The document summarizes UFO sighting reports from January to November 2003 in the UK. It lists the date, time, location, description of the witness occupation if known, and a brief description of each reported sighting. Sightings described unidentified flying objects of varying shapes and lights, including balls, discs, triangles, and objects with flashing or changing colors that moved in the sky in ways atypical of known aircraft.
This document contains a collection of UFO sighting reports from across the United Kingdom between January and December 2002. Over 100 sightings are briefly described, including details on location, date, time, appearance of objects (lights, shapes), movements, and colors seen. Common descriptions involve lights in the sky moving in formations, circles or clusters, as well as triangular, disc, or cigar shaped objects with various color patterns. The range of dates and locations indicates a variety of reported UFO sightings throughout the year across the UK.
This document summarizes UFO sighting reports from across the UK in 2005. It lists the date, time, location, and brief description of each sighting. Common reports included orange or white lights moving in the sky, triangular or circular shaped objects, fast moving objects exhibiting no lights or sounds. The variety of sightings occurred both day and night, reported by individuals as well as some police and airline pilots.
This document contains a list of UFO sighting reports from 2004 in the United Kingdom. It includes the date, location, description of the sighting, and sometimes additional details for over 100 reported sightings of unusual objects or lights in the sky. The objects are described variously as spheres, discs, cylinders, lights, and other shapes, sometimes changing form or exhibiting strange flight patterns or colors not typically associated with known aircraft.
This document reports numerous UFO sightings from across the UK between January and August 1998. It lists the date, time, location, and brief description of each sighting. The objects reported range widely in shape from spheres and discs to triangles and cigars. Lights of many colors including red, green, white and blue are commonly described. The objects are reported moving in different directions and speeds, from stationary to extremely fast. Locations span both rural and urban areas across England, Scotland, and Wales.
This document contains over 100 reports of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings from across the United Kingdom between January and July 2008. The reports describe a variety of objects including lights, discs, spheres and other shapes seen moving across the sky at different speeds and directions. Many involved multiple lights or objects observed together. Descriptions of colors included orange, red, white and green lights. Some made movements like zigzagging or accelerating while others were silent and static. Location details and brief descriptions are provided for each date and time of reported sightings.
This document contains a collection of UFO sighting reports from January to March 2001 across the UK and Ireland. It lists the date, time, location, brief description of each sighting, which include objects of various shapes, sizes and colors seen exhibiting unusual movements in the sky. The sightings involve objects described as balls of light, triangles, cigars and other shapes, some stationary, some moving in formations or erratically.
This document contains a collection of UFO sighting reports from across the UK in January and February 1997. There were over 50 reported sightings, with witnesses describing objects of various shapes and lights, including spheres, triangles, cigars and discs. Many involved combinations of colored lights, such as red, green, white and blue. The objects were seen moving in different patterns, from stationary to making erratic movements at varying speeds. Location details and brief descriptions are provided for each reported sighting.
The document is a collection of UFO sighting reports from January to March 2009 in the UK. It includes the date, time, location of sighting, and description of the object(s) seen for each report. Common descriptions include orange or bright lights moving in the sky, sometimes in formations. The objects are usually silent and their exact nature or distance is difficult to determine. Sightings include single lights, formations of multiple lights, and strange shapes or clusterings of lights performing maneuvers in the sky.
This document contains a collection of UFO sighting reports from across the United Kingdom between January and December 2002. Over 100 sightings are briefly described, including details on location, date, time, appearance of objects (lights, shapes), movements, and colors seen. Common descriptions involve lights in the sky moving in formations, circles or clusters, as well as triangular, disc, or cigar shaped objects with various color patterns. The range of dates and locations indicates a variety of reported UFO sightings throughout the year across the UK.
This document summarizes UFO sighting reports from across the UK in 2005. It lists the date, time, location, and brief description of each sighting. Common reports included orange or white lights moving in the sky, triangular or circular shaped objects, fast moving objects exhibiting no lights or sounds. The variety of sightings occurred both day and night, reported by individuals as well as some police and airline pilots.
This document contains a list of UFO sighting reports from 2004 in the United Kingdom. It includes the date, location, description of the sighting, and sometimes additional details for over 100 reported sightings of unusual objects or lights in the sky. The objects are described variously as spheres, discs, cylinders, lights, and other shapes, sometimes changing form or exhibiting strange flight patterns or colors not typically associated with known aircraft.
