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renda B u t l er p a u s ed a t t h e
b a rb ed- wi re f ence s ep a -
ra t i ng u s f rom t h e f i el d
wh ere t h e s p a ces h i p h a d
l a nded. I t wa s 2 a m . I n t h e
g l oom I cou l d j u s t s ee t h e
ou t l i ne of t h e 6 0 - y ea r- ol d
g ra ndm ot h er a nd UFO
ex p ert a s s h e wa t ch ed
h er p a rt ner, P et er, di s a p p ea r i nt o t h e da rk -
nes s . H e h a d g one i n s ea rch of M a rek ,
a not h er of ou r
p a rt y ;
wh o h a d s t ep p ed over
t h e b a rri er a nd wa l k ed i nt o t h e f i el d a
m i nu t e ea rl i er.
N ot l ong a f t erwa rd, a l one f i g u re l oom ed
ou t of t h e da rk nes s , s t u m b l i ng over t h e
p l ou g h ed ea rt h t owa rds u s . P et er wa s
b a ck .
" I t s
y ou r m a t e, " h e wh i s p ered t o m e
u rg ent l y .
" H e s
p a s s ed ou t . "
H a l f a m i l e b eh i nd u s , down t h e Fores t ry
C om m i s s i on l og g i ng - roa d k nown a s t ra ck
1 0 , wa s R A F W oodb ri dg e. T h i s s m a I l S ec-
ond W orl d W a r a i rf i el d u s ed b y t h e US A i r
Force u nt i l 1 9 9 3 , h i dden i n t h e dep t h s of
R endi es h a m Fores t , i n S u f f ol k , h a d b een
b a ck i n t h e news recent l y a f t er t wo deca des
of a nony . m i t y wi t h t h e rel ea s e of t h e M i n-
i s t ry of D ef ence s R endl es h a m Fi l es . N ow
a va i l a b l e f or p u b l i c i ns p ect i on, t h e f i l es
cont a i n i nf orm a t i on a b ou t B ri t a i n s m os t
cel eb ra t ed UFO s i g h t i ng ; t h ei r rel ea s e
wa s f ol l owed on M onda y b y t h e p a rl i a -
m ent a ry om b u ds m a n s a nnou ncem ent t h a t
t h e M oD h a d rep ea t edl y s u p p res s ed
i nf orm a t i on a b ou t wh a t h a d h a p p ened i n t h e
f ores t . P a rt i cu l a r s ecrecy h a s s u rrou nded
a " res t ri ct ed f i l e" , t h e cont ent s of wh i ch
h a ve b een wh i s p ered a b ou t f or y ea rs .
Over. t h ree ni g h t s a rou nd C h ri s t m a s
1 9 8 0 , i t i s s a i d, s evera l s p a ces h i p s vi s i t ed
t h e a i rb a s e a f t er one of t h ei r nu m b er ra n
i nt o t rou b l e a nd h a d t o s t op a nd m a k e re-
p a i rs . W h a t m a k es t h e R endl es h a m I nci -
dent u ni q u e i s t h e s u b s eq u ent l y rel ea s ed
m em ora ndu m f rom t h e b a s e s
dep u t y com -
m a nder, L t cor C h a rl es H a i ~ t o t h e M i ni s t ry
of D ef ence. I n t h e m em o, H a l t , wh o wa s
l a t er p rom ot ed t o f u l l col one~ des cri b ed h ow
t wo a i rm en, i nves t i g a t i ng s t ra ng e l i g h t s i n
t h e f ores t ) ca m e a cros s a " m et a l l i c, g l owi ng
ob j ect " , wh i ch " m a noeu vred t h rou g h t h e
t rees a nd di s a p p ea red" , wh ereu p on t h e
a ni m a l s on a nea rb y f a rm went " i nt o a
f renz y " . T wo ni g h t s l a t er, h e rep ort ed, t h e
ob j ect ret u rned. H a l t wa s ou t i n t h e f ores t
wi t h a p a t rol wh en t h ey s a w a " red, s u n- l i k e
ob j ect " . A f t er t h ey h a d f ol l owed t h e l i g h t
t h rou g h t h e t rees , i t di vi ded i 1 1 t o f i ve, a nd
p a rt of i t " b ea m ed down a s t rea m of l i g h t
f rom t i m e t o t i m e" . H ere, a t l a s t , wa s t h e
evi dence t h a t t h e u f ol og i s t com m m
t y
h a d
b een wa i t i ng f or: of f i ci a l endors em ent of a n
ex t ra t erres t ri a l encou nt er.
On t h e t h i rd ni g h t , H a l t m a de a t a p e on
h i s m i cro- ca s s et t e recorder, coveri ng
s evera l h ou rs on j u s t l es s t h a n 1 9 m i nu t es
of t a p e. T h e g rea t er p a rt i s t a k en u p b y
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H a l t g p a t rol of f ou r of f i cers a s s es s i ng t h e
s i t e of a s u s p ect ed l a ndi ng , ch eck i ng ra di -
a t i on l evel s a nd h a vi ng t rou b l e wi t h t h ei r
el ect ri ca l eq u i p m ent .
I n t h e l a s t f ew m i nu t es of t h e t a p e, a t
a rou nd 2 a m , t h e m en s t a rt t o s ee l i g h t s
m ovi ng t h rou g h t h e t rees . T h ei r i ni t i a l com -
p os u re s u ddenl y g i ves wa y t o b rea t h l es s
p a ni c:
" I t s
com i ng t h i s wa y . I t s def i ni t el y
com i ng t h i s wa y . . . T h ere s s om et h i ng very ,
very s t ra ng e, " s a y s t h e dep u t y com m a nder
a t one p oi nt .
A t 3 . 1 5 a m , t h e l i g h t - s h ow i s s t i l l g oi ng on
a s H a l t ex cl a i m s : " H ere h e com es f rom t h e
s ou t h ! H e s com i ng i n t owa rds u s now! "
R i g h t b es i de h i m , a not h er of f i cer s a y s :
" S h i t ! " , a nd a m om ent l a t er, b ea m s of l i g h t
s t a rt h i t t i ng t h e g rou nd a rou nd t h em .
" T h i s i s u nrea l , " H a l t g a s p s .
A l m os t 2 2 y ea rs h a ve p a s s ed s i nce t h e
R endl es h a m I nci dent , b u t t h e ent h u s i a s m
of u f ol og i s t s h a s onl y i nt ens i f i ed i n t h a t t i m e,
wi t h one a u t h or ca I l i ng t h e a rea " B l a ck H ol e
D I s ney l a nd" , S evera l b ook s a nd h u ndreds
of web s i t es a b ou t t h e event s ei t h er conf i rm
R endl es h a m s s t a t u s i n t h e i nt erna t i ona l
u f ol og i s t com m u ni t y a s b ei ng s econd onl y
t o R os wel l i n i m p ort a nce, or deb u nk t h e
not i on t h a t
a ny t h i ng ou t of t h e ordi na ry h a p -
p ened a t a l l .
T h e f i rs t b ook t o b e p u b l i s h ed, ent i t l ed
S k y cra s h , wa s co- wri t t en b y m y g u i de on
t h e ex p edi t i on i nt o t h e f ores t , B renda
B u t l er, wh o h a s s p ent t wo or t h ree ni g h t s
a week ou t i n R endl es h a m Fores t s i nce t h e
a l l eg ed l a ndi ng .
I h a d p h oned B u t l er, wh o cou l d h a rdl y
b e des cri b ed a s a s cep t i c, i n t h e h op e of
di s coveri ng m ore a b ou t t h i s t a nt a l i s i ng
ch a p t er i n t h e h i s t ory of UFO s i g h t i ng s a nd
of f i ci a l s ecrecy . B u t i t s oon b eca m e a p p a r-
ent t h a t I wou l d need s om eone t o s h ow m e
t h e l a ndm a rk s i n t h e 3 , 5 0 0 - a cre f ores t , s o
I a s k ed i f I cou l d a ccom p a ny h er on one of
h er s k y - wa t ch es . A s t h ei r p op u l a ri t y h a d
i ncrea s ed, s h e h a d h a d t o di vi de t h e g rou p
i nt o t wo p a rt i es t h a t p a t rol l ed di f f erent
I t i s B ri t a i n s m os t cel eb ra t ed UFO
encou nt er: t h e s i g h t i ng i n 1 9 8 0
of a l i en cra f t i n a S u f f ol k f ores t .
N ow, i t h a s b een revea l ed t h a t t h e
G overnm ent t ri ed t o h u s h
u p
t h e
a f f a i r. S o wh a t , a s k s M A R K L UC A S ,
rea l l y h a p p ened i n t h e s t ra ng e
ca s e of t h e R endl es h a m I nci dent ?
a rea s of R endl es h a m ; s h e wa s h a p p y f or m e
t o j oi n h ers . On t h e nI g h t we were du e t o
m ee~ I h a d b een f ort i J Y i ng m y s el f a t a
p a rt y
wh en I ra n i nt o a h y p nop s y ch ot h era p i s t ,
M a rek S i ns k i . W h en t h e q u i et l y i nt ens e 4 0 -
y ea r- ol d l ea rnt of m y p l a ns , h e ex p res s ed
a s t rong des i re t o com e a l ong , t oo.
W e m et B u t l er a t m i dni g h t b es i de t h e
b a rri er t o t ra ck 1 0 . B eh i nd
m e
wa s t h e
p eri m et er f ence of t h e a i rf i el d; t h e di s u s ed
ru nwa y l i g h t s l oom ed i nt o t h e ni g h t s k y .
A h ea d, t h e l og g i ng - roa d s t ret ch ed a wa y l i k e
a ca ny on, wi t h i t s b l a ck wa I l s of 7 0 f t - t a l l
C ors i ca n p i nes . B y t h e du l l g l ow of a ca r s
i nt eri or l i g h ~ I cou l d m a k e ou t t h e s m a l l ,
da rk wom a n s u rrou nded b y t h ree reg u i a rs
on h er s k y - wa t ch es
-
T erry , P a u l a nd
J ona t h a n
-
a nd h er p a rt ner, P et er P a ri s h .
H er p u re- wh i t e G erm a n s h ep h erd, M a s on,
g a l l op ed a rou nd u s , ch a s i ng h i s b a l l .
