UFO Reports in the UK - released by the Ministry of Defense in London in 2009

UFO Reports 2009
Date
Time
Town / Village
Area
Occupation (Where Relevant)
Description
Jan-09
Not Given
Warwick
Warwickshire
Air Traffic Control employee
An orange glowing object with a red light on the right-hand side.
Jan-09
Not Given
Not Given
North Yorkshire
Very curious. A very bright light, four times that of a star.
Jan-09
Not Given
Carterton
Oxfordshire
Air Traffic Control employee
A very bright constant red light.
Jan-09
Not Given
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
been outside the individuals house for some nights and then one night.
Jan-09
Not Given
Sawtry
Cambridgeshire
A UFO.
Jan-09
Not Given
Porthcawl
Mid Glamorgan
A diamond shaped red light came towards him from the sea. Rear end of diamond was a blue light. It was incredibly hot as it passed overhead. No sound.
Jan-09
Not Given
Halifax
West Yorkshire
A silver disc shaped light seen for two minutes. Witness was in his lounge.
Jan-09
Not Given
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
A bright object travelling very fast overhead. Not a plane.
Jan-09
Not Given
St Albans
Hertfordshire
Something lit up the sky. There was smoke in the sky afterwards.
Jan-09
Not Given
Colington
Edinburgh
Lights in the sky.
Jan-09
Not Given
Llandudno
Clwyd
A bright orange light.
01-Jan-09
Not Given
Chippenham
Wiltshire
A UFO.
01-Jan-09
Not Given
Streatham Hill
London
Two bright lights/objects moving through the sky.
01-Jan-09
00:10
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
Four bright orange lights in a group.
01-Jan-09
01:30
Not given
Not given
Over my house. It was massive. Unbelievable. The noise was incredible. I thought we were under nuclear attack.
02-Jan-09
17:00
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
Five yellow/orange objects in formation. Moving east to west. Slow but straight flight.
3-4 Jan 09
Not Given
Sandbach
Cheshire
A UFO. An orange/yellow light.
04-Jan-09
Not Given
Haslingdale/ Rossendale
Lancashire
Four or more moving bright solid orange lights. Followed by a further eight identical objects. Rose vertically over the side on the valley. Made no sound.
05-Jan-09
19:00
Malvern
W orcestershire
A V shaped formation similar to how birds fly of seven lights. Moved rapidly across the sky rotated slightly then the lights split up and vanished. Lights were size and brightness of stars. No noise and no visible trails in sky.
06-Jan-09
Not Given
Cardigan
Cardiganshire
Five rather big orange things flew over the witness. He was terrified.
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06-Jan-09
21:00
Northampton
Northamptonshire
Strange lights. Eleven in total.
08-Jan-09
04:40
Blackpool
Lancashire
A green light with a white light on the outer rim. Flew over the hills and disappeared once it passed the motorway.
09-Jan-09
Not Given
Exeter
Devon
An object in the sky over Exeter.
11-Jan-09
00:10
London W9
Greater London
Strange white light, got smaller and turned green. Pulsated in brightness.
12-Jan-09
Not Given
Old Coulson
Surrey
Saw a large shape in the sky. It didn't look like a helicopter but sounded like one and was very loud. It hovered for an hour. Then headed towards Caterham.
13-Jan-09
Not Given
Leyton
London
Object that moved quickly through the sky.
13-Jan-09
20:15
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
Strange burning objects in the sky.
14-Jan-09
Not Given
Leyton
London
Object that moved quickly through the sky.
18-Jan-09
Not Given
Leyton
London
Object that moved quickly through the sky.
18-Jan-09
19:44
Lichfield
Staffordshire
Air Traffic Control employee
A bright yellow light. It vanished for a few seconds then reappeared.
19-Jan-09
Not Given
Tarland
Aberdeenshire
A bright steady light in the sky. It then just moved and disappeared.
