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LUFOIN Codes | Press Report Log - 1978 | Leicestershire Place List | Warwickshire Place List

51/78/01. 1 January 1978 - Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK - An orange vapour trail was observed moving across the sky. A male witness and his 16-year-old daughter, were out collecting logs in the afternoon when they saw what appeared to be an orange vapour trail moving across the sky. Witness (A) stated: “It was stationary at first then moved very fast and came back before disappearing completely.” (IN-Med). *See Item 1: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/04. 3 January 1978 - 17:10 - Aylestone, Leicester, UK - A round aerial object was reported - hazy outline - suddenly vanished - (IN-NL). (Killip).

51/78/06. 14 January 1978 - 20:00 - Ashby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - Triangular object, hovered - coloured lights seen by female witness - orange, green/blue and red. ‘swishing sound’ when object moved off. On the evening of January 14^th., 1978, A Burbage lady together with her father, were travelling along Ashby Road, (A447) towards Hinckley at approximately 8.00 p.m., when they noticed a formation of lights hovering low over a nearby field. (Barwell fields). Three lights in all were observed, coloured red, orange and green/blue. The lights were steady and very bright, and remained in a triangular formation for approximately two minutes before rising straight up into the sky at great speed until they disappeared from view. As the lights moved off, a loud ‘swishing sound’ was heard. Witness stated: “I was driving from Stapleton towards Ashby Road, Hinckley, when I noticed a triangular object in the sky. We stopped the car for a closer look, and watched the object hovering above. There were three lights visible, red, orange and green. After a minute or so, the object seemed to glow and left at enormous speed westerly, towards Leicester Road, making a swishing sound as it gathered speed. It then re-appeared over the Ashby Road about one minute later.” (UN-Med).

51/78/07. 15 January 1978 - 18:00 - Leicester, UK - Alternate red/yellow flashing lights in the sky were reported. (IN-NL).(Smith).

77/78/08. 19 January 1978 - 20:00 - Higham-on-the Hill, Warwickshire. UK - Three young boys observed A blue triangular object above the village - heat-haze surrounded object. On the evening of January 19^th., 1978, at about 8.00 p.m., three young boys were walking through the village of Higham on the Hill, near Hinckley, when they observed an unusually bright blue light in the clear evening sky. The boys watched the light for ten minutes as it hovered without making any noise. The light was ‘shimmering’ as if surrounded by a heat haze. Finally, the light turned bright orange before moving off at great speed towards the north-west. (UN-Med). (Additional) *See also Item 3: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/09-30. 24 January 1978 - 16:15 - 22:20 - Leicestershire, UK - Triangle with coloured lights - Multi-witness case - (Selected reports listed below) - (Also Expanded - See ‘Night Of The UFOs‘).*See also Item 2: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/09. 24 January 1978 - 16:15 - Rowanberry Avenue, Leicester, UK - An unusual aerial phenomenon was observed by a male witness. Witness stated: “At approximately 16:15 hours on Tuesday, January 24^th., 1978, I rose from my armchair in my living room to see what the weather was like. I observed an object in the sky travelling at great speed in roughly a north-west, to south-east direction. Whilst travelling along, the object changed shape from elliptical to almost round. It was bright silver in colour, this was not caused by reflected sunlight as the weather was overcast at the time, and the sky was a dull grey in colour. My window is six feet wide, and the object took approximately 8-10 seconds to travel from edge to edge. The object left an unusually shaped vapour trail, almost spiral in shape, and wider than that usually associated with aircraft. I called to my son who was in the kitchen at the time, but by the time he arrived in the living room the object had disappeared, but he clearly observed the unusual vapour trail.” (UN-Med).

51/78/10. 24 January 1978 - 18:35 - Sketchley Hill Estate, Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - A flare-like aerial object was observed by a married couple. Witness (A) stated: “My Wife and I were driving along the road when she pointed to something in the sky. We were in Higham Way, Sketchley Hill Estate, Burbage, it was around 6.35 p.m. This particular part of the estate is high up and it was a clear evening. My Wife’s attention was attracted to what looked like a flare, and was in the direction of Birmingham, making it roughly south-west. This flare, or UFO, was falling in an arc, but instead of burning out like a flare or shooting star would do, it remained the same size and brightness. The (white) object then stopped still in the sky for a few seconds, then it moved slowly away at right angles and disappeared. There wasn’t a sound from the object all the time we had it in view. I remember stopping the car engine to specifically listen for aircraft engine noise but heard nothing.” (UN-Med).

51/78/11. 24 January 1978 - 18:45 - Ruddington Walk, Abbey Rise, Leicester, UK - A married couple witnessed an unusual object in the sky whilst looking through their window. The couple said that the object first appeared as a bright orange ball of light that gradually moved towards their vantage point. As it came closer, the witnesses saw a group of non-flashing bright lights in the shape of a triangle, coloured red and blue/green. After approximately 5 minutes, the lights moved silently away very low over the rooftops heading towards Enderby. (UN-Med).

51/78/12. 24 January 1978 - 19:10 - Nedham Street, Leicester, UK - A triangular formation of coloured lights was seen by 46 year-old female witness - The lights were described as static, very bright and coloured red white and yellow. Witness stated: “I was walking up Nedham Street, approaching Melbourne Road, on the evening of January 24^th., 1978, at 7.10 p.m. As I looked at the sky I noticed 3 lights which were still. They were not flashing as on plane lights, they were steady. I kept looking and I came to walk under two railway bridges. When I came through the other side of the bridges, the lights were exactly in the same position as when I first them. What attracted my attention to this object was: First; the lights were steady. 2; they had not moved from when I had first seen them. They remained there for at least 55 minutes, then I left. 3; There was no sound. What I saw was not railway signals, the lights were far too high.” (UN-Med).

51/78/13. 24 January 1978 - 19:30 - Braunstone Close, Leicester, UK - A triangular - shaped object with static coloured lights at the corners, was observed in the sky by single female witness. Witness stated: “I was walking out from the avenue and I sighted it between the garage and pub. I observed it for about 5 minutes and it appeared stationary. It then appeared to move along Narborough Road south, and I followed it until I reached the bus stop. It was still moving when I stopped there, and then it doubled back on itself, and, as it passed overhead, I saw that it was definitely solid. I pursued it up Braunstone Close, but then I had to go back to catch my bus. I kept watching it until I caught my bus. I lost sight of it once I was on the bus.” (UN-Med).

LEFT: Original witness drawing of the Braunstone Close UFO.

Witness (B) stated: “We had just come back from the chip shop and we walked up the road and saw something in the sky. So I went and got the binoculars and came back out. We looked over the college playing field at the object. It was rocking and changing colour. It went from side to side then went over the horizon and towards Leicester Road.” (UN-Med).

51/78/15. 24 January 1978 - 19:30 - A47 Leicester Road, Hinckley Leicestershire, UK - A bright orange light in the sky was observed by a male witness. Witness stated: “As I was travelling from Sapcote to Barwell I noticed . It seemed to hover over Barwell then go towards Leicester, then come back. It turned sideways to show a blue light as well as the orange one, then back to orange only. I could see it until I went indoors at Barwell.” (UN-Med).

