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Alderney UAP encounter

Also known as: UAP sighting near Alderney, Alderney UAP sighting April 23, 2007, Alderney UAP encounter April 23, 2007, Alderney UAP sighting, Alderney sighting, Alderney UFO sighting

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referenceDavid Clarke, a UFO skeptic, and three collaborators published the 'Report on Aerial Phenomena Observed Near the Channel Islands, UK, April 23 2007,' which analyzed the Alderney sighting with the cooperation of domain experts including meteorologists, oceanographers, and harbormasters.

claimThe United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence initially declined to investigate the Alderney UAP sighting, claiming that because the flight position reported was in French airspace, a definitive identification was not the British government's responsibility.

accountThree weeks after the initial sighting, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence released documentation regarding the Alderney UAP encounter, which included corroborating radar data from an air-traffic controller on the island of Jersey and a statement from a second commercial pilot who observed the objects from a different direction.

accountPilot Bowyer filed a report regarding the Alderney UAP sighting with the British Civil Aviation Authority's Mandatory Occurrence Report system, which included a sketch of the objects.

accountThree weeks after the Alderney UAP sighting, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence released documentation that included corroborating radar data from an air-traffic controller on the island of Jersey and a statement from a second commercial pilot who observed the objects from a different direction.

claimThe United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence initially declined to investigate the Alderney UAP sighting, concluding that because the reported flight position was in French airspace, definitive identification was not the responsibility of the British government.

accountCaptain Ray Bowyer filed a Mandatory Occurrence Report with the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority regarding the UAP sighting near Alderney, estimating the objects were each the size of a reasonably large town.

claimThe UK Ministry of Defence initially concluded that the Alderney sighting was not the British government's responsibility because the flight position was in French airspace.

referenceDavid Clarke and three collaborators published the 'Report on Aerial Phenomena Observed Near the Channel Islands, UK, April 23 2007,' which analyzed the Alderney sighting with the cooperation of meteorologists, oceanographers, harbormasters, and various French and British institutions.

accountThree weeks after the Alderney sighting, the UK Ministry of Defence released documentation that included corroborating radar data from an air-traffic controller on Jersey and a statement from a second commercial pilot.