23-Jan-09
20:40
Anlaby
Hull
A very large ball (looked like a fireball). The object was small, but rather far away
23-Jan-09
20:58
Undy
Newport
Object had a large light on the front and a smaller red and green light on either side, as if on the ends of a planes wings. Base was a perfect square and black in colour. It made a quiet humming sound.
23-Jan-09
21:40
West Cross
Swansea
Large ball of light. Light did not diminish. Very strange. Made no sound. Very strange.
24-Jan-09
23:05
Henleaze
Bristol
Large spherical object, bright orange in colour. Much bigger than any plane or helicopter. Glowed brightly all over. Was completely soundless.
25-Jan-09
18:00
Perton
West Midlands
Star shaped and very bright, brilliant white. Changing shape. No noise.
25-Jan-09
19:00
Livingston
West Lothian
An extremely bright blue circular light. After diving down at steep angle, rising then diving again, it vanished.
25-Jan-09
23:25
Sittingbourne
Kent
A strange ball of bright orange light. Light faded out.
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26-Jan-09
17:15
Northholt
Middlesex
A bright oval orange in the sky. Thought at first it was an aircraft on fire. After five minutes the bright glow petered out and then became totally black. Lived in the area all her life but had never seen anything like it before.
26-Jan-09
18:15
Bromley
Kent
Three orange lights in horizontal line above the opposite side of the hill. Stopped car but saw only four lights, two separate at the top & two close together at the bottom. Top two rose and disappeared. Second two moved higher then also vanished.
26-Jan-09
21:45
Tarring
West Sussex
Four orange lights. At first mistook them for stars. Faded one by one
28-Jan-09
22:10
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
Light in the sky. Other lights falling or dripping from it to the ground. At first thought it was fireworks. Made no noise and was the size of a helicopter.
29-Jan-09
Not Given
Colchester
Essex
We keep getting flown over by aliens galore. They are dropping germs and we keep getting colds. Please send the RAF or USAF to stop them.
Feb-09
Not Given
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
15 fireballs in the sky. Not aircraft.
Feb-09
Not Given
East Kilbride
Lanarkshire
Five orange lights high in the sky over the house. Disappeared into the atmosphere
03-Feb-09
01:00
Not Given
Thames Estuary
Same as the UFO seen over the House of Commons in February 2008. Matches description The Sun gave.
03-Feb-09
10:10
West Row
Suffolk
Bright clear light shooting across sky. There were blue lights almost in line with the clear light. They were evenly spaced.
04-Feb-09
18:32
Chesterton
Newcastle Under Lyme
A dullish orange light low in the sky. Circular in shape with no defined edge. Surface had texture of the Sun's surface but not as bright. It reduced in size as it backed away from the witness. An aircraft flew in its direction whilst giving it a wide berth.
05-Feb-09
Not Given
Portslade
Sussex
Six red or orange lights in a large oval shape moving slowly towards Brighton. They made no noise
05-Feb-09
06:30
Cropwell Bishop
Nottinghamshire
Series of UFO Sightings. Three orange lights arranged vertically in the sky. No way they could be aircraft. Four sets of them.
06-Feb-09
Not Given
Rossendale
Lancashire
A blue and purple flashing light over the moors for 30 minutes.
06-Feb-09
17:30
Between Mealrigg and Langrigg
Cumbria
A clearly defined, shiny silvery metallic cylinder with rounded ends. Estimated 50ft in length. Small protrusion on upper rear body. Object made no sound nor visible emissions.
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06-Feb-09
20:10
Near Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh
White on outer edges. 7-800ft long. Moving very fast from North to South.
07-Feb-09
Not Given
Gorseinon
Swansea
Strange object seen when he developed photographs he had taken.
07-Feb-09
19:30
Between Norwich and Lenwade
Norfolk
Ten orange orbs. Orbs had slightly pulsating orange lights. Not like navigation lights. Made no noised.
07-Feb-09
20:05
Not Given
Not Given
Six lights, some red, some orange and some white all travelling in the same direction. It was either one big object or six single objects. All travelling in the same direction.
