Were there even any Harriers airborne that day from any location according the the ORBs?
No mention of any noise from the object?
Edit to add: 233 Sqn - are you sure? According to what I can find, they disbanded in 1964. I think you mean 233 OCU
Edit to further add. 800 and 801 operated the Sea Harrier and the Harrier in the pictures looks more like a blunt Harrier.
That means your prime RAF suspects for the Harrier were 3(F) and IV(AC) Sqns and they were based in Germany at the time or the OCU at Wittering.
Last edited by Ninthace; 9th Feb 2022 at 16:20.