| ID | #1625067969 |
| Added | Wed, 30/06/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
We took off from London Heathrow Airport on a BA flight to Boston around 9: 00.
I was sitting by the window on the plane, as I like to travel through the air and watch our takeoffs. At that time, Heathrow Airport was busy, and I watched a lot of other planes around us from the window.
We had reached about 1000 feet when I saw a point about 500 feet (150 m) below us, at a perpendicular angle to the plane. I followed the object, looking intently, expecting that I would be able to identify the plane as it approached.
When it approached, I was very surprised to see that it did not turn into any object related to aviation. It was a perfectly spherical shape, light but dull metallic gray in color, with no visible marks or flaws of a purely circular shape.
This caught my attention and I struggled to figure out what it was. I assumed it must have been a stationary object on the ground until it passed about 500 feet below! A plane with a relatively high speed. In my opinion, it was a relatively small object, no more than 5 meters in diameter.
I was completely baffled, I've never seen anything like it. I have excellent 20/20 vision, visually it was a perfect day, without clouds, precipitation or fog, and the sun was not too bright. At that time, I was very attentive and did not get tired.
I saw the object very clearly and was easily able to determine the spherical shape and dull metallic color, it was not blurry and was definitely not a spot or a spot on the plane window. Since then, this strange sight has puzzled me.
Original news
Date: November 4 2009
Location: London England
Time: 09:00
Summary: We were taking off from Heathrow Airport in London on a BA flight to Boston at around 9:00 am. I was sitting in the window seat of the aircraft, as I enjoy air-travel and watching our take-off’s. Heathrow airport was busy at the time, and I was watching many other planes around us out of the window. We had reached about 1000 feet when I saw a dot about 500 feet below us, at a perpendicular angle towards the plane. I followed the object, looking intently, expecting to be able to identify the aircraft as it approached closer. As it approached I was very surprised to see that it did not materialize into any sort of aviation related object. It was a perfectly spherical shape, a light yet dull metallic gray in colour, with no visible markings or imperfections in the purely circular shape. It caught my attention, and I struggled to figure out what it was. I assumed it must have been a stationary object on the ground until it passed approximately 500 feet below the ! plane at a relatively high velocity. From my guess it was relatively small object, no more than 5 metres in diameter. I was completely and utterly puzzled, having never seen anything like it. I have excellent 20/20 vision, and it was a perfect day visually, no clouds/precipitation or fog, and the sun was not too bright. I was quite alert at the time, and was not tired. I made out the object very clearly, and could easily define the spherical shape and dull metallic colour, it was not blurry in any way and definitely was not a speck or smudge on the aircraft window. That bizarre sighting has puzzled me ever since.
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
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