07-Feb-09
23:10
Basingstoke
Hampshire
A bright orange light travelling very fast from North to South east. Too large and bright to be a plane. In view for one minute then disappeared behind a cloud. Noticed no noise or tail.
07 Feb. 09
22:05
Fowey
Cornwall
Strange object in the sky. Bright orange in colour with intensity of fire. Like a huge hanglider.
08-Feb-09
20:00
Ashingdon
Essex
Lights in the sky. Definitely not a plane. Very strange.
08-Feb-09
21:00
Sutton
Surrey
Five UFOs. Bright round orange lights. Made no noise. Disappeared in direction on London.
09-Feb-09
Not Given
Romsley
Shropshire
A peculiar bright light. The object was spherical shaped like a satellite. It moved West to East very quickly. Definitely not a satellite, helicopter or light aircraft.
10-Feb-09
21:00
Not Given
Somerset
Bright orange lights continuously going up and down on the horizon. Heading East in the direction of Frome or Wiltshire.
10-Feb-09
22:45
W estern-super- Mare
Somerset
An orange/yellow object moving NW to SE. Followed by three more. No navigation lights and they made no sound. Not that high up. Disappeared into the distance quicker than they arrived.
13-Feb-09
23:12
Bradford-on-Avon
Wiltshire
A brightly glowing orange ball. It seemed to be a controlled craft. It hovered for a couple of minutes then the light seemed to deliberately fade. It was a few hundred feet up and a quarter of a mile from the house.
14-Feb-09
20:10
Roxwell
Essex
A bright orange object. The top was rounded like the top of a balloon and was a brighter orange towards the bottom. It appeared to be stationary.
15-Feb-09
Not Given
Aberford
Leeds
Witness saw a long light flashing like a laser. Sometimes there were two lights crossing over. This is the third time they have been seen over six weeks.
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15-Feb-09
00:15
Winwick
Warrington
Police Officer
Two orange lights in the sky that hovered over the old hospital site. The lights were not together but were stationary. They made no noise. They then moved off in a southerly direction.
15-Feb-09
06:30
Bennech
Anglesey
Strange lights seen over the bay.
16-Feb-09
19:00
Colchester
Essex
A bright light that went straight up in the sky above the A12 near Colchester.
16-Feb-09
19:19
Leigh
Greater Manchester
A dome shaped orange ball of light. It suddenly took off from a field. It was organic like a jellyfish. Transparent, and you could see its internal workings. It departed swaying left to right and made a droning noise. 150-200ft in the air.
19-Feb-09
19:50
Gravesend
Kent
A ball of light with a few lights inside. It hovered over Gravesend for some 30 minutes. Too static for a helicopter.
20-Feb-09
21:45
Bradford
West Yorkshire
Two strange lights behind the clouds that appeared to be playing with each other, pretending to crash into each other. Then they were joined by a third light that hovered underneath them, going back and forth.
21-Feb-09
22:45
Arundel
West Sussex
Five bright orange lights in the sky. One was in the lead the other four in a loose rectangular formation. Disappeared behind trees then were seen in a line with long gaps between them. Heard no engine noise. Headed south for two miles before vanishing.
22-Feb-09
Not Given
South East London
London
An object with a white and alternating red lights at an angle. Came from South East London towards Canary Wharf. It stopped in mid-air and an alternating sequence of red lights flashed at 180 degrees. Lights switched side instantly.
22-Feb-09
01:10
Chepstow
Gwent
A single object the size of a large car. Silver with flames flickering from the underside. Then moved up and away.
22-Feb-09
19:00
Oxted
Surrey
Object came in trajectory into back garden. It was like the upper part of an egg, glowing bright orange like hot steel. On bottom it had something like a root structure. It looked like it was having some trouble but righted itself, and gently flew off.
22-Feb-09
19:30
Swindon
Wiltshire
80 bright lights over the top of Queen's Hill in Swindon.
22-Feb-09
19:30
Bedford
Bedfordshire
A sizeable, silent, flickering orange light. Difficult to judge height and speed but much slower than any meteorite and much faster than the prevailing wind which was negligible.
