Sighting
Cosford Incident
Police officers, military personnel and members of the public across England reported lights and a large object over two nights, including over RAF bases.
- Date
- 30-31 March 1993
- Location
- RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury, England · United Kingdom
- Witnesses
- Military, Police, Civilian
- Evidence
- Official documents
What was reported
Guards at RAF Cosford and a meteorological officer at RAF Shawbury reported lights and a slow-moving object, and the Ministry of Defence investigated.
Official and public statements
Ministry of Defence desk officer Nick Pope, who investigated the reports, stated that the early sightings coincided with the re-entry of a Russian rocket body but that later reports did not match it. The MoD's official position was that the events posed no threat to national security.
References
Source: Wikipedia