As reported

Light over Plymouth (UK/England) · United Kingdom

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

The report, as filed

7 bright orange lights flying over, some in formation and changing speeds then disapearing

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 2009-10-14 → 2009-10-31

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