UFO sightings
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/9582
Version Date: 12/03/2026
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data Processing:
Force incident recording system - STORM
QlikView Report: Storm Freetext Reports 2020 - 2026
Filtered by date: January 1st 2020 to February 16th 2026
Freetext Search for: ("* ufo *" or "*unidentified flying*" or "*unexplained light*" or "*anomalous craft*" or "*lights in the sky*" or "*light in the sky*") and ("*unidentified aerial phenomena*" or "* alien *" or "*extra terrestrial*" or "*extra-terrestrial*")
Qliksense Report: Incident Report
Filtered by date: April 1st 2020 to February 16th 2026
Description: ("* ufo *" or "*unidentified flying*" or "*unexplained light*" or "*anomalous craft*" or "*lights in the sky*" or "*light in the sky*") and ("*unidentified aerial phenomena*" or "* alien *" or "*extra terrestrial*" or "*extra-terrestrial*")
Datasets combined and duplicates removed.
Data Limitations:
Data from the Incident report is not available prior to April 1st 2020
Data is based on the presence of the keyword.
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please search your Command and Control (CAD) system for all incident logs recorded between 1 January 2020 and today, 16 February 2026 where the 'Final Call Type', 'Incident Description', or 'Closing Narrative' contains any of the following keywords:
'UFO'
'unidentified flying object'
'unexplained light'
'anomalous craft'
'lights in the sky'
'unidentified aerial phenomena'
'alien'
'extra-terrestrial'
Please provide the summary narrative of each matching log, including the date, time, and general location (e.g., town or district).
To ensure the request is focused on substantive reports and remains within the cost limit, please exclude incidents with the following closing codes:
L10 Duplicate
L19 Error
L22 Test or Training
We have then reviewed the results to eliminate those which are not relevant, for example, tattoos, illegal aliens (refugees), invasive (alien) species or anti-social behaviour involving drones
Incidents involving individuals with mental health issues have been excluded.
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Incident log text |
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27/11/20 |
23:53 |
Plymouth |
Male called about seeing a UFO a month ago asking if we could investigate No record on storm or UNIFI of the number Told male we would keep an eye and he said "yeah just keep an eye on the sky" and was happy with this. |
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14/12/20 |
06:49 |
Truro |
When put through to me female caller said she had been out in field walking dog by sig when she saw a flash in the sky It was like lightning but not lightning. She then saw shooting stars but they weren’t shooting stars it was something odd. She doesn’t know what it was but felt someone needed to know She then cleared the line Recalling to just ask a few more questions Spoke to caller again - she did not hear any bang, no signs of aircraft in the location She said she saw 2 blocks of light in the sky and then 4 shooting star shapes but she reiterated that they were not shooting stars. Not seen anything since call but will call back if she does Spoke to Truro aerodrome which is nearby to sig - they do not have any flights around but the person I spoke to also saw a flash in the sky. No idea what it was - no weather issues there. The person from aerodrome saw it about 15 mins ago No other calls though so closing the log |
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11/06/21 |
23:39 |
Exeter |
Two very bright laser lights being pointed upwards Says we can't miss it if you look west. He cannot be more accurate on where the source is Second caller reporting that he can see search lights going several hundred feet into the sky one red one white and one purple - or blue - he says they aren't lasers but searchlights - he is concerned about aircraft but says it could be some sort of event but not aware of one Cre6 - we have dealt with this. This is a farm, testing their staging lighting. All in order. They have been spoken to by attending units who also spotted the lights in the sky Both callers updated |
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18/09/21 |
11:27 |
Callington |
UFO ? Driving home from work. I was aware of bright yellow light approaching from the right hand side drivers door window. No noise. I leaned forward and up instinctively to look out of the front windscreen and then I saw a saucer-shaped low flying object was directly above in front of me. Lots of bright yellowy/white and separate red spotlights around the edges of the object beaming into different directions. No noise. I slowed down and it gradually moved to the left on a diagonally downward trajectory across my windscreen and over the fields next to the road. My first thought was that it was about to crash land but no noise or explosion followed. I thought I saw organgey lights to the left but couldn’t be sure what this was after it had passed. Each spotlight was beaming in different directions and moving rapidly giving the illusion of out of control but at the same time there was a sense of gliding movement. The object was thin and wide. It was huge- it filled the view from my windscreen above and momentarily blocked my view completely. I want someone to go out and check that everything is ok. |
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25/11/24 |
07:47 |
Torpoint |
Flare / light in sky What colour please? The caller believes this could have been a light aircraft falling out of the sky but then it could be a flare, but it was far too big for this and so could be a helicopter The flame was bright orangey/yellow leaving a black smoke trail Did not appear to be dropping vertically it was moving side to side By the time the caller stopped his car it had disappeared behind the tree line and he could not be sure where it landed There is nothing showing on flight radar in the area Log noted. Likely an illumination flare |
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07/02/26 |
00:23 |
Exeter |
Very multi-coloured ball of light in the sky. Doesn't know who to report it to Concerned about what it could be. Not moving THREAT: unexplained ball of light in the sky HARM: not known RISK: low - not moving INVESTIGATION: poor photo taken VULNERABILITY: none ENGAGEMENT: referred to civil aviation authority REPEAT/PREVIOUS CALLER: no |