Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
llegedly Macrihanish was used for other test-flights of the enigmatic Aurora spotted by that ex-observer corps chap on an oil-rig some time in the early-90's, so perhaps this was another such flight with an accompanying aircraft to muddy the radar returns should any ATC become overly interested.
Yes, we agree this is a distinct possibility. The odd thing was, the chief witness described the Harrier overflying from south to north at high altitude the stationary, hovering UFO (and we use that term strictly in a literal non-alien sense), and then a few minutes later, presumably the same Harrier came from the north and circled the UFO several times before leaving again. The UFO then took off vertically (allegedly).