r/UFOs
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Computer rendition of the objects British pilot Chris Crowther saw in 1978
Witnesses
1 witness
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record c6a9e269-07ff-45ab-bf12-4c75f6f049a2.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
91% illumination
Waxing gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)
Quadrantids meteor shower was active at this time
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
United Kingdom Time
Location
Norwich Airport
Observers
1 witness
Witness account
Narrative
In 1978, British pilot Chris Crowther reported a rather unusual encounter while flying a light aircraft toward Norwich Airport in Norfolk, England. Crowther, a highly experienced pilot with over 22,000 flight hours across a 42-year career, recalled that he was flying over The Wash at approximately 7,500 feet when air traffic control warned him of unidentified traffic approaching rapidly from the opposite direction, at an unknown altitude. Moments later, he witnessed something extraordinary pa...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Norwich Airport.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
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.