Rectangle over Washington (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Seen a rectangular craft glowing bright white, traveling from the West to East, about a mile due South from my location in Washington, UNITED KINGDOM, I took several photos of the craft, it seemed to stop and hover for a minute, while I was checking the camera to see if the photos were okay and I was having problems with the camera not focusing, the craft was gone by the time I'd sorted the camera out. But I believe that the general area where the craft had hovered was approximately over Penshaw monument, about a mile or two from my home. I have also reported this sighting to MUFON.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158004). 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 2020-07-19 → 2020-08-05
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