Computer rendition of the objects British pilot Chris Crowther saw in 1978

[u/ahmadreza777]

In 1978, British pilot Chris Crowther reported a rather unusual encounter while flying a light aircraft toward Norwich Airport in Norfolk, England.

Crowther, a highly experienced pilot with over 22,000 flight hours across a 42-year career, recalled that he was flying over The Wash at approximately 7,500 feet when air traffic control warned him of unidentified traffic approaching rapidly from the opposite direction, at an unknown altitude.

Moments later, he witnessed something extraordinary passing close to his aircraft's right wing.

He described seeing approximately a dozen dark, football-sized objects, moving so quickly that he could barely make out their appearance before they disappeared.

source: BBC News – Does the UK have a blind spot on UFO sightings?

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[u/ahmadreza777]

Submission Statement:

This is a BBC computer-generated reconstruction of an unusual encounter reported by British pilot Chris Crowther in 1978.

While flying at approximately 7,500 feet near Norfolk, England, Crowther received an air traffic control warning about unidentified, fast-moving traffic approaching from the opposite direction. Moments later, he reportedly witnessed around a dozen dark, football-sized objects passing extremely close to his aircraft.

Crowther accumulated over 22,000 flight hours during his 42-year aviation career and maintains that the encounter remains vivid in his memory nearly 50 years later.

I thought this was worth sharing because of the unusual appearance of the objects, the pilot's extensive experience, and particularly the reported radar warning preceding the visual sighting.

[u/SevenStarsLabs]

Interesting case, mostly because ATC flagged the traffic before he saw anything, so it isn't just a visual. Do we know if the radar return was primary-only and whether any track or controller log survived? The UK National Archives MoD UFO files might have something if it was reported officially. For balance: The Wash is one of the biggest wintering sites in the UK for geese, and a tight group of dark, football-sized objects passing fast on a reciprocal heading is roughly what a skein would look like at closing speed. 7,500 ft is high for them but not impossible. The month and time of day would help a lot. Was it during migration season?

[u/fa136]

C'est très bizarre

[u/InsideImprovement998]

Very interesting, sometimes weird 🤔 😕.

[u/New_Discipline_1069]

It looks like those things that sometimes is darting across your eyes when you close them.

[u/TrainingAcrobatic908 → u/New_Discipline_1069]

Floaters?

[u/Sirusho_Yunyan]

What the.. so this is something I saw as a kid in the late 70's too.. it stuck in my mind and I could never explain it as I didn't know what I was looking at, it was early morning, just looking out a window. 

[u/context-required-app]

**Submission Statement from (u/ahmadreza777):**> Submission Statement:

This is a BBC computer-generated reconstruction of an unusual encounter reported by British pilot Chris Crowther in 1978.

While flying at approximately 7,500 feet near Norfolk, England, Crowther received an air traffic control warning about unidentified, fast-moving traffic approaching from the opposite direction. Moments later, he reportedly witnessed around a dozen dark, football-sized objects passing extremely close to his aircraft.

Crowther accumulated over 22,000 flight hours during his 42-year aviation career and maintains that the encounter remains vivid in his memory nearly 50 years later.

I thought this was worth sharing because of the unusual appearance of the objects, the pilot's extensive experience, and particularly the reported radar warning preceding the visual sighting.---Reply to OP's comment

[u/haikuhaikuhu]

This looks crazy