23-Feb-09
19:17
New Ash Green
Kent
A ball of light in the clouds, moving slowly and falling apart. Had other white lights coming off it. Made no sound.
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23-Feb-09
22:52
South East London
London
It was the flashing of a huge object with one normal and two green lights. It was flying low. Only saw it for four seconds than it vanished from sight.
24-Feb-09
18:45
Hartlepool
Cleveland
Saw four spaceships that flew over the house into the sky. They had a bright light that faded and was then gone. They returned to the same spot they had come from.
25-Feb-09
18:30
Oldham
Manchester
A very bright object that glows red and bright.
26-Feb-09
19:15
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
Two lights above the cloud with beams of light coming out from them horizontally. Dotting about like two fireflies. The beams are coming from the lights, not the ground. Seen to the north. The lights are very round and flying in a small area.
27-Feb-09
18:15
Central London
London
One white light to the south east that flashes red, green and an off yellow at about 8-10000ft. Another across central London at 10- 15000ft with the same colours. Objects are identical and 3-4 miles apart on the approach path to Heathrow or London City.
27-Feb-09
21:00
Lelant
Cornwall
Two orange lights over Hayle Estuary moving at the speed of a helicopter but had no aircraft navigation lights.
27-Feb-09
23:00
Newquay
Cornwall
Bright orange object travelling west to east across the sky.
28-Feb-09
04:30
Portlethen
Aberdeenshire
A big yellow glow in the sky to the south of Aberdeen. About 2500ft high but not aircraft landing lights.
28-Feb-09
21:50
Mary Tavy near Dartmoor
Devon
Orange lights in the sky. Like fairy lights. Made no sound
01-Mar-09
18:45
Bishopsmill
Morayshire
Lights like little stars in a half moon shape. A bright light at the centre was moving very slightly.
01-Mar-09
19:00
Warlingham
Surrey
Three very bright orange lights in triangular formation. They were circular with no tails. Travelling at speed towards the east. Made no sound. Could not tell height. Visible for 4-5 minutes before fading away one by one.
01-Mar-09
20:15
West Bridgford
Nottingham
A swarm of about 100 flashing white lights, high in the sky moving from the NE to SE. Very quick and keeping equidistant and of equal speed. Disappeared about 45 degrees above the horizon. The swarm moved in an arc of 40 degrees in about 10 seconds.
04-Mar-09
22:50
Swindon
Wiltshire
Various different lights in a star shape.
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05-Mar-09
Not Given
Selby
North Yorkshire
Two sphere like objects orange/red in colour. The first object ran parallel to the witness, dropped then disappeared. The second object moved straight across the sky line then disappeared.
07-Mar-09
05:00
Cottingham
Humberside
An object in the sky changing colour.
08-Mar-09
01:30
Bolton
Lancashire
A large fireball but with an oblong shape. Thought it was a crashing airliner but it stopped and hovered. It then came towards Dascar, stopped and headed in a SE direction towards Bury. It hovered in the distance for a minute before disappearing.
09-Mar-09
21:15
Hayes
Middlesex
An object hovering in the sky. The object had bright lights.
09-Mar-09
23:10
Holland on Sea
Essex
An emerald green object that was like a torchlight or a large grapefruit. It flitted up, down and around outside the landing window. The beam of light narrowed and it came back as a ball shape. It was still for 90 seconds then vanished.
10-Mar-09
18:15
A3 South of M25
A3 South of M25
A long cylinder of gold light. It looked like a very bright shooting star. Observed it for 3 seconds.
10-Mar-09
18:50
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
The whole object was glowing like hot metal and there was no sound. It was travelling at the speed of a fighter or a satellite, from NW to SE. It looked to be flying quite low.
10-Mar-09
22:10
Spalding
Lincolnshire
Strange orange lights in the sky.
14-Mar-09
18:50
Bugbrooke
Northamptonshire
A big bright red ball of fire travelling at a terrific speed.
