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The Brixham Coastguard Sighting

Berry Head, Devon

Coastguards watch a huge object hang over the town for an hour.

Shortly before midday, coastguards at the Berry Head lookout began watching an object hovering at around 1,600 feet over Brixham. It stayed in view for about an hour, giving trained observers a long time to study it.

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When
28 April 1967
Where
50.4000, -3.4900
Group
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Berry Head National Nature Reserve has clifftop walks and the old lookout.

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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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