On April 23, 2007, a highly experienced commercial pilot, Captain Ray Bowyer, was flying his Aurigny Air Services route over the Channel Islands, when he noticed a large, thin, yellow light near Alderney. At first, he took it to be another airplane as the light was about the size of a 737. He filed a report with Jersey Air Traffic Control and thought that was it.
But it turns out another regional flight captain saw the same object--from a different angle. He too mentioned it to ATC, and the description perfectly matched the one that independently came from Cpt. Bowyer. Making things even more eerie: Had it been something simple like a reflection, it wouldn't have appeared on radar.
In hindsight, Capt. Bowyer realized that because of the distances involved the object was much bigger than his original guess. Since the object was 40 miles away, he reckons it must've been a mile wide--much bigger than a 737.
On an ITV television report, Capt. Bowyer describes the experience:
Interviewer: We're you scared?
Pilot: I wasn't too happy. I was quite glad to get on the ground and have a cup of tea.
Gotta love British pilots.
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