A s we s et of f down t ra ck 1 0 on f oo~ B u t l er
s p ok e, i n h er s of t S u f f ol k a ccent , of s om e
of t h e ex p eri ences s h e h a d h a d h ere,
s eei ng g l owi ng orb s a nd m eet i ng ex t ra -
t erres t ri a l s . " L a s t
y ea r, t h e y et i wa s down
h ere, " s h e s a i d m a t t er- of - f a ct l y , " l ook i ng
very , very
s a d. " T h e y et i , s h e ex p l a i ned,
h a d f ol l owed t h e g rou p on m a ny occa s i ons :
" W e h a d s om e p eop l e f rom B I a ck P ool down
h ere, a nd t h ey a l s o s a w h i m . H e f rea k ed
t h em ou t , a ct u a l l y . "
B u t l er i ndi ca t ed a dra i n cover t o ou r
ri g h t . " I t l ea ds t o a n u nderg rou nd i ns t a l -
. .
l a t i on, " s h e s a i d. One da y s h e wa s s i t t i ng
on t op of i t wh en s h e " l os t " f ou r h ou rs , a
p h enom enon k nown a s m i s s i ng t i m e. W e
t u rned down a s i de- t ra ck . A f t er a h u ndred
y a rds , P a ri s h l ed t h e wa y i nt o t h e u nder-
g rowt h of f t o t h e s I de, a nd we s cu rri ed
t h rou g h , b ent over. t o a voi d l ow b ra nch es ,
wh i ch we p ol i t el y wa rned one a not h er
a b ou ~ a nd onl y s t ra i g h t eni ng u p wh en we
em erg ed i nt o a cl ea ri ng . J I T h i s " , s a i d B u t l er;
" i s
C ol onel H a l t s l a ndi ng - p l a ce. "
W e s a t i n s i l ence, cont em p l a t i ng t h e
event s t h a t t ook p l a ce t h ere m ore t h a n t wo
deca des a g o: H a l t a ndh i s f el l ow of f i cers h a d
b een t a k i ng ra di a t i on rea di ng s a nd m ea -
s u ri ng i m p ri nt s i n t h e g rou nd wh en t h ey
s u ddenl y s a w a b ri g h t l i g h t m ovi ng nea r b y .
" W h a t ca n y ou f eel ? " B u t l er a s k ed.
M y new f ri end S i ns k i b rok e t h e s i l ence.
j l I t s
s t rong , i s n t i t ? " h e s a i d.
B u t l er s dog , M a s on, b eg a n da s h i ng
a rou nd u s , g rowl i ng h a p p i l y . .
" H e
a l wa y s
g oes m a d wh ere t h ere s energ y or t h ere s
b een cont a ct , " s h e rem a rk ed.
(I On
s evera l
occa s i ons h e s b een ch a s ed b y s t ra ng e
l i g h t s wh i ch eng u l f
h i m . " H er onl i ne j ou r-
na l g oes i nt o m ore det a i l : " M a s on h a d di s -
a p p ea red f or s evera l m i nu t es " , i t s t a t es , of
one t y p i ca l eveni ng , " du ri ng t h e t i m e wh en
B renda s p ok e i n a n u nk nown l a ng u a g e. H e
ret u rned covered i n red, g reen a nd b l u e
f i b re- op t i c- t y p e l i g h t s , a nd l i ck ed ea ch p er-
s on, s t i l l i n t h e ci rcl e, b y p l a ci ng h i s p a ws
on t h ei r s h ou l ders . "
L ea vi ng C ol H a l t s p l a ce, we ret u rned t o
t h e s m a l l a venu e, veeri ng ri g h t t owa rd t ra ck
1 2 . A s we wa l k ed i n s i ng l e f i l e a l ong t h e
na rrow p a t h wa y , I a s k ed B u t l er a b ou t h er
l i f e. S h e h a d b een a cI a i rvoy a n~ s h e t ol d m e,
wi t h h er own ci rcl e, a nd h a d b een i nvol ved
" i n a l ot of t h i ng s
-
p a ra norm a l , g h os t s ,
p ol t erg ei s t s " ever s i nce b ei ng cont a ct ed b y
a n a l i en na m ed R a wh en s h e wa s f i ve.
" I ve b een a b du ct ed on s evera l occa -
s i ons , " s h e a dded. H er k i dna p p ers , s h e h a d
l ea rnt s i nce u nderg oi ng reg res s i ve h y p -
nos i s ) were t h e " g rey s "
- ({ cl a s s i c" s m a l l
a l l ens . S h e now work ed i n a h om e f or p eop l e
wi t h l ea rni ng di f f i cu l t i es .
W e ca m e ou t i nt o a cl ea ri ng a t t h e edg e
of t h e f ores t a nd s a w t h e f l a s h of t h e
Orf ordnes s l i g h t h ou s e on t h e h ori z on.
" T h i s i s
L a rry W a rren s l a ndi ng - p l a ce, "
B u t l er decl a red, I ndi ca t i ng a f i el d. I t
wa s t h en t h a t S i ns k i s t ep p ed over t h e
b a rb ed- wi re f ence a nd s t rode p u rp os ef u l l y
i nt o t h e da rk nes s .
L a rry W a rren s ex t ra ordi na ry b ook L ef t a t
E a s t G a t e wa s p u b l i s h ed. i n 1 9 9 3 . T h e
f orm er a i rm a n, a m em b er of t h e s ecu ri t y
f orces a t R A F W oodb ri dg e, cl a i m ed t o
h a ve wi t nes s ed t h e overa l l com m a nder of
t h e t wi n- b a s e com p l ex , S q u a dron. L ea der
G ordon W i l l i a m s , convers i ng wi t h ex t ra -
t erres t ri a l s . A f t er t h a t , s a i d W a rren, a
N ew Y ork er, h e wa s t a k en t o a n u nder-
g rou nd m s t a l l a t i on a nd i nt rodu ced t o a n
T H E I N D E P E N D E N T W E D N E S D A Y 4 D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 2
cover s t ory
R ob ert E s t a I V C orb i ~ ; M a rk L u c~ s ; ~ n g l i a P res s A g en cy
a l i en "who ha d a n a ccen t I cou l d n t i d en -
t i f y ".
H i s d es cri p t i on of t he vi s i t ors ha d
cl ea rl y s t ru ck a chord wi t h B u t l er: "L i t t l e
t i n y E T s d res s ed i n whi t e j u m p s u i t s ! " s he
ex cl a i m ed . "I ve s een t hem m y s el f l "
"D o
y ou ever worry t ha t p eop l e m a y t hi n k
y ou re a b i t s t ra n g e? " I a s k ed her.
S he cheerf u l l y d i s m i s s ed m y s u g g es t i on .
"I
d on t ca re wha t t hey t hi n k , " s he rep l i ed .
"I t s
b et t er t ha n s i t t i n g a t hom e d ri n k i n g
cof f ee a n d wa t chi n g t el evi s i on d a y i n , d a y
ou t . " B u t i f l wa s f i n d i n g t hi n g s wei rd , S i n s k i
wa s t a k i n g t o i t a l l l i k e a d u ck t o wa t er.
W hen B u t l er s p a rt n er ca m e ou t of t he
f i el d t o t el l u s t ha t t he p s y chot hera p i s t ha d
p a s s ed ou t , u f ol og i s t s were q u i ck l y d i s -
p a t ched t o
ca rry
hi m b a ck , b u t he ret u rn ed
wi t h t hem on f oot wi t hou t s a y i n g a word ,
a n d i n t he a wk wa rd n es s of t he s i t u a t i on , we
f ou n d ou rs el ves m ovi n g on .
A s we s t ru g g l ed t hrou g h a d en s e p a t ch
of u n d erg rowt h, I reca l l ed t he 1 9 5 6 I n ci d en t
-
i n whi ch u p t o 1 8 ob j ect s a p p a ren t l y com -
b i n ed t o f orm a s i n g l e ra d a r echo, whi ch wa s
t hen cl ock ed , a n d wi i n es s ed f rom t he a i r
a n d on l a n d , d oi n g rou g hl y 1 2 , O O O m p h over
t he a i rb a s e
-
a n d won d ered why UFO s were
ra rel y s een n owa d a y s .
Y ou rej ok i n g , a ren t y ou ? " B u t l er a s k ed ,
b ef ore t el l i n g m e a b ou t her l a s t s i g ht i n g ,
l es s t ha n t hree week s p revi ou s l y . Un f ort u -
n a t el y , her p a rt n er ha d t u rn ed hi s f l a s hl i g ht
on t he s p a ces hi p , a n d i t ha d d i s a p p ea red .
"I won t b e d oi n g t ha t a g a i n , " he t ol d
m e, s heep i s hl y .
A s we hea d ed d own t ra ck 1 2 , B u t i er
ex p l a i n ed why s he ha d ha d con t a ct t here.
"T here s a p ort a l , " s he s a i d : "t hey com e
t hrou g h on i n t erd i m en s i on a l en erg y . " O n
occa s i on , t he E T s ha d p u l l ed her ha i r, p u t
t hi n g s i n her p ock et s a n d hi t P a ri s h on t he
b a ck of t he hea d . O n e n i g ht , t he D a rk
S ha d ow p u s hed her b a ck wa rd , a n d s he f el l
over on t o her p a rt n er, who col l a p s ed on t op
of t hei r com p a n i on , T erry .
"W e ha ve a
l a u g h wi t h t hem , " s he s a i d .
A t 3a m , we ret u rn ed t o t he W ood b ri d g e
ru n wa y l i g ht s a t t ra ck 1 0 . L ea vi n g B u t l er
d eep i n con vers a t i on a b ou t UFO org a n i -
s a t i on s f i n a n ces wi t h t he s econ d g rou p ,
whi ch ha d a p p ea red f rom t ra ck I , S i n s k i a n d
I wa l k ed over t o ou r ca rs , d i s cu s s i n g t he
n i g ht s even t s . T here wa s a hes i t a n cy i n hi s
m a n n er, b u t f i n a l l y he l ea n t t owa rd m e:
"S om et hi n g very i m p ort a n t ha p p en ed here
t ou i g ht , " he t ol d m e, t hou g h a n ex p l a n a t i on
wou l d ha ve t o wa i t u n t i l m orn i n g .