This document reports numerous UFO sightings from across the UK between January and August 1998. It lists the date, time, location, and brief description of each sighting. The objects reported range widely in shape from spheres and discs to triangles and cigars. Lights of many colors including red, green, white and blue are commonly described. The objects are reported moving in different directions and speeds, from stationary to extremely fast. Locations span both rural and urban areas across England, Scotland, and Wales.
This document contains over 100 reports of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings from across the United Kingdom between January and July 2008. The reports describe a variety of objects including lights, discs, spheres and other shapes seen moving across the sky at different speeds and directions. Many involved multiple lights or objects observed together. Descriptions of colors included orange, red, white and green lights. Some made movements like zigzagging or accelerating while others were silent and static. Location details and brief descriptions are provided for each date and time of reported sightings.
This document contains a collection of UFO sighting reports from January to March 2001 across the UK and Ireland. It lists the date, time, location, brief description of each sighting, which include objects of various shapes, sizes and colors seen exhibiting unusual movements in the sky. The sightings involve objects described as balls of light, triangles, cigars and other shapes, some stationary, some moving in formations or erratically.
This document contains a collection of UFO sighting reports from across the UK in January and February 1997. There were over 50 reported sightings, with witnesses describing objects of various shapes and lights, including spheres, triangles, cigars and discs. Many involved combinations of colored lights, such as red, green, white and blue. The objects were seen moving in different patterns, from stationary to making erratic movements at varying speeds. Location details and brief descriptions are provided for each reported sighting.
The document is a collection of UFO sighting reports from January to March 2009 in the UK. It includes the date, time, location of sighting, and description of the object(s) seen for each report. Common descriptions include orange or bright lights moving in the sky, sometimes in formations. The objects are usually silent and their exact nature or distance is difficult to determine. Sightings include single lights, formations of multiple lights, and strange shapes or clusterings of lights performing maneuvers in the sky.
The document discusses the design of magnetic sail (magsail) systems for spacecraft propulsion. It describes a proposed demonstrator magsail with a 200m radius and 25.7kg mass, and an operational magsail with 20,000m radius and 7,060 metric tonne mass. The operational design could accelerate at 0.003185 m/s^2 and deliver over 100,000kg payloads to Mars or Saturn. Future advances in superconductors could enable magsails to deliver payloads of over 400,000kg to Jupiter and millions of kilograms to the outer planets.
I. X-ray astronomy will play an increasingly important role in studies of the early universe and large scale structure, but these studies are ultimately limited by sparse photon numbers. There is a need to develop progressively larger collecting area telescopes under increasingly severe mass constraints.
II. The challenge is greater in the X-ray band than optical, as X-ray telescopes reflect X-rays twice, requiring reflectors two orders of magnitude larger than the effective aperture. Large mass is currently problematic for Constellation-X mission.
III. Looking beyond Constellation, a radically different approach is needed based on super lightweight reflectors and perhaps in situ assembly of the telescope. This could enable an ultra high throughput X-
This document discusses the concept of an X-ray interferometer called MAXIM that could achieve micro-arcsecond resolution. It would consist of an optics spacecraft holding multiple flat mirrors in formation with a detector spacecraft to form interference patterns. The goal is to image phenomena like black hole accretion disks and supernovae with much higher resolution than current telescopes. A pathfinder mission is proposed with 100 microarcsecond resolution using two spacecraft separated by 1.4 meters as a technology demonstration.
USAF intercepted a report of a Cuban pilot's encounter with a UFO. In the 1970s, reliable military personnel sighted unidentified aerial objects near nuclear weapons facilities. Though the Air Force said these were isolated incidents, an Air Force document revealed they implemented increased security measures. Newly declassified documents from the CIA, FBI and other agencies indicate unidentified flying objects exist and some pose a threat to national security by demonstrating technologies beyond present human capability. However, the government has misled the public about the true nature and implications of the UFO phenomenon.
This document summarizes the agenda for the NIAC Phase I Fellows Meeting held on October 23-24, 2002. It provides an overview of the presentations and speakers, including status reports on various advanced aerospace concepts from NIAC fellows, as well as keynote speeches from experts in the fields of aerial robotics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
The document discusses the possibility of controlling global weather through small, precise perturbations to the atmosphere. It describes how the chaotic nature of the atmosphere implies sensitivity to small changes and suggests a series of small perturbations may control weather evolution. It outlines components a global weather control system may have, including advanced numerical weather prediction, satellite sensing, and methods to introduce perturbations. It also presents an experiment using data assimilation to calculate perturbations needed to slightly alter a hurricane's track as a proof of concept.
