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The A70 Incident

Near Harthill, West Lothian

Two men drive into a mist and lose an hour of their lives.

Garry Wood and Colin Wright were driving on the A70 one night when they saw a large object hovering above the road. A curtain of mist came down over the car.

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When
17 August 1992
Where
55.7900, -3.5500
Group
UFO cases

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The A70 crosses wild moorland between Edinburgh and Lanark.

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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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