Unspecified over Brighton, East Sussex · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw an orange light rising from the SE - looked like the tail from a rocket launch like when the shuttle goes up. Object then moved north before disappearing behind clouds. Happened three times over a period of 30 minutes. Third time bright flash.
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 2009-08-01 → 2009-08-18
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