NUFORC Sighting 08611

Occurred: 1984-08-14 02:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1999-08-09 00:00 Pacific
Duration: aprox 30 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Dorset coast (UK/England), , United Kingdom

Shape: Light


While sailing of the Dorset coast on a NE course towards Portland Bill, I saw a light in the sky that I can't explaine

The object was a dot of light, similar to a star or a satelight, but could not have been either. Stars do not move arround as this did and, satelights hold a steady course. Ionly noticed this point of light becauseits behaviour was very unusual. It was able to move at great speed from a standing start and then stop abruptly. No speeding up or slowing down. It did this aeveral times, in random directions over both land and sea . There was one other witness, a woman I am no longer in contact with. I think she was a primary school teacher from New Zealand. She hadn't been on a yacht at sea befor she was helping me on my watch, I was telling her about stars and satelights to calm her nerves, which was how we came to notice it. I am not sure of the duration of time we could see it because a fleet of trawlers arrived and I had to consentrate on sailing by them. When I looked afterwards it was gone The boats name was ((name of boat deleted)) she was registered in London, I wrote the sighting down in the log book. No one Ihave asked has any suggestions what it could have been. I have not seen another UFO before or since.

Posted 2003-08-28

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