14-Mar-09
20:15
Flitwick
Bedfordshire
Two UFOs. Orange globes that moved near together then separated and very gradually disappeared.
14-Mar-09
20:30
Harlyn Bay
Cornwall
Five strange orange lights in formation, moving very quickly.
14-Mar-09
20:40
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Object was travelling east/southeast. An extremely bright, constant red/orange light shining down. The shape of the object was obscured by the light. It made no sound. Cannot determine speed, but was visible for two minutes. May have speeded up.
17-Mar-09
Not Given
Croydon
London
A bright orange light, the size of a helicopter. It looked like a flame or a flare but made no sound. It was moving very slowly.
17-Mar-09
00:35
Not Given
Not Given
The shape of a rectangle. It had a dull green glow with no other lights showing.
17-Mar-09
05:35
Portsmouth
Hampshire
MoD Guard Service
A wide pear drop shaped translucent green light with a small tail of light. Moved in NW direction. Made no noise and vanished after a few seconds.
17-Mar-09
20:30
Heywood
Lancashire
Three orange lights, evenly spaced and moving at the same speed. Gradually disappeared after five minutes. Heading from SE to NW.
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17-Mar-09
21:02
Bromsgrove
W orcestershire
A red fire ball travelling at extreme speed. It made no sound. Heading from Coventry to Leominster.
18-Mar-09
22:00
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
Two very bright glowing orange lights moving at very high speed.
19-Mar-09
Not Given
Not Given
West Sussex
A constant light travelling West to East. Very erratic, wobbling off course then just disappeared.
20-Mar-09
18:50
Exton
Rutland
Large bright light seen to the east of Exton, moving south to north at high speed- at first mistaken for a planet.
22-Mar-09
19:55
Newtimber
West Sussex
A bright diamond shaped light. Definitely not an aircraft. Faster than an aircraft. Headed east for one minute before moving upwards and disappearing.
22-Mar-09
20:00
Adfa
Powys
Looked like a satellite crashing or a star. It was fairly pacey and then slowed to a halt. It moved off after 20 seconds and gathered speed. It became a dot and vanished.
24-Mar-09
05:17
Bridgend
Glamorgan
Four UFOs flying beneath two aircraft. They moved much faster than the aircraft. Greyish in colour with a dome on top and bottom. Flew over the Waterton Industrial Estate.
25-Mar-09
20:25
Godalming
Surrey
A very bright spherical object. Size of a full moon. Yellow/orange in colour. Object seemed wrapped in a bright glowing cloud of light. It made no noise. It moved towards Hascombe. Performed a series of erratic moves.
27-Mar-09
16:10
Walthamstow
London
Three objects in the sky. They were circling and dipping in and out of the clouds. They could have been light sources or just reflecting light. A possible tail of light at a slight angle away from the direction of travel on each of the objects.
28-Mar-09
08:45
Torquay
Devon
A group of very bright orange objects heading NW to SE at a consistent speed and low altitude. There was a group of 15 followed by groups of 2-3 and 3-4 over a five minute period. They made no noise.
29-Mar-09
20:45
Preston
Lancashire
Three bright lights heading in the same direction some 2 minutes apart. The 3rd light disintegrated and spilt up.
04-Apr-09
Not Given
Swindon
Wiltshire
A massive orange thing. Going so fast it passed a plane going towards RAF Lyneham.
04-Apr-09
00:30
Saddleworth
Lancashire
A bright orange ball of fire. It was quite high up in the sky over the house. It was changing colour and disappeared straight into the sky.
04-Apr-09
10:30
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
It was square with orange lights.
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04-Apr-09
21:02
Abergavenny
Gwent
Two UFOs.
04-Apr-09
23:15
Leyland
Lancashire
Object seen for 6-7 minutes.
05-Apr-09
09:00
Swindon
Wiltshire
Something peculiar.
06-Apr-09
Not Given
Hessel
Humberside
Very bright white light. Its trail followed it for half an hour heading towards Brough.
08-Apr-09
Not Given
Leeds
West Yorkshire
A ball of fire.
