2nd March 2011 – Bedlington – Black & Gold Anomalous UFO Sighting

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report

Author: Dave Hodrien

Originally forwarded by Richard Hall

Release Date: 07/08/2011

Last Updated: 05/11/2024

Sighting Details

Between 5.45 - 6.00 pm on 2nd March 2011 David Bell was in his home on Bridge Terrace, Bedlington. It was a still but overcast evening with full cloud cover.

As he walked through to the kitchen, he noticed a strange object in the sky through the patio doors. The object was to the North East of his location and appeared to be about half a mile away. It was black and gold in colour. The strangest thing about it was the shape. David compared it to the “body of an insect, but with two leg type limbs”. It was hard to tell exactly how large it was.

Aerial map of Bridge Terrace

David called his wife to also come and see the object. It was moving at quite a slow speed, and appeared to be rotating as it went in a tumbling motion. It first moved to the left in a North Westerly direction, then headed back to the right at the same time as moving away from his location. David grabbed his camera and took six photographs of the UFO (At present these have not been sent to me).

He and his wife continued to watch it for between 12-15 minutes until it had gone out of sight. They were both completely baffled by it.

Sighting Analysis

The object seen in this sighting was clearly not conventional and was not an aircraft or helicopter. At present I feel that the most likely explanation for it was a novelty balloon or inflatable of some kind. The fact that the object was moving at a very slow speed and tumbling as it went suggests it was light weight and drifting in air currents, causing it to rotate. The unusual colour and shape of the object also suggest this explanation. It did not perform any manoeuvres which would suggest it was under intelligent control. I cannot say for definite that it was not a strange craft of some kind, but it seems unlikely.

Unfortunately the witness has not got back in touch so at present this is all the information that is known about this particular case.

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