Jun 22, 2007-A UFO that was described as being a "mile wide" has been spotted over the skies of the Channel Islands. Ten years ago, a "mile wide" UFO was spotted over the skies of Phoenix, Arizona by hundreds of people as well. According to a report from "This is London," Aurigny Airlines captain Ray Bowyer, 50, flying close to Alderney first spotted the object, described as "a cigar-shaped brilliant white light".

Mile Wide UFO Spotted by Airline Pilot Over the Channel Islands (Similar to this 1999 sighting)

The report from the paper also notes that the sighting was so spectacular that the pilot tried to get a better look at the unidentified object and viewed it through binoculars he had with hin on the flight deck.

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He tells the paper: "It was a very sharp, thin yellow object with a green area. It was 2,000ft up and stationary. I thought it was about 10 miles away, although I later realised it was approximately 40 miles from us. At first, I thought it was the size of a [Boeing] 737.

"But it must have been much bigger because of how far away it was. It could have been as much as a mile wide." He adds, "I'm certainly not saying that it was something of another world. All I'm saying is that I have never seen anything like it before in all my years of flying."

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TIL adds that others spotted the object as well. The object was confirmed by an unnamed pilot with the Blue Islands airline and passengers Kate and John Russell. John, 74, said "I saw an orange light. It was like an elongated oval".