D ri vi n g hom e, I p on d ered t he va ri ou s
t heori es t ha t ha d b een u s ed t o ex p l a i n t he
i n ci d en t s , m os t l y b y p eop l e who weren t p re-
s en t . G eorg i n a B ru n i , a u t hor of t he m os t
recen t b ook a b ou t t he even t s , Y ou C a rrt T hU
t he P eop l e, b el i eves t ha t t here were t hree
n i g ht s of a ct i vi t y , wi t h a f u l l - b l own cl os e
en cou n t er of t he t hi rd k i n d . A t t he ot her en d
of t he s p ect ru m i s I a n R i d p a t h, ed i t or of T he
O : i f a rd D i ct i on a ry of A s t ron om y . I n hi s
vi ew, ex ci t ed a i rm en were m erel y cha s i n g
t he b ea m of t he O rf ord n es s l i g ht hou s e, a n d
t he s t a rl i k e ob j ect s of H a l t s m em o "were
j u s t t ha t
-
s t a rs . "
S ecret s a n d f i l es :
t he R en d l es ha m
f ores t ( a b ove) ,
s i t e of t he UFO
s l g ht i n g s ; a s k et ch
of t he a l i en cra f t
b y a US a i n n a n
who s a w t he
i n ci d en t i n 1 9 80
( b el ow) : t he g a t es
t o R A F W ood b ri d g e
( op p os i t e, hot t om )
R i d p a t h s s cep t i ci s m i s p ers u a s i ve. I n
p a rt i cu l a r, he ha s s hown t ha t i t i s a t l ea s t
p os s i b l e t ha t when H a l t s p a t rol ca m e ou t
of t he f ores t , t hey , l i k e t he f i rs t n i g ht s wi t -
n es s es , were con f u s ed b y t he l i g ht hou s e.
B u t a n ot her a i rm a n s a y s :
"I f C ha rl es l H a l t ]
s a y s a b ea m of l i g ht s hon e d own a t hi s f eet ,
t hen a b ea m of l i g ht s hon e d own a t hi s f eet .
Y ou ca n t a k e t ha t t o t he b a n k . "
H a l t ret i red f rom t he a i rf oree i n 1 9 9 1 a n d
n ow l i ves i n
V n - g i n i a ,
i n t he US A I m a n a g ed
t o ob t a i n a n e- m a i l a d d res s f or hi m a n d
wrot e s evera l t i m es wi t hou t res p on s e b e-
f ore he wa s f i n a l l y p ers u a d ed t o a n s wer. H e
wa s , he t ol d m e ra t her p oi n t ed l y , "t i red of
b ei n g p es t ered " b y wha t he d es cri b ed a s
"m os t u n u s u a l p eop l e".
T hou g h he ref u s ed t o t a l k a b ou t t he
R en d l es ha m I n ci d en t , we b eg a n a t en t a t i ve
ex cha n g e on t he n eu t ra l s u b j ect of t he a i r-
b a s e s hi s t ory a s a "cra s h- recovery " ru n -
wa y f or d a m a g ed a i rcra f t ret u rn i n g f rom
ra i d s over occu p i ed E u rop e. H e t ol d m e t ha t
"m ore t ha n on e y ou n g cop " s wore he ha d
s een E a s t E n d C ha rl i e
-
t he g hos t of a
S econ d W orl d W a r a i rm a n
-
f rom t he
g u a rd hou s e a t E a s t G a t e, wher t h~ even t s
of D ecem b er 1 9 80 ha d b eg u n .
"O n on e p a r-
t i cu l a r Fri d a y n i g ht ,
l a t e, " he reca l l ed ,
"I
d rove ou t t he b a ck g a t e, a n d t he
g u a rd
wa s
,
t rem hl i n g s o b a d l y , I en d ed u p ha vi n g a re-
p l a cem en t s en t ou t . " I n 1 9 83- 32 y ea rs a f t er
t he A m eri ca n s t ook over t he a i rb a s e
-
t hey
d i s covered t ha t d y n a m i t e ha d b een b u ri ed
u n d er t he ru n wa y i n ca s e i t wa s overru n
b y i n va d i n g G erm a n s . D es p i t e t he cl ea n -
u p op era t i on , H a l t wrot e, "we n ever were
com p l et el y s u re t ha t a l l t he ex p l os i ves ha d
b een rem oved . "
. . - . . . . . :
_ " " ", S i n s k i a p p ea red a f t er b rea k f a s t t he f ol l owi n g
. . , ", * ". . . , . c
. d a y , a n d we s et t l ed d own t o t a l k . I a s k ed why
. ; : _ - - : - r, . , -
he ha d b een a p p a ren t l y u n con s ci ou s i n
L a rry
W a rren s l a n d i n g - p l a ce, b u t he wa s
a n n oy ed t ha t I d t hou g ht he m i g ht ha ve
b een .
"I
ha d a very p owerf u l ex p eri en ce, "
he ex p l a i n ed ,
"a n d I wa s recoveri n g . " H e
t ol d m e of a m es s a g e he ha d recei ved whi l e
ou t i n t he f i el d . H e a s s u red m e t ha t , a l -
t hou g h i t m i g ht n ot ha ve m ea n t m u ch t o
s om eon e l i k e m e, t here were p eop l e f or
whom i t wa s of g rea t i m p ort a n .
"I
ca n con -
f i rm t ha t i t i s t he g rey s ou t t here, a n d t ha t
t hey a re t he on es res p on s i b l e f or t he a b -
d u ct i on s , " he t ol d m e, i n hi s q u i et l y
com -
p el l i n g m a n n er. "W ha t t hey ha ve b een
d oi n g u p u n t i l n ow ha s b een very , very b a d .
I l ea rn t l a s t n i g ht t ha t t hey a re cha n g i n g
t hei r wa y s . "
I n s ea rch of f u rt her g u i d a n ce, I a p -
p roa ched R eg P res l ey , l ea d s i n g er wi t h t he
S i x t i es p op g rou p T he T rog g s a n d n ow a n
ex p ert i n t he p a ra n orm a l , a n d a s k ed f or hi s
op i n i on of t he R en d l es ha m I n ci d en t . H e wa s
very i n t eres t ed i n t he ca s e a n d s a i d t ha t
t hey were "a l l g ood s i g ht i n g s ". C l ea rl y n ot
a m a n who ha d t rou b l e b el i evi n g i n t he
p os s i b i l i t y of a b d u ct i on s , he even m en t i on ed
hi s s u rg eon f ri en d who rem oved p i eces of
a l i en ha rd wa re f rom p eop l e s f eet a n d
ha n d s . "Y ou wou l d n t b el i eve wha t he
t ook ou t of t hem , " he ref i ect ed , a d d i n g t ha t
t he ob j ect s ha d "t he t een i es t - ween i es t
l i t t l e wi res ".
T he M oD ha s f i n a l l y m a d e a d eci s i on on
t he a i rb a s e a f t er i t s n i n e y ea rs of n eg l ect
a n d ha s a n n ou n ced t ha t t wo a rm y reg i -
m en t s wi l l b e m ovi n g i n a f t er a t 1 0 0 m ref i t .
T he s ol d i ers m a y b e s u rp ri s ed a t s om e of
t he vi s i t ors
-
a l i en a n 4 . ot herwi s e
-
t hey
recei ve ou t s i d e t he p eri m et er f en ce. "O n ce
y ou s t a rt com i n g here, " B u t l er t ol d m e, "y ou
ca n t k eep a wa y . " For, a l t hou g h W ood -
b ri d g e s rol e a s a n a i rb a s e m a y ha ve b een
i n d ou b t , i t s s t a t u s a s a UFO t ou ri s t s hri n e
ha s n ever l ook ed m ore a s s u red .
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D a i l y M a i l , S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r y 1 1 , 2003
As S t e ve n S pi e l be r g
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n e w E25 m i l l i o n TV bl o ckbu st e r a bo u t a l i e n e n co u n t e r s,
O N
A h o t , st i cky J u 1 y
a f t e r n o o n
i n 1 987 J a so n An d r e ws i s ce l e -
br a t i n g
h i S .
f o u r t h bi r t h d a y
a t h i s f a m i l y s co t t a g e n e a r
S l a d e Gr e e n i n Ke n t wh e n t h e
h e a ve n s o pe n .
AI! , t h e t h u n d e r cr a sh e s a l l a r o u n d , t h e r e i s a
si n g l e f l a sh o f l i g h t n i n g . S u d d e n l y , a st r e a m o f
n u m be r s st a r t s po u r i n g o u t o f J a so n s m o u t h :
f a n t a st i c n u m be r s, co m pl e x m a t h e m a t i ca l
~ ~ ~ i r ~ S ; 6 ~ ~ g t ~ f :n - :-
a l l f r o m a bo y wh o
S e co n d s l a t e r t h e wi n d o ws a n d d o o r s be g i n
t o sh a ke vi o l e n t l y a n d t h e f o u r - y e a r -
. o l d a n n o u n ce s t o h i s m o t h e r , f a t h e r a n d
e l d e r br o t h e r : Th e y r e wa i t i n g f o r m e . I h a ve
t o g o .
J a so n s f a t h e r , P a u l , g r a bs h i s so n a n d st o ps
h i m f r o m wa l ki n g o u t i n t o t h e d o wn po u r , bu t
t h e bo y . st r u g g l e s vi o l e n t l y , a n d a s h e d o e s so
t h e h o u se sh a ke s t o i t s ve r y f o u n d a t i o n s
-
u n t i l , f i n a l l y , h e se e m s t o wa ke f r o m a t r a n ce
a n d t h e sh a ki n g st o ps.
It i s t h e f i r st si g n t h a t J a so n An d r e ws i s n o
by
Ge o f f r e y
Wa n se l l
t i m e s i t s a ci r cu l a r r o o m wi t h a m e t a l f l o o r .
It s a l wa y s co l d .
Th e y r e t h e r e . Th e bi g o n e t o u ch e s m e bu t I
d o n t f e e l i t , l i ke a s i f I ve h a d a n a n a e st h e t i c.
