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From: Masinaigan 
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 11:37:44 EST
To: updates@globalserve.net
Subject: Fwd: UFO ROUNDUP, Volume 2, Number 50
     UFO ROUNDUP
Volume 2, Number 50
December 28, 1997
Editor: Joseph Trainor
BRITISH JETLINER SIGHTS
GIANT UFO OVER YORKSHIRE
     On Monday, December 8, 1997, a Boeing 737,
owned by British Midland Airways, took off from
London's Heathrow Airport for a flight to Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
     At 2:15 p.m., the jetliner was flying over
Liverpool on a northwesterly heading.  Then one of
the passengers spotted a very large UFO off the right
wingtip at an estimated distance of 150 miles
(240 kilometers).
     According to Miles Johnston of the British UFO
Research Association (BUFORA), "It was a very big,
black, thin vehicle, with a very bright white tip.  It moved
at all times very slowly but was of considerable size.
Relative width-to-length ratio of 20:1."
     The UFO was described as "a cigar-shaped object"
2,000 feet (667 meters) long.
     The UFO "was seen almost on the horizon (at)
approximately the same height as the Boeing 737,
33,000 feet...This would position the UFO approximately
over Yorkshire," Johnston reported, "The UFO was
observed by a passenger on the plane for 15 minutes."
     Below the UFO was "heavy thick cloud" cover that
made it impossible for the object to be seen from the
ground.  "After 15 minutes, the object flew slowly flew
into very high clouds over the region."  Prior to that,
"the object was visible at all times in bright, clear
sunlight."  (See Filer's Files #51 for December 24, 1997.
Many thanks to George A. Filer of MUFON for this
report.)
(Editor's Note: A UFO was seen over Rotherham,
S. Yorks three weeks ago.)
UFO HOVERS OVER FRENCH
NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY
     On Tuesday, December 9, 1997, security guard
Michel Collot d'Ouvrard was making his rounds at
the CARB nuclear waste storage facility in Penthe-
les-Brienne, with his K-9 guard dog on a leash.
     The plant is located near Brienne-le-Chateau,
L'Aube department, in eastern France, about
180 kilometers (108 miles) east of Paris.
     At 4:15 p.m., Michel reported, "My dog and I were
at the center of the perimeter, when he suddenly began
barking at an unusual presence some distance in front
of us.  I had difficulty seeing it because of the powerful
searchlights on the nearby pylons.  Then I noticed a
yellow light apparently moving toward our position.
It came from the southwest, from the general direction
of the Foret d'Orient, between Piney and Vandeuvre.
It had the appearance of a car's headlight beacon at
a distance of 1.5 to 2 kilometers.  But in reality it was
much closer to us, perhaps at a distance of 300 to
400 meters (990 to 1,320 feet)."
     "The luminous object seemed to halt for a
fraction of a second, shot out a series of light beams,
and then it followed the same flight path back to the
southwest," he added.  "Up in the sky, the luminous
object was not moving but seemed to be larger.  I had
it in view for about 20 seconds."
     On Saturday, December 13, 1997, at 6:30 p.m.,
two women working at the CARB plant "discovered in
the sky the presence of two luminous objects at great
height (a high altitude--J.T.)."  They estimated the size
of the UFOs as "four centimeters if at arm's length."
     The women said the UFOs "had a dome on the top
and four lights on the underside.  The two objects left
behind a luminous rectilinear trail, cut short, that looked
like a giant neon tube."
     "The first object suddenly departed to the southeast,
towards 'La CARB,' while the other object remained in
the area, flying around at heights varying from 30 meters
to 300 meters."
     Both sightings are being investigated by French
ufologist Picot Sylvain.  (Merci beaucoup aux Franck
Marie et Banque OVNI pour ces nouvelles.)
UFO FLIES OVER A DAM IN
CENTRAL WALES
     On Friday, December 19, 1997, at 6:30 a.m., a
UFO was seen flying over the hydroelectric dam in
the Black Mountains by two rangers of the Welsh
Forestry Commission.
     The men were five miles apart at the time, but
were in radio contact with each other.  The incident
took place in the mountains overlooking Llandoverry,
approximately 66 miles (106 kilometers) northwest
of Cardiff.
     "The UFO was going in a north-northeasterly
direction," one ranger reported.  "It was a very bright
ball of light with four sparkly tails and about two miles
or so high, about three times the size of a large star.
It was over the dam for about 35 seconds, climbing in
an upward direction."
     The sightings reports were received by the Welsh
Forestry Commission office at Tirabads.  (Many thanks
to Todd Andrews and the Riskers for this report.)
(Editor's Note: Earlier this year, a large dark triangular
UFO was sighted above Highway A40 near Trecastle.)
FRANCE REPORTS TWO
MORE UFO INCIDENTS
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