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UFO case file · UFO-22832

Taunton point of light report — August 10, 1997

CE1United Kingdom1997-08-10

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Case description

On 10 August 1997 at approximately 02:30, a witness at Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom reported the following event. One bright yellow light. It looked similar to a street lamp. It rose and kept rising, until it disappeared into a black hole in the sky.

Recorded details

Local time
02:30
Craft description
One bright yellow light. It looked similar to a street lamp. It rose and kept rising, until it disappeared into a black hole in the sky.
Coordinate precision
Town/county or area text from official annual register; coordinates not asserted.
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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