The document discusses observations of various amphibian and reptile species' behavior in microgravity during a flight experiment. It was found that none of the animals vomited, possibly because they did not eat before the flight or because amphibians and reptiles have a weaker vomiting response than mammals. Different species reacted variably based on their ecology and phylogeny. Flexible limbed lizards tended to roll more, while geckos commonly displayed a "skydiving posture" related to their arboreal ancestry. Overall reactions to microgravity varied significantly between species based on both ecology and evolutionary history.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise has also been shown to boost self-esteem and can serve as a healthy way to manage stress.
This document describes an operational analysis conducted as part of the Air Force 2025 study to identify
high-value future air and space system concepts and their enabling technologies. A value model called
Foundations 2025 was developed to quantify and compare different system concepts. Various futuristic
systems and technologies were identified, described, and scored using the model. The analysis determined
the most valuable system concepts and technologies that could enhance future air and space capabilities.
This document discusses a research paper presented to Air Force 2025 that argues the US Air Force should transition from being an atmospheric force to an infospheric force focused on controlling information and the battlespace. It proposes three new missions for the Air Force in the 21st century: extended information dominance to empower allies, global transparency to deter potential adversaries, and strategic defense. The paper advocates for the Air Force to develop a "metasystem" to integrate information and capabilities from all services and envisions the Air Force guiding the development and maintenance of this system.
This document summarizes potential paths to the extinction of the US Air Force by 2025. Externally, extinction could occur through the ascendancy of other military services, economic constraints, changes in strategic environment/policy, technological changes, or the rise of jointness. Internally, extinction could result from losing its vision/mission, mismanaging people/programs, choosing wrong future paths, being too effective at strategic war, or failing to adapt. The document argues the USAF risks becoming extinct unless it reverses trends threatening its viability and ability to evolve appropriately on external and internal challenges.
This document presents a research paper on Planetary Defense, which proposes establishing a system to protect Earth from catastrophic impacts by asteroids and comets. It discusses the threat posed by near-Earth objects, the social, economic and political implications of impacts, and recommends developing a three-tiered Planetary Defense System. The system would include detection subsystems to find threats, command and control systems, and mitigation subsystems to deflect objects, including kinetic impactors, mass drivers, solar sails and nuclear devices. It argues such a system could help ensure humanity's survival and have dual-use benefits from related technologies.
This document presents a research paper on space operations and a potential future system called the Global Area Strike System (GASS). It discusses issues around space operations in 2025, including manned vs unmanned systems and military vs cooperative operations. It then outlines the required capabilities for GASS, including timeliness, responsiveness, flexibility, and precision. It proposes an integrated system-of-systems for GASS using various weapon platforms and classes, including directed energy weapons, projectile weapons, and a transatmospheric vehicle. It concludes with concept of operations and recommendations.
This document provides a historical overview of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their use by various militaries. It discusses early UAV development in the 1950s-1960s for reconnaissance and weapons delivery missions. During the Vietnam War, UAVs conducted thousands of reconnaissance missions with a high recovery rate. Experimental armed UAVs were also tested. Later, UAVs were used effectively by Israel in the 1970s-1980s and by the US during the Gulf War for reconnaissance. Following the Gulf War, the US began developing longer endurance UAVs like the Predator and Global Hawk to address reconnaissance needs. The document suggests expanding UAVs' role beyond reconnaissance to include lethal strike missions.
This document proposes an integrated hypersonic weapons platform called the S3 concept to fulfill three broad missions for US air and space forces in 2025: deliver decisive early blows, provide cost-effective in-theater dominance, and maintain access to space. The S3 concept involves three vehicles: the SHAAFT hypersonic attack aircraft, the SHMAC standoff hypersonic missile, and the SCREMAR reusable spaceplane. The SHAAFT would use a zero-stage flying wing to stage to Mach 3.5 and then cruise at Mach 12, able to launch the SHMAC missile or SCREMAR spaceplane. Together these vehicles aim to provide global reach, in-theater dominance, and access to space with
This document summarizes a research paper presented to Air Force 2025 that outlines special operations forces capabilities needed to conduct precision operations against weapons of mass destruction, high-value targets, and assets in the hypothetical world of 2025. The paper identifies communications, mobility, and destruction/neutralization as the top three enabling capabilities required for these missions. It then proposes various futuristic technologies that could fulfill requirements for these capabilities by 2025, such as stealth airlifters, extraction rockets, and targeting systems, to allow special operations forces to accomplish their missions with zero tolerance for error.
