“Boston”31 pages
- p. 71 …The l\UNISTER of STATE, HOME
OFFICE (Lord Boston of Faversham):
So far nearly 250 persons…
- p. 387 …SIGHTING/OVER BOSTON;;
F/ANGLE OF SIGHT/40-45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON<BOSTON POLICE)//
G/DISTANCE…
- p. 390 …btr-1 CONOCOAST rqxatect ~ 'ja8t appetm~' OYerheld Boston.
6. ttade fl...,. IIPOftCd as 40 • _., cltFca aboYc…
- p. 394 …The lights were
observed by Skegness and Boston Police between 0214Z and
approximately 0600Z (daybreak); similar…
- p. 395 …the 'Boston
certain radar
8. Conclusion. The prolonged sighting· of stationary coloured
flashing lights reported by…
- p. 397 …National Air
Traffic Services Claxby radar over Boston to ARCC, thence to MRCC.
At the same…
- p. 398 …THE BOSTON PLOT
6. Plot Characteristics. A radar Plot was observed in the
position of Boston…
- p. 399 …Three aircraft, which transitted the Boston area
at 0710Z, 0830, and 1105, failed to sight any…
- p. 400 …The Boston Police may have been looking at the planet
Venus which was exceptionally bright in…
- p. 401 …Radar Plots over Boston.
c. Synopsis on Observations of Lights.
D. Royal Greenwich Observatory Report.
ADGE…
- p. 403 0747Z- Asked to look for
plot 120°/23nm (Boston).
Plot observed but later
confessed to mistake…
- p. 404 …being 'not very interested' in the lights.
BOSTON POLICE
Observer: Inspector
Position: Through 3rd floor window…
- p. 406 TABLE SHOWING CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF OBSERVATIONS
Time
0200ish
0214
0230ish
PC-
Skegness
Skegness
Insp-
Boston
Stationary…
- p. 409 DOCUMENTED/RESEARCHED VISUAL SIGHTINGS e
OF A STABLE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT FROM BOSTON
0230Z (approx)- ·Bearing…
- p. 412 …I think that boLh Inspector ~-of Boston Police may have been
looking at Venus. Venus has…
- p. 417 …Lights with different characteristics were observed to
the E and/or SE of Skegness and Boston…
- p. 418 …No Air Defence radar detected the
Boston echo. Neatishead's 'skilled operators' rarely use the
Claxby…
- p. 420 …SIGHTING/OVER BOSTON;;
F/ANGLE OF SIGHT/40-45 DEGREES ABOVE I-IORIZON<BOSTON POLICE)//
G…
- p. 427 …The lights were
observed by Skegness and Boston Police between 0214Z and
approximately 0600Z (daybreak); similar…
- p. 428 …is known in aviation , circles as the .. Boston .:r::
appears occasionally on some radars in certain…
- p. 430 …National Air
Traffic Services Claxby radar over Boston to ARCC, thence to MRCC.
At the same…
- p. 431 …THE BOSTON PLOT
6. Plot Characteristics. A radar Plot was observed in the
position of Boston…
- p. 432 …Three aircraft, which transitted the Boston area
at 0710Z, 0830, and 1105, failed to sight any…
- p. 433 …The Boston Police may have been looking at the planet
Venus which was exceptionally bright in…
- p. 434 …Radar Plots over Boston.
c. Synopsis on Observations of Lights.
D. Royal Greenwich Observatory Report.
E…
- p. 436 0747Z- Asked to look for
plot 120°/23nm (Boston).
Plot observed but later
confessed to mistake…
- p. 437 …being 'not very interested' in the lights.
BOSTON POLICE
Observer:
Position: Through 3rd floor window of…
- p. 439 …CONOCOAST
M.._Ske ness
CONOCOAST
Mr.•Boston
M--Boston
CONOCOAST
M.-Ske ness
)Lights stationary on…
- p. 445 …police control room until 0600Z 5 Oct
Boston Police Control Room
Kings Lynn Police
on duty…
- p. 448 …traffic betwee
Coordination c
or intercepted
various ways;
been linked wi
Boston Lines.
lllllllls comments are…
- p. 449 …No Air Defence radar detected the
Boston echo. Neatishead's 'skilled operators' rarely use the
Claxby…
SYNOPSIS OF OBSERVATIONS OF UNUSUAL LIGHTS- 5 OCT
SKEGNESS POLICE
ANNEXCTO
PIDA0/1/13
DATED 13 NOV 96
Observer: P~ile patrol at Addlethorpe. Stationary, blue green red lights to the East, appeared elongated, low in the sky.
Observed at about 02002 then periodica11y until 04002; Jight remained stationary but became progressive higher and clear; by 04002 'the star
was fairly high in the sky looking very similar to the rest'.
Observer: PC ~egness. First seen 02052 following infom1ation from PC~c white light with red green and yellow
lights rotating around it - much lower than any star, estimate 50,000ft. Last observed at 0420 when 'it looked just like any other star'.
Observer: Room visual plus video
Position: Visual from 3rd floor window, from roof above.
Four observations at 0214,0350, 0450(when lights videoed) and just before going off duty at 06002. Stationary red, green, blue and white
flashing light. Observer admitted to being 'not very interested' in the lights.
BOSTON POLICE
Observer: Inspector
Position: Through 3rd floor window of Police station and outside.
Observed intermittently between approx 0230 and dawn: stationary bright white light, constant azimuth and elevation - slightly north of east and
about 40 degrees up .; 'did not fit the description of the lights being reported by Skegness' - saw the same light 'a couple of months ago but
further north on that occasion'
Observer: -(Control Room
Position: Through control room window on 3rd floor.
Two observations at 04 I2 and 0503 - Just a fixed bright light, not flashing, no colours.
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