Unspecified over Plymouth, Devon · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Exactly fifty objects, that looked like points of light. Very bright. They were in line formation, and moving from East to West.
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 2001-09-30 → 2001-10-17
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