Sightings2009

Conisholme wind turbine damage blamed on a UFO

When: 4 Jan 2009
Where: Conisholme, England
Sources: 2 public sources

Wind turbines at Conisholme, where a blade was lost in January 2009 Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Lincolnshire wind turbine lost a 20 m blade overnight and a local councillor said he had seen a hovering white light, prompting UFO claims in the press. An interim report from the maker Enercon found the blade's mounting bolts had failed, and UFOs were ruled out.

Sources

PressUFO claim over wind farm damage (opens in a new tab)BBC News / 2009-01-08
PressUFO ruled out of wind farm prang (opens in a new tab)The Register / 2009-02-10

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