ess reports, the objects were seen heading towards Kirkby-in-Ashfield when one of them seemed to
encounter some kind of difficulty. The UFO then lost power and came down in a large wood near Blidworth. The downed craft
appeared to "bounce" on impact, it was said, creating a violent shock wave that virtually destroyed an entire wood. One report
even said that, of the three UFOs, one resembled some kind of craft in difficulty while the other two "could have been missiles."
Indeed, further investigation found that several eyewitnesses observed a number of "balls of white light" converging on the
UFO as it came down, reminding one of similar eyewitness statements concerning the fate of the TWA 800 transatlantic flight
that "blew up” in midair off Long Island, USA in 1996. And then again of the film footage shot from the STS-48 NASA
Space Shuttle of a UFO inside Earth's orbit forced to take evasive action against what appears to have been a missile fired
at it from Earth. (In this respect one has to ask: Could these "balls of white light” have been "missiles?" And if
so: Who fired them? )
The unidentified craft then "disappeared into the wood," "exploded" on impact, and seemingly "bounced” to a second site
where the wreckage finally came to rest at a place known as The Warren, a large wooded area near the privately owned Annesley
Hall in Nottinghamshire. Within hours the entire area had been sealed off by police and the military.
At 2:15 a.m shortly after the "explosion," seven military helicopters came on the scene. A number of eyewitnesses then watched
"a troop-carrying helicopter [probably a Chinook] surrounded by Gazelles and Lynxes, flying at low speed and scanning the
area with powerful searchlights." These were spotted flying over Normanton, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Soon
after this, police cordoned off the first site (where the craft had first impacted and "bounced") erecting road blocks which
remained in place for a number of days. It was reported that the Army remained at the second site (the wreckage site) for
three to four days.
Where the UFO had first impacted – and seemingly "bounced" – an intense fire ensued, and the local fire brigade
were called in to deal with the blaze. Many trees were burnt down, while others turned to carbon; many remaining trees are
still badly burnt to this day. Indeed, even the local Fire Chief was bemused by the nature and intensity of the fire; he
commented that he was "quite surprised to find that the trees facing the fire did not have a mark on them, yet the backs of
the trees were smouldering." This was certainly odd. Especially when added to the further fact that pine cones were found
that had seemingly been burnt from the inside out! Could this indicate the presence of some form of intense microwave activity
When Andrew and Dominic finally investigated the crash site – along with a number of science colleagues – they
contended that microwaves might indeed have been the cause of such intense burning, and suggested that the unknown craft had
perhaps been powered by some form of electromagnetic propulsion. The team further calculated that, from the damage left in
the wood, the craft would have had a diameter of about sixty feet (this was later confirmed by one eyewitness in particular,
who saw the UFO flying low over his house and then coming down in the wood.) They also noticed a curious bend in many of
the trees left standing – the trees seems to be bent from the base up to a height of approximately six feet, sometimes
a little more, as though they had been "melted" in the intense heat. A rational explanation for this phenomenon has yet to
The day after the incident it was reported that "Army jeeps" and "heavy military lorries" arrived at the crash site, as Andrew
said, "probably to clear up the wreckage." To add to this, armed guards were posted to prevent access to the area, while
mysterious dark-suited government officials began asking questions of eyewitnesses, in some instances issuing threats and
warning them not to say anything about the incident in public