In the spring of 1977, schoolchildren in the small Welsh village of Broad Haven saw a silver, cigar-shaped craft land just beyond their school fence. When their headmaster separated each child and asked them to draw what they’d seen, each depiction was nearly identical. What followed was one of the most concentrated waves of UFO sightings ever recorded in Britain, making people wonder – what was going on in the Welsh countryside?
The witnesses and the images they drew after the sighting at the Broad Haven School. Courtesy of Western Mail and Wales Online
The children pointing out where they saw the UFO in Broad Haven back in 1977. Courtesy of BBC.com
David Davies who experienced a closer encounter with the UFO that day. Courtesy of BBC.com
Some of the students’ drawings of the UFO. Courtesy of BBC.com
The Broad Haven School in modern times. Courtesy of BBC.com
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