REF: UAP/1970s/104Unexplained
1974-01-23
Berwyn Mountains incident
Llandrillo, Wales · UK·Crash claim / explained core·1970s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Explosion + lights on mountainside prompted crash rumors; MoD files attribute to earthquake coinciding with meteor shower + poachers' lamps; retrieval lore persists.
§ BWitnesses
Villagers; nurse Pat Evans
§ CEvidence & Documentation
MoD files (released 2010); BGS seismic record
§ DOfficial Investigation
MoD; police search
§ EStatus Assessment
Official: earthquake + bolide; core events explained, lore persists
§ FVerifiable Sources
UK National Archives MoD UFO files; Roberts, 'UFO Down?' (2010)
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1974-10-27🇬🇧 UK
Aveley abduction
Family abduction claim
1976-11-11? (1977-02)🇬🇧 UK
Broad Haven school sightings
Schoolchildren mass sighting ('Dyfed Triangle')
1973-10-11🇺🇸 USA
Pascagoula abduction (Hickson & Parker)
Abduction claim
1973-10-18🇺🇸 USA
Coyne helicopter incident
Military helicopter near-collision
1973-10🇺🇸 USA
1973 US wave
National wave
1974-08-25🇲🇽 Mexico
Coyame 'crash' claim
Crash-retrieval folklore