NUFORC Sighting 17983

Occurred: 1970-06-01 19:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2001-06-09 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 30seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Gainsborough (UK/England), , United Kingdom

Shape: Circle

AS CHILDREN AGED ABOUT 10YRS OLD PLAYING IN THE STREETS AROUND OUR HOMES IN GAINSBOROUGH LINCOLNSHIRE ENGLAND ,I/WE SAW A LARGE ROUND BRILLIANT OBJECT COME FROM THE WEST TO DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US LOOKING SOUTH AS FAR AS ICAN REMEMBER AT ABOUT 30 DEGREES FROM US ON OUR HORIZON LOOKING SOUTH THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELLING AT AN INCREDABLE SPEED AND THIS OBJECT JUST STOPPED IT WAS LIKE ABIG WHITE BRIGHT FULL MOON BUT EVEN BRIGHTER THE OBJECT THEN DID A MOVE LIKE A LETTER Z UPWARDS AND THEN WENT VERTICAL AND DISSAPPEARED.THE OBJECT WAS CERTAINALLY NO AIRCRAFT OR HELLICOPTER AS WE LIVE WITHIN ALL OUR STRATEGIC AIRFIELDS AND RECOGNISED OUR OWN AIRCRAFT ALSO THE OBJECT WAS MOVING AS QUICK AS LIGHTENING BUT THERE WAS CONTROL TO ITS MOVEMENTS HAVING BEEN FORTUNATE TO SEE A SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH LAUNCH ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HAVE ALOT OFF CATCHING UP TO DO

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Date is approximate. PD

Posted 2001-08-05