Light over Derby (Derbyshire) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A brilliant white light passed over my back garden from north to south. The sky was perfectly clear. The light was in a perfect straight line with no sound. The object was in our atmosphere as it was brighter and much larger than any star or satellite emitting an 8 point like lense flare/rays. It took a minute to disappear into the distance keeping the same strength but getting smaller as it got further away. The light was emitting like a ball rather than directional as an aroplane would do. I have never seen such a vibrant white ball of light like this.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110158). 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 2014-06-09 → 2014-06-26