Name: Ian
City: Haywards Heath
Date: 24/08/2008 21:05
Location: Newham, London
Message: I happened to look up at the sky on 24th August 2008 at 9.05pm and saw 2 aircraft travelling eastwards alogside each other. At first I thought they must be fighters at about 5,000 feet, as they were twice as fast as the local commercial aircraft. I then spotted another similar pair flying at the same speed some way behind, and finally a fifth, further behind and much lower, but travelling at the same speed. This fifth craft was clearly a disk shape and looked almost translucent, as if dimly lit from below. There was no discernable noise from any of the craft. The formation continued eastwards until they dissappeared from view. I have never seen or reported anything like this before. I only wish I had a camera with me at the time. There were numerous low flying commercial aircraft around at the time, on approach to London City and Heathrow airports. I would be most surprised if none of these pilots failed to see these craft.