UFO Reports 1997
Date
Time
Town / Village
County
Occupation of reporter
(where known)
Brief Description of sighting
02-Jan-97
20:58 Immingham
Lincolnshire
A large UFO, with all different colour of lights around it. Was stationary for some time, then started moving, making small erratic movements.
02-Jan-97
23:35 Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
An object that is continually changing colour. Normal star shape.
03-Jan-97
07:45 Formby/Liverpool
Merseyside
An oval, cigar shaped object. When the object speeded up, the witness could see red and white lights around or underneath it.
04-Jan-97
23:20 Beith
Ayrshire
There were circular lights that were indistinct. The object was continually orbiting and tilting.
13-Jan-97
21:00 Brockton
Staffordshire
One, North Star sized object. Red and green colours, brighter than a star. Was moving from West to North.
13-Jan-97
19:35 Peacehaven
East Sussex
One star shaped object. It had white, red and green flickering lights. It was very high and moving very slowly.
13-Jan-97
19:40 Eynsham
Oxfordshire
One object, larger than a light plane. Was circular and greenish in colour. Moved faster than a plane and then appeared to fall to the ground.
13-Jan-97
19:00 Watlington/Kings Lynn
Norfolk
Two bright white lights and three green lights in a row, with a red light beneath, seen hovering above a field.
13-Jan-97
22:30 Kessingland/Nr Lowestoft
Suffolk
Huge lights, like a child's sparkler, round, and as big as a house. There was no sound.
14-Jan-97
20:00 Selby
North Yorkshire
One, star shaped object. It was multicoloured. The object was stationary for over two hours.
16-Jan-97
08:45 Dunfermline
Fife
There was an orange glow in the sky. Small plane sized, cigar shaped object. It descended quickly.
20-Jan-97
08:00 Rock/Nr Kidderminster
Worcestershire
Five lights were seen in the sky. They then formed into two dashes. One moved off, and then they all disappeared.
20-Jan-97
07:00 Rochdale
Lancashire
Two white lights that were oblong shaped, and very bright. They were heading in every direction.
20-Jan-97
06:55 Coppull/Nr Chorley
Lancashire
Three lights in a triangular formation. The lights split up and then proceeded in three separate directions, at the speed of the car.
20-Jan-97
07:00 Henley-in-Arden
Warwickshire
A triangle of three stars. One was stationary and the other two were moving at the speed of a plane. They were brilliant white.
20-Jan-97
19:15 Bradford
West Yorkshire
Five, round shaped flashing lights. Red and white in colour. They separated and went in different directions.
20-Jan-97
19:01 Invergary
Invernesshire
Intermittent light was flashing red. Then two flying objects were seen.
20-Jan-97
06:50 Dartmoor
Devon
Two objects/lights that were parallel. Were stationary for about 10 seconds. They moved away at speed, and then became brighter.
20-Jan-97
16:45 Norwich
Norfolk
A green light seen in the sky, that moved in a curve, falling as it went.
20-Jan-97
01:00 Woodford Green
Essex
Three triangular shaped objects. They were bright white, but also turned red, green and orange. They moved spot and then zoomed off.
20-Jan-97
19:45 Caernarfon Bay
Caernarfonshire
A huge, blue, fast object in the sky. There was a cloud of smoke and it made the floor shake.
24-Jan-97
03:10 Hainault
Essex
A round, glowing object, with a dome on top and another underneath. It had port holes and glowed white/yellow. Disappeared after a few seconds.
24-Jan-97
19:05 Spey Bay Beach/Moray
Morayshire
One large, semi-circular shaped object. Blood red orange, very vivid. Similar to a street light. Object was stationary, then moved off.
24-Jan-97
20:07 B260/Longfield
Kent
Three very bright objects, pulsating - white, green and yellow. They sometimes moved into a triangular formation.
24-Jan-97
19:00 Spey Bay
Morayshire
One object. Was bright red/orange in colour. Bright light. The object was moving downwards.
25-Jan-97
21:00 Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
One object. Got larger as it came close. Was starlight shaped, with a blue light pulsating and was extremely bright.
25-Jan-97
20:30 Marske By The Sea
North Yorkshire
One bright object. Collection of red, green and blue lights.
26-Jan-97
00:30 Edinburgh
Fife
One object, in the shape of three dots. Flashing red, purple, blue and yellow lights. They looked like disco lights.
26-Jan-97
20:40 A537/Chelford/Nr Macclesfield
Cheshire
One object, 50 metres across. Was round and dark, with white incandescent lights around it. With two very bright, red lights beneath it.
27-Jan-97
10:55 Droylsden
Greater Manchester
One, silver/white metallic object. Stubby wings further back. Cylindrical. Low, growling hum. Two more objects were there for 2-3 minutes.
27-Jan-97
20:23 Flamborough
East Yorkshire
Two blue lights. Shape described as a flint sparking continuously. Both lights varied from being 30-100 yards apart.
27-Jan-97
22:40 Newport
South Glamorgan
A 'tube of light' coming down from the sky. It first looked like a star moving towards the car. Left a dust cover on the car.
28-Jan-97
20:00 Swansea
Glamorgan
Three white lights accompanied by a red light. They seemed to be many miles away.
30-Jan-97
17:55 Marlow
Buckinghamshire
One sphere shaped object. White light. It descended slowly to eye level and slowed and appeared to spin and accelerate and then disappeared.
31-Jan-97
20:00 York
North Yorkshire
Two to three UFOs circling the area. They looked like fast moving, cloud shaped objects.
02-Feb-97
20:10 Chester
Cheshire
Orange, round object that was very bright. Was high up and made a rapid downwards descent.
02-Feb-97
14:25 Selkirk
Selkirkshire
Mirror like object. It was flickering.
02-Feb-97
07:30 Caerphilly
Mid-Glamorgan
Cigar shaped object, with wings but no tail. Jade green in colour. White lights through windows. Moved in a straight line.
03-Feb-97
21:35 Coventry
West Midlands
One large, triangular shaped object. Very bright, and white in colour and green at the top. It was moving North.
03-Feb-97
10:52 Farringdon
Oxfordshire
An oval shaped object, moving very fast.
05-Feb-97
08:30 Beeston/Nr Leeds
West Yorkshire
One object that was spherical shaped. It was silver in colour and very shiny and bright. It remained steady and then disappeared.
06-Feb-97
23:30 Manchester
Greater Manchester
Disc shaped objects were seen. They were surrounded by lights. A Droning noise was heard. One shot off, but returned later with another identical object.
07-Feb-97
08:05 Bathgate/Falkirk
Central
One object, like a vapour trail, (but too low down). White, but not bright. Not very fast.
08-Feb-97
18:37 Southend to London
Essex
Two strange, white lights surrouned by coloured lights. Then two more lots of lights appeared. They were moving slowly towards London.
08-Feb-97
19:30 Cross Green/Leeds
West Yorkshire
One object, round shaped, consisting of a large, bright light. It was moving from East to West.
09-Feb-97
19:00 Mons Mill/Todmorden
West Yorkshire
The object was spherical in shape. Was a solid blue colour in the centre. It was moving in a Westerly direction.
09-Feb-97
19:00
10-Feb-97
23:00 Near Plymouth
Devon
A round, deep, red object. It was not lit up and didn't have any lights. It was moving from West to East and was very high. 4-5 times faster than an airliner.
10-Feb-97
09:35 Barry
Glamorgan
One oblong object. It was red in the centre and had up to fifteen lights. There was constant movement.
A very bright meteorite or space debris.
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13-Feb-97
17:30 Croydon
Surrey
Two objects that had one blue and one orange light. They were very bright. They were stationary and then there was erratic movement.
14-Feb-97
15:10 Maidstone
Kent
Two, small, triangular shaped objects. Black in colour. The objects were heading North and then disappeared into cloud.
14-Feb-97
07:45 Stretham
London
One airship shaped object. It was black. It was drifting smoothly.
14-Feb-97
08:15 Roath/Cardiff
Glamorgan
One, triangular shaped object. A shiny, golden colour. It was moving in a straight line and was fast.
15-Feb-97
23:00 Westbury
Wiltshire
The object was believed to have landed on top of the Westbury White Horse Beauty Spot in Wiltshire.
18-Feb-97
22:06 A449/Llanwern/Newport
Monmouthshire
There was a cream coloured light.