08-Apr-09
01:00
Brighton
Sussex
Looked like a squashed balloon and had no wings. Rounder at the front and pointed at the back. It had no lights at the front but 2-3 at the back, one red, one red and flashing and one white/green. Witness heard the noise first which grew louder.
09-Apr-09
21:26
Note Given
Liverpool
Two parallel lights. Red or orange lights in the sky.
11-Apr-09
21:35
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
A very bright orange glow. Moved about the speed of an airliner, heading south to north.
11-Apr-09
20:30
Bromley
Kent
A UFO.
11-Apr-09
21:05
Harrow
London
A big ball of fire, like a star. It decreased in size over two minutes.
11-Apr-09
21:20
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
Several orange lights, same colour and brightness of street lights. Three were close together and the others were in a horizontal line.
11-Apr-09
21:40
Goole
Humberside
A Light. Moved past very slowly then shot off at phenomenal speed. It was round but twice it changed into a cone shape. 300-400ft up.
12-Apr-09
Not Given
Swindon
Wiltshire
Four glowing objects coming from southwest and then turned north. They were glowing duller and brighter, then disappeared.
12-Apr-09
23:10
Linlithgow
West Lothian
A UFO.
13-Apr-09
Not Given
Farnborough
Hampshire
A ball of glowing red light. After 30 seconds the light dimmed slightly and then just disappeared.
13-Apr-09
21:00
Moelfre
Angelsey
Looked like a Chinese lantern.
13-Apr-09
21:30
Derby
Derbyshire
Two orangey lights in the sky moving towards each other. Then a ball of light approached the other lights. All three were stationary for a while before disappearing into the distance. Another light then hovered where the others had been.
14-Apr-09
21:45
Strathspey
Invernesshire
A bright orange light approached at low level and then remained stationary for 10 minutes. Then it turned red.
14-Apr-09
22:00
Smalley
Derbyshire
A round yellow ball. It looked like it had a parachute on top, the shape of a helmet.
14-Apr-09
22:45
Wallington
Surrey
Nine green lights in the sky.
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15-Apr-09
20:30
Dover
Kent
Two objects, five minutes apart heading East to West. They looked like orange fiery balls but made no sound. They travelled at the speed of a plane. They had no tail.
18-Apr-09
22:22
Brandon
Suffolk
Two yellow objects like giant sparklers heading North to South.
18-Apr-09
Not Given
Oswestry
Shropshire
A UFO.
19-Apr-09
10:00
Maghull
Merseyside
A orange ball in the sky, travelling very quickly then stopped and faded away.
19-Apr-09
20:40
Snodlands
Kent
An oval shaped glowing red object, in two dimensions. It spun in one direction then reversed and swung in the other.
19-Apr-09
21:23
Not Given
Liverpool
A UFO Southwest of Liverpool.
21-Apr-09
21:34
Maidstone
Kent
Lights rising from the ground into the sky, much like debris from a fire. However lights were too intense to be a fire. Seen in the direction of the North Downs from Maidstone.
21-Apr-09
22:03
Pendleton
Manchester
A bright orange object moving at a steady pace.
21-Apr-09
22:55
Brighton
Sussex
A bright flaming object, about a quarter of the size of the moon. It was like a special effect. It was silent and went from horizon to horizon, starting in the North.
22-Apr-09
15:10
Basingstoke
Hampshire
Like a large black parachute with nothing suspended from it. It changed shape and gradually got smaller as it went into the distance. Observed for 10-20 minutes.
24-Apr-09
01:22
Harrow
London
A long shaped vehicle with a red light at the front and two gold lights either side. Hovered above the house and then moved off to the right at tremendous speed before returning. It then drifted slowly away. It was louder than a plane or helicopter.
25-Apr-09
10:15
Croydon
London
A bright red light over the house.
25-Apr-09
20:30
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
Former Air Traffic Controller
A large black ball with a light underneath. Travelling South over western Bury St Edmunds at 3000ft at 200 miles an hour.
