"It was 2,000ft up and stationary. I thought it was about 10 miles away, although I later realised it was approximately 40 miles from us. At first, I thought it was the size of a [Boeing] 737.
"But it must have been much bigger because of how far away it was. It could have been as much as a mile wide."
Continuing his approach to Guernsey, Bowyer then spied a "second identical object further to the west".
He said: "It was exactly the same but looked smaller because it was further away. It was closer to Guernsey. I can't explain it. This was clearly visual for about nine minutes.
"I'm certainly not saying that it was something of another world. All I'm saying is that I have never seen anything like it before in all my years of flying."
This seems to be a solid report from a qualified pilot. Comments welcome.
2 comments:
ITV video report:
http://www.channelonline.tv/videoplayer/itv_channel_report_wednesday.htm
BBC item:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/6591365.stm
Local News:
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/showarchive.pl?ArticleID=002080&year=2007&category=news
Dubious photo:
http://aholidayinthesun.blogspot.com/search/label/Guernsey%20UFO%20sighting
Fact of the matter:
Not a ufo, in the generic sense.
An unidentified atmospheric phenomenon. Compounded by an optical illusion.
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