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RAF West Freugh

Near Stranraer, Wigtownshire

Military radar tracks an object hanging still, then racing away.

In April 1957, radar operators in south-west Scotland picked up an object high in the sky. It hung stationary for minutes, then climbed and sped off far faster than any aircraft of the time, making sharp turns.

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When
4 April 1957
Where
54.8510, -4.9480
Group
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Visiting

A test range today; the nearby Rhins of Galloway coast is open to walkers.

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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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