North Sea: Collier Thrift crew sees flashing red light vanish astern, two radar contacts
At 6:00 p.m. on November 20, 1963, Capt. J. Murray and three crew members of the Aberdeen collier Thrift, sailing south in the North Sea from Aberdeen to Blyth, saw a flashing red light pass low over the sea and vanish astern, then had two radar contacts that disappeared.
Background
At 6:00 p.m. Capt. J. Murray and three crew members of the Aberdeen collier Thrift saw a flashing red light as they traveled south in the North Sea from Aberdeen to Blyth, Northumberland, England. It passed within a mile of their port side, 15–30 feet above sea level, and suddenly disappeared 3 miles astern, presumably into the water. The collier put about and made for the vanishing point; two radar contacts appeared on its screens but disappeared as the ship approached. The crew searched for 3 hours but found no wreckage. Eberhart cites Flying Saucer Review (1964 and 1971). The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.