03/10/2022 – Shirley – Oblong UFO Sighting

Chairman Dave

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Birmingham UFO Group Case Report

Author: Dave Hodrien

Release Year: 2023

Last Updated: 10/11/2026

Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used and precise location details omitted

In July 2023 I was made aware of a UFO sighting witnessed by a man from Shirley on the previous year. I got in touch via Facebook Messenger to discuss the incident further. The man, who I shall name “Steven” sent through a brief overview of what took place. I then went back with additional questions.

Sighting Details

On 3^rd October 2022 Steven was in the the kitchen of his house near Tamworth Lane, Shirley. It was pleasant, very still, clear and sunny day.

Through the window he suddenly noticed a big flare of white light in the sky at high altitude. He assumed two planes had collided. He ran outside into the back garden to observe it more clearly, expecting to see debris raining down.

However instead he saw a shimmering line of light slowly descending. He assumed it must be a parachute or long strip of plastic flapping in the wind and catching the sunlight. He then noticed a box-like shape with a dark haze around it.

The object continued to descend. He could now see that it was oblong in shape with straight edges, and appeared to be a few feet across (around the size of a washing machine). At this point he wondered if it was some kind of sky lantern or drone. There was no visible flame flickering inside it, and it was also completely silent.

It drifted downwards and moving away from him until it was lost from sight behind the houses. He assumed that it must have reached the ground although this cannot be confirmed.

Sighting Analysis

The object seen on this occasion was clearly the wrong shape for an aeroplane. It also sounds too small and slow moving to a plane, or a helicopter. The shape also sounds incorrect for a drone. While large drones are about the size of the object Steven witnessed, the approximate shape would usually be visible, especially on a clear day.

As the object did not perform any advanced manoeuvres there is no indication it was under intelligent control. I feel that the most likely explanation for is a novelty inflatable of some kind, possibly being buffeted around by air currents. While Steven said it was still at ground level this does not mean that it was as still at the height the object was situated.

The dark haze surrounding the object is intriguing. I do wonder if this was a visual anomaly caused by the difference in colour between the object itself and the surrounding sky.

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