Live Intercept Case ID: be4485ff

SIGHTING: DERBYSHIRE (UK/ENGLAND)

Sighted On

Friday 21. September 2012

Reported On

Monday 24. September 2012

Classification

Fireball

Duration

2 minutes

Witness Testimony

"a long line of bright fireballs seen in south normanton, derbyshirei was sat in the front room with my husband when through the door we saw a long line of burning lights when we got up to look it was passing by like a train on fire there was approx 12 burning lights of fire it was very clear against the dark night sky. They seemed to be a rounded in shape and very close togeather heading in the same direction we have never seen any thing quite like it it was a beautiful sight "

Source: NUFORC

Intelligence Discussion

Coordinates

Latitude

53.1223°

Longitude

-1.5137°

Technical Specs

Classification Fireball

Duration 2 minutes

Source NUFORC

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Location	Sighted on	Shape	Duration
derby, chaddesden	2025-11-08	kind of like a jet shape, abit rounded?	around 5 seconds
Derby, England UK	2025-09-22	Round orb	2 mins
Kirkstall, Leeds	2025-09-18	Unsure (very high up in sky)	5 minutes
Bacup	2025-03-27	Unknown	1 hour
Le29pq	2024-10-30	Looked like a teletubby	30 seconds
Guiseley Leeds	2024-06-27	Unusal	Seconds
Guiseley	2024-02-16	Triangle	10 seconds
Leicestershire	2023-12-27	Octopus	30 minutes
Endcliffe park, Sheffield, UK	2023-10-20	long and lean with a bright red aura	30
blackhorse road coventry	2023-04-14	triangle	5 mins
Rossett, Wales	2023-03-24	Triangular	5 seconds
Thorne, Doncaster	2023-02-23	long cylindrical	about a minute
Lichfield, Staffs, England	2023-02-01	Globe	2 minutes
Bolehall, Tamworth, UK	2021-07-01	Police helicopter	24/7/365
Whitnash, Leamington Spa, UK	2021-02-26	Just multiple white lights in sequence	10 mins
SW Blackburn, LANCS, UK	2020-11-10	Bright white balls	20 secs
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)	2020-06-01	Diamond	00:10:00
Manchester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-31	Sphere	00:01:00
Derbyshire, also seen in Peterboroug, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-30	Fireball	01:00:00
Manchester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-26	Other	00:00:30
Liverpool, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-24	Oval	00:00:02
Leicester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-20	Blimp	00:30:00
Stoke-on-Trent, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-04	Triangle	00:02:00
Armthorpe, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-04	Circle	00:03:00
Belper, England (United Kingdom)	2020-05-01	Circle	00:00:00
Golborne, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-24	Oval	00:00:10
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-21	Triangle	00:00:10
Sheffield, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-20	Sphere	00:30:00
Huddersfield , England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-19	Other	00:15:00
Heywood manchester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-19	Star-like	00:00:00
West Bromwich, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-19	Star-like	00:03:00
Leicester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-18	Star-like	20:00:00
Runcorn, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-15	Star-like	03:00:00
Warrington , England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-14	Flash	00:00:00
Macclesfield , England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-07	Diamond	00:02:00
Leicester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-06	Sphere	00:00:00
Wilnecote, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-06	Unknown	00:02:00
Leeds, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-04	Unknown	01:30:00
Leeds, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-04	Cigar	00:10:00
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-03	Other	00:00:15
Sheffield, England (United Kingdom)	2020-04-02	Sphere	00:10:00
Stockport, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-29	Circle	01:00:00
Go yang city, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-29	Flash	00:01:01
