Unspecified over Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
White ball of light. Was moving from West to East. Stopped and then went up into the sky vertically.
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 2001-02-05 → 2001-02-22
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