Th e n h e a d d e d po i g n a n t l y :
B u t y o u
d o n t
be l i e ve m e , y o u j u st t h i n k I m m a ki n g It a l l u p.
In f a ct , An n d be l i e ve h i m , a n d we n t o n t o
e xpl o r e t h e ph e n o m e n a a f f e ct i n g h e r so n s l i f e
i n a bo o k, Abd u ct e d . Th i s d e ce n t , u n co m pl i -
ca t e d wi f e a n d m o t h e r ca m e t o t h e co n cl u si o n
t h a t we m a y n o t be a l o n e .
N o w, t h e r e st o f t h e wo r l d m a y be a bo u t t o
a g r e e wi t h h e r . Af t e r f i ve d e ca d e s o f r i d i cu l e ,
o f f i ci a l d e n i a l s a n d a l l e g e d co ve r - u ps, t h e
po ssi bi l i t y t h a t a l i e n s m a y h a ve vi si t e d
Ea r t h i s be g i n n i n g t o be t a ke n se r i o u sl y
-
a n d
n o t j u st by sci - f i f a n a t i cs a n d UFO f r e a ks.
S ci e n t i f i c r e se a r ch e r s a r e i n cr e a si n g l y co n -
vi n ce d t h a t t h i n , g r e y - ski n n e d be i n g s a bo u t 4 f t
t a l l , wi t h l a r g e a l m o n d - sh a pe d e y e s
se t In a n o va l , h a i r l e ss, h e a d , m a y n o t
o n l y h a ve l a n d e d o n e a r t h , bu t h a ve
a l so a bd u ct e d h u m a n bE1 i n g s f o r
bi z a r r e e xpe r i m e n t s; wh l l e a l l t h e t i m e
t h e r e h a s be e n a n o f f i ci a l co n spi r a cy
t o ke e p t h e i r vi si t s se cr e t .
To n i g h t Am e r i ca n f i l m m a ke r S t e ve n
S pi e l be r g , t h e m a n wh o br o u g h t t h e
wo r l d C l o se En co u n t e r s O f Th e Th i r d
Ki n d a n d ET, wi l l br i n g t h o se co n vi c-
t i o n s
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a n d a l i e n s
-
t o l i f e i n h i s n e w
m i n i - se r i e s, Ta ke n , o n B B C 2.
AC UN N IN G
m i xt u r e o f f a ct ,
g ~ ~ ~ ~ t J ; . t ~ , ; r ~ ~ ~ g ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~
t h e st o r y o f h o w a l i e n s
a f f e ct e d t h e l i ve s o f t h r e e
Am e r i ca n f a m i l i e s o ve r t h e pa st h a l f "
ce n t u r y .
A m a ssi ve h i t i n t h e U. S . , wh e r e i t
wa s br o a d ca st o n co n se cu t i ve n i g h t s
l a st m o n t h , S pi e l be r g s se r i e s i s t h e
-
m o st e xpe n si ve TV sci e n ce f a ct i o n
d r a m a e ve r m a d e
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wi t h a bu d g e t o f
m o r e t h a n f 25 m i l l i o n
-
a n d i t s ce r -
t a i n t o r e - i g n i t e pu bl i c d e ba t e o n t h i s
f o r e ve r - co n t e n t i o u s su bj e ct .
B u t su r e l y a l l t h i s t a l k o f a l i e n s i s
f a r - f e t ch e d ? As a n a t u r a l sce pt i c, I ve
a l wa y s be l i e ve d so , bu t o ve r t h e pa st
we e ks a n d m o n t bs o f r e vi e wi n g t h e
e vi d e n ce I ve co m e t o t h e co n cl u si o n
t h a t i t d o e s, i n f a ct , wa r r a n t t h e
cl o se st i n ve st i g a t i o n .
Th e r e ce r t a i n l y se e m s t o h a ve be e n
a n o f f i ci a l co n spi r a cy t o ke e p t h e
f a ct s se cr e t .
In t h e pa st f e w m o n t h s, f o r e xa m pl e ,
f i r m e vi d e n ce a bo u t u n e xpl a i n e d
e ve n t s co n n e ct e d wi t h Un i d e n t i f i e d
Fl y i n g O bj e ct s (UFO s) a n d e xt r a -
t e r r e st r i a l ph e n o m e n a h a s be g u n t o
a ppe a r f o r t h e f i r st t i m e a s g o ve r n -
m e n t s a r o u n d t h e wo r l d h a ve r e l e a se d
pr e vi o u sl y se cr e t d o cu m e n t s.
An d , f o r t h e f i r st t i m e , po l i t i ci a n s
h a ve st a r t e d t o a d m i t t h a t e vi d e n ce
o n t h e . po ssi bi l i t y o f e xt r a t e r r e st r i a l
l i f e h a s be e n co n ce a l e d .
In O ct o be r l a st y e a r , f o r e xa m pl e ,
f o r m e r Wh i t e Ho u se C h i e f o f S t a f f
J o h n P o d e st a , wh o wo r ke d f o r P r e si -
d e n t C l i n t o n , ca l l e d o n t h e U. S . g o v-
e r n m e n t t o d e - cl a ssi f y r e co r d s t h a t
a r e m o r e t h a n 25 y e a r s
o l d a n d
t o
pr o vi d e sci e n t i st s wi t h d a t a t h a t wi l l
a ssi st t h e m i n d e t e l J Il i n l n g t h e r e a l
n a t u r e o f t h i s ph e n o m e n o n .
O n l y f o u r y e a r s a g o , f O l J Il e r P r i m e
M i n i st e r B a r o n e ss Th a t ch e r h i n t e d t o
B r i t i sh UFO r e se a r ch e r Ge o r g i n a B r u n i
t h a t t h e r e wa s co n si d e r a bl e se cr e t
i n f l J Il t i o n o n t h e su bj e ct , a d d i n g
m y st e r i o u sl y : Y o u ca n t t e l l t h e pe o pl e .
B R UN I
wa s so st r u ck by t h e
r e m a r k t h a t sh e u se d i t a s t h e
t i t l e f o r h e r 2001 bo o k o n a l i e n
si g h t i n g s i n S u f f o l k i n 1 980.
S h o r t l y a f t e r wa r d s, f o r m e r
To r y S e cr e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r D e f e n ce
M i ch a e l P o r t i l l o a l so co n f i d e d t o h e r
o n t h e sUbj e ct :
I
kn o w a l o t , bu t I t e l l
a l i t t l e .
Af t e r a ca m pa i g n by B r u n i a n d o t h e r
r e se a r ch e r s, t h e Go ve r n m e n t l a st
m o n t h r e l e a se d sco r e s o f se cr e t f i l e s
o n UFO si g h t l n g s. 1 n t h i s co u n t r y , a l l
o f wh i ch su g g e st t h a t a l i e n s ca n n o
l o n g e r be d i sm i sse d m e r e l y a s t h e
pr o d u ct o f f e ve r e d i m a g i n a t i o n s.
C e r t a i n l y t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e pUbl i c
n o w se e m t o be l i e ve t h a t a l i e n s d o
e xi st . As t h e e d i t o r o f t h e B r i t i sh UFO
? ~ ~ ? ? ~ t t l ; ~ 1
~ ~ ~ = l . I~ a r s
t h a t
It wa sn t u n t i l 1 995, wh e n h e wa s a l m o st 1 2,
t h a t J a so n t o l d h i s a st o n i sh e d pa r e n t s e xa ct l y
wh a t h a d be e n h a ppe n i n g t o h i m
-
a l i e n s h a d
be e n a bd u ct i n g h i m f r o n i h i s be d a t n i g h t .
It s
a l wa y s t h e l i g h t t h a t co m e s f i r st , h e
co n f e sse d t o h i s m o t h e r , An n . Th e n I se e t h e
t a l l o n e r i se u p a t t h e f o o t o f t h e be d .
S u d d e n l y t h e r e s l o t s o f l i t t l e o n e s e ve r y -
wh e r e . Th e y r e f u z z y a n d i n d i st i n ct , a n d t h e y
m o ve ve r y f a st . I ca n t m o ve o r spe a k, bu t I m
a wa ke a n d I ca n se e a n d h e a r a n d f e e l . I wa n t
t o scr e a m a n d r u n , bu t t h e so u n d d o e sn t co m e
o u t a n d m y bo d y d o e sn t m o ve .
I
h a t e t h e m . I h a t e t h e m , t h e bo y so bbe d .
I h a ve t o g o wi t h t h e m .
Th e y t a ke m e t o a n o pe r a t i n g t h e a t r e , l i ke
a t t h e h o spi t a l . It s a l l wh i t e a n d sh i n y .
S o m e -
It a
Iy
- - -
& t pd
Ho Ud a y s l t d pl e a se t r d c h e r e O " - -
- -
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~ i r ~ ~ ~ n f g l f ~ ~
po pu l a t i o n t h o u g h t f h e i d e a wa s
"
bso l u t e r u bbi sh " .
N o w e ve r y si n g l e o pi n i o n po l l o n t h e
su bj e ct sh o ws t h a t m i l l i o n s o f pe o pl e
f i r In J y be l i e ve i n UFO s.
-
. ;
L a st J u n e , f o r e xa m pl e , wh e n i t
wa s a n n o u n ce d t h a t B o n n y br i d g e i n
S co t l a n d bo a st e d m o r e UFO si g h t -
. l n g s t h a n a n y
o t h e r pl a ce i i 1 t h e wo r l d ,
a : S ky N e ws po l l sh o we d 6 5 pe r ce n t o f
.
i t s vi e we r s be l i e ve d i n UFO s.
Fi ve y e a r s e a r l i e r
-
In o n e o f
~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s~ n t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , o ~ g ~ e :- ~ ~ ~
ph o n e d ITV t o a n swe r t h e q u e st i o n
Ha ve a l i e n s a l r e a d y vi si t e d Ea r t h ?
a n d 92 pe r ce n t vo t e d Y e s .
Th e r e s st r o n g e vi d e n ce t o su g g e st
t h a t Ea r t h h a s be - e n vi si t e d by
e xt r a t e r r e st r i a l i n t e l l i g e n ce ; i n si st s
B i r d sa l l .