51/78/16. 24 January 1978 - 19:30 - Huncote, Leicestershire, UK - A 51 year-old head teacher - Miss ‘A’ - of Huncote, saw, on looking out of her kitchen window towards Hinckley in the south-west, the following aerial phenomenon: Witness stated: “While washing up in my kitchen in the dark I noticed the sky was clear, the lights of the motorway (M69) were clearly visible, also lights of Barwell and Shilton. I saw a bright red light over the M69; it was, at first appearance, an aircraft. However, it did not appear to be travelling either nearer or further away, but was stationary or nearly so. As I watched, it seemed to be over the M69, and either circling or travelling for a few hundred yards north to south. As I thought it was behaving oddly, I went upstairs and observed it from the landing window. I then telephoned friends in Forest Road and asked them if they could see the red light over the motorway. They telephoned back and said they thought it was a helicopter. Meanwhile I took my binoculars and went outside. Through the binoculars which are not very powerful, I observed a hazy black shape and, as the craft turned, it showed a steady yellow light and a blue-green one. Its behaviour struck me as odd. Also the fact that I could not hear any aircraft noise, only the motorway traffic rumble. It did not appear to be very high, and the lights did not flash but remained steady.” (UN-Med).

　LEFT: Miss A’s original drawing of the M69 UFO.

51/78/17. 24 January 1978 - 19:30 - Huncote, Leicestershire, UK - The person contacted telephonically by Miss ‘A’ - (51/78/16) - was Mr. ‘B’, a 53 year-old resident of Forest Road, Huncote. His observations of the object sighted are as follows: Witness (B) stated: “Following a phone call from Miss ‘A’, I went into the back garden (facing S.W.), and observed what appeared to be an aircraft flying slowly and making a wide anti-clockwise circle apparently over the M69 motorway (or the nearby electricity grid power line), to the right of Croft Hill and to the left of Thurlaston village. At all times there appeared to be a bright red light visible with a white light and, as the object turned, a green-blue light. I was convinced at first that it was a light aircraft and that the pilot was perhaps circling over the M69 to fix his position before moving on, but on reflection I was puzzled because the red light was always visible, and this would be unlikely if it was a normal port wing navigation light.” (UN-Med).

51/78/18. 24 January 1978 - 19:35 - Brookside, Sketchley Hill Estate, Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - 15 year-old Miss Linda ‘C’, also a resident of Brookside, Sketchley Hill Estate, Burbage, was walking along Brookside with her boyfriend at approximately 7.35 p.m., when she saw a bright white light in the sky slowly approaching her vantage point at a low altitude. The light came from the north-west, and when it reached a point almost directly overhead, it stopped and abruptly changed colour to red. After a few seconds, and still in a stationary position, the light changed colour again, this time to a very bright bluish-green. Then, as Miss ‘C’ and her boyfriend continued to watch, they saw two additional lights of the same brightness as the first suddenly appear at the rear and to either side of the original light, thus forming an overall triangular shape. These additional lights were coloured white and red respectively, and, as with the first, were non-flashing. After remaining stationary for a further three minutes, the lights suddenly started to move slowly away in a new direction towards the north-west and in the direction of Burbage Common, approximately one mile distant. The lights were lost to view as they moved into the distance, and finally appeared to vanish suddenly at the last moment of observation. The total duration of the sighting was estimated to have been at least 5-6 minutes, during which time neither witness heard any sound being emitted by the said lights. Witness (A) stated: “My boyfriend and I were walking through to Park Road from Brookside, Burbage, when we saw a large white light in the sky. It was first seen over the Park Road crescent, it came across the sky in a diagonal and changed from white to red, then to green, then back to red. It then hovered, but there was no noise. It then started off again a bit faster in a diagonal across the sky. We then followed it into Queen’s park and then it just disappeared heading towards Burbage Common.” (UN-Med).

51/78/19. 24 January 19:45 - Welford Road, Leicester, UK - A 37 years-old male witness was parked in his car in Welford Road, Leicester, at 7.45 p.m., when he observed a strange aerial phenomenon. Witness stated: “I was in a car behind the New Road Inn Public House, Welford Road, Leicester, facing north, when I looked up in the sky and saw an orange-brown light, not particularly high or going fast, moving north towards the city. I thought to myself that it was a plane going into Castle Donnington. Then, as I watched, it suddenly turned 90 degrees towards the west and continued at approximately the same speed. It was at this time I saw some green and blue flashes approximately 30 yards to the right of the light. The light then stopped and just hovered for about a minute. Then it carried on still to the west, and disappeared into some cloud. From the way it turned 90 degrees, there was no way it could be a plane. I then thought it was a helicopter, but there was no flashing light. I could not see any outline at all, just the light. Since I had my engine running and never left the car, I do not know whether there was any noise. I would said that the speed was equivalent to a piston type plane going in to land at Castle Donnington airport and at about the same height.” (Best). (UN-Med).

51/78/20. 24 January 19:55 - Brookside, Sketchley Hill Estate, Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - 20 years-old Miss Jane ‘M‘, sighted a glowing, red aerial phenomenon whilst she was waiting at a bus stop. Witness stated: “I was standing at the bus-stop along Brookside, which is situated at the bottom of Featherstone Drive, at approximately 7.55 p.m., when I saw a fairly large red light moving across the sky. It was travelling at a rather fast speed. It moved across the sky and disappeared behind some houses. A few seconds later it moved back along the same path. Again it returned, making several trips back and forth across the Brookside road before moving off towards Burbage Common. It was all red and seemed to be very low in the sky.” (UN-Med).

51/78/21. 24 January 1978 - 19:55 A47 Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK -Three female occupants of a car travelling along Leicester Road, Hinckley, observed strange aerial objects on the date in question. They were 43 years-old Mrs Eveline P, 46 years-old Mrs. Nancy S. , and 31 years old Mrs. ‘C’. Witness (A) stated: “Travelling in a car down Netherly Road with my two Friends, I saw a bright white light going at a very fast speed, I thought it might be a shooting star, it disappeared behind the trees. As we approached Leicester Road I saw a bright red glowing light which appeared to be hovering at first, I took it to be a pylon light. As we approached, the white light disappeared and the red light followed us around the corner onto Elmsthorpe Lane. It kept on the left hand side of the car , in fact, it seemed to be travelling at the same speed as the car. We all began to feel very frightened, but stopped the car so that the driver could get a better view. To our amazement, the object stopped too. We were so frightened, we drove away immediately. The object disappeared behind a house. The red object seemed to be observing us.”

Witness (C) stated: “I was travelling with two other people in the car. The passenger in the front seat asked if it was a plane she could see in the sky with its tail lights flashing. At first we thought it was, but remarked on the round-about course it was taking, the speed it was travelling, and the way it was going up and down. We concluded that it couldn’t be a plane. The driver of the car then asked what the red light on the left hand side was (the other light had been on the right). At first I said it was a pylon, but then realised it was much too high. As I turned back to look at the other light so it stopped, and the red light started to move. We had treated the first light as something of a joke, but when the red light appeared to be moving in the same direction we began to wonder. The red light was also travelling at great speed, and appeared to drop down and hover round in a circle, rise and move on to once again appear opposite the car. On one occasion it appeared to be so close that I’m sure I could distinguish its shape. It appeared to be similar to pictures of ‘flying saucers’ that I had seen, and this made it all the more strange. It was glowing all around its perimeter. The driver had now decided that she was stopping the car to take a look, and, as the car stopped, so did the object. On proceeding, the light did not follow.” (UN-Med).

