Broad Haven - UFO Sighting

Reported / claimed activity

• ◇ The craft: Pupils described a large silver or silvery-green object, with some comparing it to a cigar and others to a disc. Several mentioned a raised dome and a flashing red or orange light. ◇ The mysterious figure: Some children said they saw a person-like figure dressed in silver near the object. The figure was described in some accounts as wearing a helmet or a metallic-looking suit. ◇ The strange disappearance: One pupil, David Davies, later recalled seeing the silver object appear from behind a tree before disappearing from view. He said his own sighting lasted only a few seconds. ◇ The children's drawings: The headteacher, Ralph Llewellyn, interviewed pupils separately and asked them to draw what they remembered. Their drawings reportedly shared similarities, becoming one of the most memorable features of the case.

• ◆ The wider Broad Haven Triangle mystery The school sighting was only the beginning. ◇ The Coombs family at Ripperston Farm: During 1977, the family reported a series of disturbing experiences, including unusual craft seen from their car and a tall, silver-suited figure with a dark visor outside a window. They also described mechanical problems and unexplained incidents involving their cattle. ◇ The Haven Fort Hotel encounter: Rosa Granville, who ran the hotel in nearby Little Haven, reported seeing an object resembling an upside-down saucer, accompanied by two strange, apparently faceless humanoid figures. She described intense heat and multicoloured flames surrounding the object. ◇ Other reports: Additional witnesses in the surrounding area described unusual lights, strange craft and silver figures. These reports helped establish the area's reputation as a hotspot for unexplained aerial phenomena.

• ◆ The investigation The reports attracted the attention of the authorities. The Ministry of Defence requested an inquiry into the wider wave of sightings, and RAF personnel visited the area to investigate some of the claims. No confirmed physical evidence of a landed craft was established. Investigators considered possible explanations for some of the reports, including local pranks and aircraft. However, the story continued to fascinate UFO researchers and witnesses for decades, and Broad Haven later featured in the Netflix documentary series Encounters, released in 2023.

Background and folklore, separate from member eyewitness experiences.