NUFORC Sighting 22146

Occurred: 2001-10-15 16:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2002-03-08 05:18 Pacific
Duration: 10-20 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Swadlincote, Derbyshire (UK/England), , United Kingdom

Shape: Circle


Two objects seen flying over Derbyshire, UK. Both keeping exact pace.

I was standing on my porch on the afternoon in question. I can't remember the exact date, but was coming up totea-tims - about 16:30.

I am a keep astronomer so always enjoy looking at the sky, day or night. This particular afternoon there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I noticed forst one, then a second object fly into view from behind the roof of a house. I could not tell exact shapes as these were a fair distance away. What drew my attention to these was the way they kept pace with each other - I would extimate maybe a few hundred yards apart. They were not not moving particularly fast. I watched them for maybe 15-20 seconds, then put my head in through the kitchen door and called for my wife to come and see them. When I looked out again (no more than 5 seconds later) neither object could be seen. I looked all round the sky, but with no joy.

Normally, when a plane flies over, it is visible for anything up to 3 minutes, depending on altitude and direction. These two objects should have been visible for at least another 30 seconds.

Posted 2002-03-19

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