Description

In 1993, PUFOG were interviewed on a radio station and as a result were contacted by a former Royal Marine who had been a Regimental Sergeant Major and he wanted share his UFO sighting from 1971. He said his Colonel informed him that the official conclusion that it was a "confirmed UFO." Two RAF Lightning fighters (capable of ~1200 mph) were scrambled from RAF Akrotiri upon radar detection by the sophisticated "golf ball" radars on Mount Troodos. According to the witness's commanding officer (Colonel) weeks later, "Two Lightnings couldn't touch it" – they were unable to intercept the object despite its apparently slow drift. https://openminds.tv/royal-marine-recalls-ufo-sighting-in-cyprus-1971/

Date: May 31, 1971

Time: Approximately 8:00 PM, lasting about 22 minutes.

Location: Ghoshi Trooli, near the Dekalia Garrison (Dhekelia), Cyprus. During a large-scale Royal Marine field exercise.

Object Description: A massive, extremely bright, silent ball of light, described as a "burning orb". Estimated initially to be 5,000-10,000ft.