As reported

Flash over Birmingham (UK/England) · United Kingdom

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The report, as filed

3 white lights flash downward within about 0.3 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 2004-12-19 → 2005-01-05

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