MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1

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AT.03.10 HRS ON SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER, 80,. AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYIM;
OBJECT WAS SEEN BETWEEN BARDSEY Al\0 \'iETI-.ERBY. THE OBJECT WAS
TRAVELLll\G NORTHWARDS AT A I-'£ IGhT OF APPROXlt-lATELY 2000 FEET. ·_ 1 T
TOOK THE FORM OF A BRIGHT LIGHT ABOUT 10 TIMES BRIGHTER THAN ANY
STARS VI Sl BLE AND AT THAT Tl t-tE WAS 4 - 5 TIMES LARGER TH.AN ANY. STAR
TrERE WAS NO AUDIBLE NOISE A~D NO OUTLINE VISIBLE$ LEEDS CONTROL
\'/ERE INFORMED AT 03.15 HRS. OVER WETI-£RBY THE OBJECT SUDDENLY Ch.tli\8.
CH~'GED DIRECTICN ~~DHTRAVELLED EAST TOWARDS YORK. IT WAS F-G~~~W~~~
FOLLCWED AT APPCX fJJ MPH AND PASSED EAST OF THE Cl TY WI-ERE SIGhT POF
THE OBJECT WAS LOST. .
SERGEANT- THE DUTY OFFICER AT THE AIR MINISTRY~ANDON
. CONFI RMED~OBJECT 1-'.AD BEEN TRACKED ON RADAR AT AIR TA FF IC
CONTROL AT t-1ANChESTER AIRPORT AND AT THE RADAR STATION AT Si: TON·
WOLD BUT COLD OFFER-NO EXPLANATICN. - ·
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