An d a f t e r m y o wn r e se a r ch I a m
pr e pa r e d t o a d m i t t h a t It i s n o l o n g e r
po ssi bl e t o d i sm i ss pe o pl e su ch a s
B i r d sa l l a s cr a n ks .
S pi e l be r g , wh o se f i l m C l o se En co u n -
t e r s O f Th e Th i r d Ki n d d r a m a t i ca l l y
r a i se d t h e i ssu e o f a l i e n e n co u n t e r s f o r
a g l o ba l a u d i e n ce , i s ce r t a i n l y co n -
vi n ce d t h e y ve h a ppe n e d .
Fa sci n a t e d by t h e po ssi bi l i t y f r o m
-
ch l l d h o o d , h e s d e vo t e d pa r t o f h i s l i f e
t o d i sco ve r i n g t h e t r u t h a n d h a s
.
be co m e a n a u t h o r i t y o n t h e su bj e ct a s
a r e su l t .
B u t t h e r e i s a st r i ki n g d i f f e r e n ce
be t we e n S pi e l be r g s a ppr o ch In h i s
TV se r i e s Ta ke n a n d t h e o n e h e t o o k
t wo d e ca d e s a g o i n ET.
Th i s t h n e t h e a l i e n s h e i s d e pi ct i n g
a r e n o t t r y i n g t o ph o n e h o m e
-
t h e y r e h e r e t o su bve r t , a n d u l t i -
m a t e l y co n t r o l , t h e h u m a n r a ce .
An d t h e n e w TV se r i e s, h i s f i r st si n ce
t h e a wa r d - wi n n i n g B a n d O f B r . o t h e ~ 0" 9
~ , ~ ~ g ~ g - ~ t o ~ ~ ~ e a ~ ; ~ ~ ~ .
.
. e e J . .
I
t h o u g h t I co u l d n t d o j u st i ce t o -
t h i s g e n r e i n a t wo - h o u r m o vi e ,
S pi e l be r g e xpl a i n s.
We wo u l d n e e d a l o t m o r e t i m e t o d o
j u st i ce t o t h e h i st r y
o f a l i e n a bd u c-
t i o n s, st a r t i n g ba ck i n 1 94 7 Ih t
t h r o u g h t o t o d a y .
Wa t ch i n g t h e f i r st e pi so d e s,
i t s cl e a r
t h a t S pi e l be r g h a s d o n e e ve r y t h i n g In
h i s po we r t o cr e a t e a f i ct i o n a l se r i e s
o n t h e e d g e o f f a ct . Th i s i s n o
sci - f i co m i c bo o k, n o In va si o n O f Th e
B o d y S n a t ch e r s, bu t a co m pe l l i n g
-
a n d a l l - t o o - pl a u si bl e
-
d r a m a .
B r i t i sh UFO e xpe r t M i ke S o pe r , o f
C o n t a ct In t e r n a t i o n a l , i s a s co n vi n ce d
a s S pi e l be r g t h a t a l i e n a bd u ct i o n s
h a ve h a ppe n e d .
THE
TEL L IN G f a ct Is t h a t t h e r e
a r e f e a t u r e s co m m o n t o a l l t h e
pe o pl e s st o r i e s, h e m a i n t a i n s.
Th e y a l l r e m e m be r be i n g t a ke n
t o a cr a f t , a n d o f t e n t a l k a bo u t
be i n g " e xa m i n e d " .
M a n y t a l k a bo u t so m e t h i n g be i n g
" i m pl a n t e d " i n t h e i r bo d i e s, a n d wh e n
t h e y r e t u r n t h e y o f t e n h a ve t r i a n g u l a r
m a r ks o n t h e i r bo d i e s a n d a r e n t
we a r i n g e xa ct l y t h e sa m e cl o t h e s t h e y
we r e be f o r e t h e a bd u ct i o n .
M i n i st r y o f D e f e n ce ci vi l se r va n t
N i ck P o pe , 3 7, a g r e e s.
Abd u ct i o n s m o st d e f i n i t e l y d o
o ccu r , h e sa y s.
An d a l t h o u g h t h e
ph r a se " a l i e n a bd u ct i o n s" i s a g i f t t o
t h o se pe o pl e wh o wa n t t o d e r i d e i t ,
t h e se a r e g e n u i n e , o r d i n a r y pe o pl e
wh o be l i e ve t h a t t h e y h a ve be e n i n
e xt r a o r d i n a r y si t u a t i o n s.
P o pe i sn t a m a n wi t h a n a n o r a k a n d
~ g ~ ~ ~ ~ :~ t r g ~ Y ~ ~ ~ a i l ~ :o e ~ ~ ~
n o i n t e r e st i n a l i e n s a t a l l u n t i l 1 991 ,
wh e n t h e M o D a ske d h i m i n ve st i g a t e
r e po r t s o f UFO s, a l i e n a bd u ct i o n s a n d
o t h e r st r a n g e ph e n o m e n a .
Th e 1 00 o r so pe o pl e I i n t e r vi e we d
a bo u t be i n g a bd u ct e d by a l i e n s
we r e n t pu bl i ci t y se e ke r s m e r e l y a f t e r
t h e i r 1 5 m i n u t e s o Ua m e , h e e xpl a i n s.
I
ca m e t o t h e co n cl u si o n t h a t so m e
o f t h e s. e pe o pl e h a d t o be - t e l l i n g
t h e t r u t h . An d If j u st o n e o f t h e
a bd u ct e e s r e po r t s i s t r u e , t h e i m pl i -
ca t i o n s f o r t h e h u m a n r a ce wo u l d be
pr o f o u n d a n d d i st u r bi n g .
O n e pe r so n wh o h e l pe d t o co n vi n ce
P o pe wa s 3 7- y e a r - o l d B r i t i sh - bo r n
m a ke - u p a r t i st B r i d g e t Gr a n t , wh o m
h e m e t se ve n y e a r s a g o .
S h e a d d r e sse d a n a u d i e n ce o f 750
pe o pl e a t t h e B r i t i sh UFO co n f e r e n ce
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p h en o men o n ra t h er t h a n a n u t s a n d b o l t s
sp a c esh i p .
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men a s l i t t l e g rey men , t a l l g rey
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ma n y rep o rt s o f si g h t i n g s, i t wa s i mp o ssi b l e
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i t d o es seem t o b e a b i t o f a my st ery
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sp a c esh i p s f ro m o t h er p l a n et s."
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L A S E R V I S I O N
C O R R E C T I O N
FO R S HO R T S I GHT
FR O M J US T
l 49S !
Us i n g the mos t advan ced l as er s , ou r s p eoi l ai s t
doctor s can p er man en tl y tr eat s hor t s i ght an d
as ti gmati s m. Havi n g p er f or med over 1 0 0 , 0 0 0
tr eatmen ts s i n ce 1 992, O p ti max has es tab l i s hed s el f
as the l ar ges t p r ovi der of l as er tr eatmen t i n the UK .
Qp ti max
L A S E R V I S I O N C O R R E C T I O N S PE C I A L I S T S
C A L L N O W FO R A FR E E I N FO R MA T I O N PA C K
0 870 5 1 4 33 1 4
Qu ote r ef : Ml 272
B I R MI N GHA M. B R I S T O L . C R O YDO N . GL A S GO W. L E E DS
L I V E R PO O L . L O N DO N . MA N C HE S T E R . N E WC A S T L E
u n L ock
y ou r
p en s i on !
T UR N T O T HE B A C K PA GE N O W
" T y p i cal J avl n gs agai n n mor tgage p r ovf der p r eml u ms . Pr i cu s how n ar ef or a s tan dar d
3 b ed s eml . detached p r op er ty I n N or thamp ton . A l l p ol l ctes ate u n der w r i tten i l t
l l oy d s . 81 u es u r e Uml ted i s i l l memb er of the Gen er al I n s u r an ce S tan dar ds C ou n ci l .
Un es ar e op en B am. 1 0 p m Mon day to Fr i day an d 1 O am- 6 p m S atu r day s : an d S u n day s .
T en n s an d con di ti on s ap p l y .
Dai l y Mai l , T hu r s day , A p r i l 25, 20 0 2
T HE
al i en cr af t w as s hap ed l i ke
a cr os s b etw een an u p tu r n ed
s au cep an an d a chi l d s s p i n -
n i n g top . I t w as 20 to 30 f eet i n
di ameter , the col ou r of al u -
mi n i u m, w i th p or thol es ar ou n d
the s i de. A n d i t w as hover i n g over
the home of L or d L ou i s Mou n tb at-
ten , on e of the mos t s en i or memb er s
of the B r i ti s h R oy al Fami l y .
T he r emar kab l e ap p ar i ti on w as r ep or ted i n
Feb r u ~ 1 955 b y a b r i ckl ay er cal l ed B r i ggs .
I n a s I gn ed s tatemen t, he tol d how he had
s p otted the f l y i n g s au cer w hi l e on hi s w ay to
w or k at B r oadl an ds , Mou n tb atten s cou n tr y
r es i den ce i n Hamp s hi r e.
B r i ggs des cr i b ed how he had di s mou n ted
f r om hi s b i cy cl e as the s au cer hover ed, an d
w as amazed to s ee a tu b e des cen d f r om i ts
cen tr e. A p l atf or m ap p ear ed i n the tu b e, con -
tamI n g a man . He w as w ear i n g a dar k s u i t or
over al l s an d a cl os e- f i tti n g hel met.
A s he w atched, B r i ggs w as s u dden J y over -
come b y an u n s een f or ce w hi ch cau s ed hi m
to s tu mb l e. T he tu b e r etr acted i n to the f l y i n g
s au cer , w hi ch s u dden J y s hot s tr ai ght u p i n to
the s ky an d di s ap p ear ed.
L ater , the f l y i n g s au cer an d i ts occu p an t
r etu r n ed. C ommu n i cati n g vi a tel ep athy , the
al i en b ei n g i n vi ted B r i ggs on b oar d an d
w hi s ked hi m of f to s ee the E gy p ti an p y r ami ds
-
a r ou n d tr i p that l as ted j u s t ten mi n u tes .
B ef or e he w as r etu r n ed to Hamp s hi r e the
al l en s tol d the b r i ckl ay er :
I f L or d Mou n tb at-
ten met u s , he cotd chan ge the w or l d.