26-Apr-09
Not Given
Holmefirth/ Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
A black spherical object 12m in diameter. It was 500ft up and travelling at 500 mph. It made no sound. It had a light on but switched it off when the witness shone a torch at it.
26-Apr-09
00:50
Hackney
London
Two bright lights heading towards the city. Like a white octopus shaped kite. It was like they were propelled but travelling on their own.
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26-Apr-09
18:15
Regents Park
London
A spherical object with a red flashing light underneath. It was stationary in the sky for 10 minutes and then just faded away. It had made no movement at all.
26-Apr-09
18:30
Central London
London
Single small white orb shortly joined by two others. Changed into a dull flat circular shape. They were hovering over Central London at 15-20,000 ft but not blown by the wind. Objects disappeared but one reappeared for five minutes.
26-Apr-09
22:05
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
Looked like a star or satellite. Saw three within 20 minutes. Came from the south. Its speed increased and then slowed down. Finally headed east over the North Sea.
28-Apr-09
Not Given
Tywyn
Gwynedd
A big bright orange light. It turned white and then disappeared very quickly. It made no noise.
28-Apr-09
21:48
Ferrers
Essex
A sighting.
29-Apr-09
23:10
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Two orange lights flying in a parallel formation in an arc. One slowed and went behind the other then they both gradually faded away. Far too fast to be aircraft. They had no flashing lights and made no sound.
29-Apr-09
23:44
Caterham
Surrey
A very small white light with no flashing lights or smoke trail. Headed north then did a sharp turn to the east and then was just gone.
30-Apr-09
20:30
Sutton
Surrey
A bright green light that whizzed about the sky for an hour. It was very fast and a few planes got in its way.
02-May-09
21:36
Chorley
Lancashire
Saw orange lights that looked like flames. They were heading South to North towards Preston. Police said it was the open rear of an aircraft undertaking parachute training.
02-May-09
21:50
Upper Norwood
London
Six very bright orange lights flying in formation passed by in 15 minutes. Heading from Upper Norwood towards Crystal Palace.
02-May-09
22:00
Burbage
Wiltshire
Initially one then five pitch black hot air balloon shaped objects with continual flames underneath.
02-May-09
23:00
Long Eaton
Nottinghamshire
A large bright yellow object hovering in the sky. Too bright to be an aircraft and the wrong colour. It didn't move for ages and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.
02-May-09
23:30
Buckhurst Hill
Essex
A slow moving, silent, orangey/red light. Does not think it was a helicopter or aircraft. Flew at same height as a helicopter.
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02-May-09
23:55
Southampton
Hampshire
Six bright white & orange lights, two single and two in two object formation. Lower and faster than a satellite. Witness contacted local police who had no other reports.
03-May-09
Not Given
Darlington
County Durham
Two bright orangey/red lights moving towards Durham/Tees Valley Airport. The objects flew steady, level and straight.
03-May-09
15:50
Otmoor
Oxfordshire
Pilot
A shiny black flying cylinder, 20-30ft long at about 4700ft which was 200ft above the pilots aircraft. Although the pilot sighted the object. Air Traffic Control forwarded details to the UFO Desk.
03-May-09
21:30
Ammanford
Dyfed
Pilot
Seven orange orbs that suddenly disappeared. They were on a North-South trajectory. Witness contacted Cardiff Air Traffic Control who had nothing on radar.
04-May-09
00:20
Barton near A6
Lancashire
Nine bright orange lights moving at slow speed and at 2000ft. They made no sound.
05-May-09
22:10
Roade
Northampton
An orange flash and a loud bang.
07-May-09
22:25
High Peak
Derbyshire
Three bright small lights very close together travelling in a straight line. They were flashing rapidly but made no noise and looked like they were on fire but clearly were not. Speed of 100-150mph at 1000ft. Came back eight minutes later.
09-May-09
17:55
St Helens
Merseyside
A UFO over the witnesses house. It was at 30,000ft and he has seen it before.
09-May-09
22:00
Harlow
Essex
A diamond shaped orange light. If you held out your hand it would have been the size of a 20p coin. It was totally silent. The object carried on in the distance and then another one appeared and followed the same path.
