Screenshot from video below.
Location of Sighting: Redhill Surrey
Date of Sighting: 15th August 2010
Time: 21:20
Witness Statement: My wife and I live under the approach circuit to Gatwick Airport, and as such regularly witness planes at low level either on final approach to Gatwick, or dependent on weather conditions, having taken off.
Looking from our lounge into the night sky, my wife commented on an unusual light moving quite quickly from west to east, at a height I would guesstimate to be 3,000 ft. her initial thought was; 'helicopter' however this theory was quickly eliminated given the speed of the object and the complete silence.
I was able to locate my video camera rather quickly and immediately recorded the object to the best of my ability. It continued west to east, then, when it was more or less above Redhill town centre 3/4 mile away) it changed course and headed due south. The image on the video is shaky due to trying to focus on a distance freehanded. I think of this as a genuine sighting and state the following points;
1. I am ex-RAF and experienced with aircraft.
2. I am able to distinguish an unusual object from a burning paper bag!
3. The object moved silently, the noise you hear on the video is traffic from the A23.
4. The dog you hear barking is barking at the foxes, and is not influenced by the object.
5. My wife is convinced we have just seen a UFO, and if you knew how cynical my wife is, you will appreciate how convinced she is!
The video is listed on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLeOi0RmCBs
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