51/78/22. 24 January 1978 - 20:00 - Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, UK - Two observations of one or more unusual aerial lights were made by Mrs. ‘D’, a secretary resident of Barwell, on the evening of January 24. Details of her sightings follow: Witness stated: “I was travelling home when I noticed two bright lights in the sky. My first thought was that it was a plane, but my attention was particularly attracted by the lights. As far as I can remember at this time, there was a red light at the front, and a blue-green light at the rear. The object was travelling from the north-west, in a south-easterly direction. As I pulled onto the drives of my house, I again noticed bright red lights in the sky. I put the car away, ran upstairs, and began to watch the object through my bedroom window. Looking east, the object was directly in front of me. It circled twice in the sky over the Earl Shilton area, and then went off in the direction from which it had come. North-west. Whilst the object was circling, I watched it through binoculars, but I could not make out its shape. However, what was particularly noticeable was the two bright red lights on the front of the object. The object disappeared from my view at approximately 8.07 p.m.” (UN-Med).

51/78/23. 24 January 1978 - 20:05 - Barwell, Leicestershire, UK - 37 years old sales representative Mr. John K, who lives in Earl Shilton, witnessed a very singular aerial apparition whilst driving between his home and Barwell. Witness stated: “I was driving from Barwell to Earl Shilton when I saw in the sky ahead what appeared to be a mass of red lights forming a circle. The lights were in a northerly direction and stationary at an angle of approximately three minutes as I drove along, and then, as I turned right into Heath Lane, Barwell, I saw the lights begin to move slowly to the west. I then stopped the car and watched until the lights ultimately disappeared from view over house rooftops. The total duration of the sighting was five minutes, during which time I heard no sound whatsoever being emitted by the lights.” (UN-Med).

51/78/24. 24 January 1978 - 21:20 - Enderby, Leicestershire, UK - Mr ‘B’ of Huncote, added in a separate statement that he again saw the red light, (the light as seen by Mr. ‘B’ at 19:35 Hours), at the later time of 9.20 p.m., as he drove towards the village of Enderby. Mr. ‘B’s second statement is as follows; Second statement by Mr. ‘B’: “I am fairly convinced that I saw the same object again at approximately 9.20 p.m., as I was on my way by car to Enderby to collect my son from evening class. Travelling in a general northerly direction, the object, lit similarly to the first, was dead ahead of me at about the same height over the motorway near Braunstone. I took particular note to see if the object moved on a straight flight path like an aircraft, but it seemed stationary or nearly so. I watched the object for about five minutes, but lost it from view behind houses as I entered Enderby itself. I did not see the object again after this time.” (UN-Med).

51/78/25. 24 January 1978 - 22:20 - Severn Trent Water Authority, Anstey Lane, Leicester, UK - An unusual aerial phenomenon was witnessed by late night shift worker, Ernest ‘J,’ as he was about to start work at the Leicester Severn Trent Works in Anstey Lane. Witness stated: “On the night of January 24^th., 1978, I had just started my nightshift at the Severn Trent Water Department, Gorse Hill, Anstey Lane, Leicester. About 22:20, I was just finishing my security patrol when I heard a sound like a dynamo in the sky. On looking up, the sky was cloudy at the time, I saw a green glow. About a minute later there was a ring of different coloured lights, red, blue, green, yellow and these lights glowed. I could not make out the shape of this thing, but the green glow was still above what ever it was. After about 1 or 2 minutes, the lights faded in the clouds above, but the dynamo sound was still there for a minute or two afterwards, then it faded away fast. It could not have been a plane as there would not have that many coloured lights, and the green glow.” (UN-Med).

51/78/31.25 January 1978 - 05:20 - Shoby, Leicestershire, UK - A ‘diamond-shaped’ object was observed in the sky - 4 lights were seen - red forward - white starboard and aft. Object slowly moved away. (UN-Med).

51/78/34. 26 January 1978 - 17:30 - Thurmaston, Leicestershire, UK - Two white lights in the sky - then four - observed briefly - disappeared suddenly. (IN-NL).

51/78/38. 27 January 1978 - 19:20 - Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, UK - A kite-shaped object was reported - one light at rear - 4-5 at rear - coloured yellow - red and blue - dark outline - noiseless. (UN-Med). (Brocklebank).

51/78/40. 1 March 1978 - 22:45 - Old Fosse, Brinklow, Leicestershire, UK - A round object was observed in the sky that left a vapour trail - object paced a conventional aircraft and then vanished. (IN-Med). (Bracker).

51/78/41. 8 March 1978 - 19:00 -Edith Weston, Leicestershire, UK - A fast moving white light was observed in the sky by 2 independent witnesses. (IN-NL).

5178/42. 12 March 1978 - 19:30 - Old Dalby, Leicestershire, UK - A large white light was reported - stationary in sky - changed colour to orange and then blue. (IN-NL). (Wills).

51/78/43. 12 March 1978 - 21:45 - Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK -A young Hinckley couple claim to have spotted a UFO last week that appeared to fall out of the sky in the area of the Hollybush Inn. The couple first saw the object as they were leaving their home in Westray Drive, Hollycroft at about 9.45 p.m. on Sunday, 12^th. March. Witness (A) stated: “It first appeared as a large pulsating reddish-pink light just above the rooftops. It seemed to circle towards Hollycroft Hill very slowly, and appeared to be following us as we walked up the hill. We then saw the object fall out of the sky over the Hollybush and disappear. There was no sound whatsoever.” (Bedford).Possible aircraft. (Evaluation Code PE-1A). *See Item 4: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/44. 14 March 1978 - 22:20 Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire, UK - A saucer-shaped object - two independent reports. (IN-Med).

51/78/47. 27 March 1978 - 21:00 - Ratby, Leicestershire, UK - Student Nurse Case - Hovering triangle - droning noise. A Student nurse was travelling by motor cycle to Ratby from Kirby Muxloe along a country lane near to the T.I. Desford Tubes Works at about 9.00. p.m., on this date when she saw a strange object hovering over some fields over to her left. The witness estimated that the object was approximately 200 feet in the air, and about two fields away from her vantage point. The witness, 19 year-old nurse, described what she first saw as a long red object, with white hot flames coming from the rear end. She watched it hovering for about four minutes during which time it made a loud droning noise. As the witness rode on towards Ratby, she said that the object tilted and she saw that it was , large, triangular in shape, with red, blue, and orange lights on each apex. It finally moved off passing over her position, and revealed more detail. The witness states that the object had a raised section running central from front to back, and what looked like a higher circular section on top. The craft finally moved off very fast in the direction of Hinckley still making a droning noise. A short while afterward the sighting was reported to UAPROL, it also soon appeared in the local newspapers. *See also Item 5: Press Report Log 1978. - Shortly after this the witness stated that she was visited by two men in dark suits who claimed to be from the Ministry of Defence. They took a statement from the witness and asked her to draw what she’d seen. This she did, and the men went away. In a statement to Mr. Trevor Thornton of UAPROL, Witness stated: “I saw a long red object, with white hot flames coming from the rear end. I watched it hovering for about four minutes during which time it made a loud droning noise. I rode on towards Ratby, the object tilted and I saw that it was , large, triangular in shape, with red, blue, and orange lights on each apex. It finally moved off passing over my position, and revealed more detail. I saw that the object had a raised section running central from front to back, and what looked like a higher circular section on top. The craft finally moved off very fast in the direction of Hinckley still making a droning noise.” N.B. Note similarity of lights on this particular object to 14^th., 19^th., and 24^th., January phenomena.- Ed. (Reference cases: 51/78/06, 77/78/08 and 51/78/09-30). (UN-Med). (Expanded).

