Circle over Margate, ENGLAND · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Heard noise, looked to see craft flying overhead. Then came back towards me. dropped in height, looked at me it seemed and left heading out towards Manston area I'd guess. Had green and blue flashing light, I feel like it was scanning or taking photos of me when it stopped and dropped in height and I believe colour of lights changed at time. Thought it seemed too good and sophisticated to be a drone. [NUFORC annotation: Drone - Possible]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176427). 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 2023-06-21 → 2023-07-08