This document proposes a concept for Special Operations Regional Engagement (SORE) forces in 2025. The core capability of SORE forces would be engaging in less developed, first- and second-wave nations while not disrupting their evolution. SORE forces would exploit third-wave technology to operate effectively in these environments without introducing advanced technology prematurely. The proposed concept of operations involves SORE forces conducting defensive and offensive operations like training, advising, and assisting host nations. To enable these operations, the document outlines key tasks for SORE forces including recruitment, training, observation, communication, decision-making, countermeasures, and sustainment. It argues that SORE forces will need systems and technologies to complete these tasks while
This document proposes concepts and technologies for counterspace operations in 2025, including space detection, anti-satellite weapons, space interdiction nets, miniaturized satellites, satellite cloaking, kinetic and directed energy weapons. It outlines offensive and defensive counterspace architectures and recommends further analysis of miniaturization, stealth, detection and targeting concepts as well as kinetic and directed energy weapons. The goal is to maintain US space superiority as space becomes increasingly vital to national security and more countries and commercial entities access space.
The document discusses the design of magnetic sail (magsail) systems for spacecraft propulsion. It describes a proposed demonstrator magsail with a 200m radius and 25.7kg mass, and an operational magsail with 20,000m radius and 7,060 metric tonne mass. The operational design could accelerate at 0.003185 m/s^2 and deliver over 100,000kg payloads to Mars or Saturn. Future advances in superconductors could enable magsails to deliver payloads of over 400,000kg to Jupiter and millions of kilograms to the outer planets.
I. X-ray astronomy will play an increasingly important role in studies of the early universe and large scale structure, but these studies are ultimately limited by sparse photon numbers. There is a need to develop progressively larger collecting area telescopes under increasingly severe mass constraints.
II. The challenge is greater in the X-ray band than optical, as X-ray telescopes reflect X-rays twice, requiring reflectors two orders of magnitude larger than the effective aperture. Large mass is currently problematic for Constellation-X mission.
III. Looking beyond Constellation, a radically different approach is needed based on super lightweight reflectors and perhaps in situ assembly of the telescope. This could enable an ultra high throughput X-
This document discusses the concept of an X-ray interferometer called MAXIM that could achieve micro-arcsecond resolution. It would consist of an optics spacecraft holding multiple flat mirrors in formation with a detector spacecraft to form interference patterns. The goal is to image phenomena like black hole accretion disks and supernovae with much higher resolution than current telescopes. A pathfinder mission is proposed with 100 microarcsecond resolution using two spacecraft separated by 1.4 meters as a technology demonstration.
USAF intercepted a report of a Cuban pilot's encounter with a UFO. In the 1970s, reliable military personnel sighted unidentified aerial objects near nuclear weapons facilities. Though the Air Force said these were isolated incidents, an Air Force document revealed they implemented increased security measures. Newly declassified documents from the CIA, FBI and other agencies indicate unidentified flying objects exist and some pose a threat to national security by demonstrating technologies beyond present human capability. However, the government has misled the public about the true nature and implications of the UFO phenomenon.
This document summarizes the agenda for the NIAC Phase I Fellows Meeting held on October 23-24, 2002. It provides an overview of the presentations and speakers, including status reports on various advanced aerospace concepts from NIAC fellows, as well as keynote speeches from experts in the fields of aerial robotics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
The document discusses the possibility of controlling global weather through small, precise perturbations to the atmosphere. It describes how the chaotic nature of the atmosphere implies sensitivity to small changes and suggests a series of small perturbations may control weather evolution. It outlines components a global weather control system may have, including advanced numerical weather prediction, satellite sensing, and methods to introduce perturbations. It also presents an experiment using data assimilation to calculate perturbations needed to slightly alter a hurricane's track as a proof of concept.
