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UFO case file · UFO-25066

Rotherham sphere / orb report — June 26, 2009

CE1United Kingdom2009-06-26

Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Case description

On 26 June 2009 at approximately 22:25, a witness at Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom reported the following event. Object approached from the direction of Doncaster. It was a bright orange ball in the sky. It kept a level flight path then stopped. It then zigzagged a few times before shooting off at tremendous speed, vanishing in a few seconds.

Recorded details

Local time
22:25
Craft description
Object approached from the direction of Doncaster. It was a bright orange ball in the sky. It kept a level flight path then stopped. It then zigzagged a few times before shooting off at tremendous speed, vanishing in a few seconds.
Coordinate precision
Town/county or area text from official annual register; coordinates not asserted.
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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