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UFO. United Kingdom

ID #1603980044
Added Thu, 29/10/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
24.01.1978 19:00
Location: 
между Лестером и Хинкли
United Kingdom

At least 17 people saw a Delta-shaped object flying low overhead without making any noise. It was burning red, blue and yellow, and as it was heading South from Leicester, it was spotted by 12 other witnesses in Hinckley. 

Earlier in the evening, the couple observed an unusual night light in Patcham, East Sussex, England.

Original news

Date:   January 24 1978
Location:  between Leicester and Hinckley, England
Time:  7:00 PM. 
Summary:  At least 17 people saw a delta-shaped object that flew low overhead, making no noise. It had steady red, blue, and yellow lights and as it headed south from Leicester it was seen by 12 more witnesses in Hinckley. There was also a sighting earlier that evening of an unusual nocturnal light by a married couple in Patcham, East Sussex, England. 
Source:  Philip J. Imbrogno, Contact of the 5th Kind, p. 18; Awareness, July 1978, p. 5

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