27-Feb-97
21:00 Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Five round, glowing objects. They were moving up and down and side to side, and were quite fast.
23-Feb-97
19:20 Chelsea
London
One, very large, oblong shaped object.Yellowy/blue in colour. The object was stationary.
26-Feb-97
21:45 A346/Nr Marlborough
Wiltshire
One object, green in colour and about 200 feet in the air. It had a very, long, green tail behind it.
05-Mar-97
02:30 East Winch/Kings Lynn
Norfolk
White light, not unlike A/C landing light, with a faint beam or trail. Was stationary and then there was some movement.
05-Mar-97
21:00 Edale/Lake District
Derbyshire
Triangular shaped object. It was green/yellow in colour and had pulsing lights. It made rapid, jerky movements and moved position.
05-Mar-97
23:00 East Woodford
London
One object, similar to aircraft size, but triangular shaped. It was light in the centre, but the rest was dim white. Moved left/right, and stop/started.
05-Mar-97
22:35 Enfield
Middlesex
A pink/red, round object. A bit came off the side and fell down. The object was flying in a North Westerly direction.
06-Mar-97
18:30 Crondall
Surrey
The object was at an angle. It was round with a dome on top. It had lights all around and internal lights. It was stationary and then hovered.
08-Mar-97
07:10 Childwall/Liverpool
Merseyside
One object, car headlight size. Was white and very bright.
08-Mar-97
19:05 Ayr
Ayrshire
The object was like a star with a tail. There was a glow all around it. It was stationary.
08-Mar-97
05:30 Salford
Greater Manchester
Two objects. One was solid and charcoal grey and the other was more like a bright light. They zig zagged and then moved away vertically.
09-Mar-97
03:45 Southend Beach
Essex
A metallic blue object. It hovered above the sea, and then crashed into it.
10-Mar-97
03:45 Llanfair Caereinion
Powys
A round ball with a tail. Was like a torch with a flare. There was no movement.
11-Mar-97
20:26 Lynas-Wal/Llaneilian
Isle of Anglesey
One object with white and red lights.
12-Mar-97
19:30 Montrose
Tayside
One, round, very bright object, with static beams shining down.
12-Mar-97
20:45 M40/Gaydon
Warwickshire
Five, pure white lights. They were very fast, and went from horizon to horizon in two-three seconds.
13-Mar-97
20:50 Warwick
Warwickshire
One huge big circle of bright white light. Was high in the sky and was circling around.
15-Mar-97
20:30 A483/Wrexham-Newtown
Denbighshire
One, large, oval, white and very bright object. The object was straight and level and was moving parallel with the car.
18-Mar-97
23:20 Elgin
Morayshire
Three lights. Then there was a blue flash about 500ft up.
18-Mar-97
04:00 Kingstanding/Birmingham
West Midlands
One large, triangle shaped object. Lit up blue. 200 ft in length. A very bright light in each corner. Hovered, then shot off. Left a substance of which he has some in a jam jar.
19-Mar-97
08:40 Birmingham Airport
West Midlands
A small object that was moving very strangely.
19-Mar-97
21:50 Kidderminster
Worcestershire
One, large, cigar shaped object, with four individual red/green lights. Very bright. Was moving very slowly and moving from left to right.
19-Mar-97
21:15 Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
One large, round, white object. It was larger than aircraft lights. Very bright.
20-Mar-97
06:00 Coventry Airport
West Midlands
Saucer shaped object, like a dull grey cloud. It was moving slowly, but faster than a cloud.
21-Mar-97
22:31 Crawley
West Sussex
A peculiar object, that looked like a flock of birds, with a hole in the middle, leaving a vapour trail across the sky. Had orange lights around it.
27-Mar-97
20:40 Bedworth
Warwickshire
Two objects were side by side. They were white and very bright. During the incident, the car radio was producing static.
28-Mar-97
20:00 A70/Edinburgh
Fife
Two, very large, round objects. Larger than aircraft lights. White and very bright. They were in line with each other. Were moving Northwards.
28-Mar-97
19:43 Manchester
Greater Manchester
One object. Dark black and a triangular shape. Small red light on the nose. Two white lights on the edges that were flashing.
29-Mar-97
Southport
Lancashire
A triangular object. Was hovering off of the coast.
29-Mar-97
Burslem/Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Three objects (lights), that were orange/red in colour. Were 500 yards apart of each other. They were moving from left to right.
30-Mar-97
22:30 Wigan
Greater Manchester
The object was a similar size and shape as a star. Blue and white in colour. It occasionally changed to red. It twinkled.
31-Mar-97
22:00 Didcot/Oxford
Oxfordshire
Lights in the sky, which were white, then green, red and blue. Was stationary and then moved from left to right.
31-Mar-97
18:50 Wythall/Nr Birmingham
West Midlands
One jumbo sized, missile shaped object. Very long. Had fins at rear. White, with an amber glow at the rear. Engine noise. Straight and level.
31-Mar-97
23:45 Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
An object with pieces of fire coming off of it. It was moving fast through the sky, and the witness thought that it may crash.
01-Apr-97
20:05 Hanwell
London
One, round object. Very bright. It was slow.
01-Apr-97
20:00 Notting Hill Gate
London
An orange blob, with a long fiery trail from the top, and twenty times longer than wide. Like a hot air balloon coming down, leaving a trail.
07-Apr-97
20:50 East Grinstead
West Sussex
One star shaped object. White and bright. Travelling in a direct line and was exceptionally fast.
08-Apr-97
09:01 Penycae
Denbighshire
An object was moving in 90 degree angles. It sped up and then slowed down.
08-Apr-97
21:00 Wallington
Surrey
One object, like a dot of light. White and fairly bright. Was vertical. Moved very fast.
08-Apr-97
21:30 Over Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran
A circular ball of light, which changed to green and then red in colour. It travelled horizontally across the sky.
09-Apr-97
09:15 Lowestoft
Suffolk
A bright, white light, which had a circle of lights and a triangle in the middle, and also, three large, mauve/blue spots. It hovered, then shot off to the West.
09-Apr-97
20:30 Elland
West Yorkshire
Three objects, green in colour. Horizontal - and approximately the size of traffic lights. Were steady and going from West to East.
10-Apr-97
18:24 Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
A sequence of flashing lights, which changed colour - red, blue, green and white.
10-Apr-97
04:30 Brighton
East Sussex
Bright light which was green. It had a purple haze. It moved in a straight line and was low in the sky and slow. Very quiet.
11-Apr-97
21:45 West Parley/Ferndown
Dorset
A saucer shaped object. Had red and blue lights on it. It was hovering silently, and then disappeared behind trees.
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12-Apr-97
16:25 Seaford Head
East Sussex
Two, small disc shaped, bright silver objects. Steady movement and level elevation.
12-Apr-97
15:45 Warminster
Wiltshire
A dish shaped, very shiny metallic object. 15-20 metres in diameter. 5-6 metres deep. It moved slowly and then sped off.
13-Apr-97
21:30 Erith
Kent
One, round shaped object. Very bright. It was white in colour, then turned to a red dot and sped off.
13-Apr-97
22:00 Penarth Marina
South Glamorgan
There were two identically sized crafts. Extremely bright and both an obscured shape. They oscillated in an eliptical pattern.
14-Apr-97
00:45 Thornley Bank
County Durham
One, bell shaped object. It had one red light and one bright, white light. It was moving across the sky from West to East.
15-Apr-97
21:15 Chichester
Hampshire
One triangular shaped object. It was light yellow at the front and the rest was black. It moved sideways then stopped. It disappeared at speed.
15-Apr-97
20:00 Lower Morden/Wimbledon
Surrey
One object that was saucer shaped. Was white/orange in colour and very bright.
16-Apr-97
21:30 Paignton
Devon
One object, like a star, but larger. Star coloured and very bright. It was moving very fast.
17-Apr-97
00:08 Datchet/Slough
Surrey
Two round, white lights. They were performing circles.
17-Apr-97
21:30 Ramsey
Cambridgeshire
18-Apr-97
Dublin/Amsterdam
Red, white and blue lights in a triangle shape, were flying across the sky.
Airline crew
An unidentified flying object was seen.
22-Apr-97
19:50 Bristol
Somerset
Two-five disc like objects. Green on left and yellow on the right. They were bright. Were moving, dropping and then re-appearing in the sky.
