UFO SIGHTINGS REPORTED OVER HINCKLEY REGION

Wednesday 10th July, 1996
Source: Hinckley Herald & Journal newspaper (2 articles)
Reports have been received of an unidentified flying object spotted over areas of Hinckley, Barwell and Wolvey.

On the evening of Sunday June 23rd, several witnesses looked into the skies and reported seeing some kind of craft, described as a large, dark, triangular mass with two glowing white lights.

One Barwell witness managed to photograph the object, and these are currently being examined by local investigators.

Jane Cox of Wolvey saw the UFO at 9.53pm, and described it as huge and definitely not an aircraft as there was no sound or flashing lights.

Mr Bill Gail saw the object at just before 10pm. Mr Gail, of Roston Drive, Hinckley, said that it appeared to hover before moving north-east at speed.

The Chairman of Leicester UFO Research Society, Colin Hill, said that his unit have had similar things reported to them as far back as the 1970s.

Sometimes these objects have been identified as aircraft, but on several occasions the sightings have remained unexplained.

Mr Hill said: "We are convinced that this particular sighting is something unusual and it appears to form part of a pattern of aerial activity over the Leicestershire area that has been building up over the past couple of months."

Mr Peter Gunn, Investigations co-ordinator for the society echoed those sentiments. He said: "We have logged over 50 calls since May 1st, but to date we have only been able to find rational explanations for a small percentage of the sightings."

The Society is appealing for any further witnesses to contact them on Hinckley (01455) 614013.

From: Hinckley Herald & Journal. Date: July 17th, 1996.

UFO Reports Continue Across Hinckley


Following reports in last weeks Hinckley Herald and Journal of three UFO sightings in the Hinckley area, further reports have come to the attention of the Leicestershire UFO Research Society.

A Narborough man, who was delivering newspapers in Enderby last Friday morning at around 4.30am, claims to have seen a round object hovering in the sky.

It was silent and after five minutes it moved straight up and vanished. The reported that three bright lights came on as the craft left.

Previously to this sighting, on July 2nd, an object with two bright lights that hovered and then moved from side to side before shooting away at speed was seen by a Hinckley lady and her two sons over the Burbage common area.

Independent

Three independent reports were made of a UFO over Burbage seen at the end of June.

Witnesses state that the object appeared at around 8.30pm on Sunday June 30th. It was below the clouds and just hovered, giving off brightly lit orange sparks which shot into the sky.

The sighting is claimed to have lasted about eight minutes, before the object just seemed to fade out.

The previous Sunday, June 23rd, several sightings were also made, as reported by the Hinckley Herald and Journal last week.

Investigations co-ordinator for the Leicestershire UFO Society, Peter Gunn, said of the huge increase in calls logged over the past few months "to date we have only been able to find rational explanations for a small percentage of the sightings"

The Chairman of the society, Colin Hill, said that the influx of reports "appears to form part of a pattern of aerial activity over the Leicestershire area that has been building up over the past couple of months."

All the sightings are being investigated by the society, who would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed any unusual aerial activity recently.

The number to ring with any information is 01455 614013. All calls will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

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