Is it a Bird, is it a Plane…No it’s a UFO! UFO Air Miss – on Final Approach into Manchester Airport U.K. -1995. By Jason Gleaves, international author of ‘UFO PHOTO’ and ‘The Ufology Umbrella’ plus Ufonly on Facebook, Twitter and Onstellar. New Documentary ‘Multidimensional’ available on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Apple tv, Google Play, Microsoft Store.
This report of an unidentified flying object and civilian passenger aircraft (air miss) is one of the most compelling and detailed reports to date. The incident was reported by two British Airways Civilian Pilots and backed up by an official investigation.
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he aircraft a British Airways Boeing 737 flight number 5061 reported the incident as they flew over the Pennines on route from Milan on their final approach into Manchester airport, Captain Roger Wills and co-pilot First Officer Mark Stuart both saw a lit object fly down the right-hand side (starboard) of their civilian aircraft at high velocity from the opposite direction. A dangerous manoeuvre to say the least, no other aircraft would execute that manoeuvre in such a close dangerous proximity to another and all air traffic is under very strict safety guidelines when operating in and around any airports or official flight corridors.
civilian aircraft was estimated at approximately two seconds. At the time as you would expect one of the U.K.’s national tabloid newspapers ‘The Sun’ which was well known for its page 3 topless models rather than its serious look at the news in general So it is easy to take its headlines with a pinch of salt when it comes to serious reporting of the UFO subject. However, one such headline caught everyone’s attention when it appeared on January 28th, 1995. BRITISH AIRWAYS JET PILOTS DUCK AS UFO FLASHES PAST AT 13,000 FT.
SUN journalist at the time the story ran Carline Reid went on to inform their readers how to British Airways (BA) pilots had literally ducked when their jet headed for a mid-air collision with a Unknown Object at 13,000 feet altitude. According to the newspaper report pilots Roger Wills and Mark Stuart ducked down in the cockpit when a brightly-lit mystery craft appeared only yards in front of them at 13,000 feet over the Pennines. While bracing themselves for impact they saw a triangular/ Wedge Shaped UFO flash by the right hand side of their Boeing 737 and disappear. Captain Wills and First Officer Stuart, immediately checked with air traffic control. Their flight from Milan (Italy) to Manchester (UK)
The unknown object was described as being a dark ‘Dart/Wedge’ shaped object and covered in smaller lights, it’s size was also described as similar to that of a small aircraft. It’s speed was unknown and the duration of the object passing the 112
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