22-Apr-97
21:55 Andover
Hampshire
A very large, grey object, with red, blue and green lights. There was a very loud humming noise. It came lower and nearer to the witness.
30-Apr-97
12:45 Liverpool
Merseyside
Two objects. The first one was disk shaped and the second one was cigar shaped. Both were black. They were slow moving.
30-Apr-97
12:40 Birmingham Airport
Merseyside
A bright object rose from a roof top vertically, to a great height. It was a flat elongated shape and appeared to be grey inside.
01-May-97
03:56 Cathays/Cardiff
South Glamorgan
One round object with lights. There was one medium constant light.There was an unusual noise. It made erratic jerky movements.
04-May-97
04:00 Epping
Essex
One round object, 15 ft in diameter. Was emitting 7 or 8 green lights downwards. Quite bright. There was steady movement.
04-May-97
22:00 Worcester
Worcestershire
One object, the size of the North Star. Round and orange and yellow in colour. Quite bright. Was stationary and then there was steady movement.
05-May-97
09:40 Maidstone
Kent
One round shaped object. Green in colour and was very bright. It was very fast.
07-May-97
03:00 Edinburgh
Fife
Diamond shaped object. Yellow and white in colour and was flashing. It was darting around the sky.
07-May-97
00:00 Calne
Wiltshire
One, triangular shaped object. The size of a small light aircraft. Was very bright. It made a sort of a buzzing noise. The object followed the witness.
11-May-97
20:05 Looe
Cornwall
One cube shaped object. Was the size of a micro light aircraft. Was black in colour. It moved straight across the sky.
14-May-97
23:30 Witney
Oxfordshire
One very large star, with a slight beam, twinkled all different colours. It hovered back and forth for about 1 and a half hours.
15-May-97
01:40 Bathgate
West Lothian
Cylindrical object. Was slow moving.
15-May-97
23:59 Runcorn
Cheshire
15-20, tail shaped objects, making snaking movements like a tail on a kids kite across the sky. They were orange and very bright.
19-May-97
23:17 Bromley
Kent
One round shaped object, double the size of a star. White (pale), but very bright. It was stationary for a while and then travelled straight and level.
21-May-97
00:45 Bradford-on-Avon
Wiltshire
Blue flashing lights with no shape. There was a strange noise that woke the witness. The flight was straight and the lights were moving North.
22-May-97
23:10 Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
One large, triangular shaped object. Black in colour. Was moving to the West.
23-May-97
23:30 Zennor
Cornwall
A brilliant white light, travelling at alternating speeds. It disappeared and then minutes later, the same light came from an egg shaped object, that was hovering.
27-May-97
04:20 Gorseinon nr Swansea
West Glamorgan
One round object. Yellow in colour, bright and shimmering. It was moving from left to right.
29-May-97
23:55
Suffolk
10-20 lights in the sky. The objects were flashing red, orange and green like traffic lights. They were stationary and silent.
29-May-97
20:58 Harpenden
Hertfordshire
One short object, like an aircraft and trail. Was white and very bright. Stationary, then moved to the North from the South. It disappeared instantly.
30-May-97
00:20 Hatfield Woodhouse
South Yorkshire
Large object, helmet shaped. Had bright, white lights on the underside, and was completely silent. Was moving slowly and then sped off.
30-May-97
10:57 Wrexham
Denbighshire
One object, with one light on the front. About 450 ft up. It moved West and picked up speed.
London
One large, star like object. White in colour. Was moving slow from North to South.
31-May-97
Wandsworth
31-May-97
22:55 Barton/Torquay
Devon
A ball of white light slowly moving across the sky. Through binoculars, there was a white globe of light.
31-May-97
12:05 Wokingham
Berkshire
An intense white, flashing light. It was drifting slowly overhead due West.
02-Jun-97
03:00 Arran
The Isle of Arran
A bright star like shaped object, changing into an eliptical shape. It was rising slowly.
02-Jun-97
02:20 Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
A big red dome with a bright red light. There were then white lights. It moved in a straight line.
02-Jun-97
06:00 Bognor Regis
West Sussex
A solid round ball - approximately 100 ft in diameter. It changed colour from dark red to black. A beam of light came from the object on to the witness.
03-Jun-97
22:18 Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
A small intense ball of light. White in colour. It was travelling in a straight line and then made erratic movements and moved East.
04-Jun-97
02:07 Kettley/Telford
Shropshire
A circular object, with four of five lights around the perimeter. It travelled slowly to the North.
06-Jun-97
16:18 Gwernaffield/nr Mold
Flintshire
A round, black object was travelling across the sky at speed. There appeared to be something draping from the bottom.
06-Jun-97
11:25 Woodley/Reading
Berkshire
Numerous, ball shaped, white lights. They were very bright. They were high in the sky, rapid, moving horizontal and round and round and up and down.
08-Jun-97
00:20 Sandown
Berkshire
Two, round shaped objects. One had a white, steady light, and the other had a flashing white light. Both very bright. They moved South East.
09-Jun-97
01:22 Canvey Island
Essex
A solid white line.
09-Jun-97
22:35 Calne
Wiltshire
One cylindrical/cigar shaped object. Was bright white. It made a rocket noise and was very loud. Very close, was horizontal and moved very fast.
09-Jun-97
22:25 Tore
Ross-shire
One object, that looked like a saucer shape and then a comet with a tail. It was very bright orange and shining.
09-Jun-97
10:50 Nr Ilkley
West Yorkshire
A cigar shaped object was travelling from North to South. It was silver/blue in colour. It was about 20,000 ft up.
09-Jun-97
Otley
West Yorkshire
A long cylindrical shaped object. Was silvery white in colour and extremely bright.
09-Jun-97
11:00 Otley
West Yorkshire
A long, cigar/oval shaped object. It was a dark grey/silver colour, when moving. When stationary, the silver colour became bright.
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09-Jun-97
21:10 Neath
West Glamorgan
One large, house sized, rugby ball shaped object. Was grey and black in colour. There were lights on it, in a triangle shape.
09-Jun-97
00:30 Chesterfield
Derbyshire
There were five lights in a star shape, at an angle of 20 degrees, which were rotating and changing colour. The lights also appeared to pulsate.
11-Jun-97
12:22
11-Jun-97
11:30 Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Lights were seen over the Isle of Wight.
10-Jun-97
00:04 Newhaven
East Sussex
A big ball of white light was moving in a South Westerly direction. It then disappeared into nothing.
14-Jun-97
09:30 Luton
Bedfordshire
One small plane sized, round shaped object. It was black (tar), in colour. It was stationary and then shot directly upwards in the sky.
15-Jun-97
21:00 Brierly Hill
West Midlands
A group of about twelve white lights. They were moving West. They were fast.
15-Jun-97
01:30 Bishops Waltham
Hampshire
One, then many objects, that were brighter than a normal star. They were elongated and had white flashing lights. Were very bright.
16-Jun-97
01:45 Hartley
Kent
One object that was balloon shaped. Was orange in colour and moving low in the sky.
16-Jun-97
02:36
West Midlands
Solid, silver objects seen below cloud level.
Dumfriesshire
A metallic object was seen. A blue, green and yellow light came from it. It was very bright.
16-Jun-97
A man/alien walked in and layed on the witnesses quilt, then whooshed through the window.
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04-Jun-97
02:07 Kettley Bank/Telford
Shropshire
A circular shaped object, with 4 - 5 lights on it's perimeter. It travelled in a Northerly direction.
12-Jun-97
14:00
West Sussex
A UFO was seen. It was 100 ft high in the sky. It was a circular shape and had three lights on it. It moved quite slowly.
17-Jun-97
22:30 Clitheroe
Lancashire
One round, very bright object. It was moving from East to West and going very fast.
18-Jun-97
21:35 Northallerton
North Yorkshire
One object, the size of a small civil airliner. It was moving to the East. Looked like the object took a sidestep to the right.
21-Jun-97
Penrith
Cumbria
One object, the shape of a star and the brightness of a star. It moved fast, and then stopped and then sped off.
23-Jun-97
22:35 Hythe/Southampton
Hampshire
The object was oblong shaped and had lights. It moved too fast for an aircraft.
22-Jun-97
22:10 Malmesbury
Wiltshire
One very large object. It was orange/yellow in colour and very bright. It shot up into the sky.
