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Pilot spots 'flying saucer' from cockpit of plane near London Gatwick Airport
Witnesses
1 witness
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
3
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Field Intelligence
Sunlight window
Daytime — sun above horizon
Sighting occurred during daylight hours
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Apr 29, 2026, 10:30 AM
Timezone
United Kingdom Time
Location
London Gatwick Airport
Observers
1 witness
Witness account
Narrative
A pilot spotted a ‘flying saucer’ narrowly close to their plane near LondonGatwick Airport. Aviation officials say the pilot was behind the wheel of an Airbus A319 when they saw an ‘unk obj’, or unknown object, at 11.30am on April 29. The A319 pilot reports that descending, turning left, a disc or “flying saucer” type suspected drone was seen flying very close in the opposite direction, at the same level to them, past their right wing,’ a report by the UK Airprox Board published in June said...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near London Gatwick Airport.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the Flying Saucer incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.