UFO case file · UFO-3712
Abington, Berkshire unidentified light report — June 17, 1966
Abington, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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At 8:50 p.m. on June 17, 1966 at Abington, Berkshire, United Kingdom, LT. Two nuclear scientists reported seeing a very bright yellow object above a cloud bank on the western horizon, moving slowly. The object then accelerated northward and disappeared behind a tall bank of clouds. About 10 minutes later the same or a similar object appeared traveling from north to south, stopped and hovered in the northwest sky for about 30 minutes. The object then diminished in apparent size and was hidden by clouds near the horizon. When viewed through 10 x 60 binoculars, the object had a conical shape and was reflecting sunlight. Its length was computed to be about 60 feet.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 8:50 p.m.
- Craft description
- Two nuclear scientists reported seeing a very bright yellow object above a cloud bank on the western horizon, moving slowly. The object then accelerated northward and disappeared behind a tall bank of clouds. About 10 minutes later the same or a similar object appeared traveling from north to south, stopped and hovered in the northwest sky for about 30 minutes. The object then diminished in apparent size and was hidden by clouds near the horizon. When viewed through 10 x 60 binoculars, the object had a conical shape and was reflecting sunlight.
- Coordinate precision
- LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
- Date precision
- EXACT_DAY