Doncaster Council weighs temporary UAP safety committee to review sightings near Doncaster Sheffield Airport as reopening looms

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Kieran Lay, Reform UK councillor for Thorne Moorends, proposed a temporary UAP safety committee to study unidentified aerial phenomena near Doncaster Sheffield Airport as a safety step toward reopening with a £57 million loan, while colleagues laughed, Simon Hinchley noted existing drone protections and penalties, Lay said the issue was about safety not aliens and apologized for his wording, and a Boeing 727 has tested a landing on the site.

Reform UK councillor wants to protect Doncaster airport from UFOs
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Reform UK councillor wants to protect Doncaster airport from UFOs

At a Doncaster City Council meeting, Reform UK councillor Kieran Lay proposed a temporary Doncaster UAP overview and safety committee to review unidentified aerial phenomena near the shuttered Doncaster Sheffield Airport amid local sightings and the prospect of reopening with a £57 million loan, arguing an evidence-based approach aligned with aviation safety and NASA’s recommendations could position Doncaster as a leader on the issue, as colleagues laughed; airport executive director Simon Hinchley said drone-detection measures are in place and breaches carry substantial aviation offences, Lay clarified he wasn’t talking about extraterrestrials, apologised for a phrasing issue tied to a learning difficulty, and noted a Boeing 727 had even conducted a test landing on the tarmac in preparation for reopening.