MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1

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-8. At 0140 hours. I informed HQ P&SS (UK), Cpl
incident. of the
9. At 0142 hours, I informed RAF West Drayton, lt Cdr- ~f the
incident, and he confirmed that there was no military aircraft of any·
kind fn UK airspace and there had not been since 0001 hours.
10. At 0143 hours, the Senior Air Traffic Controller at:Jairmfngham
International Airport was contacted, and he confirmed that'--there were
no civi 1 ian aircraft in Cosford Airspace and had not been· for somehours.
11. At 0215 hours, OC RAF Police Flt and the Ord Off, Flt Lt-
were informed of the incident.
12. At· 0250 hours, Mr RAF Shawbury Met Office, contacted Cpl
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d stated that he seen two lights in the sky at RAF Shawbury.
hts were first sighted approximately 15-20 kms away and Mr
observed them travel towards him over the. Airfield moving
erratically at hundreds of miles per hour unlike any aircraft. He
described the lights as appearing to be searching for something. He
heard a low humming noise and watched the object for 5 minutes until it
disappeared from sight in a southerly direction. Mrllllllll stated that
he had been a Met Officer for 8 years and had never~nything likeit before.
13. At 0300 hours, Cplllllllcontact~d a Mr ~ the Met Officer at
Bristol Airport, who st~hat simila~ lights had been se,n there at
0055 hours. He had initiallly put the llights down to adverse mete·or
aetivity but in the light of the subsequent reports recorded it asunidentified. -
14. At 0310 hours, West Mercia Police were made awar~ of the further
reports and would contact Staffordshire and Avon & Somerset Forces tocorrelate the reports.
15. At 0330 hours I resumed normal duties.
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