Light over Gravesend, KENT · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was on my night-shift as a nightwatchman @ approximately 20.00 hrs on Friday the 9th April 2022 near the River Thames at Gravesend, Fast moving star size and shape moved very quickly overhead, I would say it was at cloud height. It rapidly slowed down till it almost stopped and then took off again at speed heading in my direction then vanished. There was no sound or any electrical power failure. I felt scared
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #167434). 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 2022-04-06 → 2022-04-23
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