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Mysteries revisited: the Hull 'major UFO scare' of 1971

By T.K. Randall
March 10, 2025 · Comment icon 9 comments
UFO hovering near a lake.
What did witnesses see over Hull that day ? Image Credit: Pixabay / Tombud
In September 1971, a mysterious glowing green object in the sky over a UK city caused quite a commotion.
It had been just like any other ordinary day in Hull, England when something showed up in the sky that caught the attention of, not just the general public, but the newspapers and even the police as well.

It wasn't long before people from all over the city had begun reporting sightings of a peculiar green oval-shaped object hovering in the sky that was visible for miles around.

One man claimed that the object had been following him home on the bus.

"I could see this thing - it was green and round - following the bus," he recalled. "Every time the bus stopped to pick up passengers, the object stopped as well."

"People on Bransholme and round Noddle Hill Way were all standing looking at it."
Soon, the local police had received multiple reports, not only from concerned members of the public, but also from the coastguard and the nearby RAF Manby air base.

Air crews had reportedly observed the object moving slowly out to sea before disappearing.

This all might sound like a compelling mass UFO sighting, but as it turned out, there happened to be a conventional explanation for the phenomenon.

The answer, which came courtesy of a helicopter crew who had been out on a practice flight when they spotted the object and had decided to fly closer to investigate, was that the 'UFO' was in fact "a natural phenomenon which occurs from time to time".

It was created by "a reflection of the Moon on layers of dust contained in mist patches".

The incident just goes to show how easily something mundane can be mistaken for something extraordinary.

Source: Hull Daily Mail | Comments (9)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Hazzard 9 days ago
 
Comment icon #2 Posted by MissJatti 9 days ago
Hmmm, doesn't explain the bus stopping and starting, and it would stop/start too
Comment icon #3 Posted by Montello 9 days ago
big spacecraft
Comment icon #4 Posted by Hazzard 9 days ago
The stopping and starting of the bus were caused by the bus driver ?... and if you are looking at a celestial object from a vehicle in motion you might get the illusion that its following you. Trust me, flying at night can fool even the most experienced pilot. So if you then would pull over to the side of the road and stop... the moon, planet or star will appear to do the same. Distance is the key.
Comment icon #5 Posted by AZDZ 9 days ago
I was on a bus at night when a druggie got on and started freaking out over lights in the bus reflecting in his window as UFO's moving along with us as we moved. "They're coming to get us!" LOL   I have a memory of a night, perhaps in 9/71, timing seems correct to me, when a reported UFO sighting in the northern sky was causing a commotion in the neighborhood. Many of us were going outside, looking north hoping to get a glimpse of "it". I don't remember it being green but I saw a light slowly bouncing up and down above and below the horizon. I am amazed at this story sparking that memory. I w... [More]
Comment icon #6 Posted by Antigonos 8 days ago
Can’t sneak anything past you can they. Silly aliens.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Montello 1 day ago
you are on wrong site
Comment icon #8 Posted by Antigonos 1 day ago
Says the genius who doesn’t know how to use the “quote” function.
Comment icon #9 Posted by Earl.Of.Trumps 15 hours ago
It was created by "a reflection of the Moon on layers of dust contained in mist patches".    LOLOLOLOL - saps that listen to that... it amazes.


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