09-May-09
22:10
Northwich
Cheshire
Four big lights in a line formation. Two dropped down and the other two moved off quickly into the distance.
09-May-09
22:50
Central London
London
Twenty orange balls heading north.
11-May-09
Not Given
Tomintoul
Banffshire
Like a star, but jumping all over the sky. It was 70 degrees above the horizon. It was a blue/white colour and occasionally red and left a light trail.
11-May-09
21:38
Southampton
Hampshire
A very bright light. It made no sound but was very low.
14-May-09
22:00
Nenthead
Cumbria
A bright orange light. Too bright for a Chinese lantern. The light looked electrical not a flame. Travelled in a straight line at a steady speed. Travelled East to West with the wind. Made no noise. It was about the size of a quarter moon.
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16-May-09
Not Given
Brandon
Suffolk
Four flaming balloons that disappeared over the horizon fairly quickly. Was not very high.
16-May-09
00:20
Bedford
Bedfordshire
A strange blue light near the Cardington Hangers. Flew straight past the witness.
16-May-09
21:50
Petts Wood
Kent
8-10 bright red lights. They were hovering. They moved independently into the distance and disappeared when a light aircraft appeared.
16-May-09
22:00
Deeside
Flintshire
Seven bright orange lights in the sky. Silent. Travelling towards the Wirral.
19-May-09
10:00
Redruth
Cornwall
A big bright light. Came from west Cornwall towards Plymouth.
19-May-09
21:30
Bexhill-on-Sea
East Sussex
A series of orange balls of fire.
19-May-09
22:15
Long Eaton
Nottingham
An ellipse shaped object the size of a commercial plane. It was on fire. It glowed bright orange. It moved South East to North and then returned and hovered for at least a minute. Moved further away at supersonic speed.
21-May-09
Not Given
Not Given
Not Given
A very bright blue light flew behind the house.
21-May-09
23:40
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Very strange circular objects without definite shape. They stayed around for about five minutes. They were 8-9 of them.
23-May-09
22:00
Penzance
Cornwall
Ten orange lights in a line with intermittent gaps. They made no sound and flew at helicopter height.
23-May-09
22:10
Dudley
West Midlands
A big bright light. Thought it was a helicopter at first. Within seconds followed by three others and then a further three. Flew low but made no sound.
23-May-09
22:10
Bodium
East Sussex
A strange sighting.
23-May-09
23:00
Hove
East Sussex
A very big red light moving slowly. It then faded away.
23-May-09
23:00
Winsford
Cheshire
An orange light travelling from the south. It was followed by two more orange lights on the same path, then five more and then two more. They made no noise but were at the height of a helicopter.
24-May-09
00:00
Llandaff City
Cardiff
Seven bright red lights.
24-May-09
13:42
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
A white object with a silver beam coming from it, over Pugneys Country Park. It looked square but changed shape as it moved about. Witness saw it through binoculars. An aircraft flew very close to it.
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24-May-09
22:15
Solihull
West Midlands
Three objects like fireballs falling to earth. They were glowing and orange. There was one large object and two smaller ones which converged together and rose into the atmosphere until they faded away.
25-May-09
12:00
Swansea
West Glamorgan
Three small yellow orbs travelling quite slow.
25-May-09
23:00
Bracknell
Berkshire
A UFO. It was a "glowing ball of something or other". Definitely not a plane.
30-May-09
Not Given
Spilsby
Lincolnshire
A sighting.
30-May-09
02:47
Folkestone
Kent
A bright circular amber light, the size of a 2p coin. It was moving very slowly in a straight line but once it flew over the witnesses house it accelerated away very very quickly into the distance. It made no noise and left no vapour trail.
30-May-09
22:30
Tunstall to Butley Road
Suffolk
Two clusters of bright lights. They were stationary for a while then the first group of 15 headed towards Woodbridge followed by the second cluster of 6-7 lights. They were very high up. They made no sound.