Posted: January 2, 2010

Location of Sighting: Barnstaple. North Devon
Date of Sighting: 1st January 2010
Time: 00.05 - - 0055

Witness Statement: I know, New years eve he's been on the plonk, but no I'm a taxi driver who was working over the New Year festivities in Barnstaple. I had a call to the Saunton Sands area to pick up 8 people. As I was crossing the New Barnstaple Bridge I became aware of what appeared to be a helicopter over on my right at about 1500ft. Thinking it was a police chopper doing ob's, I then looked around and counted 8 of these orange spheres at different flight levels & directions. They were not lanterns as they were criss/crossing. Not aircraft as they had no nav lights or helicopters as they were completely silent. I made my passengers aware of this sighting, anybody else in Barnstaple witness this?..........

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