The 1978 Southend UFO Incident
A UFO sighting involving multiple witnesses in Southend, England, in 1978.
- Region
- Southend
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 19 August 1978
- Continent
- Europe
The report
In the early hours of August 19, 1978, multiple witnesses in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, reported seeing a large, bright object in the sky. The UFO was described as disc-shaped, with bright white lights. Several witnesses observed the craft hovering for some time before it moved at high speed and disappeared. Some individuals claimed to have experienced strange sensations, including a feeling of being watched. The incident remains one of the most well-documented UFO sightings in the UK.
Sources and further reading
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