Sightings1967

Devon constables chase a 'flying cross'

When: 24 Oct 1967
Where: Holsworthy, England
Sources: 1 public source

Holsworthy, Devon, near where two constables followed the 'flying cross' in October 1967 SequenceDancer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Before dawn, Devon police constables Roger Willey and Clifford Waycott reported following a bright, cross-shaped light near Holsworthy for about 50 minutes, and a civilian motorist parked nearby said he saw it too. RAF Chivenor said it knew of no aircraft that matched.

Sources

Other'Flying cross' report (The Times, Wales and Westcountry edition, 25 Oct 1967, by Julian Mounter) (opens in a new tab)The Times (transcription hosted by Patrick Gross, ufologie.patrickgross.org) / 1967-10-25

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