Birmingham UFO Group Report
Author: Dave Hodrien
Originally forwarded by Richard Hall
Release Date: 16/08/2011
Last Updated: 04/11/2024
Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used
This report covers a stunning daylight multiple witness sighting of a UFO which displayed intelligent manoeuvres and appears to have been intercepted by military jets. It has numerous impressive aspects to it.
Sadly after initial correspondence I received no further contact from those involved so details are somewhat limited. However I have decided to release known information in case other witnesses come forward and due to the possible significance of the event.
Incident Details
It was about 10am on a clear sunny day in 2000. "Sarah's" husband "Jason" was inside their house in Aberdeenshire and looking through the patio doors at the sky.
He suddenly noticed an object coming towards the tree line. He opened the patio door to get a better look at what it was. The object reached the tree line and at this point he got a proper view of what it was.
The object was a domed disc shape and pewter in colour. There were no visible markings on its smooth surface. It was hard to tell exactly how big it was. It was flying at quite low altitude, about 60 feet off the ground.
The object was now no further than 500 yards from his position. It was completely silent and moving at a slow speed, moving in from the right of his location. At this point he realised it was very unusual and not a conventional object of any kind. He called Sarah to come and also see it. She came to the patio window and now also saw the UFO.
Sarah exclaimed “Oh my god, what is that?” Both witnesses were both stunned and frightened by what they were observing. The object was completely silent and was travelling on a straight and level course. As it got nearer they sensed a strange silence in the area, like everything had stopped. It was very strange.
Then the couple heard the sound of jet engines. What looked like two military jets appeared over the roof of the house and headed towards the UFO. As they got nearer to it, the object increased in speed. It flew off out of sight beyond the tree line, followed by the two jets.
Sarah said to Jason “It must have been a UFO, there’s no way they would scramble planes for nothing.” A moment later they heard another plane approaching. What appeared to be a spotter plane appeared over the house. It was flying at low altitude. It circled around the area for quite a while. Both witnesses continued to watch it for a number of minutes.
Soon after the sighting Sarah mentioned it to two of her friends, but they were very sceptical. She did not mention it to anyone else in the village. She is unsure if anyone else saw the incident, nothing was reported in the newspaper or on TV.
Incident Analysis
This sounds like a stunning sighting. probably of a genuine craft. The appearance of the object puts a conventional aircraft or helicopter out of the question. The fact that the object accelerated as the jets got closer to it shows that it was under direct control and was not an inflatable object drifting in the air. Also there would have been no reason for the jets to intercept it in the first place if it was not something out of the ordinary. The fact that both Sarah and Jason saw the object means it was clearly a solid object present in the sky and not just their imagination.
The plane that turned up soon after the UFO and jets had departed is interesting. While it could well have been related, there is the possibility that it was completely separate and not there because of the craft. As it happened so long ago it will be impossible to determine if this was the case or not, and it would be futile to contact air traffic control.
The domed disc shape of the object is one of the more commonly reported craft shapes. Also the pewter colour has been described in many other cases. If this was a genuine craft, it is unknown what it was doing in the area or what happened after it was lost from sight.
As I do not currently have a precise date/time of the incident I cannot raise a Freedom Of Information request with the Ministry Of Defence at this time, and sadly due to how long ago it took place radar applications such as Flight Radar 24 cannot be checked.
Due to the time of day and situation, it is likely that there were other witnesses to this event who have yet to come forward.
Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024
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