British policemen Clifford Waycott and Roger Willey on chasing a UFO in Devon, October, Oct 24 1967

In the early hours of October 24, 1967, Officers Clifford Waycott and Roger Willey of the Devon and Cornwall Police found themselves at the heart of one of the most well-documented and credible UFO encounters in British history. What began as a routine patrol along the rural roads of Devon transformed into a dramatic high-speed pursuit of an unidentified object hovering at low altitude. The two officers, regarded as reliable and experienced witnesses, reported a glowing object shaped like a cross or an "inverted ice cream cone" that emitted an intense starlight and maneuvered at speeds inconsistent with any known aircraft of the era. The pursuit, which lasted approximately 20 minutes and covered many miles of winding roads, was not an isolated incident. That same night, similar reports surfaced from other civilians across South West England, but it was Waycott and Willey’s detailed testimony that provided official validation for the event. The officers described how the object seemed to "play" with them—accelerating whenever they attempted to close the distance, stopping abruptly, and performing sharp angular maneuvers that defied the known laws of aerodynamics. Their formal report filed at the Exeter police station ignited an unprecedented media frenzy and prompted the Royal Air Force (RAF) to launch an investigation. The Devon incident occurred during a period famously known as the "1967 UK UFO Wave," a year that saw hundreds of reports of unidentified objects across the Kingdom. Despite official government attempts to dismiss the case as a reflection of the planet Venus or a meteorological research balloon, the officers stood by their account for the rest of their lives. For ufologists, the Waycott and Willey case is considered "gold standard" evidence, primarily because these were law enforcement professionals willing to risk their professional reputations to report the incredible truth they witnessed with their own eyes on that autumn night in Devon. The testimony of these officers provides a rare glimpse into a moment where the mundane reality of police work collided with the unexplained. Their precise descriptions of extraterrestrial technology witnessed from their patrol car, combined with the palpable sense of confusion and excitement they felt, makes their story a cornerstone of 20th-century mystery. It remains a stark reminder that there are things in our skies that even the law cannot always explain.

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