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UFO-1993-044 · UFOs & UAPs

Cosford Incident

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The case record

What was reported?

A wave of triangular/UFO reports crossed Britain; MoD personnel at RAF Cosford reported an unusual object.

Reported date
31 Mar 1993
Witnesses
Police / military / civilians · Many
Investigation
UK MoD

Evidence in the record

EyewitnessMoD reports

Eyewitness; MoD reports

Competing explanations

Official and research context

No threat to UK defence

Conventional explanations

Russian rocket re-entry and astronomical misidentifications proposed

Arguments that remain contested

Some local reports remain disputed

Locations & timeline

Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.

  1. Primary reference location

    UK-wide path culminating near RAF Cosford

    RAF Cosford

    Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 150 km

    52.640°, -2.310° · multipoint · Medium

Record notes

Map as a route with RAF Cosford as key marker.

Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.

Original dataset status: Partially explained / disputed

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