REF: UAP/1990s/154Unexplained
1993-03-30-31

Cosford / Shawbury incident

RAF Cosford & Shawbury · UK·Military-witnessed national wave·1990s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Police and RAF personnel across UK reported vast triangular craft; Shawbury meteorological officer described beam sweeping ground; Nick Pope's MoD investigation briefed to defense minister — 'uncorroborated by radar but credible'.

§ BWitnesses

RAF Shawbury Met Officer; police patrols

§ CEvidence & Documentation

MoD file (released via TNA); Pope's case summary

§ DOfficial Investigation

MoD investigation (Pope, Sec(AS)2)

§ EStatus Assessment

MoD left unexplained; partial satellite re-entry overlap argued for some reports

§ FVerifiable Sources

UK TNA DEFE 24 files; Pope, 'Open Skies, Closed Minds' (1996)