The document discusses observations of various amphibian and reptile species' behavior in microgravity during a flight experiment. It was found that none of the animals vomited, possibly because they did not eat before the flight or because amphibians and reptiles have a weaker vomiting response than mammals. Different species reacted variably based on their ecology and phylogeny. Flexible limbed lizards tended to roll more, while geckos commonly displayed a "skydiving posture" related to their arboreal ancestry. Overall reactions to microgravity varied significantly between species based on both ecology and evolutionary history.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise has also been shown to boost self-esteem and can serve as a healthy way to manage stress.
This document describes an operational analysis conducted as part of the Air Force 2025 study to identify
high-value future air and space system concepts and their enabling technologies. A value model called
Foundations 2025 was developed to quantify and compare different system concepts. Various futuristic
systems and technologies were identified, described, and scored using the model. The analysis determined
the most valuable system concepts and technologies that could enhance future air and space capabilities.
This document discusses a research paper presented to Air Force 2025 that argues the US Air Force should transition from being an atmospheric force to an infospheric force focused on controlling information and the battlespace. It proposes three new missions for the Air Force in the 21st century: extended information dominance to empower allies, global transparency to deter potential adversaries, and strategic defense. The paper advocates for the Air Force to develop a "metasystem" to integrate information and capabilities from all services and envisions the Air Force guiding the development and maintenance of this system.
This document summarizes potential paths to the extinction of the US Air Force by 2025. Externally, extinction could occur through the ascendancy of other military services, economic constraints, changes in strategic environment/policy, technological changes, or the rise of jointness. Internally, extinction could result from losing its vision/mission, mismanaging people/programs, choosing wrong future paths, being too effective at strategic war, or failing to adapt. The document argues the USAF risks becoming extinct unless it reverses trends threatening its viability and ability to evolve appropriately on external and internal challenges.
This document presents a research paper on Planetary Defense, which proposes establishing a system to protect Earth from catastrophic impacts by asteroids and comets. It discusses the threat posed by near-Earth objects, the social, economic and political implications of impacts, and recommends developing a three-tiered Planetary Defense System. The system would include detection subsystems to find threats, command and control systems, and mitigation subsystems to deflect objects, including kinetic impactors, mass drivers, solar sails and nuclear devices. It argues such a system could help ensure humanity's survival and have dual-use benefits from related technologies.
This document presents a research paper on space operations and a potential future system called the Global Area Strike System (GASS). It discusses issues around space operations in 2025, including manned vs unmanned systems and military vs cooperative operations. It then outlines the required capabilities for GASS, including timeliness, responsiveness, flexibility, and precision. It proposes an integrated system-of-systems for GASS using various weapon platforms and classes, including directed energy weapons, projectile weapons, and a transatmospheric vehicle. It concludes with concept of operations and recommendations.
This document provides a historical overview of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their use by various militaries. It discusses early UAV development in the 1950s-1960s for reconnaissance and weapons delivery missions. During the Vietnam War, UAVs conducted thousands of reconnaissance missions with a high recovery rate. Experimental armed UAVs were also tested. Later, UAVs were used effectively by Israel in the 1970s-1980s and by the US during the Gulf War for reconnaissance. Following the Gulf War, the US began developing longer endurance UAVs like the Predator and Global Hawk to address reconnaissance needs. The document suggests expanding UAVs' role beyond reconnaissance to include lethal strike missions.
This document proposes an integrated hypersonic weapons platform called the S3 concept to fulfill three broad missions for US air and space forces in 2025: deliver decisive early blows, provide cost-effective in-theater dominance, and maintain access to space. The S3 concept involves three vehicles: the SHAAFT hypersonic attack aircraft, the SHMAC standoff hypersonic missile, and the SCREMAR reusable spaceplane. The SHAAFT would use a zero-stage flying wing to stage to Mach 3.5 and then cruise at Mach 12, able to launch the SHMAC missile or SCREMAR spaceplane. Together these vehicles aim to provide global reach, in-theater dominance, and access to space with
This document summarizes a research paper presented to Air Force 2025 that outlines special operations forces capabilities needed to conduct precision operations against weapons of mass destruction, high-value targets, and assets in the hypothetical world of 2025. The paper identifies communications, mobility, and destruction/neutralization as the top three enabling capabilities required for these missions. It then proposes various futuristic technologies that could fulfill requirements for these capabilities by 2025, such as stealth airlifters, extraction rockets, and targeting systems, to allow special operations forces to accomplish their missions with zero tolerance for error.