22-Jun-97
01:00 Carlisle
Cumbria
Three extremely bright lights, that then moved to form a huge triangle. The lights were of a similar brightness to a welding torch.
25-Jun-97
02:20
West Lothian
One barbeque shaped object. Had green and white still lights on it. Was very low, about a house and a half away.
28-Jun-97
01:00 Troon
South Ayrshire
Segments of pale blue lights in a circle. It was stationary, then lights vanished and reappeared again.
30-Jun-97
23:20 Norwich
Norfolk
One object, that appeared to be triangular or diamond shaped. Orange in colour and very dull. Was circling and moved away quickly and disappeared.
30-Jun-97
21:00 Roydon
Essex
A vague shape of an aircraft getting bigger. Looked like a light too. It got closer, then stopped, then started moving again.
01-Jul-97
01:00 Exeter
Devon
Two triangular shaped lights, one above the other could be seen.
01-Jul-97
06:48 Haughmond/Shrewsbury
Shropshire
There were two UFOs travelling at some speed. They looked like two bright discs.
01-Jul-97
08:30 Oakengates/Telford
Shropshire
Two bright lights were seen at 5000 ft. They were stationary for a short time and then they disappeared.
03-Jul-97
12:30 Swindon
Wiltshire
Green balloons, that looked a bit like hot air balloons. They were quite bright. Were travelling East and at the speed of a helicopter.
Essex
One large, oval shaped object. It had 12 white lights surrounding it. Very bright. It moved very fast.
03-Jul-97
Nr North Weald Airfield
04-Jul-97
18:30 Bracknell
Berkshire
Seven orange zig zags of light in the sky. They moved very fast in a zig zag formation and whooshed into clouds and disappeared.
05-Jul-97
21:00 Fratton/Portsmouth
Hampshire
Fourteen objects, some red, some white, at different stages. Nine more in a triangular shape. There were different sounds coming from the objects.
05-Jul-97
22:15 Maesycoed/Pontypridd
Mid Glamorgan
A triangular object. Had multicoloured flashing lights. It hovered and then shot off in an Easterly direction at high speed.
05-Jul-97
20:30 Ipswich
Suffolk
One black, balloon shaped object. It was small, but high up in the sky. Was climbing and travelling Northwest and was moving very fast.
05-Jul-97
01:00 Wrexham
Denbighshire
A large, round object, as big as a house. It had a cluster of lights within it. It was pulsating left and right, as if on a pivot.
05-Jul-97
11:30 Ducklington Village/Oxford
Oxfordshire
Object was a round shape. It appeared to be static. Was black in colour and there were no lights visible.
05-Jul-97
22:08 Mexborough
West Yorkshire
One, triangular shaped object. Height of object was about 2000 ft. Object travelled slowly, hovered and then changed direction sharply.
06-Jul-97
23:00 Skegness
Lincolnshire
A bright, star shaped object. It had sparkling red, green, blue and white lights. It made erratic movements and slowly moved to the South.
06-Jul-97
17:30 Mossley
Lancashire
A long silver rod, with a red box at the rear. Was very bright. Was moving in a straight line.
07-Jul-97
23:05 Skegness
Lincolnshire
A bright light. It wasn't moving.
08-Jul-97
22:10 Llay/Wrexham
Denbighshire
One object, with four lights. All yellow/orange in colour. It moved to the North, then turned to it's original position, then disappeared.
08-Jul-97
21:15 Worthing
West Sussex
A bright orange ball with a tail. Was high in the sky and was stationary.
08-Jul-97
23:45 Lerwick
Shetland Islands
A round light, the size of a five pence piece through binoculars. Was moving East.
08-Jul-97
03:15 Waltham Abbey
Essex
One light with three flashing lights on the side. It moved around erratically.
09-Jul-97
09:10 Haverhill
Cambridgeshire
An orange, disc like object. It disappeared at high speed.
09-Jul-97
09:30 Nr Great Dunmow
Essex
A bright, white light that was comet shaped with a tail. There was a red glow on the forked tail. It was moving towards the horizon.
09-Jul-97
23:40 Stamford
Cambridgeshire
One object, the size and round shape of a Met balloon. It was a dark colour, but had an orange glow behind it. Was stationary and then climbed vertically.
09-Jul-97
23:15 A38 nr Lichfield
Staffordshire
White lights, with five or six flashing. They changed shape. They were round and very bright and disappeared and reappeared.
09-Jul-97
22:45 Okehampton
Devon
There was a vertical orange line in the sky. It varied in thickness and at the bottom, was an orange ball.
09-Jul-97
01:20 Longhamborough
Oxfordshire
There were two orange objects. Two red lights were also seen. Directly behind it, was a cigar shaped object.
10-Jul-97
20:00 New Romney
Kent
Two objects. Orange, green and red colours. The object was flashing. It was static.
10-Jul-97
21:45 A350 Broadstone
Dorset
One object. It had two wings, but no fuselage. Was black in colour. Was heading in a North Easterly direction.
11-Jul-97
00:10 Swindon
Wiltshire
Two, possibly three lights. Sometimes looked like fireworks or stars. All fairly bright. The lights were going round in tiny little circles.
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12-Jul-97
19:30 Lye Green/Chesham
Buckinghamshire
One, disc/jaffa cake shaped object. Was silver in colour. Was moving smoothly in a South Easterly direction.
13-Jul-97
12:48 A65 Ingleton
North Yorkshire
An enormous tube in the sky, perhaps half a mile long and quarter of a mile wide. The shape was made up of a mass of small dots.
13-Jul-97
23:55 Forfar
Angus
A small, spherical object. It changed colour from yellow to white. Was fast moving and made a 'fizzing' sound, like a small meteorite.
16-Jul-97
02:30 Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Two large, triangular shaped objects. There was a multitude of lights that were large and changing pattern. One object came vertically down and hovered.
17-Jul-97
10:20 Brighton
East Sussex
Two objects. They were white and green in colour, and made a booming noise. They were moving from West to East and faster than a plane.
18-Jul-97
02:00 Falkirk
Stirlingshire
Two white lights in parallel. They were stationary.
18-Jul-97
19:40 Preston
Lancashire
One, circular shaped object. The top was shining, but the bottom was dark. Was moving from North to South.
19-Jul-97
21:30 Bayston Hill/Shrewsbury
Shropshire
One airborne craft, very high. Was white in colour and bright. It was flying straight and level from East to West.
19-Jul-97
04:15
London
One cigar shaped object. Had one bright light. The object was moving South.
19-Jul-97
15:00 Crawfoot/Glasgow
Lanarkshire
A slow moving disc shaped object. It was wavering. It then disappeared into cloud cover.
19-Jul-97
21:30 Redditch
Worcestershire
One large, cigar shaped object. There were three lights at the front of the shape. White in colour and very bright. Moved up and across and was slow moving.
20-Jul-97
23:00 Marlborough
Wiltshire
Two orange, circular shaped objects. Like a tennis ball at arms length. They were at a low angle and were stationary.
21-Jul-97
15:45 Beith
North Ayrshire
A rectangular shaped object of shiny metal. Bright white too. It appeared to be dropping, then disappeared below the horizon out of sight.
21-Jul-97
21:50 Sturry/Nr Canterbury
Kent
Orange diffused light. Was slow moving.
21-Jul-97
02:35 Bolton on Dearne
South Yorkshire
A semi circular object, made up of four or five circular lights constantly illuminated. A red light appeared to revolve around the semi circular shape.
22-Jul-97
22:00 Sandhurst
Berkshire
One circular shaped object, smaller than the moon. Was orange and very bright. It was moving due South.
22-Jul-97
23:00 Queensferry
Fife
One object, larger than an aircraft. Very bright light which was like a 'V' shape. 7-8 lights each side. Was moving to the North West.
22-Jul-97
20:45 Langley Mill
Derbyshire
An object, which had green, blue, red and silver lights. Lights were not flashing. The lights went off and a large gold coloured light came on for a few seconds.
22-Jul-97
14:00 Kilwinning
Ayrshire
A misty sphere. It was silvery grey in colour. Four or five stars looked linked to it. It was stationary at first and then started to hover.
23-Jul-97
23:30 Holland Park
London
A small, well defined light. It was moving from the West to the East.
