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Berwyn Mountain

Llandderfel, Gwynedd

A bang, a tremor and lights on a Welsh mountainside started a crash legend.

On the night of 23 January 1974, villagers heard a huge explosion and felt the ground shake. Glowing lights were seen high on the Berwyn range.

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When
23 January 1974
Where
52.8800, -3.3800
Group
UFO cases

Visiting

Open hill country. Walk from Llandrillo; check the weather first.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
From the book

UFO Cases of Britain

Dubbed, with typically dry British humour, "the Roswelsh Incident" by tabloid newspapers, the Berwyn Mountains case has everything a good UFO story needs: a loud bang in the night, terrified villagers, persistent rumours of a government cover-up, and a thoroughly mundane official explanation that large parts of the public have simply never quite accepted.

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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