Crewe, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-27	Star-like	00:05:00
Prescot, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-27	Circle	00:00:00
Langtoft, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-27	Star-like	00:20:00
Leicester , England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-25	Circle	01:00:00
Todmorden , England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-20	Sphere	00:05:00
Hazel Grove, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-16	Circle	00:00:00
Wrexham, Wales (United Kingdom)	2020-03-12	Circle	17:00:00
Farnsfield, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-12	Star-like	00:15:00
Bredbury, England (United Kingdom)	2020-03-05	Circle	00:06:00
Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-16	Circle	00:00:10
Derbyshire, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-16	Circle	00:00:20
Kettering, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-13	Cigar	00:05:00
West Bromwich, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-10	Oval	00:00:02
Leamington spa, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-09	Star-like	00:15:00
Denaby Main, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-03	Star-like	01:00:00
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, England (United Kingdom)	2020-02-01	Circle	00:03:00
Harrogate, England (United Kingdom)	2020-01-31	Triangle	00:00:07
Tibshelf, England (United Kingdom)	2020-01-29	Star-like	00:05:00
Kirkby in Ashfield, England (United Kingdom)	2020-01-20	Boomerang	00:00:30
Leeds, England (United Kingdom)	2020-01-19	Other	00:00:01
OPENSHAW, England (United Kingdom)	2020-01-10	Disc	00:08:00
Hucknall uk	2020-01-09	3 separate white lights in line	3 mins
Manchester, England (United Kingdom)	2020-01-03	Disc	00:01:02
Lichfield, UK	2019-12-29	Like a star	7-8 minutes
Manchester, England (United Kingdom)	2019-12-26	Circle	05:00:00
Stoke on trent, England (United Kingdom)	2019-12-20	Sphere	00:05:00
Telford, England (United Kingdom)	2019-12-03	Sphere	00:23:00
Rotherham, England (United Kingdom)	2019-12-03	Star-like	00:20:00
Hawarden, Wales (United Kingdom)	2019-12-03	Circle	00:10:00
Telford, England (United Kingdom)	2019-12-03	Circle	00:10:05
Leistershire, England (United Kingdom)	2019-12-02	Circle	00:05:00
Wakefield, England (United Kingdom)	2019-11-30	Star-like	00:25:00
Shaw, England (United Kingdom)	2019-11-30	Star-like	00:05:00
Bradford, England (United Kingdom)	2019-11-14	Circle	02:03:03
Winsford, England (United Kingdom)	2019-11-05	Triangle	00:00:10
Sheffield, England (United Kingdom)	2019-10-23	Circle	00:10:00
Stockport Manchester, England (United Kingdom)	2019-10-19	Fireball	02:04:05
Nottingham, England (United Kingdom)	2019-10-05	Triangle	00:01:00
Barkisland, England (United Kingdom)	2019-10-04	Circle	00:00:40
Runcorn, England (United Kingdom)	2019-10-02	Flash	00:02:16
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)	2019-10-02	Triangle	00:02:00
Leeds, England (United Kingdom)	2019-09-25	Cigar	00:00:05
Prestbury, England (United Kingdom)	2019-09-20	Square, Rectangular	00:10:00
Leegomery, England (United Kingdom)	2019-09-17	Star-like	00:00:10
Creswell, England (United Kingdom)	2019-08-31	Star-like	00:01:01
Wolverhampton, England (United Kingdom)	2019-08-13	Unknown	00:02:00
Derbyshire, England (United Kingdom)	2019-08-10	Circle	00:20:00
Rothwell, England (United Kingdom)	2019-08-08	Unknown	00:00:57
Leeds, England (United Kingdom)	2019-07-27	Star-like	00:20:00
Barnoldswick, England (United Kingdom)	2019-05-25	Unknown	01:55:00
Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, England (United Kingdom)	2019-05-24	very long and thin, with trailing dots	traversed sky from due west to east, 10-15mins?
Hinckley to Earl Shilton, England (United Kingdom)	2019-05-14	Triangle	00:03:00
Rugeley, Staffordshire	2019-04-21	Lights	5-10 minutes
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)	2019-04-21	Cylinder	00:00:06
Stockton in England	2019-04-12	disk shaped metallic silver	9 30 to 9 45
Snaith, England (United Kingdom)	2019-03-29	Sphere	00:01:00
West Midlands , England (United Kingdom)	2019-03-25	Circle	00:00:00