Wales’s UFO Hotspot

In 1977, the small Welsh village of Broad Haven experienced an intense UFO wave. Schoolchildren, teachers, and locals witnessed craft and silver-suited beings over several months in what became known as the “Broad Haven Triangle.”

The Village

Broad Haven:

• Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Small coastal village
• Remote area
• Close-knit community
• Unlikely hotspot

The First School Sighting

February 4, 1977:

• Broad Haven Primary
• Schoolchildren saw craft
• In field near school
• During lunch
• Teacher alerted

The Children’s Accounts

Fourteen students:

• All saw object
• Cigar or disc shaped
• Silver figure nearby
• Drew pictures separately
• Remarkably consistent

The Drawings

Headmaster’s test:

• Separated children
• Had them draw what they saw
• Similar drawings
• Consistent details
• Compelling evidence

Adult Sightings

Following weeks:

• More reports
• From adults
• Various locations
• Same area
• Wave developed

The Haven Fort Hotel

Significant sighting:

• Pauline Coombs
• And family
• Witnessed craft
• Near their home
• Multiple occasions

The Silver Beings

Several witnesses:

• Saw humanoid figures
• In silver suits
• Near craft
• Different locations
• Consistent descriptions

Randall Jones Pugh

Investigator:

• Welsh researcher
• Documented case
• Interviewed witnesses
• Published findings
• Key recorder

The Stack Rocks Sighting

Another incident:

• Near coastal rocks
• Multiple witnesses
• Landed craft
• Figures seen
• Dramatic encounter

The Duration

Wave lasted:

• Several months
• 1977
• Regular sightings
• Then subsided
• Concentrated flap

Media Coverage

Story spread:

• National news
• BBC coverage
• International interest
• Major flap
• Wales famous

Official Response

RAF investigated:

• Some sightings
• No conclusion
• Files released later
• No explanation
• Mystery remained

Significance

Britain’s most intense and prolonged UFO wave with multiple witnesses including schoolchildren providing consistent descriptions.

Legacy

The Broad Haven Triangle became a landmark British UFO case, demonstrating that entire communities could experience prolonged paranormal activity.