Birmingham UFO Group Case Report
Author: Dave Hodrien
Release Year: 2010
Last Updated: 21/10/2024
In 2010 I was contacted by a man named Colin who reported that he had seen a UFO earlier in the same year. Unfortunately I only have his initial details to go on as he did not get back in touch after early correspondence. However I have decided to release the information that is known in the hope that other witnesses may come forward.
Sighting Details
Late evening on the 9th May, Colin was lying in his bed and staring out of the bedroom window at the night sky. It was a clear and still evening, and he had a stunning view of the stars. The time was between 11pm - midnight.
He saw a bright white orb of light which he at first thought was a star. But then he realised it was slowly moving to the left. He soon realised that the object was travelling towards his location at a slight angle. As it got closer it became much bigger and brighter. The object looked like it was travelling about the same speed as a plane. He could see no shape behind the light.
Colin looked for the tell-tale flashing lights that a normal aircraft would have, but there were none. The bedroom window was open but he could hear no distant sound coming from the object.
After a few seconds, the light suddenly turned to its left and flew parallel to his road. It retained its brightness for a while, but then suddenly faded out over 2-3 seconds. He continued to watch the sky for a further 15 minutes but the light did not return. In total the sighting lasted for 30-40 seconds.
Colin mentioned to me that both he and his partner Ruth found identical scars on their bodies the following morning after the sighting. These scars were half an inch in length, completely straight and looked like they had been there for ages, but according to Colin appeared overnight. Colin’s scar was on his wrist. Ruth’s was on her underarm. Both scars vanished after 2-3 days.
Sighting Analysis
Colin feels certain that the object he saw was an advanced craft of some kind. It had no indication of being an aircraft, and did not have any normal running lights on it. It also made the sudden change in course, and appeared to be completely silent. There were other aircraft in the sky at the same time, and the normal lights on these were visible.
Usually moving white lights in the night sky would be put down to satellites, the International Space Station or meteorites. However because of the movement speed and change in direction the object cannot have been any of these.
There is a chance it was a helicopter at high altitude, but usually other lights would be visible. Also if it was a helicopter it surely would not have suddenly faded away. It could have been hidden by a cloud, but Colin stated that it was a clear night.
The object seemed the wrong colour to be a Chinese lantern – these usually appear a fiery orange or yellow colour, not white. An LED balloon is a possibility, but the abrupt change in direction points away from this. The sighting occurred before drones were commercially available so is unlikely to have been one of these.
It is unknown whether the scars Colin and Ruth found on themselves are anything to do with the sighting. There did not appear to be any direct interaction so they could be put down to accidental damage. However it is intriguing that the markings were discovered within hours of the sighting.
Copyright Dave Hodrien 2024
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