Unspecified over Marlborough, Wiltshire · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
One circular, red, yellow, blue and green object. A strong brightness. It made sudden movements. [reporter: Private Pilot]
Held as-reported from UK Ministry of Defence UAP files. 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 1999-06-05 → 1999-06-22
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