The Broad Haven School UFO Sighting

On February 4, 1977, fourteen children at Broad Haven Primary School in Wales saw a silver, cigar-shaped UFO in a field behind their school. When questioned separately and asked to draw what they saw, their drawings were remarkably consistent. The sighting sparked the “Welsh Triangle” or “Dyfed Enigma” UFO wave.

The Sighting

During lunchtime:

• Children playing outside
• Noticed object in field
• Some saw humanoid figure
• Called to others
• Watched for extended period

The Witnesses

Fourteen children:

• Ages 8-11
• From same school
• Playing independently
• Multiple saw it clearly
• Stories aligned

The Object

Children described:

• Silver/grey cigar or saucer shape
• Dome on top
• Sitting in field behind school
• Some saw a figure nearby
• Disappeared before adults arrived

The Drawings

Headmaster asked each child:

• To draw what they saw separately
• Without conferring
• Drawings were remarkably similar
• Shape, color, features matched
• Strong independent corroboration

Initial Response

School staff:

• Were skeptical initially
• But impressed by consistent accounts
• Called in investigators
• Media attention followed
• Story became national news

The Welsh Triangle

Following weeks saw:

• Multiple UFO reports in area
• Strange lights
• Humanoid sightings
• Vehicle interference
• Wave of activity

Rosa Granville’s Sighting

Notable related case:

• Hotel owner nearby
• Saw UFO in her field
• Humanoid figures observed
• Frightened cattle
• Same general period

Investigation

The BBC and researchers:

• Investigated thoroughly
• Interviewed children
• Found them credible
• No evidence of hoax
• Mass sighting accepted

Skeptical Views

Some suggested:

• Sewage tanks looked similar
• Children influenced each other
• However, separate drawings argue against
• Consistent details significant

Long-Term Follow-Up

Years later:

• Witnesses maintain accounts
• Documentaries made
• Children (now adults) consistent
• No recantations
• Genuine mystery

Significance

The Broad Haven sighting is significant for:

• Multiple child witnesses
• Independent corroborating drawings
• Sparked major UFO wave
• Credible investigation
• Never explained

Legacy

The Broad Haven School sighting remains one of the most compelling mass witness UFO cases. The children’s independent drawings matching so closely provides strong evidence that they genuinely saw something unusual that day.