77/78/48. 29 March 1978 - 21:55 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - A female student, together with her boyfriend, observed a bright stationary star-like light in the sky - stayed in same place for over 1 hour - disappeared. Witness (A) stated: “My boyfriend and I saw what we thought was a plane. My boyfriend said that it wasn’t a plane because it held it‘s position for too long. My boyfriend left at 10:45 p.m., and I saw the object again in the same position. I continued watching it until 11.45 p.m., and then it disappeared.” (PE-3B). (Originally reported to local media). Explanation: probable star or planet. (Ashby).

51/78/216. 29 March 1978 - 22:40 - Shenton, Leicestershire, UK - A stationary aerial bright light was observed in the sky. A middle-aged lady and a friend who were driving along the Upton road near to Shenton station and the Richard III monument at about 10.40 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The lady had only remarked what a beautiful starry night it was when she saw a bright light above the top of a tree, giving the impression of a star on a Christmas tree. As they watched the oval object, which was not very high in the sky, the lady got the impression that the object was looking at them. She says it was an uncanny feeling and one that turned her stomach. After watching it for about two minutes and thinking of stopping a car to get confirmation of the sighting, the witness says that they decided to drive on and try to get near to it. As the witnesses did so, they lost sight of the object behind a cottage, over in the direction of Shenton viaduct. (IN-NL). (Jones). *See also: Item 5: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/217 (b). March 1978 - Evening - (Exact date and time un-noted) - Wanlip Road, Syston, Leicestershire, UK - A bright light in the sky was observed by a male witness. Witness stated: (2008 statement) - “At first I thought it was a bright star, I couldn’t make out any shape to it, it was just a bright light in the sky, palish blue. I just kept looking at it. It was there for for a few minutes, and then it just went at such a speed in a few seconds. As I was looking, on my right hand side was Bradgate Park, and then it shot off, not vertically, or horizontally, but at an angle, going upwards.” (IN-NL). (Leicester Mercury - 16/2/08).

51/78/50. 7 April 1978 - 19:50 - Great Glen, Leicestershire, UK - Two slowly approaching lights in the sky were observed - green and red - Stopped overhead and shone down bright light - Raced away. (IN-NL). (Smith).

51/78/51. 7 April 1978 - 21:45 - Kibworth, Leicestershire, UK - Red lights observed in the sky - abruptly stopping at times - Zigzag flight path. (IN-NL).

51/78/52. 17 April 1978 - 20:45 - Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - Five teenage boys were playing in a field behind nearby houses when they looked up and saw a circle of bright lights 8 altogether, coloured red, blue, green and white. The lights rotated around the circle was appeared very large. No solid object inside the lights was seen, and no sound could be heard. The lights finally lost to view over rooftops after approximately two minutes, heading towards Nuneaton. (IN-NL).

5178/53. 22 April 1978 - Dusk - Burbage Common, Leicestershire, UK - A lone female witness claimed to have seen a ‘Big-foot’ - type creature at edge of woods. (Non-UFO event) Witness stated: “It was about dusk and I was, as was my frequent habit, exercising my dog on some grassy fields near Burbage Woods on the date in question. The woods spill over into part of the nearest field in the form of small bushes and trees, the actual fence separating the field proper from the wood running through or inside this obtruding patch of scrubby growth. My dog and I were passing within 35 feet of this bushy area when I happened to notice a hairy creature, light brown in colour, but otherwise rather manlike, and about 6 feet tall, standing amid these bushes and saplings. It was quite still, but seemed to be staring at me and the dog. The dog however, seemed to be unaware of it. Suddenly, with a very quick movement, it turned and trundled off into the wood with a fast shambling action. It quickly vanished from sight. It made no noise. I was not frightened at the time, and the sighting only took about 45 seconds, but was scared afterwards, and hurried home as fast as I could go. I have not returned to that field, and now take my dog on a different exercise route nearer roads and houses.” (Contact UK files).

BELOW LEFT: Burbage Common - Was This The Scene Of A “Bigfoot” Encounter In April 1978? - BELOW RIGHT: Alleged Photograph Of The Real Bigfoot. (1).

51/78/54. 23 April 1978 - 21:30 - Sketchley Hill Estate, Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - A moving aerial object was observed from outside witness’s house. He had been called out by his son’s friend, to observe the object. Apparently ,the first sighting had been of the object going over house. Therefore, it appeared that the object had ‘doubled back’ over the house. It was visible now for about three minutes, during which time witness had a good view of it. It appeared to be triangular, and to consist of rotating red, green blue and white lights, and was apparently silent. Close inspection gave witness the impression that it was solid. The colour of the object, other than the lights, was silvery-grey. (UN-Med). (Dagley).

　: The Sketchley Hill Triangle seen on April 23^rd. - Original Witness Drawing.

77/78/59. 8 June 1978 - 23:15 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - A Local family observed a stationary white globular nocturnal light in the sky for 30 minutes before it suddenly vanished. Witness (A) stated: “My husband called me outside to see this object in the sky. My children also came out with me, and I also fetched my three neighbours to also watch. It was a ball of light in the sky, smaller than a full Moon, but bigger than a star. It was pulsating slightly and was stationary. After 30 minutes, it moved away at a fairly rapid speed until it disappeared.” (Rossi). (Evaluation Code PE-3A).*See also local press reports.

51/78/226(B). Summer, 1978 - Dusk - Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK - A long cigar-shaped object was observed in the sky. Witness stated: (2012 Statement) “I was playing with a friend on the green on Maple Road South, Shelthorpe, in Loughborough. I can’t recall who saw it first. I just became aware that we were both stood on the green staring down the road where it intersects with Broadway. Probably no more than 30ft above the houses on the crossroads was a long cigar shaped spacecraft. It’s hard to recall the exact details and it seemed to just hang there motionless for what seemed like several minutes. But then the most amazing thing happened. It split in half vertically down the middle, creating two bullet-shaped craft. First the one on the left shot off on a level and was gone within a second. Then the one on the right shot off at an arc and headed straight up into the sky. Again within a second it was out of sight.” (IN-Med). (Carter). (uk-ufo).

51/78/64. 16 July 1978 - 1715 - Loughborough, UK - A silver cigar-shaped object was observed which rose into the sky with a ‘falling-leaf’ motion - black and white stripes seen on middle. (IN-Med). (Taylor).

51/78/66. 24 July 1978 - 12:20 - Shepshed, Leicestershire, UK - A bright multicoloured stationary light in the sky was reported. Witness stated: “We arrived at the Bullring in Shepshed. We then saw a light high up in the sky, like a star - it had a rotation movement - going back and forth, and side to side, then going back to the centre again, then hovering for about three minutes at a time. There were two lights on it, but most of the time you could only see the one. When it shone bright, it was white-silver, then it turned orangey/red. It was visible for about 45 minutes it moved higher in the sky and disappeared.” (Pooley). (Evaluation Code PE-3B).

