Light over Flamborough (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Between 23.00 hrs and 00.20 hours on 14/1/17 - many strange red/orange lights flashing at random in the window. Sometimes they would flash close together and sometimes one at a time within 3 mins. The lights appeared like fireworks and became more intense towards the end with low popping noises like electrical surges. We think it sounded similar to the equipment used by paramedics to restart peoples hearts! Myself and my daughter were present and we live in a rural area near the lighthouse - it was not white light from the lighthouse however and they were not flares as they went on for far too long with the popping noise occurring shortly after the lights. I am a full time mature student (also work for local govt) and my daughter is a student.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #132170). 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 2017-01-11 → 2017-01-28