Size of Object(s)

Bigger than a plane

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

1 mile?

Shape of Object(s)

Saucer shaped

Color of Object(s):

dull metal

Full Description & Details

At the time I was about 4 or 5, & I remember being rather annoyed by the UFO as I had just finished a dance show & used the crowd gathered to show off my sparkly outfit & baton twirling skills. Nobody was that interested in me & watched the UFO instead. My memories are vague, but my mother remembers it very distinctly, in fact she was interviewd by local radio about the event, it affected her so deeply.

As I remember it all of the neighbours were out & watching it. It was the height of summer & only just starting to get dark. The area we lived in now is surrounded by estates & supermarkets, but at the time was encircled by wild fields & farm land. It is also about a 15 minute drive from a chemical plant called Saltend, which is synonymous with UFO sightings in the area, especially around this period in the late 70's. (It is worth noting that the object could well have been directly above Saltend at the time of my sighting.)

The shape was a typical 'saucer' shape, with a kind of bowlon the top, (very Ed Wood!) It was dull silver/metallic & was shimmering. It seemed to wobble in the sky at one fixed point. It was there for ages. 20 minutes is probably an underestimation. In the end people went inside because it had kind of got boring! It was a really young families estate where I was brought up, & consequently us children were getting really excited by the atmosphere of being allowed to stay outside so long after our usual kerfew.

The adults all had binoculars & were mesmorised by the object. EVERYONE saw it! Some of the men drove off towards Saltend to try & track it, but I don't think they did...I can't remember & neither can my mother, so I assume they didn't.

The radio station phone lines were jammed with reports of the sighting, as were police lines. It made regional TV & the front of the Hull Daily Mail, but then ...nothing. Forgotten.

I wish I could be more descriptive, but to be honest I was more into the fact I was wearing stagen makeup and a sparkly skirt!

Witness Background

I am a 30 year old drama teacher at a sixth form college, (16 years+) in Hull, maybe 10 minutes from where I was brought up.

Other Comments

I have had two more sightings, 1 in North London, 1 in India

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