51/78/67. 24 July 1978 - 00:30 - Shepshed, Leicestershire, UK - A stationary red and yellow aerial light was observed for 50 minutes. Witness stated: “I saw from the Bull Ring, Shepshed, what appeared to be a UFO. At first, it appeared to be the size of a sixpence, and had a reddish to orange tinge at the top, and possibly a white to yellow smaller light just off centre to the left. It seemed to repeat it’s movements every ten minutes or so. It moved to the right and just became a dot.” (PE-3B). (Gangel).

Witness (B) stated: “On the date in question, three friends and I decided to go fishing down Stanford Lane on the River Soar. The light decreased so much that we decided to stop fishing and to boil some soup. After this we tried to get some sleep and at about 11.30 p.m., my friend ‘_____ - noticed a bright light in the sky across the road at a reasonably low height. This light was very bright indeed and tended to dazzle me a little. This light decreased in intensity and then increased again but not to the same brightness as before. After 2 minutes of hovering, the object moved westwards over Stanford. There was no sound of engines or propellers etc. Approaching Stanford, the craft increased in height (we could now see 2 white lights and a red one). The object carried on westwards and over the horizon.” (Ryan). (IN-NL).

　: The silent object over Stanford Lane, Loughborough, as drawn by witness (B).

51/78/74. 30 July 1978 - 02:45 - Sapcote, Leicestershire, UK - An object was observed in the sky - ‘fell’.(PE-4B). Possible meteor.

51/78/75. August 1978 - 21:30 - East Goscote, Leicestershire, UK - An object was observed in the sky that circled low over the area - size of a car - bottom half silver, top half orange -cigar-shape - noise heard by children only. Witness (A) stated: “I saw this object moving above the houses, the bottom part was a silvery colour, and the top orange - I was stunned, it was about the size of a car and quite low - the children said that it made a noise but I didn’t hear it, although my Husband said there was a lot of interference on the radio at the time.” (IN-Med). *See Item 8: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/76. 10 August 1978 - 04:48 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK - A bright white globular light was observed in the sky - 3 separate directional changes-silent. Witness stated: “I was walking across the works at Brush,Loughborough, when I noticed a light in the sky - it was moving west to east but suddenly changed direction to go south to north. 4 other people began to watch the light with me and then it again changed direction to west to east. The light then stopped, hovering in the sky for 10-15 seconds. The light then seemed to get brighter and brighter as if it was about to explode, then faded down to normal brightness again and moved off eastwards at a very rapid pace. There was no sound to be heard.” (IN-NL). (Holliday).

　51/78/78. 14 August 1978 - 20:55 - Coalville, Leicestershire, UK - An unusual bright white light in the sky was observed circling above the local area by many witnesses - photographed. Witness stated: “I was standing in a field approximately 200 yards from Saint Saviours Road. I heard the sound of a passing jet aircraft and looked casually into the sky, which was by this time fairly dusk, and saw what I thought to be the tail lights of the aircraft looking like a bright star in the S.E. sky. After a while, the sound of the jet died away, however, the bright star-like light remained. I had my camera with me so I decided to take a shot of it, as I did so it began to move to the left and keep a fairly even height. I hastily set up my tripod and followed the object, taking photographs as I did so. When the object reached a clump of trees, situated near the bottom of St. Saviours Road, it disappeared behind the first tree. I continued panning with the camera expecting it to re-appear from behind the tree, it did not. There was no sound while this object was moving and I did not see it again on the short journey home. Just before it disappeared I noticed a flashing red light similar to an aircraft recognition light. From this, and from earlier when it appeared to be stationary, I thought that it may have been a helicopter.” (IN-NL). (Duckworth).

51/78/82. 18 August 1978 - 00:45 - Syston, Leicestershire, UK - An aerial saucer with dark windows was observed - surrounded by orange glow. (UN-Med). (Expanded - See:Investigation Report By W. Hayes).

51/78/84. 18 August 1978 - 21:10 - Coalville, Leicestershire, UK - A star-like object in the sky was observed. (Evaluation Code PE-4A).

: The Shepshed Object - Original witness drawing.

: The Loughborough UFOs of August 23^rd.- (Investigator’s drawing).

51/78/89. 23 August 1978 - 19:30 - Charnwood Forest - Leicester, UK - Several unusual illuminated aerial objects were observed hovering and circling above the area by several independent groups of witnesses. Witness (A) stated: “I went upstairs to my daughter‘s room at the rear of the house. I saw an object in the sky travelling towards Nanpanten. It flew a perfectly straight course. I watched the object for about 3-4 minutes, I then left the window and came away. At approximately 8 0, clock at the Hunters Moon Inn, I saw three objects, two were travelling towards Shepshed, and one was travelling towards Charnwood Forest.” (PE-1A). (Toms).

51/78/90-92. 26 August 1978 - 16:45 - Burbage Common, Leicestershire, UK - Several sets of witnesses observed an illuminated, white and orange oval aerial object which hovered over the area for over a hour before shooting towards and lowering into woods. - No traces found after 2 hour ground search by investigators. (UN-Med). (Expanded).

51/78/90. 26 August 1978 - 16:45 - Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A stationary illuminated oval-shaped object was observed hovering in the sky by a married couple. (UN-Med).

51/78/91. 26 August 1978 - 17:00 - Laneside Drive, Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A stationary illuminated orange ball was observed in the sky. - Witness stated: “At 5.00 p.m. on this particular Saturday, I was walking down Zealand Close on the Stonygate Estate, Hinckley, towards Laneside Drive, when I noticed an extremely large object just above the houses in Laneside Drive. The object appeared as an extremely bright orange, flattened ball-shape, with an hazy outline. This object seemed to be totally illuminated. The oval was in view for approximately one minute, and had disappeared by the time I had walked around the corner into Laneside Drive. Four people were also standing at the Barwell end of Laneside Drive looking up into the sky.” (UN-Med). *See Items 12 and 13: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/92. 26 August 1978 - 18:00 - Burbage Common, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A stationary silver ball-shaped object was observed by 3 female teenage witnesses over woods - object ‘shot towards the ground’ and vanished amongst trees. (UN-Med).

51/78/93. 30 August 1978 - 07:45 - Burbage Common, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK. - Married couple observed two, large ‘bird-like’ objects hovering above woods. Witness (A) stated: “My wife and I were travelling along the A5070 between Sapcote and Hinckley. We were approximately 400 yards from the junction when we spotted two objects in the sky. They were silver/grey in colour and did not seem to be moving. We observed them for approximately three minutes as we drove along. They seemed to be long and curved in shape and at first my wife got the impression that the objects were big birds of some kind, but on closer inspection we ruled out that they could be birds. The objects did not appear to be making any noise as we drove away from them. I estimated later that they appeared to be hovering at an angle of approximately 45 degrees above the horizon, and their size would be equal to a one pence piece held at arm’s length.” (UN-Med). (Jackson).

: Drawing by main witness of one of the Two bird-like UFOs seen hovering above Burbage Common.

: The Crescent Road, Hugglescote UFO - Original witness (A) drawing.

: The Round Daylight UFO seen above Hinckley - Original witness drawing.

