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Broad Haven School UFO

Fourteen schoolchildren witnessed a silver, cigar-shaped UFO land in a field near their school. Teachers separated them and had each draw what they saw - the drawings were remarkably similar.

February 4, 1977
Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
14+ witnesses

The Broad Haven School UFO

On February 4, 1977, fourteen children at Broad Haven Primary School in Wales witnessed a silver, cigar-shaped object land in a field adjacent to their playground. When teachers separated the children and asked them to draw what they had seen, the resulting pictures were strikingly similar.

The Location

Broad Haven:

  • Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • Small coastal village
  • Rural setting
  • Primary school
  • February 1977

The Witnesses

Fourteen children:

  • Ages 9-11
  • During lunch break
  • Playing outside
  • Saw object land
  • Ran to tell teachers

What They Saw

The children described:

  • Silver cigar shape
  • Landed in field
  • Near the school
  • Figure seen nearby
  • Then departed

The Teachers’ Response

Staff members:

  • Initially skeptical
  • Separated children
  • Asked each to draw
  • What they saw
  • No collaboration allowed

The Drawings

Remarkably:

  • Very similar
  • Same basic shape
  • Same details
  • Independent creation
  • Compelling evidence

The Figure

Some children reported:

  • Humanoid figure
  • Near the craft
  • Silver suit
  • Before departure
  • Being sighting

Media Attention

Story spread:

  • Local then national
  • Press descended
  • Children interviewed
  • Town famous
  • “Welsh Triangle”

The Welsh Triangle

Broad Haven became:

  • Center of UFO wave
  • Multiple sightings followed
  • Various witnesses
  • Throughout 1977
  • Regional phenomenon

Other Sightings

Following weeks:

  • Adults saw objects
  • Various locations
  • Pembrokeshire area
  • Pattern emerged
  • Wave continued

The Stack Rocks Case

Same period:

  • Hotel owners
  • Saw landed craft
  • Beings observed
  • Related incidents
  • Multiple witnesses

Ripperston Farm

Nearby farm:

  • Pauline Coombs family
  • Ongoing encounters
  • Beings seen
  • Animals affected
  • Extended experience

Investigation

Researchers examined:

  • Children’s testimony
  • Drawings analyzed
  • Site investigated
  • No conventional explanation
  • Genuine unknown

Skeptical Views

Some suggested:

  • Sewage tanker
  • Parked in field
  • Misidentified
  • But children disagreed
  • Timeline issues

The Children Today

As adults:

  • Many maintain accounts
  • Reunions held
  • Documentary featured
  • Never recanted
  • Life-changing event

Significance

Broad Haven is significant for:

  • Multiple child witnesses
  • Drawing evidence
  • Part of wave
  • Well-documented
  • Consistent accounts

Legacy

The Broad Haven school sighting became one of the best-known British UFO cases. The children’s consistent drawings, created independently, provide compelling evidence that something unusual was witnessed that February day.