UFOMYST
CaseChanging1997

South Normanton, Derbys (UK/England), United Kingdom

NOTICED ODD CLOUD SAW BRIGHT LIGHT MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT AND BACK. SOMETHING DROPPED OUT OF BASE SHIFTED OVERHEAD OF US. SHAPE OF CANDLE

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1800s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-08-19
Where
South Normanton, Derbys (UK/England), United Kingdom
Shape
Changing
Duration
30 mins
Geo
53.106, -1.343 · exact
Slug
changing-over-south-normanton-derbys-uk-england-1997-68cc0e
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

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In context

  • South Normanton, Derbys (UK/England), United Kingdom shows up 1 times across the archive.
  • 47 reports came from United Kingdom in 1997.
  • In the 1990s, 1.9% of reports described a changing — the all-time rate is 2.5%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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