　51/78/101.12 September 1978 - Evening - Croft, South Leicestershire - UK - A red illuminated disc that ‘fell’, and was observed to eventually apparently land briefly - observed by several independent witnesses. - Reported to be flying very low over the general region for over 3 hours. Witness (A) of 4 (at Croft) Stated: “We were returning from a fishing trip, it was around 10 past 8. Peter said ’Look up there at that red object’ - we all watched for about 10 minutes, a ball-shaped red object to the north of our position - moving about the sky - stopping and moving off again. In a random fashion - varying its speed and brightness - Peter had his camera with him and decided to take pictures, but when he looked through the lens, he could only see black sky, but he still took a picture of it.” (UN-Med). (Sibson). (Orton) (Springthorpe) (Dobson).

Witness (B) of 2 (Leicester) stated: “At first we thought it was a plane, but it seemed odd as the light was not flashing as a plane light does. We moved into the kitchen to look through the windows for a better view - I looked through binoculars at the light - it seemed to have a half-circle shape of red light at the back, and a dark, shadowy front. It moved across the sky, circled, then moved away towards Wigston Magna - The time was 8:15 p.m.” (UN-Med).

Witness ‘C’ of 3 (Braunstone) Stated: “At approximately 8.20 p.m., I saw a red light, similar to a rugby football, over the junction of Kingsway and Narborough Road - We tried to follow it in the car, but the object gained speed and moved away from us. It seemed to stop before moving off at varying speeds, towards Knighton.” (UN-Med). (Cadwallader).

Witness (D) of 2 (Glen Parva) Stated: “We watched a red object in the sky and saw it float down behind some trees - as it floated down, it crossed paths with an aircraft - The time was around 8.25 p.m.” (UN-Med). (Stevenson) (Elliott).

Witness (E) stated: (Birstill) Stated: “It was 10.35 p.m., I observed a red object moving across the sky - at first I thought it was an aircraft until it started flashing its red light erratically, also changing its speed from fast to slow, then it stopped. It then started to move again, making the same movements as before - it then dropped out of the sky, like a stone, dropping near or on the Birstill gravel pits.” (Clayton). (UN-Med). (*See Full investigation Report by William Hayes).

51/78/107. 27 September 1978 - 19:05 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK - A pulsating white light in the sky was observed by several witnesses. Witness (A) stated: “My friends and I were walking down Ashby Road when one of them saw an object in the sky. He said ‘look there‘s a UFO‘. We ran down into the Rosebery School field and it was in the air, stationary, and it was also pulsating. It had a spike on the top and it was a round shape. After about 20 minutes, it darted off very fast towards Shepshed.”

51/78/110. 27 September 1978 - 20:30 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK - A square-shaped aerial object with a central red light was observed by female witness. Witness stated: “On Wednesday evening at around 8.30 p.m., I was taking my dog for a walk when suddenly a child screamed out. I asked what was the matter and the child said that a big, square thing with a red light in the centre, kept flashing which I thought at that time was a hoax. Anyway, I stayed a little while and it came back, a yellow light which kept flashing, and it also had red in the centre, and it seemed to be square-shaped. I personally thought it was someone playing around with a kite.” (UN-Med).(Annely).

51/78/111. 30 September 1978 - 21:10 - Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, UK - Several nocturnal aerial lights moving in different directions one of which was observed to briefly hover before moving on. Witness (A) stated: “We were walking down High Street when we saw a white object in the sky. At first, we dismissed this as a shooting star, until we saw another moving light in the sky. This second one stopped for a while and hovered, then it moved away in the same direction as the first. The third light just moved in the same direction, only this time, it did not stop at all, it just moved on towards Hinckley.” (IN-NL). (Farmer).

51/78/225. 1 October 1978 - 22:00 - Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - A slow moving, very bright white light was observed by a married couple. Witness (A) stated: “We were laying in bed when we both observed a very bright light in the sky. At first, we thought that it could be a plane or a glider as it was moving very slowly. It was coming straight towards us from the direction of Wolvey, approximately south-west. There was no noise associated with the light and it was rather low in the sky. The light must have been visible for about 20 minutes, during which time we phoned a friend in Salem Road and asked him to take a look. He looked but said that he could not see anything.” (IN-NL). (Patrick).

51/78/115.1 October 1978 - 22:15 Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A large, brightly lit cigar-shaped object low in the sky was observed by several independent witnesses. Object totally silent. Witness (A) of 2 stated: “On Sunday, October 1^st., 1978, I was with a friend taking a break outside Bennett Brothers, Southfield Road, It was approximately 10.30 p.m. We noticed in the sky to our left, (N.E.), a bright white light. It appeared to consist of two white lights close together. We watched it pass by in front of us from left to right. During the observation, which lasted for a few minutes, we noticed that there was no noise associated with the object. We finally saw the light disappear on the horizon, travelling towards Nuneaton - (S.W.).” (UN-Med).

Witness (B) of 2 stated: “My workmate and I were standing at the gate of our factory having a break, at between 10.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.m., when we observed two large lights travelling towards us, from over Burbage. And flying towards Nuneaton. We thought it strange as there were no aircraft navigation lights on the object, and also there seemed to be smaller pinpoint lights above it, which could have been lights from inside. It was travelling at about the speed of an old type piston biplane, e.g. a Tiger Moth , rather slowly. There was no noise at all, and no shape to be observed against the night sky.” (UN-Med).

Witness (C) of 2 stated: (Clarendon Road, Hinckley) “My Husband and I arrived home after visiting my parents - we parked the car outside the house. As we opened the front gate, I looked at the sky and commented on how clear it was. As we observed the stars, I noticed an object moving steadily across the night sky - it seemed very high and made no sound - it looked like two lights very close together or two small stars close together - there was no particular shape or outline to the object. It travelled in a straight line in a north-westerly direction, and continued out of my sight over the rooftops.” (UN-Med). (Expanded).

77/78/220. 1 October 1978 - 22:15 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - An amateur astronomer and his Wife witnessed a strange, moving light in the south, south-east sky. first thought to the bright yellow light was the planet Jupiter. Witness (A) stated: “Jupiter should be up around now, and that is what I thought it was at first, - but it suddenly veered off, too fast to follow with a telescope it was in the wrong place to be Jupiter, or one of its moons. the light began to look more like a boomerang shape, and then sped off to the west - I contacted Birmingham Airport air traffic control who said that there were no scheduled aircraft over the area at that time.”(IN-NL). (Hill). *See Item 15: Press Report Log 1978.

51/78/125. 23 October 1978 - 17:00 - Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A black kite-shaped object was observed in the sky - followed by 5 ball-shaped smaller objects - daylight - silent. A female witness was walking in Radmore Road when she saw a black kite-shaped object in the sky at a 45 degree elevation. At the rear of the object were what appeared to be red ball-shaped objects in a line which gave off light. The whole thing was sharply defined and had the apparent size of a 2p piece held at arm’s length. There was no sound as the object travelled quickly towards the north. (UN-Med).

LEFT: The Radmore Road “Kite”, as drawn by witness.

　51/77/78/126-193. 23 October 1978.- 18:00 onwards - Many areas in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed over the region by over 200 known witnesses - 62 left statements (See selected statements below) - movie film obtained by Burbage witness. (Also Expanded - See 'The Case Of The Silent Vulcan'). *Additionally, see Items 19 to 22: Press Report Log 1978. (Evaluation Code (UN): -Med).