S cep ti cs mi ght have thei r ow n vi ew of thi s
tal e, b u t Mou n tb atten hi ms el f w as f as ci -
n ated. Hi s p er s on al r ecor ds s how that he
~ ~ ; g~ g~ ~ l ~ ~ : : o~ ~ ~ ~ e~ f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ke~ ~ eJ i
vi s i ted the s cen e of the s i ghti n g.

T hey f ou n d mar ks i n the s n ow con s i s ten t
w i th B r i ggs accou n t of hi s movemen ts , b u t
ther e w as n o evi den ce of the UFO s vi s i t.
B u t the ver y f act that Mou n tb atten took s o
mu ch tr ou b l e to check ou t the s tor y s p eaks
vol u mes ab ou t the s er i ou s n es s w i th w hi ch he
-
an d other memb er s of the R oy al Fami l y
an d mi l i tar y el i te
-
took the w hol e s tr an ge
s u b j ect of ex tr a- ter r es tr i al acti vi ty .
A w e w i l l s ee, thos e w ho came to s har e hi s
i n ter es t i n cl u ded the B attl e of B r i tai n
mas ter mi n d A i r C hi ef Mar s hal S i r Hu gh
Dow di n g, the B r i ti s h A r my
gen er al S i r Fr ed-
er i ck B oy
B r ow n i n g, an d
-
mos t as ton i s h-
i n gl y of al l - Mou n tb atten s n ep hew , Pr i n ce
Phi l i p , the Du ke of E di n b u r gh.
B y the ear l y Fi f ti s , a s i gn i f i can t n u mb er of
thi s di s cr eet gen tl eman s cl u b had b ecome
con vi n ced that E ar th w as u n der ob s er vati on
b y al l en s .
T o thi s day ; Pr i n ce Phi l i p has ever y i s s u e of
the magazi n e F1 y i n g S au cer R evi ew s en t to
hi m at B u ckl n gham Pal ace
-
an d on ce
ap p oi n ted an eq u er r y as hi s
p er s on al UFO i n ves ti gator .
.
T HE s tor y of the B r i ti s h
E s tab l i s hmen t s i n ter es t i n
UFO s r eal l y b egi n s i n Wor l d
War I I , w hen p i l ots f i r s t b egan
to r ep or t w hat b ecame kn ow n
as f oo- f i ghter s -
my s ter i ou s
l i ghts i n the s ky that r es em-
b l ed u n kn ow n en emy cr af t.
For y ear s , how ever , the q u es -
ti on w as hu s hed u p an d UFO
i n ves ti gator s cou I d f i n d n o
of f i ci al docu men tati on .
I t w as on J y i n 1 986 that p r oof
of R A F s i ghti n gs emer ged
w hen the l ate. Goon S how s tar
Mi chael B en ti n e, a f or mer i n tel -
l i gen ce of f i cer w i th B omb er
C omman d, s p oke of deb r i ef i n g
cr ew s w ho tol d of l i ghts w hi ch
w er e p u l s ati n g an d had f l ow n
r ou n d the ai r cr af t .
I n f act, s u ch r ep or ts had l on g
b een taken w i th gr eat s er i ou s -
n es s w i thi n mi l i tar y ci r cl es
-
p ar ti ctar l y i n the y ear s af ter
the w ar , as f ear s gr ew ab ou t
the thr eat f r om the S ovi et
Un i on . S ome ex p er ts b el i eved
the s au cer s cotd b e advan ced
S ovi et ai r cr af t.
Mou n tb atten b el on ged to a
s mal l gr ou p of hi gh- r an ki n g mi l -
i tar y p er s on n el w ho b el i eved f l y -
i n g s au cer s w er e f r om an other
w or l d. He b egan col l ecti n g
r ep or ts of s i ghti n gs u s i n g hi s
con tacts i n the ar med s er vi ces .
Hi s theor i es a\ w u t thei r or i -
gi n s w er e cl ear i n l etter s he
w r ote to hi s f r i en d C har l es
b y
Davi d C l ar ke
an d A n dr ew R ob er ts
E ade, edi tor . of the S u n day
Di s p atch, on e of the p op tar
n ew s p ap er s of the day .
T hes e ex tr aor di n ar y thi n gs
have n ow b een s een i n al mos t
ever y p ar t of the w or l d: S can -
di n avi a, N or th A mer i ca, S ou th
A mer i ca, C en tr al E u r op e, he
w r ote.
I t s eems cl ear that the over -
w hel mi n g w ei ght of op i n i on
f r om ever y p ar t of the w or l d
w i l l s how that s ome n ew thi n g
def i n i tel y ex i s ts w hi ch i s
cap ab l e of f l y i n g at ver y s l ow
s p eed, or even p er hap s of hov-
er i n g an d accel er ati n g at an
u n hear d- of s p eed s ever al
ti mes the s p eed of s ou n d. .
T he avai l ab l e evi den ce w i l l
s how that they ar e n ot of
hu man agen cy , that i s to s ay
they do n ot come f r om E ar th. I f
that i s s o, then p r es u mab l y they
mu s t comef r om, " , ome heaven l y
b ody , p r ob ab l y a p l an et.
.
Mou n tb atten b el i eved that
the UFO s s hotd b e s een as
the i n ter gal acti c eq u i val en t of
con temp or ar y ai r cr af t. May b e
i t i s the S hackl eton s or S cotts
of V en u s or Mar s w ho ar e mak-
i n g thei r f i r s t ex p l or ati on of
ou r E ar th, he mu s ed.
B u t he al s o s u gges ted that
the f l y i n g s au cer s mi ght b e the
al i en l i f e- f or ms thems el ves
-
.
n ot a f or m of aer op l an e f r om
an other p l an et b u t the actu al
i n hab i tan ts of that p l an et!
S en s i n g the medi a headl i n es
w hi ch s en s ati on al s tatemen ts
s u ch as thes e w otd p r odu ce,
Mou n tb atten as ked E ade to
keep hi s p r i vate op i n i on s ou t of
the n ew s p ap er s .
I
kn ow thi s s ou n ds r i di cu -
l ou s an d I am r el y i n g on y ou as
a ver y ol d an d l oy al f r i en d n ot
to make an y cap i tal ou t of the
f act that I have p u t f or w ar d
s u ch a f ar - f etched ex p l an ati on .
S UC H
an ex p l an ati on ,
how ever , w otd ap p ar -
en tl y f i l l al l kn ow n
cas es i n w hi ch the f l y -
i n g s au cer has s o f ar
b een s een .
Des p i te hi s des i r e to con ceal
hi s ow n b el i ef s , Mou n tb atten
w as keen to p er s u ade the p u b l i c
to take the s Ub j ect s er i ou s l y . He
u r ged E ade to p u b l i s h w eekl y
ar ti cl es ab ou t UFO s i n or der to
gau ge
the p op u l ar r eacti on .
E ade ob l i ged w i th a s er i es of
s en s ati on al r ep or ts an d al on g
edi tor i al des cr i b i n g UFO s as
the s tor y that may b e b i gger
than the atom b omb w ar s .
T he edi tor i al w en t on to
des cr i b e how
the.
s u b j ect had
b een di s mi s s ed as n on s en s e,
b u t man y i n tel l i gen t an d di s -
ti n gu i s hed p eop l e i n al l p ar ts
of the w or l d ar e i n ten s el y
I n ter es ted, an d tr eat s u ch
r ep or ts ver y s er i ou s l y i n deed .
E ade q u oted f r om a l etter he
had r ecei ved f r om on e of the
mos t f amou s men al i ve today ,
w hom he cotd n ot n ame b u t
w ho comman ds u n i ver s al
r es p ect an d admi r ati on .
I t w as a di s cu s s i on w i th thi s
my s ter y man , E ade s ai d, w hi ch
l ed to hi s deci s i on to p l ace
b ef or e the r eader s of the S u n -
day Di s p atch al l that i s kn ow n
ab ou t the f l y i n g s au cer s an d
al l the theor i es ab ou t them, n o
matter how s en s ati on al an d
f an tas ti c .
t: : , i i ~ : ~ 1 ~ ~ J 1 J ~ , i , ; g; ~ t
ten
-
an d the ef f ect of l 1 i s i n ter -
ven ti on w as to p r ove dr amati c.
Fol l ow i n g p u b l i cati on of
thes e s tor i es i n the Di s p atch;
accou n ts of UFO s p ou r ed i n to
n ew s p ap er of f i ces acr os s the
B r i ti s h I s l es .
I n hi n ds i ght, i t i s cl ear that
the aggr es s i ve n ew s p ap er cam-
p ai gn p l ay ed a hu ge p ar t i n
cr eati n g the f as ci n ati on w i th
UFO s that w as to gr i p
the
cou n tr y f or decades to come.
.
O V E R the y ear s , r u mou r s of
MO l l l l tb atten s r ol e l eaked ou t
to UFO en thu s i as ts . I mp r ob a-
b l e s t o r i e s c i r c u l a t e d t h a t h e h a d
a c c e s s t o T o p S e c r e t p h o t o s o f f l y -
i n g s a u c e r s f r o m R o y a l Na vy f i l e s ,
o r t h a t h e wa s i n vo l ve d i n t h e
i n ve s t i g a t i o n o f a UFO t h a t h a d
c r a s h e d i n B r i t a i n .
T h e l a t t e r s t o r y o r i g i n a t e d i n 1955
wi t h a n A m e r i c a n j o u r n a l i s t n a m e d
Do r o t h y K i l g a l l e n , wh o c l a i m e d
t h a t t h e wr e c ka g e o f a m y s t e r i o u s
~ ~ f e ~ R ~ r s ~ s T ~ ~ f a ~ v: ~ ~ ~ \ ~ ~
e m b r o i d e r e d wi t h C l a i m s t h a t t h e
s a u c e r wa s c r e we d b y s m a l l m e n ,
p r o b a b l y u n d e r f o u r f e e t t a l l .
K i l g a l l e n s a i d t h e Go ve r n m e n t
wa s h o l d i n g b a c k f r o m i s s u i n g a n
o f f i c i a l s t a t e m e n t b e c a u S e
i t d o e s
n o t wa n t t o f r i g h t e n t h e p u b l i c .
