock musician best known as the lead singer and songwriter of The Troggs, one of the defining bands of 1960s rock and roll. Born in Andover, Hampshire, Presley worked as a bricklayer before joining the band. The Troggs achieved massive international success with hits including "Wild Thing" (which topped the US charts in 1966), "With a Girl Like You," and "Love Is All Around" — the latter famously featured in the films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually. Presley remained active with The Troggs for five decades, only retiring in 2012 after suffering multiple strokes.

UFO Research Awakening

Presley's dramatic shift toward UFO research began in 1990 when he walked into a crop circle formation at Alton Barnes in Marlborough, Wiltshire. This encounter profoundly affected him and ignited a passionate, lifelong investigation into crop circle phenomena and unidentified flying objects. Rather than treating UFO research as a casual hobby, Presley approached it with the same dedication he had brought to music, becoming deeply embedded in the UFO research community. He attended conferences, studied extensive literature on the subject, and engaged with established researchers across the globe. Presley claimed to have witnessed a total of fourteen UFO sightings over the course of his life.

Author and Media Advocate

In 2002, Presley published Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, a book documenting his investigations and observations regarding crop circles, UFO phenomena, alchemy, lost civilizations, and alien spacecraft. The book allowed him to contribute meaningfully to the UFO discourse and reach audiences beyond the research community. He funded his research endeavors through royalties from The Troggs' music catalog, particularly the ongoing revenue stream from "Love Is All Around," which continues to be licensed for film and television worldwide. This financial independence enabled him to pursue UFO investigation without compromise.

Presley also hosted The Reg Presley UFO Show, a weekly cable television program broadcast on Andover's local network, Town TV, where he discussed his findings and interviewed other researchers. His willingness to use his celebrity platform to promote serious UFO investigation — rather than dismiss it as entertainment — distinguished him from most mainstream figures. Presley died on February 4, 2013, from lung cancer complicated by earlier strokes.