51/77/78/126. 23 October 1978 - 18:00 - A447 - Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed. Witness stated: “I was coming along Ashby Road in my car at about 6p.m.. on Monday night. I was leaving the Cadeby turn when I saw travelling towards me. Their outline was delta shaped. I went along for about another 500 yards looking up into the sky. I was so interested that I stopped the car in a lay by to get out for a better look. I stared at it for a while then it disappeared faster than the eye could see. In fact it disappeared so fast that I wondered if I had imagined it, although I knew I hadn’t.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/127. 23 October 1978 - 18:20 - Littlethorpe, Leicestershire, UK - A mass of very bright lights in the sky was observed. Witness stated: “I was travelling home and I was between Littlethorpe and Cosby at 6.20 p.m. when I noticed 3 white lights travelling towards me. I thought at first it was an aeroplane going to land at Castle Donnington with its landing lights on, as it got nearer the lights got very bright and formed a triangle. This in itself seemed an unusual formation. I slowed down to view it more safely, and realised there were no other lights as on normal aircraft, wingtips and tail etc. I stopped my car and opened the windows as it got closer. I could see the shape as a black silhouette, it was like a Vulcan bomber, triangular shaped with a light on each point and large. The other strange thing was that I heard no noise at all, no sound of engines etc. After it passed, the lights were no longer visible and it disappeared from my view into the dark. I have never seen the like before and that includes 3 years in the R.A.F. when I saw aircraft day and night.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/128. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, UK - A bright and shining aerial object was observed by two female witnesses. Witness (A) stated: “My daughter and I were walking the dogs in the park when we saw the UFO. We did not see it appear, so we did not know how long it had been there. It was bright and shining and stayed in the same place all the time we saw it.” Witness (A) also stated: (June 1981 Statement). “I cannot quite remember what time it was, but I think it was round about 7 p.m. We had taken the dogs for a walk across Bosworth Park. When we reached the car park, there this thing sat overhead. It did not appear to be very high up. I do not know how long it had been there for we heard no noise at all. It did not move at all, and no sound came from it. We stood looking at it for about 10 minutes, then my daughter said she was feeling afraid of it, as it was so large. As we went towards Bosworth, I could see it still sitting there, then all at once, it was gone. We heard afterwards that it was seen racing across the sky towards Measham. I now wish that we had waited just that little while longer as I would have loved to have seen it moving.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/129. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed. Witness stated: “We were walking down my friends house when I saw the lights in the sky. First of all it went up and down, then from side to side and one of my friends ran in to get a camera. We watched it move off at a fast rate, a lot faster than any plane I’ve seen. As it went there was a blue light underneath. When my friend came out again it was gone. It wasn’t dark but just going dark. It was about 6.30 p.m on the corner of Greenmoor Road.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/130. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - A large light in the sky was observed. Witness stated: “I was sitting at home watching T.V. In my top window I saw a large light that was going on and off. I fetched my two children who were scared. The object seem to be moving, it was very large. I went outside and didn’t hear any engine noise. I watched for a few minutes and then the lights seemed to go off and the object disappeared.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/131. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - A number of bright lights in the sky were observed by a male witness. Witness stated: “On 23^rd., October 1978, prior to putting my car in the garage, I was talking to a neighbour and we both saw an object in the sky. It had a number of bright lights which dimmed, then became brighter. The object was moving slow and seemed lower than an aircraft.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/132. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Measham, Leicestershire, UK - Three bright aerial lights were observed by a married couple walking their dog. Witness (A) stated: “The object approached from the south-west. It looked like a star to begin with and gradually got brighter and larger as it approached us. It was approximately 4 to 6 inches in diameter at arm’s length with 3 lights, the middle one being like a searchlight with a powerful beam. It moved slowly and took almost half a hour to pass overhead. As it moved over and headed towards Castle Donnington, we lost sight of it as the lights faded out of view. There was no noise at all. Our Alsatian dog was whining and barking furiously as the object passed over.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/133. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Measham, Leicestershire, UK - An unusual aerial object with three beams of light was observed by a number of witnesses. Witness (A) stated: “It was about 6.30pm. We were called outside by our friend and we looked up into the sky. We thought it was a plane but as we looked it was sort of round and had three beams of light. First they were on white then turned to red. It was about one and a half inches long at arm’s length and was going very slowly, then, as it reached the front of the house it was going faster - it seemed to be coming from Tamworth and heading for Castle Donnington.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/134. 23 October 1978 - 18:30 - Ravenstone, Leicestershire, UK - Three lights in a triangle shape were observed in the sky. Witness stated: “I was feeding my livestock down the garden when I noticed three bright lights in the sky. After about 2 minutes I returned into the house and when I came back out again I saw to only two lights and a red, and green, (or blue). I then watched it disappear all of a sudden.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/135. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Elmesthope, Leicestershire, UK - A hovering lighted mass was observed. Witness stated: “As we looked at the object it appeared as one lighted mass, its movements were as if it was hovering or pulsating upwards at first, then coming down. It then remained static for a few minutes. The object began to move towards us slowly gradually accelerating. There was however, no noise at all from the craft.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/136. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - Bright white lights were observed in the sky. Witness stated: “I saw bright white lights, one either side of the object and two smaller lights that could have been red. It was night time but I definitely got the impression of a large triangle.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/137. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed. Witness stated: “Being ex-RAF I would have said that the object was a Vulcan Bomber flying south to north on the flight path used by East Midlands airport. However, the object was stationery in sight for approximately three minutes. Imagine a Vulcan bomber with bright lights on each wing tip and two very bright landing lights in the centre. It then moved towards us and overhead gather speed. When overhead I could see what looked like a red navigation light in the centre and another white light where the tailplane would be. THERE WAS NO NOISE! - I rushed to the front of our bungalow, (taking a few seconds), but it had completely vanished.” Second Statement made June, 1981 - Witness stated: “Firstly, I am ex RAF and still an active member of the Duxford Aviation Society restoring aircraft. The night in question I was looking out of my kitchen window after dark when I saw these three lights.,(I add at this point that we are the flight path for East Midlands airport) that I thought was another aircraft coming over. However, a short time after I noticed the lights were still there, so I went straight outside. At first I thought it to be a VULCAN AIRCRAFT (emphasis by witness) and realised that the lights were stationary. (No shape was visible but I could imagine it to be a Vulcan). I must have watched for two minutes and then rushed to get my binoculars out of the car which was close to hand. Before I had time to focus, the lights suddenly moved forwards at speed in a northerly direction without noise. The houses then hid it from view. I assure you that there was NO NOISE, and a Harrier Jet could not clear the distance from HOVER TO SPEED in the time and without noise. I often think of this and keep looking out but cannot find a single solution.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/138. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - Three bright lights in a line were observed in the sky. Witness stated: “I saw three bright lights in a line. It came down Whitestone Way and went towards Atherstone. About 10 minutes later a plane passed over.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/139. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - Three lights in a saucer shape were observed in the sky. Witness stated: “I saw three lights in the shape of a saucer. It hovered then began to move, not very fast but you could follow it. As it faded the light on top seemed to be underneath it.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/140. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, UK - White lights in the sky were observed. Witness (A) stated: “We first saw white lights in the sky from the south-east, we then went to investigate and stood in the garden for about three minutes. It came towards us and we could see that it was something that we hadn’t seen before. It then stopped still in the sky for about fifteen seconds. There was no noise from any engines at all. We could see the white light at the front, and four green lights around it. We could see it very clearly because it was not very high, and it was a clear night. It disappeared at about 7.45 p.m., heading slowly north-west.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/141. 23 October 1978 - 18:40 - Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, UK - A white cigar-shaped aerial light was observed. Witness stated: “I was driving from Blaby to Countesthorpe along Winchester Road, at approximately 6.40 p.m., on Monday, 23^rd., 1978. As I passed the entrance to Countesthorpe College, I saw directly in front of me in the sky at approximately 20 degrees to the horizontal, a white cigar-shaped light. I kept this in view and then turned left into Station Road, Countesthorpe. (This is a ninety-degree turn). I then kept this light in view and it appeared to be travelling in the same direction as me. I turned again and the light was now visible directly through my windscreen and appeared as three spotlights in a Delta shape at approximately 50-60 degrees to the horizon. I stopped my van and got out. The lights had disappeared and there was no sound of aircraft of any type. The night was clear.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/142. 23 October 1978 - 18:45 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - A large bright light in the sky was witnessed by Father and Daughter. Witness (A) stated: “My Daughter called me out to see this UFO. She and a friend had watched it come from in the distance (south) as a bright stationary light. When I saw it, it was moving from right to left. The appearance was three lights in Delta formation with one of the lights leading the other two. I could make out no solid shape but had the impression of a Delta-shaped object. In my foreground was a sodium streetlamp, the object passed in front. I looked away, then at some time it must have turned 180 degrees, because when I looked again they were moving to my right. I then clearly saw the three lights turn through 180 degrees to go left, (approximately north again). After a few moments they were enveloped by cloud.” (UN-Med).

