As reported

Teardrop over Cardiff (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom

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

The report, as filed

Disk shaped craft captured on camera by accident over City Hall in Cardiff, Wales

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 2007-02-26 → 2007-03-15

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