Posted: May 3, 2010

Location of Sighting: South Normanton Derbyshire
Date of Sighting: 01/05/10
Time: 9.30pm

Witness Statement: My husband saw a bright orange light in the sky from the kitchen window which he thought was the police helicopter on fire so he ran outside to see. He shouted me to go and look as it wasn't a fire or the police helicopter. When I got outside there were two what looked to me like small planes or hang gliders passing overhead, as it was dark I couldn't make out how low they were but I would say about helicopter height. There was a bright orange glow and what looked like a wing with all red/orange light bulbs all over it. My husband didn't notice the wing shape or the reddy lights as he was concentrating on the orange fire glow which he said seemed to extend upwards in a cylindrical shape.

They moved very fast and silently and there was only a slight breeze if any wind at all. They seemed to be in a straight line and seemed equal distance apart and the first one my husband saw disappeared into the distance as a faint orange glowing ball and the other two followed. My mom said she was listening to radio derby at a similar time and a few people were ringing in reporting similar incidents.