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SIGNAL SENT YESTERDAY FROM 18 GROUP TO HEADQUARTERS COASTAL COMMAND.

"FOLLOWING UNUSUAL INCIDENT OBSERVED R.A.F. TOPCLIFFE BY NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND AIRMEN AIRCREW 1053 LOCAL TIME.  METEOR AIRCRAFT OBSERVED AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET AND DESCENDING.  WHITE OBJECT WAS SEEN 5 MILES ASTERN AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FEET AND MOVING AT COMPARATIVELY SLOW SPEED ON SIMILAR COURSE.  OBJECT WAS SILVER IN COLOUR AND CIRCULAR.  IT MAINTAINED SLOW FORWARD SPEED BEFORE COMMENCING DESCENT.  SWINGING IN PENDULAR MOTION LIKE A FALLING SYCAMORE LEAF.  THOUGHT BY OBSERVERS TO BE PARACHUTE OR COWLING FROM METEOR AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED TOWARDS DISHFORTH AND OBJECT, WHILE STILL DESCENDING, APPEARED TO FOLLOW SUIT.  THE PENDULOUS MOTION AND DESCENT CEASED AND OBJECT BEGAN A ROTARY MOTION ABOUT ITS OWN AXIS, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT AN INCREDIBLE SPEED IN WESTERLY DIRECTION BUT TURNING TO A SOUTH EASTERLY COURSE.  OBSERVERS STATED THAT ITS MOVEMENTS WERE NOT IDENTIFIABLE WITH ANYTHING THEY HAD SEEN IN THE AIR AND ACCELERATION WAS IN EXCESS OF THAT OF A SHOOTING STAR.  DURATION OF INCIDENT 15 TO 20 SECONDS."

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NOTES

The Press know of this.  A saucer appeared on the operations plot in the underground operations room at Pietreavie (sic) [Pitreavie] near Topcliffe on the map.  The saucer comes from the N.A.A.F.I.  The R.A.F. Duty Controller has opened a new file headed "Saucer sightings and movements".

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