Irish coast pilot sightings
- Date
- 9 Nov 2018
- Place
- Atlantic off the southwest coast of Ireland (Kerry), Shannon oceanic control
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Contested
- Evidence strength
What was reported
At about 6:47 a.m. on 9 November 2018 the pilot of British Airways flight 94 (Montreal to Heathrow) asked Shannon control about a very bright light that came up on the left of the aircraft and veered north at very high speed; controllers said nothing showed on primary or secondary radar. A Virgin Atlantic pilot (Orlando to Manchester) reported multiple objects on the same trajectory, perhaps a meteor, and a Norwegian crew also saw lights. The Irish Aviation Authority filed a report for its confidential occurrence process and published no finding. Commentators at the time attributed the lights to a meteor entering at a shallow angle, which fits the multiple-crew description but was never confirmed.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
Irish Aviation Authority: filed for confidential occurrence investigation; no published finding
Strongest ordinary reading
A bright meteor or re-entering debris on a shallow trajectory
Evidence profile
- Yes: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
- No: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- Yes: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
- Yes: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
- Irish Examiner: pilots report UFO off Irish coastirishexaminer.com
On the map
51.80° N, 10.80° W, a position at sea, approximate
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