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United Kingdom1974-01-23civilian claim

Berwyn Mountain Incident

On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside. Local nurse Pat Evans drove toward the disturbance and observed a large glowing pulsating ball on the mountain. No aircraft wreckage was ever found despite an RAF search.

On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside.

Brief

On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside. Local nurse Pat Evans drove toward the disturbance and observed a large glowing pulsating ball on the mountain. No aircraft wreckage was ever found despite an RAF search. MoD files released by the National Archives in 2010 attributed the event to a combination of an earthquake and a bright meteor widely observed across Wales and northern England. The concurrent lights and impact sounds attracted claims of a crashed spacecraft, leading tabloids to dub it the 'Welsh Roswell.' Earthquake light, a documented phenomenon, may account for Pat Evans's observation.

Metadata

Date
1974-01-23
Year
1974
Location
Llandrillo, Berwyn Mountains, Merionethshire, Wales
Region
United Kingdom
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Berwyn Mountain UFO: The Welsh Roswell
Source type
article
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside.
  • Local nurse Pat Evans drove toward the disturbance and observed a large glowing pulsating ball on the mountain.
  • No aircraft wreckage was ever found despite an RAF search.
  • MoD files released by the National Archives in 2010 attributed the event to a combination of an earthquake and a bright meteor widely observed across Wales and northern England.

Most Interesting

  • MoD files released by the National Archives in 2010 attributed the event to a combination of an earthquake and a bright meteor widely observed across Wales and northern England.
  • On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside.
  • The concurrent lights and impact sounds attracted claims of a crashed spacecraft, leading tabloids to dub it the 'Welsh Roswell.' Earthquake light, a documented phenomenon, may account for Pat Evans's observation.

Timeline

  1. 1974-01-23 · Encounter

    On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside.

  2. 2021 · Source record

    Berwyn Mountain UFO: The Welsh Roswell is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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