The 1979 Broadhaven UFO Incident
A UFO sighting by a group of schoolchildren in Broadhaven, Wales.
- Region
- Broadhaven
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 4 February 1979
- Continent
- Europe
The report
In February 1979, a group of schoolchildren at a small primary school in Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, reported seeing a strange, silver, cigar-shaped object in the sky. The children described the craft as hovering for several minutes before it flew away. Local villagers also reported seeing the same object, and the case gained media attention. The Broadhaven incident remains one of the most famous UFO encounters in the UK.
Sources and further reading
Location
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