At approximately 9.40 p.m. On the 6^th., July, 1984, a dry, warm summers evening with only a few prevailing clouds, a 12 year-old schoolboy was in his garden situated in Linden Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, studying moths for a school project when, on glancing upwards, he saw in the sky, a light blue and silver object flying object low over the rooftop of the neighbouring house. It was apparently travelling towards him and appeared to be akin to a ’ flying wheel”’ or a saucer shape flying on its edge. The young boy immediately went to fetch his mother and father who followed him back outside along with his 10 year-old brother and 6 year-old sister. On reaching the garden, the boy and his family watched as the object moved low across the sky in front of them from right to left of their field of vision.

The object, which was plainly visible to everyone in the family, had the appearance of a wheel, with a light blue metallic ‘hub’ , with various raised sections, and a silver /grey outside ‘rim’ which appeared to have several black square shaped patches spaced at intervals along it which resembled small dark windows. There was a sound heard like rushing wind as the object passed close, which, at its nearest point to the witnesses, would be approximately 15 metres in front of them, with its height being just above the rooftops. The size of the object was estimated to have been roughly the size of a typical family hatchback, and its speed judged at approximately 20 miles per hour throughout the sighting, which at this first stage, lasted approximately a half to one full minute.

It appeared to be gradually slowing down, “as if the engines had been cut” (quote), and as it did so it began to ‘wobble’ gradually at first, and then more exaggerated. The circling motion continued, with the direction being anti-clockwise, for about five revolutions. The object then appeared to drop out of the sky and head towards the ground, with the ‘drop’ being gradual in a falling leaf manner, until the object was out of view behind the car park fence and some nearby tall trees.

Nothing more was seen by these witnesses and they then began to all sketch the object separately and make comparisons with each other concerning their sighting. Press appeals for further witnesses were unfortunately unsuccessful.

The duration of this second phase of observation was slightly longer than the first, at approximately two minutes. Whether the object actually landed is un-determined, however, unusual marks were found by LUFOIN investigators two days after the occurrence in the grass situated just outside the Transco Perimeter fence in Adjoining Clarendon Park, which suggested that a weighted object may have stood there. The marks, three in all. Were round, and approximately two feet in circumference and clearly defined. The space in between the marks measured exactly 16.5 feet across.

’ The motion and general pattern of behaviour are remarkably uniform in almost all cases of Daylight Discs . The Daylight Disc often appears metallic, and can vary in size from that of a small car to that of a commercial aircraft. The shape varies from circular to ‘cigar-shape’, but the circular or oval form predominates.

Over the years, the Daylight Disc has been consistently reported as capable of extremely rapid takeoffs, so that the disc can disappear in a matter of seconds. Also rapid stops; and being generally noiseless, but sometimes a faint swishing sound has been heard by witnesses.

It is capable of other manoeuvres (reversal of motion, turning in tight circles, non-banked curves) which even our most modern aircraft cannot duplicate. It exhibits in most cases what we would anthropomorphically describe as ‘purposeful ‘ directed motion which can be extremely slow - even hovering close to the ground or executing a slow pattern of motion.’

CASE/COMPUTER REF: 51-84-01 - Associated Media Item: