Circle over Blackpool, LANCASHI · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Whilst outside I saw in a clear night sky, 1 bright object travelling NE to SW past Blackpool over the Irish Sea. It was a circular object with a white pulsating light. Travelling around 2x the speed of a normal commercial plain with no red flashing lights I estimated travelling well above the normal flight of traffic but well below any satellite I watched it for a minute or 2 thought that’s strange then went inside got my camera phone out. It then disappeared, then reappeared joined by another and disappeared. 1 minute lates reappeared did impossible manoeuvres and disappeared again. As if went in to a portal
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170308). 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 2022-07-08 → 2022-07-25