The Police noticed the UFO near a military base St Athan, and it flew towards them. A local man also confirmed he saw something peculiar with lots of flashing lights. South Wales Police can confirm its air support unit sighted an unusual aircraft. This was reported to the relevant authorities for their investigation," police said in a brief statement, avoiding the use of the term 'UFO', or unidentified flying object. At the time of the incident, the helicopter with three men on board was waiting to land at the St Athan RAF base near Cardiff. The sighting reportedly took place at 00:40 am (23:40 GMT). A similar sighting was made a few years ago by a Police helicopter in the UK.