As reported

Unknown over Northampton (UK/England) · United Kingdom

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

WINTER 97/98 BRIGHT LIGHT TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS TOWARDS THE EAST LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: UK Ministry of Defence · records window 1997-11-12 → 1997-11-29

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