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United Kingdom1995-01-06civilian claim

Manchester Pennines Near-Miss

On January 6, 1995, a British Airways Boeing 737 approaching Manchester Airport at 13,000 feet over the Pennines had a near-miss with an unlit wedge-shaped object that flashed silently past the cockpit. Captain Roger Wills and First Officer Mark Stuart filed reports with the Civil Aviation Authority. After a year-long inquiry the CAA's Joint Air Miss Working Group found no likely explanation.

On January 6, 1995, a British Airways Boeing 737 approaching Manchester Airport at 13,000 feet over the Pennines had a near-miss with an unlit wedge-shaped object that flashed silently past the cockpit.

Brief

On January 6, 1995, a British Airways Boeing 737 approaching Manchester Airport at 13,000 feet over the Pennines had a near-miss with an unlit wedge-shaped object that flashed silently past the cockpit. Captain Roger Wills and First Officer Mark Stuart filed reports with the Civil Aviation Authority. After a year-long inquiry the CAA's Joint Air Miss Working Group found no likely explanation. Air traffic control at Manchester confirmed no radar contact with any other aircraft in the vicinity. The CAA noted this was the fourth such crew sighting since 1987. The incident was included in MoD UFO files released under the National Archives program and is documented at the CAA's own public record of the inquiry.

Metadata

Date
1995-01-06
Year
1995
Location
Pennines / Manchester approach, England
Region
United Kingdom
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
British UFO Files, Boeing 737 Close Encounters, MoD X-Files
Source type
html
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On January 6, 1995, a British Airways Boeing 737 approaching Manchester Airport at 13,000 feet over the Pennines had a near-miss with an unlit wedge-shaped object that flashed silently past the cockpit.
  • Captain Roger Wills and First Officer Mark Stuart filed reports with the Civil Aviation Authority.
  • After a year-long inquiry the CAA's Joint Air Miss Working Group found no likely explanation.
  • Air traffic control at Manchester confirmed no radar contact with any other aircraft in the vicinity.

Most Interesting

  • On January 6, 1995, a British Airways Boeing 737 approaching Manchester Airport at 13,000 feet over the Pennines had a near-miss with an unlit wedge-shaped object that flashed silently past the cockpit.
  • Air traffic control at Manchester confirmed no radar contact with any other aircraft in the vicinity.
  • The CAA noted this was the fourth such crew sighting since 1987.

Timeline

  1. 1995-01-06 · Encounter

    On January 6, 1995, a British Airways Boeing 737 approaching Manchester Airport at 13,000 feet over the Pennines had a near-miss with an unlit wedge-shaped object that flashed silently past the cockpit.

  2. 2019 · Source record

    British UFO Files, Boeing 737 Close Encounters, MoD X-Files is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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