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3D model Narrated

“Over Taunton”

Stories2

Pro early

Sgt. Thomas Downey's giant winged creature, Bird Hill, Easton, Massachusetts (1971)

1971 · Bird Hill, Easton, at the edge of the Hockomock Swamp, Massachusetts

United States

Cryptid · Creature · 16 sources

15Thinly documented

The Aer Lingus Viscount "Luminous Globe" Sighting (Capt. Gordon Pendleton)

c. 1962 · Over Taunton, Somerset, south-west of Bristol, England

United Kingdom

UAP · Sphere · 10 sources

15Thinly documented

Names1

La Liberté de l'Est Organisation · 4 stories
A French newspaper based in Épinal, La Liberté de l'Est carried strange stories from near and far.

Documents2

MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1 Document

The Black Vault· 492 pages· 5 pages mention it
- p. 311 (3) 12 Taunton, Somerset •• t white I yellowish obJects, parellel to each other. Long vapour trail - not smoke! ObJects approx…
- p. 378 \REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT (3) Taunton, Somerset •• t white I yellowish objects, flying parellel to each other. ng vapour trail…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 SUB A Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 124 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 65 …Taunton, sitting in the l5,o·oort: to the north-east of the stand, said : "It came right over a…