S h e c l a i m e d h e r s o u r c e wa s
a
B r i t i S h o f f i c i a l o f C a b i n e t r a n k wh o
wi s h e d t o r e m a i n a n o n y m o u s .
R u m o u r s we n t a r o u n d t h a t i t wa s
Mo u n t b a t t e n . S i n c e K i l g a l l e n wa s
a we l l - kn o wn f i g u r e a t h i g h - s o c i e t y
p a r t i e s wh e r e s h e m i x e d wi t h r o y -
a l t y a n d a r i s t o c r a t s , t h i s wa s n o t
t o t a l l y i m p l a u s i b l e
-
a l t h o u g h i t
s e e m s u n l i ke l y t h a t Mo u n t b a t t e n
wQu l d h a ve l e t s l i p s t a t e s e c r e t s t o
a g o s s i p c o l u m n i s t o ve r c o c kt a i l s .
A f t e r K i l g a l l e n r e f u s e d t o e l a b o r a t e
o n h e r s t o r y , UFO e n t h u s i a s t s
b e c a m e c o n vi n c e d t h a t s h e h a d b e e n
s i l e n c e d b y t h e E s t a b l i S h m e n t . He r
s u d d e n
-
a n d s o m e c l a i m m y s t e r i -
o u s
-
d e a t h i n 1965 a d d e d t o t h e i r
s u s p i c i o n s t h a t t h e r e wa s a c o n s p i r -
a c y t o h i d e t h e t r u t h a b o u t UFOs .
Y e a r s l a t e r , Ma r g a r e t T h a t c h e r ,
wo u l d f u e l t h e s e c o ve r - u p t h e o r i e s .
A t a c o c kt a i l p a r t y i n 1997 , a u t h o r
Ge o r g i n a B r u n i c l a i m e d s h e
d i s c u s s e d a l i e n t e c h n o l o g y wi t h t h e
f o r m e r P r i m e Mi n i s t e r . B a r o n e s s
T h a t c h e r wa s s a i d t o h a ve t r e a t e d
t h e m a t t e r wi t h u t m o s t s e r i o u s -
n e s s , t wi c e r e p e a t i n g t h e c o m m e n t :
~ P , ~ J ~ g u ~ ~ ~ f e 1f t h ~ ~ r e ~ ~ : ~
S h e t h e n a b r u p t l y c h a n g e d t h e
s u b j e c t .
,
De t a i l s o f P r i n c e P h i l i p s i n t e r e s t
i n UFOs h a ve b e e n g i ve n b y o n e o f
h i s e q u e r r i e s , t h e l a t e S i r P e t e r
Ho r s l e y .
He c o n f i r m e d t h a t P h i l i p wa s o p e n
t o t h e i m m e n s e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f n e w
t e c h n o l o g y l e a d i n g t o s p a c e e x p l o -
r a t i o n , wh i l e a t t h e s a m e t i m e n o t
d i s c o u n t i n g t h a t , j u s t a s we we r e o n
t h e f t i n g e o f b r e a ki n g o u t i n t o s p a c e ,
s o o t h e r o l d e r c i vi l i s a t i o r i s i n t h e u n i -
ve r s e m i g h t a l r e a d Y h a ve d o n e s o .
B y o n e a c c o u n t , l a t e r d e n i e d b y
r o y a l s o u r c e s , t h e Du ke r e q u e s t e d
t h a t a l l f l y i n g , s a u c e r r e p o r t s
r e c e i ve d b y t h e A i r Mi n i s t r y s h o u l d
b e c o p i e d t o h i m .
He wa s o n c e r e p o r t e d t o h a ve
~ g ~ ~ = % f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o " ~ ~
t o i t . S o m a n y p e o p l e s a y t h e y h a ve
s e e n t h e m .
Ho r s l e y s a u t o b i o g r a p h y r e ve a l e d
h o w r e p o r t s o f f l Y i n g s a u c e r s we r e
e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y d i s c u s s e d a m o n g
t h e s t a f f a t B u c ki n g h a m P a l a c e
t h r o u g h o u t h i s , t i m e a s e q u e r r y .
Mo s t i n t r i g u i n g l y , Ho r s l e y
r e c o u n t s h o w P h i l i p a g r e e d t h a t I
c o u l d i n ve s t i g a t e t h e m o r e c r e d i b l e
r e p o r t s , p r o vi d e d 1 ke p t i t a l l i n
p e r s p e c t i ve a n d d i d n o t i n vo l ve I r i s
o f f i c e i n a n y ki n d o f p u b l i c i t y .
B Y V I R T UE
o f t h i s u n o f f i c i a l
I g ~ ~ r f o ~ ~ f : ~ Og i ~ : ~ ~ ~ ;
b l a n c h e t o r e a d a n y r e p o r t s
R A F, ~ ~ Y . ; t ~ ~ : ~ ~ t e b i l ~ ~ ~
c o n c e r n e d .
T h e c a s e wh i c h i m p r e s s e d h i m
m o s t i n vo l ve d t wo p i l o t s f r o m 25
S q u a d r o n , wh o o b s e r ve d a f l y i n g
s a u c e r wh i l e o n p a t r o l i n a V a m p i r e
j e t f r o m R A F We s t Ma l l i n g , K e n t ,
o n e a f t e r n o o n i n No ve m b e r , 1953 .
,
Ho r s l e y i n ve s t i g a t e d t h e s i g h t i n g
a s t h o r o u g h l y a s h e c o u l d , vi s i t i n g
t h e b a s e a n d q u i z z i n g b o t h a i r m e n .
He s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t t o t h e Du ke
o f E d i n b u r g h , s a y i n g t h a t h e wa s
s a t i s f i e d t h a t t h e V a m p i r e c r e w
wa s p e r f e c t l y r e l i a b l e a n d t h e t wo
a i r m e n h a d s e e n
a
g e n u i n e UFO .
A n u m b e r o f UFO wi t n e s s e s we r e
Da i l y Ma i l , T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 25, 20 0 2
* * *
P a g e 25
i n vi t e d t o t h e P a l a c e , i n c l u d i n g
J a m e s Ho wa r d , c a p t a i n o f a B r i t i s h
a i r l i n e r wh o , wi t h h i s p a s s e n g e r s
a n d c r e w, r e p o r t e d s e e i n g a f o r m a -
t i o n o f UFOs o ve r t h e A t l a n t i c .
T h e m o s t u n u s u a l vi s i t o r wa s 11-
y e a r - o l d S t e p h e n Da r b i s h i r e f r o m
t h e La ke Di s t r i c t , wh o h a d t a ke n
p h o t o g r a p h s o f a s a u c e r - s h a p e d
o b j e c t h o ve r i n g o ve r t h e s l o p e s o f
C o n i s t o n Ol d Ma n i n 1954 . _
I n b o t h t h e s e i n s t a n c e s , I t wa s t h e
e q u e r r y wh o s e n t o u t i n vi t a t i o n s t o
B u c ki n g h a m P a l a c e . T h e r e c a n b e
n o d o u b t , h o we ve r , t h a t h e wa s
e n c o u r a g e d t o d o s o b y t h e Du ke o f
E d i n b u r g h a n d t h a t h i s r e p o r t s
d e t a i l i n g t h e s e s i g h t i n g s a r e s t i l l
p r e s e r ve d i n t h e r o y a l a r c h i ve s .
Ho r s l e y , s a y s h e i n vi t e d UFO wi t -
n e s s e s t o t h e P a l a c e p a r t l y t o p u t
t h e m o n t h e s p o t a n d t e s t t h e i r
h o n e s t y i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f r o y a l t y
-
a p l o y t h a t m a y i n d e e d h a ve
b e e n a s e f f e c t i ve a s a n y t r u t h
s e r u m i n t h o s e d e f e r e n t i a l t i m e s ,
On e o f S i r P e t e r s s t r a n g e s t c o n -
t a c t s wa s a m y s t e r i o u s Ge n e r a l
Ma r t i n , wh O b e l i e ve d UFOs we r e
vi s i t o r s f r o m a n a l i e n c i vi I i s a t i o n
wh i c h wa n t e d t o wa r n u s o f t h e
d a n g e r s p o s e d b y a t o m i c wa r .
Ma r t i n a r r a n g e d f o r S i r P e t e r t o
m e e t a n e q u a l l y e n i g m a t i c wo m a n
n a m e d Mr s Ma r kh a m a t a f l a t i n
C h e l s e a . A r r i vi n g f r o m B u c ki n g -
h a m P a l a c e o n e n i g h t i n 1955, h e
wa s . u s h e r e d i n t o a s e c o n d - f l o o r
d r a wi n g - r o o m o n S m i t h S t r e e t
o c c u p i e d b y a m a n r e f e r r e d t o o u l y
a s Mr J a n u s .
J a n u s a s ke d S i r P e t e r t o t e l l h i m

e ve r y t h i n g h e kn e w a b o u t UFOs .
S i r P e t e r a s ke d wh a t wa s h i s i n t e r
e s t i n t h e s u b j e c t . T h e a n s we r wa s
s i m p l e :
1
wo u l d l i ke t o m e e t t h e
Du ke o f E d i n b u r g h .
S i r P e t e r a n d Mr J a n u s p r o -
c e e d e d t o d i s c u s s a va r i e t y o f e s o -
t e r i c s u b j e c t s , i n c l u d i n g h o w t h e
f l Y i n g s a u c e r s we r e t r y i n g t o s a ve
t h e E a r t h , a n d t h e p e r i l s wh i c h
f a c e d m a n ki n d a s a r e s u l t o f t e c h -
n o l o g i c a l p r o g r e s s .
~ ~ J ~ ; 1~ e ~ e ; ~ : ~ I = ~ ~ 1~
b e f r o m a n o t h e r p l a n e t , h e
g a ve t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t
h e wa s vi s i t i n g E a r t h a s
a n o b s e r ve r . T h r o u g h o u t
h e m e e t i n g , t h e e q u e r r y
wa s g i ve n t h e s t r a n g e
i m p r e s s i o n t h a t h i s
t h o u g h t s we r e b e i n g
r e a d vi a t e l e p a t h y .