25-Jul-97
00:45 Rochester
Kent
Nine to twelve, round white lights. They were moving rapidly and appeared to collide.
25-Jul-97
19:30 Humber Bridge/Hessle
East Yorkshire
A silver, cigar shaped object. It had sharp pointed wings, with a red light on one side, and one green light on the other. It hovered at first and then moved off quickly.
25-Jul-97
21:40 Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
One, round shaped object. Was white and red in colour. The object was stationary.
25-Jul-97
22:30 Great Driffield
Humberside
One round shaped object. It was flashing green, blue and yellow. It was seen due North.
26-Jul-97
23:30 Farnham
Surrey
One object, that was white in the centre. It had a faint brightness. It moved due North and then was stationary.
26-Jul-97
01:00 Croydon
Surrey
One blue, white and grey object. Was a big swirl like a dust storm, then a circle within a circle, like a gas ring. The centre was transparent then changed into a straight line.
26-Jul-97
23:59 A14
Cambridgeshire
Looked like a laser beam in the sky. The witness followed the light for about 10 miles in the car.
27-Jul-97
00:30 Shelsley Beauchamp
Worcestershire
One square shaped object. It had lots of lights. Fifty or possibly more. They were very bright. The object flashed on and off.
28-Jul-97
19:25 Monkston/Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
A round disc, about the size of a fighter jet. Was travelling at 300mph at approx. 1000ft. The object had no wings and made no sound. Was moving South East.
29-Jul-97
23:00 Box Hill/Tadworth
Surrey
One weird shaped object. Like a circle with a rectangle on it and two prongs coming off the circle. Was white and very bright.
29-Jul-97
01:45 Bradford
West Yorkshire
One object, shaped like a cottage loaf. It had a mass of red lights. One large one in the middle was pulsating. Sounded like a helicopter. Not fast, very steady.
29-Jul-97
05:30 Holborn
London
An object. It had silver, red, green, yellow and mauve lights that were spinning and flashing. Very bright. It then suddenly vanished.
29-Jul-97
13:15 Newton-le-Willows
Merseyside
A straight line that was grey. It had no wings. It was moving Southwards.
31-Jul-97
17:00 Keal Cotes
Lincolnshire
A silver disc. It was very shiny. It came out of a corn field vertically and then disappeared.
31-Jul-97
22:20
Bressay Island/Scotland
A very bright light, that was round and had a flat bottom. It was stationary at first and then started to move slowly to the South.
01-Aug-97
23:45 Chesterfield
Derbyshire
There were three lights, two were quite dim and the third was quite bright. The two dim lights moved off in another direction.
01-Aug-97
12:00 Erdington/Birmingham
West Midlands
One object, the size of a small car. Looked like an upside down plate. Was white and very bright. Was stationary for a few minutes, then disappeared.
01-Aug-97
22:24 Worcester
Worcestershire
A UFO. Similar to a conventional aircraft. Travelling Northwards at huge speed.
01-Aug-97
00:00 Daventry
Northamptonshire
02-Aug-97
22:18 Twickenham
Middlesex
A large, light object with lights on it. Was making an unusual sound. Something shot out of it, as the witness was looking at it. It hovered outside the bedroom window and
then
shot off.Both were white and were very dim. They were moving West, and making erratic movements.
Two UFOs.
02-Aug-97
08:47 Rochester
Kent
A massive UFO. It broke up into two parts, that looked like fire balls. There was broken movement.
02-Aug-97
00:00 Balham
London
A football shaped object. It had a very bright light. Left a trail behind it, as it skimmed across the sky. It then disappeared.
02-Aug-97
23:20 Wootton Bassett
Wiltshire
One, round shaped object. It was white and bright. It was as bright as the moon, but with a halo too. It moved from East to West.
02-Aug-07
22:30 Bracknell
Berkshire
02-Aug-97
22:15 Hindhead
Surrey
Two saucer shaped objects, and both had a dome on top. Both were the width of a large dog. Illuminous green. They were flying around and chasing each other. Trees were
burnt circular/eliptical
the next morning.
Four
shaped objects. They were smaller than a normal aeroplane. They were white and very bright.
03-Aug-97
Wiltshire
One object, that was cigar shaped with a bobble centrally above and below. It glowed white very brightly, with a constant light. Moved very fast vertically into the cloud.
03-Aug-97
20:50 Bexley
Swindon
Kent
A huge UFO. Part of it came down in the woods near Bexley.
04-Aug-97
21:30 Lancaster
Lancashire
Two independent bright, white lights. Both lights were moving fast and were heading North.
04-Aug-97
22:30 Bampton
Oxfordshire
One rectangular shaped object. It had three bright lights, and a red light at the rear. It lifted straight up.
05-Aug-97
20:00 North Weald
Essex
One object which was diamond shaped. Was black in colour with green edges. It was high in the sky, about 700ft, and moving at a very fast speed.
05-Aug-97
21:23 Addlestone
Surrey
There was a burning light going across the sky. It was like a fireball and vapourised after about 10-15 seconds.
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05-Aug-97
22:50 Wisbech
Norfolk
A bright orange sphere. In the centre, it was paler. Half moon shaped wings. The object descended rapidly, moved across the horizon and then suddenly disappeared.
05-Aug-97
09:05 Deal
Kent
A circular ball of white light. It was the brightness of a star. It was silent. It dropped down very fast and then blinked out.
06-Aug-97
22:05 Bridgehall/Stockport
Cheshire
One large, very bright, white light. It was followed by a smaller white light. They were moving North East.
06-Aug-97
22:05 Rochdale
Cheshire
One large bright light, which was then followed by a smaller light. It moved from the South West to East.
06-Aug-97
22:10 Darnhill/Heywood
Lancashire
One large white light, followed by a smaller light. It came from a Westerly direction.
06-Aug-97
21:50 Woking
Surrey
One object shaped like a horizontal cylinder. It was aircraft size. Was white in colour and very bright. It was hovering.
06-Aug-97
03:00 Hale
Greater Manchester
A very bright star. The star came towards the witness, lit up the whole area and then went back in the direction it had come from.
Cornwall
A large, saucer shaped object. It was the size of a hot air balloon, with two pods on either side and a central bright light/firey glow.
06-Aug-97
St Ives
06-Aug-97
22:40 Glasgow
Lanarkshire
A pair of stars appeared to be moving in an Easterly direction. They moved almost in a straight line.
07-Aug-97
16:00 Whitby
North Yorkshire
A circular object that was spinning and glinting. It was moving from East to West very fast.
07-Aug-97
22:03 Northwich
Cheshire
One bright, white light in the sky.
07-Aug-97
22:40 West Ewell
Surrey
08-Aug-97
23:30 Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
One object that was a greenish colour. It then turned red and was very bright. There was erratic movement. It moved very quickly backwards and forwards creating a 'W'
effect.
One object, that was bigger than a car. It was white and very bright. It came down the road.
08-Aug-97
23:30 Kingstown
London
Two objects, both the size of a saloon car. Both were very bright. They were bouncing about all over the sky.
08-Aug-97
01:15 A69/Durham
Durham
Two lights in the sky. They were yellow/orange in colour. They moved in various directions - straight lines and curved lines and definite turns.
08-Aug-97
21:30 Ripon
North Yorkshire
A bright circular light. It was stationary for 40 minutes, and then it started to move slowly.
09-Aug-97
14:00 Southsea/Portsmouth
Hampshire
Twenty five to thirty small metallic objects. The objects were very high and moving very fast.
09-Aug-97
21:50 Dorking
Surrey
One object. Yellow and red in colour. It was stationary and then made erratic movements. It was going backwards, up and down and kept changing speed.
09-Aug-97
21:45 Leeds
West Yorkshire
Three objects. They looked round. They were white and all as bright as a star. The objects moved from East to West and back to East again.
09-Aug-97
21:32 Staines
Middlesex
One, star like shaped object. It had a bright, white light. Brighter than any star. The object moved to the right and then upwards.
09-Aug-97
18:26 Solihull
West Midlands
Two objects, which were star shaped. Looked like a metal colour. They were drifting across the sky.
09-Aug-97
21:25 Wilmslow
Cheshire
A bright light in the sky. It disappeared quickly, leaving a glow behind.
09-Aug-97
18:00 Molesey nr Hampton Ct
Surrey
One object. Was angular. It was moving Eastwards and was rising in the sky.