　51/77/78/153. 23 October 1978 - 18:45 - Hastings High School, Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed by several witnesses. Witness (A) stated: “I left the school around 6.45 p.m., on Monday, 23^rd., October, 1978. I walked towards our house which is in the grounds, my two grandchildren came to meet me. As we walked up the side of the house, in front of us in the sky was a reddish-orange light. We watched it for a few minutes then I called my Husband and Sons out of the house to look at it. We watched it for about five minutes, then I went across to the school to ask the Deputy Headmaster, (who gives lessons in astronomy), I thought that if it was a star he would be able to explain it. He was talking to the headmaster and I asked him if he would come outside and have a look. When we got outside and looked towards where the light had been, it had gone. On looking down the field due south, we could see three bright lights coming towards us. My youngest Son came over to us asked Mr. Goodman what it was. He didn’t know. It then came nearer to us and it looked to me, head on, very much the shape of a Vulcan bomber, or a half circle. As it went right over us, it looked to have a dull, red light underneath it. We thought it was a plane, but as it went over, there was no sound whatsoever, also, there were no navigation lights on it. As we turned around to look at it, but it was completely black at the back and we could see nothing. It was travelling south to north but not on a flight path. After we got back in the house we rang LUFOIN at Leicester to report it. After talking about it and saying that it looked from the front very much like a V. Bomber, I rang up Bitteswell where the V. Bomber that comes over is stationed, and asked them if it had been up in the last hour and a half and they said no, if it had, we definitely would have heard it.” Second Statement made June, 1981 - Witness (A) stated: “When the object was seen, it was stationary, and was like a star but was an orange - red colour. This first drew my attention to it. As we walked up the side of the house, in front of us in the sky was a reddish-orange light. I went to fetch the school Headmaster. When we looked towards where the light had been, it had gone. Then, on looking down the field due south, we could see three bright lights coming towards us.” (UN-Med).

　 LEFT: The unknown aerial object, as filmed by Son of above witness in the grounds of the Hastings High School © T. Evans 2013.

51/77/78/154. 23 October 1978 - 18:45 - Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed by several young witnesses. On behalf of witnesses it was stated by one of their Fathers: “On Monday, 23^rd., October, 1978, at approximately 7. 07 p.m., my Son Mark, aged 8 years, ran into the house with three friends, to tell me he had just seen a UFO. I must admit to taking little notice at the time, however, I noticed a report of a sighting in the Tuesday edition of the Nuneaton Evening Tribune, and that evening, I questioned Mark further. Whilst I was talking to him, two of his friends, Lee and Paul ‘B’, called for him to play outside. My Wife asked them in, and before they, or Mark, had time to discuss the matter together, we separated them and asked them to draw what they had seen in the sky on the previous evening. That same evening, I asked John ‘M’, to make a drawing to also make a drawing, and this he did, in his own home, and without having seen the other children or their drawings. I appreciate that the said drawings may include some imagination, but what struck me was the similarity, particularly as Mark made two drawings, which co-ordinated with both Lee and Paul’s on the one hand, and John’s on the other.” (UN-Med).

　Mark Lee Paul John

51/77/78/155. 23 October 1978 - 18:45 - Burbage, Leicestershire, UK - Two bright lights in the sky were observed. Witness stated: “I was sitting at home when I noticed a bright light. First I thought it was a firework, but it got brighter and nearer. I then went outside and as it got nearer I could see that it wasn’t one bright light, but two lights similar to two powerful car headlights. Because of the intensity of the lights I was unable to make out any clear shape. It wasn’t making any noise at all. After watching it for about a minute or so I then went in home and thought nothing more about it until I read the Hinckley Times on Friday.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/156. 23 October 1978 - 18:45 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - A silent, large triangular object was observed. Witness stated: “I saw an object which I first thought was a large aircraft, because it had three lights on and my first thought was that it had landing lights on, then I realised that the centre light would cover the whole of the cockpit. The other two lights were set back, and at this point I had stopped my car and got out. I realised that the object was stationary, so I stood and watched. There was no sound. Suddenly, it started to move in my direction very slowly, and I stood and waited until it was above me and I felt that there were windows of some sort around it. At this point I felt afraid, so I got back into my car and drove away.” (UN-Med).

51/77/78/193. 23 October 1978 - 23:45 - Kibworth, Leicestershire, UK -A large white light in the sky was observed. Witness stated: “I saw a large, round white light moving very fast. I watched for about four seconds, before it went out like a light being switched off.” (UN-Med).

　: The “Oval of lights” above Burbage - Original witness drawing.

: The Springfield Road ‘disc‘ - Original witness drawing. (Husband).

77/78/211. 28 November 1978 - 03:30 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - An object in the sky was observed - described as an illuminated cigar-shaped object with blue tinge. (IN-Med). *See Item 24: Press Report Log 1978.

LEFT: Wood Street, Hinckley. Photograph shows the tree in the centre of the picture over which the daylight UFO travelled very, very slowly from right to left. (South-east to North-west) witnesses were parked on the left. (Photograph courtesy of the Hinckley Times).

51/78/213. 9 December 1978 - 16:50 - Leicester, UK - A slow moving illuminated cigar at low height was reported. (UN-Med).

(1): Additional References: Alien animals: A Worldwide Investigation - (Bord) - Amazon Books.

(2): The 1978 UFO Chronology - NICAP.

Also: Robert Barrow: The Great Central NY UFO Wave of 1978 - Part 2.

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