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UFO. United Kingdom

ID #1664204656
Added Mon, 26/09/2022
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
16.12.1746
Location: 
Лондон
United Kingdom

Dr. Cromwell Mortimer saw a strange flying object hovering over the center of London on December 16, 1742, and reported it to the authorities. Mr Mortimer, who was secretary of the Royal Society at the time, observed the mysterious object moving "slowly" over St James's Park at around 8.40pm as he was returning home to Westminster. He noted that the object was moving quite slowly, which gave him about more than a minute to get a good look at it.


He was even able to draw a diagram of the object, which he described in his report for 1746, recently discovered in the journal Philosophical Transactions, vol. XLIII.


He claimed that at a point from south to west, "I saw a light hidden behind forests and houses." Having risen to a height of about 20 degrees, he moved in a direction almost coinciding with the horizon, and passed over residential buildings. Continuing to observe the object, he thought that his route ran exactly over Bloomsbury, over Queen Square and towards the nearby canal. He also wrote that he had lost sight of him over the Haymarket.

His illustration depicted a UFO with a "flaming head", which was "contained as if in an open box" and was connected by "iron bands". The UFO also had a "long glowing tail", which gradually became weaker as the object was removed.

Original news

UFO to nie są zjawiska, które zaczęły się pojawiać dopiero po II wojnie światowej. Obserwacje tego typu miały miejsce od wieków. Niektóre z nich do tego stopnia zdumiały mieszkańców, że przekazy o dziwnych obiektach dotrwały do czasów dzisiejszych. DObrym przykładem takiej historii jest obserwacja UFO z Londynu.

Dr Cromwell Mortimer zobaczył dziwny latający obiekt unoszący się nad centrum Londynu 16 grudnia 1742 roku i zgłosił go władzom. Pan Mortimer, ówczesny sekretarz Towarzystwa Królewskiego, obserwował tajemniczy obiekt poruszający się „powoli” nad St James's Park około 20:40, gdy wracał do domu, do Westminsteru. Zauważył, że obiekt poruszał się dość wolno, co dało mu ponad minutę na dokładne przyjrzenie się mu.

Był nawet w stanie narysować schemat obiektu, który opisał w swoim raporcie z 1746 r., niedawno odkrytym w Philosophical Transactions, tom. XLIII. Twierdził, że w punkcie z południa na zachód ujrzał światło ukryte za lasami i domami. Podniósłszy się na wysokość około 20 stopni, ruszył w kierunku prawie pokrywającym się z horyzontem i ominął budynki mieszkalne. Kontynuując obserwację obiektu, pomyślał, że jego trasa przebiegała dokładnie przez Bloomsbury, przez Queen's Square i w kierunku pobliskiego kanału. Napisał też, że stracił go z oczu nad Haymarket.

Jego ilustracja przedstawiała UFO z "płonącą głową", która była "zawarta jak gdyby w otwartym pudełku" i owinięta "żelaznymi opaskami". UFO miało również „długi świetlisty ogon”, który stopniowo słabł w miarę oddalania się obiektu.

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On December 16, 1742, Cromwell Mortimer, a physician, reported spotting an unidentified flying object soaring over central London. At the time, Mr Mortimer was secretary of the Royal Society and detailed the mysterious object “slowly” moving above St James’s Park during his walk home to Westminster at 8:40pm. He recorded that the object was flying very slowly which meant that he had about half a minute to get a clear look at it.

While 30 seconds isn’t a long period of time, it is longer than most observations of meteors and similar objects.

As a result, he was even able to sketch a diagram of the object, which he wrote about his 1746 report in the journal Philosophical Transactions, vol XLIII, which has recently come to light.

He wrote: “I saw a light arise from behind the trees and houses in the south by west point.

“When it had risen to the height of about 20 degrees, it took a motion nearly parallel to the horizon and went over the houses.”

As he watched the object, he believed its path had brought it directly over Bloomsbury, passing over Queen’s Square and making its way in the direction of the canal adjacent to it.

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