Sightings1967

Six fake flying saucers planted across southern England

Name: Six fake flying saucers planted across southern England
Start: 1967-09-04
Location: Southern England

When: 4 Sep 1967
Where: Southern England
Sources: 3 public sources

Six beeping metal-domed saucers were found in a line from the Isle of Sheppey to Somerset, drawing police, military and Ministry of Defence responders before they were revealed the same day as a charity stunt by Royal Aircraft Establishment apprentices.

Sources

PressThe great saucer invasion: The day six 'spaceships' landed in England (opens in a new tab)BBC News / 2017-09-03
PressThe day a UFO in Welford sparked international alien invasion scare (opens in a new tab)Newbury Weekly News (newburytoday.co.uk) / 2017-09-18
OtherThe Day Six Spaceships Landed In England (opens in a new tab)Hackaday / 2017-09-04

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