“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…
TABLE SHOWING CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF OBSERVATIONS
Time
0200ish
0214
0230ish
PC-
Skegness
Skegness
Insp-
Boston
Stationary, blue green and red lights to the East, appeared
elongated, low in the sky. Observed at about 0200Z then
periodically until 0400Z; light remained stationary but became
progressive higher and clear; by 0400Z 'the star was fairly high in
the sky looking very similar to the rest'.
Very bright, stationary but rotating coloured lights in easterly
direction; position about 5 degrees higher in elevation than when
video taken (0450) and 5-10 degrees further to the north in
azimuth. Lights appeared over LHS of roof of 3 storey block of
flats as seen in the video.
Single bright white light, not coloured or flashing, direction ENE
(based on it being 'south of the direction ofSkegness '),fairly high
about 40 degrees elevation. Constant azimuth and elevation until it
disappeared as dawn broke - observer confessed to he poor at angles.
0227 Police -Kings Lynn No unusual lights reported.
0240 MV NAUTIC W No lights seen.
0246 CONOCOAST- ) MV heading NW. Two sets of stationary red, green and white
)flashing lights; one set to north, other off port quarter, ie southerly,
)one mile high. First noticed approx 0225 (continues ... ./)
C-3
Assume azimuth 090 +or- 15/20,
elevation 5-20 degrees.
Elevation approx 20-25 degrees
Azimuth approx 110 degrees
Assume azimuth about 070
degrees +or- 20; assume
elevation 30 +or- 0
)Assume azimuth 345 and 160
)degrees from 0225 until 0550
)Assume elevation constant at 20
)degrees
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