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The Devon Flying Cross

Near Holsworthy, Devon

Two police officers chase a glowing cross at 90 miles an hour.

In the early hours of 24 October 1967, PCs Roger Willey and Clifford Waycott spotted a brilliant cross-shaped light in the sky. They chased it down the country lanes at up to 90 miles an hour.

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When
24 October 1967
Where
50.8100, -4.3500
Group
UFO cases

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Quiet lanes around Holsworthy in north-west Devon.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
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UFO Cases of Britain

What they noticed in the sky above the treeline was, in Constable Willey's own later description, like a star-spangled cross radiating points of light from every angle, something neither man had any ready word for.

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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