{"type":"events","slug":"2007-alderney-ufo-incident","title":"Alderney UFO Incident","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2007-alderney-ufo-incident","description":"Airline pilots near Alderney saw two bright cigar-shaped objects hovering at high altitude in clear weather","date":"2007-04-23T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Sighting"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"status":"unresolved","lat":49.7064,"lng":-2.213,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Pilot encounters\n\nCaptain Ray Bowyer of Aurigny Air Services and passengers observed a brilliant yellow object west of Alderney in the Channel Islands.[^1][^2] Another plane reported a similar object further south.[^3]\n\n## Investigation results\n\nThe UK Civil Aviation Authority reviewed radar data but found no conventional traffic.[^3] The sighting remains unexplained though possible atmospheric phenomena were suggested.[^3]\n\n[^1]: [BBC News: Pilot spots UFO over Guernsey](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/6591365.stm)\n[^2]: [The Register: UK airline pilots spot giant UFO](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2007/04/27/uk-airline-pilots-spot-giant-ufo/1066814)\n[^3]: [Journal of Scientific Exploration: Report on Aerial Phenomena Observed near the Channel Islands, UK, 23 April 2007](https://web.archive.org/web/20110606212717/http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_22_3_baure.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"alderney-channel-islands","title":"Alderney, Channel Islands","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/alderney-channel-islands"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2007-alderney-ufo-incident","title":"Alderney UFO Incident","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2007-alderney-ufo-incident","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Airline pilots near Alderney"]}