UFOs Over Britain

Discover the fascinating story of the history of reported UFO sightings in Britain from the early 1900s to the present day. ''If you enjoy reading about “fast bright lights” seen over the East Coast in 1952 you might enjoy this.'' ''Whether you’re curious about alien encounters or fascinated by Britain’s social history, this book offers something compelling for both camps.'' ''What makes Neil''s book stand out is its approach. Rather than promoting a particular theory about what these objects are, he focuses on recording how sightings were first reported. Many of the accounts come from credible witnesses such as police officers, servicemen and civilians, and Neil presents these testimonies largely as they originally appeared in the press or specialist journals. He does include some of the official explanations and denials, but avoids speculation or conspiracy.''

The first reported UFO sightings in Britain during modern times date back to the early years of the twentieth century and have continued through two World Wars up to the present day. Cases include mystery airships of 1909 at Peterborough and the eastern counties, the Burton Dassett ghost lights of 1923, RAF gremlins in the Second World War, the Newbiggin abduction in 1942, Dorothy Kilgallen and the UK saucer crash of 1945, the Ranton encounter of 1954, the Hythe Mothman in 1963 which predates the infamous American sightings of a similar creature by four years, the RAF UFO Cosford landing in 1963, the Rendlesham Forest incident in 1980, and many others.

Drawing on unpublished archives of British UFO material assembled by long-defunct UFO research groups, former RAF and ROC officers and other archive accounts, rare articles and cuttings of UFO sightings and incidents in the UK during of the twentieth century, including the Second World War and up to recent times, author and military historian Neil R. Storey presents a history of UFOs in the British Isles from over 110 years. A selection of illustrations are also included, showing some of the unidentified flying objects witnessed and the locations where the events took place.

This book will appeal to all those interested in UFO phenomena as well as those interested in the social history of Britain.

• | Author: Neil R. Storey
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: Aug 15, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781398120280
• | ISBN-10: 1398120286