UFO Sighting Report - Channel Islands
April 25th 2007 : Alderny/Guernsey
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Hi,
I heard on the news this morning that a “massive” ufo has been seen over Alderny (UK Channel island) by at least 3 pilots and also showed up on radar.
There was a short interview with one of the pilots, who had to have a cup of tea, when he landed as he was “shaken up”, he sounded like a level headed chap.
Not heard anything more yet, I’m also looking in the local news for it.
Report From the BBC News site:
Pilot spots 'UFO' over Guernsey
A commercial airline pilot has reported seeing two unidentified flying objects in the sky near Guernsey. The bright yellow flat disc shapes, estimated to be twice the size of a Boeing 737, were spotted on Monday, 12 to 15 miles north east of the island.
Captain Ray Bowyer was about to fly an Aurigny plane from Alderney to Southampton when he saw the objects through binoculars.
Mr Bowyer said he was "pretty shook-up" by the sighting...
Full report can be found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/6591365.stm
Update 1:
The Guernsey Press and Star
by Joel de Woolfson
UFO sightings are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence.
Two experienced airline pilots on separate flights saw something up to a mile wide off the coast of Alderney on Monday afternoon.....
Read the full report at http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/shownewsarticle.pl?ArticleID=002080
Update 2:
Scanned image of the Jersey Evening Post article including the pilot's log entry is available at: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=473646413&size=l
Update 3:
The Register
UK Airline Pilots Spot Giant UFO
'Mile wide' mystery object hovers off Channel Islands
By Lester Haines
Two experienced airline pilots at the controls of separate flights have reported seeing a mystery object "up to a mile wide" hovering off the coast of Alderney on Monday, This is Guernsey reports....
Read the full report at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/27/mystery_object/
Update 4:
Channel Online TV
UFOs sighted off coast - watch report
Pilots and aircraft passengers have confirmed sightings of two large Unidentified Flying Objects off the coast of Guernsey....
Read the full report and watch the report at: http://www5.channelonline.tv/news/templates/cinews2.aspx?articleid=9013&zoneid=1
Also from Channel Online TV
Is this the UFO?
Is this the UFO? Channel Online found this image whilst searching the internet archives...
Read the full report at: http://www5.channelonline.tv/news/templates/cinews2.aspx?articleid=9056&zoneid=1
[UFOINFO thanks Neale for the original lead to this report]
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