This document proposes a concept for Special Operations Regional Engagement (SORE) forces in 2025. The core capability of SORE forces would be engaging in less developed, first- and second-wave nations while not disrupting their evolution. SORE forces would exploit third-wave technology to operate effectively in these environments without introducing advanced technology prematurely. The proposed concept of operations involves SORE forces conducting defensive and offensive operations like training, advising, and assisting host nations. To enable these operations, the document outlines key tasks for SORE forces including recruitment, training, observation, communication, decision-making, countermeasures, and sustainment. It argues that SORE forces will need systems and technologies to complete these tasks while
This document proposes concepts and technologies for counterspace operations in 2025, including space detection, anti-satellite weapons, space interdiction nets, miniaturized satellites, satellite cloaking, kinetic and directed energy weapons. It outlines offensive and defensive counterspace architectures and recommends further analysis of miniaturization, stealth, detection and targeting concepts as well as kinetic and directed energy weapons. The goal is to maintain US space superiority as space becomes increasingly vital to national security and more countries and commercial entities access space.
1. UFO Reports 2003
Date Time Town / Village County Occupation of reporter (where known) Brief Description of sighting
04-Jan-03 21:15 St Clares, Nr Carmarthen Dyfed White object with vivid flashing green, blue and red lights.
04-Jan-03 19:20 Nr Benbecula Airport Senior Air Traffic Control Officer One object with a very bright light like an aircraft's landing light, with a smaller dimmer light on top of the bright light.
06-Jan-03 15:00 Huddersfield West Yorkshire Three silver or white balls in the sky, joined by another two. Quite large. Travelling in a line.
07-Jan-03 21:26 Blackpool Lancashire One bright white object, hovering at first, then moving quickly.
08-Jan-03 22:00 Coaltown of Balgonie Fife Changing shape. Strong blue, green and red lights pulsating lights. Jumbo Jet sized.
10-Jan-03 03:00 Brighton Looked like a satellite re-entering, moving across the sky, then shot off like a shooting star.
10-Jan-03 Stirling Scotland Two aircraft type objects flying next to each other. Both had vapour trails.
10-Jan-03 01:00 East Dulwich London Lights, that were formed in a worm shape, wriggling around in the sky.
11-Jan-03 23:45 Bridgnorth Salop Oblong in shape with three vertical flashing lights, red, yellow and green, all flashing at the same time.
13-Jan-03 07:40 Dunkeld Tayside Distant object moving from side to side. Bright light, brighter than any star. Went dim from time to time.
15-Jan-03 22:10 Cowbridge South Glamorgan A large round disc, slightly smaller than the moon. Creamy white then changed green.
19-Jan-03 18:03 Stonehaven Grampian Three bright lights forming a triangle. Hovering not moving.
25-Jan-03 19:08 Chester Cheshire Twelve bright lights moving from side to side.
29-Jan-03 18:15 Wolverhampton West Midlands Sgt - RAF Two triangular shaped objects, flying in perfect syncronisation. Low humming noise - not like a normal commercial airliner.
03-Feb-03 Leyland Lancashire Bright light lit up the curtains, and for a split second appeared to be heading for the window. Followed by a loud bang.
16-Feb-03 17:20 Birmingham West Midlands Object seen. Static.
19-Feb-03 18:30 Huntingdon Cambridgeshire Like a shooting star falling to the ground.
21-Feb-03 10:30 Penryn Cornwall A circular bright light - three arms on the object, (not rotating), in the middle of it was a red light.
25-Feb-03 23:00 Southfields London Object, not a plane, not on flight path and not a star.
01-Mar-03 Northampton Northamptonshire Two large white objects, close together, looked like jets or refuelling planes. Going at jet speed.
02-Mar-03 15:54 Pontypridd Mid-Glamorgan Strange object, silver and shaped like a dart.
11-Mar-03 21:50 Wellingborough Northamptonshire An object high up in the sky.
30-Mar-03 20:00 Aldershot Hampshire A very large delta shaped formation of steady red lights - no noise.
30-Mar-03 Glastonbury Somerset Lights in the sky.
31-Mar-03 09:20 London Two silver objects that were stationary in the sky. One seemed to be closer than the other.
