Circle over Nottingham, NOTTINGH · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I noticed a round, metallic object in the sky that was flashing. I took some videos and zooming in it looks like it is spinning rapidly. It hovered in the same spot for about half an hour, then disappeared in the blink of an eye. Saw it next to a plane that flew by, and it was over double the size. I have a few short videos but did not take video of the entire visit. I had problems loading the files, but I can send all videos if required.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177661). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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UK sighting reports were handled by the MoD's UFO desk until 2009; later records answer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, earlier files sit at the National Archives. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: UK Ministry of Defence · records window 2023-08-13 → 2023-08-30
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