The photographs on this page were taken on
April 26th 1996 by Rod Dickinson at Chilbolton Observatory; the
following account describes the conditions under which they were
captured.
Above: Original case image; click to enlarge
Witness statement: "I took this sequence of photographs on April 26 1996 at about 9.20pm over the Chilbolton Observatory, Chilbolton, Hampshire, England.
After a prearranged meeting with a friend close to the observatory we witnessed a luminous orb
consisting
of six smaller red lights
arranged around a yellow/orange light, which appeared in the sky above
and to the southwest of the observatory. It was twilight and the
weather was fine with a clear sky and light wind.
The light moved slowly towards us passing above the dish of the observatory, it then banked and began to move North, allowing a clear view of the configuration of lights underneath it.
It did not make any sort of sound.
After a short distance it disappeared, as if the lights had been turned off.
The whole sighting lasted a few minutes, as I had my camera with me I took a number of photographs in quick succession as the lights banked and moved North.
The photographs were taken on a 35mm SLR camera, using standard 100 ASA slide film. The exposure was at 1/60 of a second for all the photographs.
There have been several other sightings at Chilbolton observatory in recent years."
Above: Original case image; click to enlarge
Witness statement: "I took this sequence of photographs on April 26 1996 at about 9.20pm over the Chilbolton Observatory, Chilbolton, Hampshire, England.
After a prearranged meeting with a friend close to the observatory we witnessed a luminous orb
consisting
of six smaller red lights
arranged around a yellow/orange light, which appeared in the sky above
and to the southwest of the observatory. It was twilight and the
weather was fine with a clear sky and light wind. The light moved slowly towards us passing above the dish of the observatory, it then banked and began to move North, allowing a clear view of the configuration of lights underneath it.
It did not make any sort of sound.
After a short distance it disappeared, as if the lights had been turned off.
The whole sighting lasted a few minutes, as I had my camera with me I took a number of photographs in quick succession as the lights banked and moved North.
The photographs were taken on a 35mm SLR camera, using standard 100 ASA slide film. The exposure was at 1/60 of a second for all the photographs.
There have been several other sightings at Chilbolton observatory in recent years."
Special thanks to Rod Dickinson and circlemakers.org for sharing with BEAMS
