Cylinder over Cwmbran, WALES (U · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was attracted by a glimmering metallic object outside my window. I went outside to observe the object more clearly. It looked to be about at an altitude of 120 - 160ft in the air. The "color" was a metallic, chrome color. It stood still for a few 2 or 3 seconds and then started moving slowly towards the north of me. I rushed into my house frantically looking for my camera, but by the time I found it, it was disappearing out of sight. Also, the size I say was about the size of a small car. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136531). 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 2017-08-13 → 2017-08-30