REF: UAP/2000s/178Unexplained
2008-06-08
South Wales police helicopter incident
St Athan, Wales · UK·Police aircrew close encounter·2000s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Police helicopter crew reported saucer-shaped craft that they briefly pursued; widely covered; MoD confirmed report receipt in final year of UFO desk.
§ BWitnesses
3-officer SWP helicopter crew
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Police confirmation to press; MoD file note
§ DOfficial Investigation
MoD logged (desk closed 2009)
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained/unresolved
§ FVerifiable Sources
BBC/Guardian 6/2008; TNA final MoD file tranche
§ GCross-referenced cases6
2007-04-23🇬🇧 UK
Alderney / Channel Islands sighting
Dual-airliner sighting + radar
2006-11-07🇺🇸 USA
Chicago O'Hare saucer
Airport mass sighting
2007-2009🇹🇷 Turkey
Kumburgaz videos
Repeat video series
2008-01-08🇺🇸 USA
Stephenville lights
Mass sighting + FAA radar reconstruction
2008-05-14🇺🇸 USA
Needles, CA object & retrieval convoy
Object fall + rapid response
2009-12-09🇳🇴 Norway
Norwegian spiral anomaly
Mass sighting (explained)