05-Apr-03 03:58 Massive object, about the size of two football pitches, triangular shape. Took off very fast.
07-Apr-03 02:30 Falmouth Cornwall One craft with three yellow lights on portside and three red lights on starboard side. Shape was between circular and triangular or Delta wing size.
11-Apr-03 22:21 Stansted Airport Essex Captain and First Officer of an aircraft A ball of fire, very bright, with no colour.
23-Apr-03 18:15 Heathrow Airport London A ball of light, with no colour, passed under an aircraft, front to back, very fast.
24-Apr-03 Shepherds Bush London Crafts coming down from behind the clouds.
05-May-03 18:30 Saw a black triangle flying quite fast and silently, through the sky in a single direction.
13-May-03 17:45 Belfast Northern Ireland Two objects that looked like stars.
25-May-03 23:00 Sandyford Lanarkshire The object was high and bright and had no anti-collision lights.
25-May-03 23:05 Kilmacolm Strathclyde Large bright light.
25-May-03 23:20 St. Leonards East Kilbride Huge white ball that was glowing. (Looked like a flying jellyfish).
28-May-03 07:50 Great Yarmouth Norfolk The object was saucer shaped.
30-May-03 23:25 Kingston-upon-Hull Humberside A bright light in the sky.
31-May-03 21:00 Gateshead Tyne and Wear Black orb with five or six tassles underneath it.
08-Jun-03 17:00 Wellingborough Northamptonshire White cylindrical object moving very fast up into the sky.
09-Jun-03 06:40 Isleworth London Silver object as bright as a star, changed from a cylinder to a crescent moon shape, with red and silver stripes.
14-Jun-03 21:35 Llandrindod Wells Powys Very big red light balls hovering. One red light hung smaller and then dropped out.
14-Jun-03 15:39 Walthamstow London Cylinder shaped object, with radius around it of what looked like faint stars. Thought it was metal, as light was shining off of it.
14-Jun-03 06:00 Girton Cambridgeshire Small circular object. Blue and white translucent.
20-Jun-03 08:35 Dunstable Bedfordshire A string of two sets of two lights.
21-Jun-03 16:43 Richmond London A doughnut shaped object was spotted moving from left to right, side to side. One side was shiny and reflective, and the other black.
21-Jun-03 12:32 Wimbledon London Just said something was seen for three seconds. (Didn't specify).
26-Jun-03 16:28 Melksham Wiltshire The object was a silvery white colour and non reflective in the sunshine.
28-Jun-03 23:22 Glastonbury Somerset Orange lights moving as a group in a circular motion. Moved slowly along.
08-Jul-03 20:00 Hereford Herefordshire MOD Police A stationary triangular object was seen. The object remained stationary for about 30 minutes at quite a height.
12-Jul-03 22:05 Rhonda Mid-Glamorgan Two round objects with legs, which were black and spinning.
13-Jul-03 Wellingborough Northamptonshire Saw a ball of light in the sky.
13-Jul-03 20:30 Winterley Cheshire Appeared like a star, possibly a balloon.
14-Jul-03 21:30 Northamptonshire Saw the biggest white light that the witness had ever seen before. It shot off across the sky and then disappeared.
15-Jul-03 03:25 Bermondsey London Assumed object to be a shooting star at first. No trail behind.
15-Jul-03 21:40 Galston on Sea Norfolk Disc like object, moving in the sky slowly, poised once and headed in a NE direction.
15-Jul-03 00:30 Malvern Worcestershire One light was seen. Erratic movement and stationary.
20-Jul-03 23:05 Bridlington East Yorkshire Bright white star like light. Moved from side to side, up and down and in circles.
22-Jul-03 Bridlington East Yorkshire Silver or white object. Moved at an unbelievable speed.
27-Jul-03 18:00 Gravesend Kent Silver ball up in the sky for about an hour. Disappeared and then returned again about an hour later.
04-Aug-03 21:00 Wellingborough Northamptonshire A brilliant orange ball of light seen 2000ft up in the sky.
08-Aug-03 22:35 West Kilbride Ayrshire A star shaped object. Witness watched for a few minutes, then it dropped from the sky like a bomb.
10-Aug-03 23:15 West Kilbride Ayrshire Could see a few round spheres.
13-Aug-03 22:55 Maesteg Mid-Glamorgan Roundish, football shaped. Flashing lights-multi coloured. The lights were on top, then moved around the object.
