Birmingham UFO Group Case Report
Author: Dave Hodrien
Originally forwarded by Richard Hall
Release Date: 16/08/2011
Last Updated: 12/11/2024
Sighting Details
It was 10.25pm on the evening of 9th August 2011. James Goodwin and his girlfriend were walking home from a local shop. It was a clear and pleasant evening and the stars were visible. He looked up into the sky and noticed a number of white lights moving towards their location. There were three bright white lights in a row, with a smaller white round light either side of the middle one. As it was dark it was not possible to see the main body of the object but it appeared to be dark and triangular in shape, with one of the white lights at each corner.
The object was moving slowly, no faster than 50mph, which seemed almost too slow to keep it in the air. As it approached they noticed a low humming noise being emitted from it. James got out his mobile phone and tried to take a photograph, but street lights and nearby bushes obscured his view and made this impossible.
They watched the object for 30-40 seconds as it passed over and moved away from them out of sight. During this time several cars drove past bit did not seem to have noticed the object. The witnesses were excited and amazed at what they had seen.
Sighting Analysis
This sighting shows lots of the classic signs of a Flying Triangle craft, and I feel it was most likely one of these which was seen. The object was dark in colour, probably black, triangular in shape, with a white light at each corner. This description is regularly given for craft of this type. Also the humming sound that the UFO was making is often also reported, and is another reason why I feel this was a genuine sighting.
The object was moving too slowly to have been a conventional aircraft, and it is unlikely that the witnesses would have mistaken a normal aeroplane for something out of the ordinary. Also planes have strobing navigation lights on them and usually display other coloured lights such as red and green.
It is unlikely that it was an inflatable with lights attached as this would have been silent and would probably have rotated or changed course as it drifted across the sky. The object was flying on a straight and level course and did not alter its angle at all, so certainly appeared to be under direct control. It is unlikely it was a secret military craft as there would be no reason for them to fly this over a populated area where it could be witnessed.
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