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Boscombe Down

Near Amesbury, Wiltshire

Rumours of a secret aircraft crash, hidden under tarpaulins.

In September 1994, stories spread that a secret aircraft had crashed on the runway at Boscombe Down, the military test airfield. Witnesses claimed it was quickly covered with tarpaulins and flown away.

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When
September 1994
Where
51.1520, -1.7470
Group
UFO cases

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An active test airfield; views from public roads only.

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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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