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West Freugh incident

1957-04-04 · Stranraer, Scotland · UK
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UK Ministry of Defence radar installations on the west coast of Scotland tracked a massive anomalous target hovering at 50,000 feet over the Irish Sea for approximately ten minutes before executing abrupt hypersonic acceleration. Internal MoD memos explicitly acknowledged the craft operated beyond known physics. Wing Commander Walter Whitworth filed the initial report. Released through PRO files AIR 20/9320 and AIR 20/9321.

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