09-Aug-97
23:00 Ashford
Middlesex
Two fighter jet sized objects. Looked a bit like normal aircraft. They were pale and glowing pink. Were moving from West to East very fast.
10-Aug-97
02:30 Taunton
Somerset
One bright yellow light. It looked similar to a street lamp. It rose and kept rising, until it disappeared into a black hole in the sky.
11-Aug-97
20:15 Muswell Hill
London
There was a white dancing light, within some red and green lights, in a triangular shaped object. It was roughly stationary with some horizontal movement.
11-Aug-97
22:00 Pembury
Kent
A luminous, triangular shaped object that was hovering in the sky. There were four other luminous objects flying near it. The first object, then disappeared.
11-Aug-97
09:30 Culham/Abingdon
Oxfordshire
One object, white and very bright. Was about 10ft above the ground. It circled the witness twice and then disappeared.
11-Aug-97
Cardiff
Glamorgan
One shooting star. It zig-zagged across the sky, and then it disappeared.
12-Aug-97
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
An object, much bigger than a star. Looked like a large apple. It exploded and sparkled like a firework and then fizzled out.
12-Aug-97
21:20
12-Aug-97
22:20 Bletchley/Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
A white flash in the sky, repeating about every five minutes, about four times. It got brighter and then the last time, it looked like a very bright ball in the sky.
An object, the size of a golf ball was seen at 3-4000ft. It was very bright and yellow in colour. It moved over the witnesses house at high speed.
12-Aug-97
00:45 Leicester
Leicestershire
One large, round object. Was white and very bright. It was moving from right to left and then back again, quickly. There was a low humming noise.
12-Aug-97
01:00 Corsham
Wiltshire
12-Aug-97
21:00 Stourbridge
West Midlands
A triangular shaped object. It had two red lights on the rear. On the front was a white light, but it didn't give off a beam of light. A second object joined it and they moved off at
fast speed.
Object
looked triangular and moved in a manner similar to a 'jelly fish'. It was moved in an Easterly direction.
12-Aug-97
17:30 Cumbran nr Newport
Gwent
A small triangular shaped object. It had black wings, and was sausage shaped in the middle. It was moving very fast.
13-Aug-97
19:45 Rutherglen/Glasgow
Lanarkshire
A black, disk shaped object. It was low in the sky and was pulsating. It was moving in a straight line and then climbed vertically.
13-Aug-97
21:00 Oxford
Oxfordshire
One large, orange, saucer shaped object. It was very bright. The object was moving downwards in the sky.
13-Aug-97
23:50 Marston/Oxford
Oxfordshire
One, round shaped object. It had red and white bits on it, that were glistening. Was very bright. It moved in a straight line, then landed at the witnesses feet.
13-Aug-97
23:10 Feltham
Middlesex
A circular blue light contained within an object, the size of a double decker bus. It moved slowly without noise and then disappeared.
14-Aug-97
22:00 Newington/Ramsgate
Kent
One object, as large as a B747. It was triangular/V-shaped. Was orange in colour. Brightness was brighter than aircraft navigation lights.
14-Aug-97
21:00 Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
Four spherical objects, that were green on top and red and white at the bottom. Very bright. They made erratic movements and it was like an aerial ballet in the sky.
14-Aug-97
00:00 Northampton
Northamptonshire
Three red, green and white flashing lights. They moved faster than a plane. They flew along, stopped and then carried on.
14-Aug-97
22:00 Ramsgate
Kent
A black, triangle shaped object, with three orange lights. It was the size of a jumbo jet. The object moved as fast as a jet aircraft.
15-Aug-97
12:00 Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
A singular, round, flat bodied, shiny object. The object approached the witnesses boat for a short period and then returned to it's original position.
15-Aug-97
15:45 Erdington/Birmingham
West Midlands
One, round shaped object. It was silvery white. It was going in a North Easterly direction.
15-Aug-97
01:10 Birmingham
West Midlands
One, circular shaped object. It was blue in colour and quite bright. It was moving in an Easterly direction.
15-Aug-97
22:00 Ashton upon Mersey
Greater Manchester
One, circular, red, blue and white object. It was brighter than a star. It moved in a triangular/diamond shaped pattern.
15-Aug-97
00:35 Edinburgh
Fife
A round, bright object. It had flashing blue, red and white lights. It was slow moving.
16-Aug-97
22:30 Aston Clinton
Buckinghamshire
One object, about two inches square. It was red and very bright. It went into the witnesses house through the window and moved around the living room.
16-Aug-97
21:40 Leeds
West Yorkshire
One, round shaped object. It had a strobe light, that was white with a red tint. Was dimmer than a star. Object was very high up and the strobe light was very fast.
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16-Aug-97
23:10 Knottingley
North Yorkshire
A sequence of red/blue lights in a sort of 'spiral effect'.
16-Aug-97
09:50 Bletchley/Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
A black triangle, smaller than an airliner, but faster. It had a large wingspan with triangular indentations at trailing edges.
17-Aug-97
21:18 Grouville/Jersey
Channel Islands
Two white lights, similar in brilliance. The second light was half the size of the first light. They disappeared over the horizon.
17-Aug-97
22:49 Staithes
Cleveland
Two, slow moving lights. The two lights kept together, descended slowly, then rose at the same speed. This happened three times. The lights then just disappeared.
17-Aug-97
02:30 Kelso
Roxburghshire
An oval object. It had a green light in the centre and was glowing orange. There was a rushing wind sound. Was going faster than a jet.
17-Aug-97
00:25 Knottingley
North Yorkshire
Four separate white lights, which then changed to red. There were points of light that were very bright. They were moving North East.
18-Aug-97
01:16 Rawmarsh nr Rotherham
South Yorkshire
A light aircraft that was silent. It had a beam of light coming down from it. It circled the Rawmarsh area and then vanished.
18-Aug-97
21:30 Raunds
Northamptonshire
One blue, disc shaped object, the size of an aircraft. Was about 45000ft high.
21-Aug-97
23:00 Cowlinge
Norfolk
A circular object, about 30-40 foot across. The lights on the object were spaced approximately 1-2 ft apart. It moved up and away to the left before disappearing.
Cheshire
There was one large circular object, with two smaller ones beside it. The larger one kept moving from side to side.
21-Aug-97
Blacon nr Chester
21-Aug-97
21:00 Edinburgh
Fife
One very large object. Was red, green and yellow in colour. It was very bright. It moved very fast Westwards and then disappeared.
22-Aug-97
21:20 Edinburgh
Fife
One large, circle shaped object in the sky. It was eight times bigger than a triangular shaped object that followed afterwards.
25-Aug-97
22:30 Birchwood/Lincoln
Lincolnshire
A bright light, it glowed and then became smaller. It was high in the sky.
25-Aug-97
22:00 Paignton
Devon
A star shaped object. It was very high. It moved in an 'inhuman way' on a curved path. Slowed down and then disappeared into outer space.
26-Aug-97
02:00 Trowbridge
Wiltshire
One 20 inch circular object. It had red and green lights and was very vivid. The object was moving Westwards.
29-Aug-97
07:55 A1 nr Stamford
Cambridgeshire
One balloon like object. It was crossing over the AI from West to East and was moving very fast.
30-Aug-97
20:50 Ben Lomond
Stirlingshire
A comet with a fiery trail. It was red at the end. The trail was quite short. It was seen Westwards going down.
30-Aug-97
22:12 Arborfield/Reading
Berkshire
The witness saw a hovering red light, with a strong white light coming from it.
30-Aug-97
00:45 Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Four roundish lights, single bed size. White and fairly bright. The lights moved in a small circle at evenly spaced intervals. Then they rotated in a clockwise direction.
04-Sep-97
20:00 Heighington/Lincoln
Lincolnshire
05-Sep-97
02:15 Brighton
East Sussex
A five pointed star, about four times bigger than a star. It was very bright, and lit up the whole sky. It moved along the sky and appeared to get higher and then picked up
speed.
One
triangular shaped object, airliner 747 size. It was white, with red lights flashing on and off underneath. Was very bright. It was flying straight and level.
07-Sep-97
20:50 Grassington
North Yorkshire
A bright object, similar size to a star. It was a lot brighter though. The object began to zig zag erratically across the sky at high speed and then disappeared over the valley.
