Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Like an Airship in shape, silver, quite large, no protuberances, not tailfin/rudder/engines visible.

Size of Object(s)

Quite large but as distance away was not exact size is only approximate

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

probably about 3-4 miles away and about 2-3000 feet above the clouds

Description of Area / Surroundings

Rural area, mountainous area , but nearer to the coast so only small hills between us and it. There is a nuclear power station on the coast some distance away , but I doubt if it was very near there or anything to do with that

Full Description & Details

While serving inthe Royal Air Force on disembarkation leave after two years in Aden (south Yemen) took my family members. (parents Aunt, cousin, and old school friend on camping holiday in the "lake district" of cumbria.) First morning about 8am ,bright clear day, we saw the object to the west , stationary. It had the shape and approximate size of an airship, but without any protuberances like engines cabin fins/ rudders etc and had no markings arta all. We all looked at it witha telescope provided by the neighbouring (tent) family Mr Mrs Miles and two daughters, from Melksham, Wiltshire, using my cars roof rack as a support. It had definite form and was reflecting sunlight from its silvery surface. Although there was a brisk northerly wind blowing it remained absolutely stationary without even the slightest wobble or movement.. Even with the telescope we could not see any signs of any markings or windows. It was observed from 8am till 12.30 pm by wich time there was clouds building and passing it. At 12.30pm a larger cloud passed by and we saw irslide behind the clous as the cloud passed. when the cloud had moved on the object was no longer there. there was no sound of any kind. with the telescope we could see it was not tethered to anything as there was nocables or anything attached to it. I was a pilot for 24 years of my 28 years in aviation and have never seen another object like it. I have seen airships but they did not look like this one did.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

NO

Witness Background

I spent 15 years in the Royal Air Force, and was a pilot for 24 years, including helicopters, and have never seen an object like this. I spent a total of 28 years in aviation, (now retired but still work as a full time volunteer in office administration)

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

Open minded , but I do believe they exist and are not figment s of imagination. I Read a lot and bought videos. I think there may well be other dimentions to our own in which such objects exist and can cross into our dimention occasionally. But who knows.

Other Comments

Strange object was not a baloon and sat unmoving in a strong wind for over 4 hours and vanished.

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