14-Aug-03 18:00 Southfleet Kent Unusual object, with flashing lights but not like an aircrafts, more like reflections from the sun. No trail.
2. UFO Reports 2003
14-Aug-03 23:57 Worcester Very bright white light, bigger than a star, but quickly diminishing in size until it completely disappeared.
14-Aug-03 23:09 Newport Gwent Orange circular object seen. Stayed stationary.
16-Aug-03 21:00 Amesbury Wiltshire Flying saucer shaped object.
17-Aug-03 23:45 Bonnybridge Central Just said a sighting.
19-Aug-03 23:30 St Seithins Perthshire Object with two white lights and one red and one orange in the middle, both flashing.
21-Aug-03 14:00 Lincoln Lincolnshire The object was cigar shaped, grey in colour with domed ends, was silent and very slow.
27-Aug-03 23:00 Worcester Worcestershire A helium type balloon, size of a moon, with flashing blue and red lights, moving north along the line of the A38 over the area south of Worcester.
03-Sep-03 21:35 Wellingborough Northamptonshire An orange ball seen about 2000ft up in the sky.
04-Sep-03 23:40 Todmorden West Yorkshire There were six lights that split, at one point becoming eight lights, that were orange and red in colour.
13-Sep-03 21:40 Heckmondwike West Yorkshire Senior Curator/Royal Armouries Museum Two circular objects, about half the apparent size of the moon, that were a very dull yellow.
13-Sep-03 22:40 Manchester Gtr Manchester Round, white lights in the sky.
13-Sep-03 20:15 Great Yarmouth Norfolk Bright as Mars. White light. Dim brightness. Moved in a South East direction.
17-Sep-03 20:45 Northampton Northants Two small, star size objects, much darker orange or rust colour, followed by another two, doing manoeuvres.
17-Sep-03 21:00 Northolt London One object. White brilliant light, flickering yellow and red. Extremely brighter than other stars around it. Moving from side to side.
18-Sep-03 03:00 Wimbledon London Triangular object, copper coloured. Hovered over the house for about a minute then disappeared.
19-Sep-03 22:30 Ashby De La Launde Nr Digby, Lincolnshire The object was spinning whilst stationary, while above a house.
22-Sep-03 Hove East Sussex A red unidentified flying object, definitely not an aeroplane.
24-Sep-03 19:25 Barry South Glamorgan Saw an unusual object, falling from a cloud, like it was burning, and was very fast. Was viewed for five minutes.
24-Sep-03 20:45 Northampton Northamptonshire Saw two pairs of objects, that were not recognisable as aircraft and were purple in colour.
14-Oct-03 06:56 Whitney Oxfordshire Very large object, lights were flashing on it.
26-Oct-03 21:06 North Wirral Merseyside There were two objects travelling side by side overhead, and were a dull red colour.
05-Nov-03 16:30 Southbound on the A11 Assistant Secretary/RAF Dependants Fund Two bright lights in the sky.
17-Nov-03 02:25 Bromley Kent Police Officers/Police helicopter crew There were 20-30 red flashing lights in the sky accompanied by a whirring noise.
25-Nov-03 14:25 Wem Shropshire A strange bright orange/red light in the sky.
01-Dec-03 Woodbridge Suffolk Looked like an unusual aircraft, but with strange lights.
02-Dec-03 01:20 Aylesbury Buckinghamshire Nothing was seen, but a loud noise was heard, like a balloon letting out air.
02-Dec-03 01:30 Thame Oxfordshire Editor of a newspaper A loud noise like a hot air balloon was heard, but nothing was seen.
17-Dec-03 19:15 Wokingham Berkshire The object was black/dark with lights along the side and a weird strobe light. Was about 60 ft across. Very high in the sky.
29-Dec-03 01:50 Nr Barnton Park Edinburgh A steady bright light in the sky resembling the front of a helicopter.
Ashburton Devon (Seen for six weeks - Feb/March 2003). Two strange lights in the sky.
Wellingborough Northamptonshire (Seen for three weeks in Feb 2003). Very bright white light with about five other lights around it, that were moving. Looked like a barrage balloon from World War 2.
Wigan Lancashire (Seen 2003). 17 spaceships. V shaped, oblong, wings and different colours. Could see green aliens with cream coloured bellies.