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Published by The Leicestershire UFO Research Society (Est. 1971)

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1979 - 1993.

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Expanded Sighting Report Data - Selected Cases

-1982-

CASE/COMPUTER REF: 51-82-05.

UNIDENTIFIED GLOWING OVAL NEAR DESFORD

February 28^th., 1982, 02:00 Hours. B582 Road, Near Desford, Leicestershire. Geo. B1.

Introduction

On Sunday 28^th., February 1982, at 2.00 a.m. in the morning, with the sky overcast and a strong wind blowing. Two young men are travelling in a motor vehicle at 40 m.p.h. along the B582 road from Earl Shilton to Desford approximately one mile west of Desford Caterpillar works. Without warning, they suddenly observed a glowing white oval object through the car windscreen travelling from right to left, taking approximately three seconds before disappearing behind some trees. After continuing their journey about twenty yards further, they realised that they had seen something unusual, and proceeded to turn the vehicle around and have another look.

By this time however, there was nothing more to be seen, and so they continued home. They then contacted Hinckley Police, who in turn got in touch with LUFOIN.

The two male witnesses involved were:

Mr. Michael M, 20 years, a knitting mechanic of Desford, Leicestershire, and Mr. Bryn E, 25 years, a salesman living in Blaby, Leicestershire.

The car in which they were travelling was a ‘W’ registration Toyota Carina.

The witness’s statements are as follows:

Statement by Michael M.

“I was travelling with a friend home from Earl Shilton along the B582 which is situated between the A47 and the Caterpillar tractor firm. The time was around 2 a.m. On the right hand side of the road, there is a field, and then a wood, on the left hand side there is a wood which comes right up to the side of the road. We were travelling at around 40 m.p.h. when a very large circular object appeared overhead of us, but to the right, and from the direction of the wood. The object moved over, but in front of us but to the right from the direction of the wood. The object mover over but in front of us, and across the wood on our left. We then travelled another 20 yards further up the road before we both realised what had just happened, so we turned the car around to have another look but could see nothing.”

Statement by Bryn E.

“On Sunday, 28^th., February, 1982, I was returning to Desford from Earl Shilton via the A47 with Michael Murray. I was driving my car towards Desford and left the A47 to continue along the lane which leads to the Caterpillar works. Travelling at a speed of 40-45 m.p.h., we had driven approximately 700 yards along the lane with the wooded area on the right. Suddenly, a glowing white circular object swept across the sky from white to left and headed over some trees on the left which obscured further vision of the object.”

ABOVE LEFT: Sighting location. Object travelled right to left of Road. ABOVE RIGHT: The scene as drawn by Michael M.

Map: Newtown Unthank, Desford Tubes (NE-bound).

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