07-Sep-97
03:11 Barking
Essex
07-Sep-07
21:47 Crawley
West Sussex
One large object. Similar shape to an aeroplane. It had bright, white lights along the bottom. A very loud aircraft noise. It was miles away, but then shot over the town at a
very
high of
speed.
A cluster
lights, that were flashing green, red and orange. They were ball shaped. There was static in the air. They made erratic movements.
07-Sep-07
22:20 Mynydd Caerau
Glamorgan
One round object, with a white light. It also had flashing/rotating blue and red lights. It moved up and down.
07-Sep-07
20:30 Tamworth
West Midlands
One small rocket shaped object. It was dark and dull. It was going fast and was moving straight up.
08-Sep-07
23:00 Erdington/Birmingham
West Midlands
Five orb and triangle shaped objects. One of them was white and the rest were red. They were bright. They were moving Southwards.
08-Sep-07
03:50 Brooksby Village
Leicestershire
One small, oval shaped object. It was white with blue and red lights. The brightness was glaring. It hovered, then disappeared behind a church.
09-Sep-97
06:40 Matlock
Derbyshire
Two silver objects which formed the letter H. They were bright. They were moving slowly in a straight line.
12-Sep-97
03:30 Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
A white bumble bee shaped object, with lights all over. It was 1000ft high and was moving very fast.
14-Sep-97
22:20 Colby Corner nr Walsham
Norfolk
A single light to the naked eye. When seen through binoculars, there was a group of coloured lights moving around. Lights were moving around each other.
14-Sep-97
11:30 Chalfont St Giles
Buckinghamshire
One ball shape object, with indentations on the top. Was white and bright. It was higher than a normal aircraft. It was slow and steady and went upwards.
14-Sep-97
22:00 Dover
Kent
A bright silver object, with red and green lights at the back. It changed to an egg shape, went bright yellow and then vanished. Moved quickly across the sky.
18-Sep-97
07:37 Altrincham
Cheshire
A flashing/revolving light. It was white. Was slow moving above the horizon.
18-Sep-97
18:20 Winchelsea Beach
East Sussex
A disc shaped object, with a 20ft wing span. Was flying in controlled circular motions.
19-Sep-97
21:00 B4011/A418 Thame
Oxfordshire
Two circular shaped objects. They were rotating in a cloud of smoke. They were very bright. The object was spinning and following the witnesses car.
20-Sep-97
23:05 Maidstone
Kent
One object, 20 times the size of a jumbo jet. It was bird shaped, and very bright orange in colour. It was moving in a straight line, banking from left to right.
21-Sep-97
01:15 Werrington/Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
Two revolving lights that were moving around each other. They were flashing at different speeds. Were 200-500ft in the sky, and moving from East to West.
21-Sep-97
23:00 Chalfont St Peter
Buckinghamshire
One oval shaped object, eight times larger than a star. It was white and yellow in colour and very bright. It was South West in the sky.
21-Sep-97
01:44 Cauldon Lowe
Staffordshire
A circular or oval shaped object. Was mauve/silver in colour. The craft was illuminated in some way. It was travelling at a very high speed from left to right.
22-Sep-97
21:56 Bodicote nr Banbury
Oxfordshire
22-Sep-97
02:30 Acton
West London
23-Sep-97
08:57 Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
One meteorite. Had a fiery tail. Quite big. Was moving in a straight line, and heading West.
01-Oct-97
11:50 Brize Norton area
Oxfordshire
There were two objects glinting in the sun. One object was following the other.
01-Oct-97
04:45 Brongest
Dyfed
02-Oct-97
02:30 Bretton/Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
Three round, star sized objects, in a triangular formation. They circled around each other, and then went back to their original position. White and very bright. They were
moving
South.
One glowing
light with a short trail. Was at a 45 degree angle. About 20000ft in the sky.
02-Oct-97
20:19 Townhill/Swansea
West Glamorgan
One round shaped object. Red, orange and green in colour and bright. The object was stationary.
02-Oct-97
20:45 Leven
Fife
Three or four red lights. One was larger in size, and was 3ft by 3ft. They moved very fast.
03-Oct-97
20:55 Oswestry
Shropshire
04-Oct-97
18:16 Chippenham
Wiltshire
One saucer shaped object, with a swirling spiral of white/grey luminous light. The lights turned blue and then back to their original colour. It moved towards the witnesses
windscreen,
and then
off at high
speed.
One object, larger
thansped
a person.
Flat like
a playing card, no depth. Looked like two legs hanging from it. Dark, but there was a glimmer at the rear. It disappeared due East.
05-Oct-97
20:45 Salisbury
Wiltshire
The object was circular and then changed to a triangular shape. Was white, red and green in colour and light. Was about 35,000ft up.
A flying saucer, with red, green and gold lights. It had been hovering.
Policeman
One round object. Bigger than a star. White and bright. It moved horizontally, from South to East at very high speed. It was similar to a shooting star.
UFO Reports 1997
05-Oct-97
19:50 Coupar Angus/Blairgowrie
Perthshire
One ball of fire, with a tail. Was orange coloured. It was above the horizon quite far away, but dropping down.
05-Oct-97
20:47 Palmers Green
North London
Two spherical, pinky red, illuminated objects. They were going from SW to NE. Three thousand feet high. Were travelling at a fast speed of approximately 1500-2000 mph.
06-Oct-97
22:17 Stantonbury
Buckinghamshire
Six or seven, small round shaped objects, in a line. They had red lights on them. They came from the West and then moved to the East slowly, then departed at speed.
07-Oct-97
13:00 Lochans/Stranraer
Dumfriesshire
One bright, white star. Was moving from East to West and very fast.
07-Oct-97
19:55 Crowle
Lincolnshire
A semi-circle of six to seven red lights, that were sixty to seventy yards apart. They maintained level height.
07-Oct-97
19:55 Hull
East Yorkshire
A triangle formation of flashing red lights. They were moving from West to East at a constant speed.
07-Oct-97
19:00 Sandtoft Airfield
Lincolnshire
A delta formation of Eleven to thirteen flashing red lights. They were moving slowly from South East to North West.
07-Oct-97
19:03 Raynham
Norfolk
A very bright orange ball. Was silent, with a dim, flashing white light. It moved very slowly and smoothly to the East.
07-Oct-97
21:45 River Humber/Brough
East Yorkshire
10-Oct-97
19:30 River Humber/Brough
East Yorkshire
Two objects, but not seen together. There was a bright light at random intervals. The light was bigger than the stars. The objects zig zagged across the sky on a continual
flight diamond
path.
One
shaped object seen, with a bright light in the centre of the undercarriage. The object travelled from West to East in a straight line.
10-Oct-97
19:25 Newsham Park/Liverpool Mersexy
Merseyside
A bright, white star. It was 70,000ft high and was moving in a straight line. Was too fast, to be an aircraft.
13-Oct-97
21:20 Bury
Lancashire
A bright, white light. It eventually moved Southwards, towards Saddleworth.
13-Oct-97
18:50 Walton-on-Thames
Surrey
One star shaped object. White in colour. It moved from South West to North East.
14-Oct-97
01:05 Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
A fire ball. It was approximately 35 degrees from horizontal. It made a steady downwards movement.
18-Oct-97
22:30 Great Munden/Ware
Hertfordshire
A large, wide bell shaped object. It had white lights. Was approximately 15ft off the ground and 25ft to 30ft long.
18-Oct-97
19:20 Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
21-Oct-97
10:30 Batley
West Yorkshire
Three triangular shaped objects, which were amber in colour. They were travelling quite fast. They were overtaking each other. The objects moved Westwards until they
disappeared.
A silver dome in the sky, above the clouds. The sunlight was reflecting off it. It skimmed above the clouds.
21-Oct-97
23:55 Leighton Village
Shropshire
21-Oct-97
19:45 Morris Grange/Richmond
North Yorkshire
One triangular shaped object. It was 40ft in size. It had orange and green lights along the edges. Not very bright, but was pulsating. Was moving downwards and made a
humming
noise.30 to 40 small white lights. They were moving erratically.
Approximately
22-Oct-97
19:45 Hutton Magna/Richmond
North Yorkshire
Six objects that looked like 'Fancy rats'. Were green and white in colour. They made circular patterns in the sky.
22-Oct-97
02:49 Caernarfon
Caernarfonshire
One object that had four lights on it. The lights were green, white, red and blue. The object was spinning in the sky.
