I SAW SAUCER CRASH ON ISLE 16/02/96

Source: The Scottish Sun
Date: 16 February, 1996

A shocked islander watched dumbstruck as a mystery object crashed on Jura -
the incident which sparked the UFO frenzy..

Distillery worker Kenny Miller, 35, saw a bright blue streak across the sky
before plunging behind the Paps of Jura mountain range..

Last night Kenny - who was walking his dog - said RAF patrols were in the
area shortly BEFORE the incident on Tuesday evening..

He said: "I saw this strange oval object flying towards the Paps of Jura.
At first I thought it was a shooting star, but then I realised this was much
bigger - about the size of a small plane..

"It approached the earth about eight miles away from me as I watched it
descend..

"It was travelling faster than any plane, as if a huge missile had been
dropped. It was huge and was electric blue in colour.".

Emergency services and the RAF later said it was just a gorse fire..

But Kenny later said: "The RAF had been patrolling the area shortly before
the object fell..

IT'S LIFE JIMMY, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT.

SUN readers UFO-ne in with galaxy of sightings.
Hundreds of Scots yesterday told how they spotted a UFO over the country on
Tuesday..

Callers jammed our switchboards as we asked for more evidence on the
mysterious object - believed to have crashlanded on the Isle of Jura..

Amazed Jimmy Balmain stood riveted to the spot as a firy ball shot overhead..

Jimmy, from Clydebank, said: "I'veseen millions of shooting stars - but this
had orange flames coming out of the back of it.".

Cabbie James Hammond froze behind the wheel.  Straight ahead was a brilliant
white object speeding across the sky..

James, 47, of Larkhill, Lanarkshire, said: "I've never beleived in UFOs
before but this has changed my mind.".

Jeanetta Baxter, 57, was staring at the night sky from her kitchen window
when she spotted a huge white shining object..

Jeanetta, of Kirklee, Glasgow, said: "It was motionless in the sky for about
ten minutes.".

Radio ham James Robertson claimed his CB set started buzzing as the UFO
flashed past..

James, of Barlanark, Glasgow, said: "Instead of the normal fuzzy hum, there
was a loud buzzing noise and the needle on the dial went crazy.".

Insurance salesman John MacAskill, 26, was driving home on the Isle of
Harris when a blinding light flashed in his rear mirror. He said: "It wasn't
a shooting star.".

I don't Adam n' Eve It.

Climber Adam Drew saw a streak of white light flash across the sky after
scaling a peak with friends in Glencoe..

Forrester Adam, 24, said: "We thought it was a flare and someone might have
been in trouble..

"It travelled at an amazing speed without arcing like a flare then shot off
in silence. We were dumbfounded until we realised we weren't the only ones to
see it.".

It's the Malky Way.

Sun cartoonist Malky McCormick drew a sharp intake of breath when he spotted
two bright lights scorching across the early morning sky. Malky, who lives
near Fenwick, Ayreshire, said: "I was looking out of my window facing west
towards Arran at about 5:30am on Wednesday. I saw these two sparkling lights
crossing the sky from north to south..

We get a lot of planes passinbg overhead but, by the speed of these things,
they were no planes. The two lights were sparkling bright, both were the
same round shape and size and one traced the other perfectly until they
disappeared from my line of vision. I telephoned the Royal Observatory
in Edinburgh but they could not throw any light on it. And I wasn't drinking
either!".

UFO SPOT.

Amateur astronomer Alan White of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, spotted an object
as he studied stars through a friend's telescope..

UFO SPOT.

Explosives engineer Andrew Canavan, 46, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, said: "I
saw a silver ball streaking across the sky. The speed of it defied belief.".