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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