24-Oct-97
15:00 Harrogate
North Yorkshire
Two white objects. They were motionless in the sky. They then started drifting slowly to the East.
25-Oct-97
16:30 Camberwell
Surrey
An object was hovering in the sky. It then moved up and down and from side to side. It had bright lights.
28-Oct-97
19:30 Stafford
Staffordshire
28-Oct-97
16:45 Kirby Wiske
North Yorkshire
One, very big, round shaped object. Was green, red and yellow in colour. It had lights that looked like a normal aircraft's lights. It moved North, hovered and then slowly
moved
away.
One
star
shaped object. Was orange and very bright. The object was moving South West.
28-Oct-97
20:10 Madley nr Crewe
Cheshire
One triangular shaped object. Larger than a normal aircraft. It had three lights and one of them was red. It was stationary at first, but moved quickly away.
29-Oct-97
21:00 Covenham Resevoir
Lincolnshire
29-Oct-97
21:00 Dawley nr Telford
Shropshire
Two very large craft. Yellow/golden in colour. There was a hovercraft type noise. 30 lights per craft and they were arranged in horizontal and vetical patterns. They stopped
and
then
moved
away
quickly.
Three
objects
in a
triangular
formation. They were white, and one of them was bright. The lights were stationary and then split up and went in different directions.
29-Oct-97
18:00 Newport
Shropshire
Two objects. They both looked like a triangular shape of lights. Both objects were a dull amber colour. They made, fast and erratic movements and then disappeared.
30-Oct-97
20:30 Dawley nr Telford
Shropshire
There was an object that had a light at either end. There was a flashing white light that was very bright. It made constant turning movements and then erratic movements.
31-Oct-97
19:05 Hanwell
Middlesex
One triangular shaped object, similar size to an airliner. It was black in colour. It was moving in a North Westerly direction.
31-Oct-97
11:45 Marske By The Sea
North Yorkshire
Cylindrical object, with a dome on it. 2000ft high in the sky.
04-Nov-97
18:00 A39/Minehead
Somerset
A circle of light appeared on the witness's bonnet. The electrics were lost for a short time.
05-Nov-97
19:45 Blackpool
Lancashire
A big red ball, that floated slowly to the ground.
06-Nov-97
18:35 Whitecrook/Glasgow
Lanarkshire
A grey, saucer shaped object. It was spinning. It hovered and then shot straight up.
06-Nov-97
19:45 Strathmartin
Angus
One black object, which had blue lights on it.
06-Nov-97
21:20 Arncroach
Fife
One, large, circular, white ball. Was very bright. Was moving East and going very fast.
09-Nov-97
21:50 Stretford
Greater Manchester
One, white, star shaped object. Very bright. It was moving East.
11-Nov-97
21:45 Newark
Nottinghamshire
An 'A' frame, shaped object. Was moving North East over Newark and was very high in the sky.
12-Nov-97
04:13 M55/Kirkham
Lancashire
Two lights that were stationary. Then there were a further three lights in a triangle formation, with a red strobe observed in the centre.
12-Nov-97
23:55 Watchet
Somerset
At first, it looked like a very bright spot of light, but after a while, it became a stack of four different coloured lights.
12-Nov-97
20:00 A1/Scotch Corner
County Durham
13-Nov-97
18:45 Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
13-Nov-97
20:00 Bo'ness
Central
Two bright lights were hovering. The object swooped down and then hovered just above ground level and then rose up into the sky.
19-Nov-97
17:25 Livingston
West Lothian
One glowing white and orange, round object. It moved up, down and around, and then moved in a Westerly direction.
22-Nov-97
18:20 Bideford
Devon
One ball shaped object, that was mainly yellow, with a red side light. Was very bright. It had a tail. It moved upwards, then started falling.
22-Nov-97
17:00 Northampton
Northamptonshire
A round, spinning, silver object. It had white lights round it, with red circular lights inbetween them. It moved slowly.
22-Nov-97
05:00 Beckenham
Kent
One, round shaped object. Had red, green and blue colours and was very bright. Was moving East.
22-Nov-97
00:04 Bredenbury
Herefordshire
One, round shaped object. Green and dim. Was moving West and then fell from the sky at a steady rate.
22-Nov-97
18:32 Brixham
Devon
A shadow of a delta winged aircraft, moved across the stars. It had a steady pink light on the front, and two at the back. Was silent.
24-Nov-97
18:15 Preston
Lancashire
A green, star shaped object.
Two large, red triangles. They were stationary.
Pilot
One object, large, undiscernible shape. Was white: like "white hot". It was descending.
UFO Reports 1997
25-Nov-97
18:00 Grove Park
London
A huge light in the sky, with a smaller light above it. The light went on and off three times, then disappeared.
30-Nov-97
17:27 Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
One large, circular object. White and very bright. The object was moving backwards and forwards.
30-Nov-97
18:03 Ingleby
Derbyshire
One bright light. Not high enough to be a star.
30-Nov-97
22:30 Fauldhouse/Edinburgh
West Lothian
An orange, green and yellow object. The object was flying low and erratically.
30-Nov-97
17:30 Stirling
Stirlingshire
Eight, bright orange objects, like stars - pinpricks. They split into four and then reformed. They were moving fast from left to right.
01-Dec-97
20:34 Hull
Humberside
A streak of light was seen. It went in a straight direction and then faded out.
01-Dec-97
20:35 Pocklington
East Yorkshire
It was a light, with sparks coming from the rear. It was heading for the ground.
01-Dec-97
20:56 Houghton
Norfolk
A bright, circular light, at approximately - 1000 feet above the ground. It had a short tail and was silent. Was travelling about 500mph.
Fife
A single object. It changed colours - from purple, red, yellow and green. The object appeared stationary for long periods, then disappeared.
01-Dec-97
Rosyth
02-Dec-97
02:27 Middleton
Staffordshire
Twelve semi-circular shaped craft flying in formation. They were flying from North to South.
03-Dec-97
05:30 Harrow
Middlesex
A white light was travelling at high speed, in a South-Westerly direction. It circled the moon and then disappeared.
04-Dec-97
20:22
Devon
Two jet sized objects. They had red lights and one white light. Very bright. There was a rushing sound. Flying West and very slow.
04-Dec-97
20:35 Whorlton
County Durham
05-Dec-97
02:09 8 Miles West
Isle of Anglesey
08-Dec-97
23:37 Walthamstow
East London
Triangular shaped object. It was hovering in the sky.
11-Dec-97
21:45 Elgin
Morayshire
Bright orange light. Object was moving West. It was low on the horizon.
14-Dec-97
17:20 South Raynham
Norfolk
Very bright, white light. The shade changed. Also, looked like a gas cloud. About 6-7,000ft high. Was moving South-West.
18-Dec-97
20:10 Newmilns
Ayrshire
19-Dec-97
08:20 3-4 Miles/Heathrow
Middlesex
25-Dec-97
19:45 Froxfield
Wiltshire
27-Dec-97
17:30 Craigshill/Livingston
West Lothian
28-Dec-97
19:48 Over Malby
Co. Clare/Ireland
29-Dec-97
02:40 Bletchingley
Surrey
29-Dec-97
10:50 Over Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
30-Dec-97
13:09 Exeter
Devon
Stationary white light. It appeared to be rotating, with rays coming from it. Was moving East.
Pilot
A bright, circular red light. About 3mm in diameter, relative to cockpit windscreen. Was moving in a Westerly direction.
Circle of red lights with a purple centre. They were far away, and then got closer.
Pilot
One object, like a parachute or flying-wing shape. It was dark green.
One very large, disc shaped object. Red, white and blue colours. Was bright, but got duller as you got nearer. Possibly burning.
Two huge explosions - very bright light. No sound though. Miles high and directly above.
Pilot and Co. Pilot
One object, very bright. Colours were changing in sequence - white, yellow and red. UFO remained near aircraft's 10 o'clock and then disappeared.
One object, no bigger than a star. White and very bright, and brighter than a star. The object was moving South-West.
Pilot
Single spherical object, approx. 5-7 feet in diameter. Metallic, high gloss finish, but with signs of grime on underside. A machined appearance.
A red, yellow, fiercely burning ball of fire, with embers falling off. It looked the size of two dinner plates, with tennis balls falling off, and burning out.