Ho r s l e y wa s a c u t e l y
a wa r e o f h i s r e s p o n s i -
b i l i t y t o r e p o r t a n y
e vi -
t ~ ~ ~ ~ y ~ ~ = : ~ ~ ~ :
s e c u r i t y s e r vi c e s . Ho w~
e ve r , h e wa s s u f f i c i e n t J y
s wa y e d b y Mr J a n u s s
o t h e r wo r l d l y p r e s e n c e
n o t t o t a ke t h i s s e e m -
i n g l y o b vi o u s s t e p .
I n s t e a d , h e h a n d e d h i s
e ;f h < : i ; i : ~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ e ~ a Y a ~ ~
o y B r o wn i n g , a r e n o wn e d
l d i e r wh o h a d l e d t h e a i r -
e f o r c e s a t A r n h e m a n d
wa s n o w C o n t r o l l e r o f t h e
o y a l Ho u s e h o l d .
,
B r o wn i n g , a l o n g wi t h t h e r e t i r e d
R A F c h i e f Lo r d Do wd i n g , wa s o n e
o f a n u m b e r o f wa r ve t e r a n s c o n -
vi n c e d t h a t UFOs we r e a r e a l i t y .
T h e y b e l i e ve d t h a t t h e s a u c e r
.
o c c u p a n t s we r e p e a c e - l o vi n g a n d
f i e r c e l y Op p o s e d t h e i d e a t h a t t h e
a i r f o r c e s h o u l d a t t e m p t t o s h o o t
t h e m d o wn .
I n Do wd i n g s wo r d s : We s h o u l d
b e g u i l t y o f c r i m i n a l f o l l y i f we we r e
t o d o a n % h i n g t o h i n d e r a c o n t a ~
wh i c h m a y we l l b r i n g u n t o l d b l e s s -
i n g s t o a d i s t r a u g h t h u m a o i t y .
N
~ ~ ~ ~ Y t ~ B a t . . : ; ~ ~ h t ~
o wn p e r s o n a l a u d i e n c e
wi t h Mr J a n u s . B u t t h e
a l r e a d Y s u r r e a l s t o r y t o o k a
f u r t h e r s t e p i n t o t h e t wi l i g h t z o n e .
Fo r wh e n S i r P e t e r t r i e d t o c o n -
t a c t Mr s Ma r kh a m , h e f o u n d s h e
h a d va o i s h e d a n d h i s o t h e r c o n -
t a c t , Ge n e r a l Ma r t i n , s u d d e n l y
b e c a m e d i s t a n t a n d e va s i ve .
P u z z l e d , S i r P e t e r r e t r a c e d h i s
s t e p s t o t h e S m i t h S t r e e t a d d r e s s
wh e r e h e h a d m e t Mr J a n u s
-
a n d
f o u n d i t e m p t y . Ne i g h b o u r s s a i d i t s
o c c u p a n t h a d l e f t i n a h u r r y .
Ha d h e b e e n t h e vi c t i m o f a n
e l a b o r a t e h o a x d e s i g n e d t o
e n s n a r e t h e R o y a l s ? S i r P e t e r
r e m a i n e d c o n vi n c e d t h a t h e m i g h t
a c t u a l l y h a ve m a d e c o n t a c t Wi t h a
vi s i t o r f r o m a n o t h e r wo r l d .
On o n e l e ve l , t h i s a n d o t h e r
a c c o u n t s o f r o y a l a n d a r i s t o c r a t i c
i n vo l ve m e n t wi t h t h e e a r J y d e ve l o p -
m e n t o f t h e f l y i n g s a u c e r m y t h m a y
b e r e a d a s j u s t c e l e b r i t y g o s s i p .
B u t t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e B r i t i S h
E s t a b l i s h m e n t u p o n t h e f o r m a t i o n
o f p u b l i c o p i n i o n d u r i n g t h e Fi f t i e s
wa s i m m e n s e , a n d s h o u l d n o t b e
u n d e r e s t i m a t e d .
R i g h t l y o r wr o n g J y , t h e i r e n d o r s e -
W; ~ ~ ~ C , ~ t ~ J b ~ t ~ ~ ~ l r o ~ ~
f r o m s p a c e .
. E XT R A C T E D f r o m Ou t Of T h e
S h a d o ws b y Dr Da vi d C l a r ke a n d
~ " a ~ % : : 0 3 ~ : : 8 ~ t ! u u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . Z K .
C o p y r i g h t @ 20 0 2, Dr Da vi d C l a r ke
a n d A n d y R o b e r t s . 7 b o r d e r a c o p y
~ ~ ~ i n h ~ o i l i & P
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M i n i s t r y , p r o d u c e d a m i n i m u m
f o r m a t , a o n e
p a g e ,
UFO
r e p o r t i n g p r o c e d u r e f o r b o t h p u b l i c a n d m i l i t a r y r e p o r t i n g o f t h e p h e n o m e n a . R e p o r t s
o f s i g h t i n g s f r o m e i t h e r m i l i t a r y o r c i v i l i a n s o u r c e s w e r e s e n t t o D e f e n c e I n t e l l i g e n c e
S t a f f
( D I S ) f r o m t h e A i r S t a f f i n c a s e t h e y c o n t a i n e d
a n y i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h w a s o f
v a l u e i n D I S s
t a s k o f a n a l y s i n g t h e p e r f o r m a n c e a n d t h r e a t o f f o r e i g n w e a p o n s
s y s t e m s , n u c l e a r , c h e m i c a l a n d b i o l o g i c a l w e a p o n s p r o g r a m m e s a n d t e c h n o l o g i e s
a n d
e m e r g i n g t e c h n o l o g i e s . H o w e v e r , n o n e o f t h e r e p o r t s r e c e i v e d o v e r a p e r i o d o f
30 y e a r s h a v e y i e l d e d a n y v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n w h a t s o e v e r . D I S t h e r e f o r e d e c i d e d
i n D e c e m b e r 20 0 0 , n o t t o r e c e i v e t h e s e r e p o r t s a n y l o n g e r .
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uy
F a w k e s
N i g h t w a s r i t a
b i g d e a l f o r
me a t t h e a g e o f l S . A s I a mb l e d h o me
t r o m w o r k o n N o ve mb e r
5 , 1 9 7 6 , I w a s
p r o b a b l y l o o k i ng f o r w a r d t o a
p ub c r a w l
w i t h
my t r i e nd s r a t h e r t h a n a f e w
d a mp
s q ui b s i n t h e
g a r d e n w i t h
my p a r e nt s .
Mo r e l i k e l y, I s us p e c t
my n nd w a s
vi r t ua l l y a b l a nk , t h e k i nd o f me d i t a t i ve
s t a t e t h a t o f t e n p r e c e d e s a
g h o s t l y
e x p e r i e nc e o r a r e l i g i o us vi s i o n. I
c e r t a i nl y w o ul d r i t h a ve b e e n
t h i nk i ng a b o ut w o r k : I
w a s a t r a i ne e
c o mp ut e r
p r o g r a nml e r a t C r a w l e y
Bo r o ug h
C o unc i l , a j o b > r w a s h a p p y
t o a b a nd o n
a t -
5 . 20p m
e ve r ye ve ni ng ~ O r
4 . 25 p m, w e i r d l y, o n
F r i d a ys l i k e t h i s
-
f o r
my l O - mi nut e s t r o l l h o me .
A j o vi a l c a r e e r s a d vi s e r h a d
s ug g e s t e d t h e j o b . , -
b a s e d , I t h o ug h t t h e n, . o na n
i ns p i r e d > r e a d i ng
o f t h e
uni q ue p o t e nt i a l
d i s p l a ye d
b Y l ! 1 Y a - l e ve l s i n
E ng l i s h , L a t i n, F r e nc h , ma t h s a nd a r t . A l l t o o l a t e , I
no w r e a l i s e h e s a w me a s a n
a r c h e t yp a l ne r d , a
mi s s h a p e n
p e g
f o r a s l i g h t l y o f f - s q ua r e h o l e . I h a d
r a mp a g i ng a c ne , l o ng h a i r
s p i l l i ng d a nd r uf f d o w n
my s l o uc h i ng s h o ul d e r s , a n a d d i c t i o n t o p r o g - r o c k
r e c o r d s a nd p i nt s o f l a g e r - a nd - b l a c k c ur r a nt .
I w a s
o ne o f t h o s e i r r i t a t i ng f o o l s w h o me mo r i s e w h o l e
Mo nt y P yt h o n s k e t c h e s . G i r l t r i e nd s w e r e
s o me t h i ng O t h e r
p e o p l e h a d .
I nmy s p a r e t i me , I
l a b o ur e d o ve r a s h a p e l e s s no ve l a b o ut a s i ni s t e r
l o b s t e r r e c i p e t h a t w a s t a k i ng o ve r t h e w o r l d ,
t h o ug h mo s t o f t h e a c t i o n w a s c o nf i ne d t o
my
h o me t o w n o f
C r a w l e y, We s t S us s e x . I w a s a Ho b b i t
i n a l l b ut na me . Wh a t o t h e r c h o i c e o f
e mp l o yme nt
c o ul d a nyo ne h a ve
s ug g e s t e d ?
But a s J t ur ne d t h e c o r ne r i nt o
my h o me
t e r r i t o r y o f Buc k ma ns Ro a d i n t h e d i s t r i c t o f
We s t G r e e n, d e s t i ny w a s b o ut t o d e a l me a ne w
r o l e . A mi s s i o n. A
p o i nt e r f o r t h e f ut ur e t h a t I h a d
c o ns i s t e nt l y f a i l e d t o vi s ua l i s e f o r
mys e l f .
I t w a s f l o a t i ng a b o ve t h e r o o f t o p s o f
my r o a d
-
a n
a s s e mb l a g e o f mys t e r i o us l i g h t s . I t d i d n t
s e e me o
l ? e
t r a ve l l i ng i n a l i ne a r
w a y b ut w o b b l i ng t r o m s i d e t o
s i d e i n t h e d a r k ne s s , w i t h o ut
ma k i ng a s o und , l
s t o p p e d a nd w a t c h e d i t , d umb f o und e d . Th e n I
r e me mb e r e d i t w a s
G uy F a w k e s
N i g h t . O h ,
i t s
a
r o c k e t , I r e me mb e r t h i nk i ng ; O r a n A i r Bo mb . O r
s o me o t h e r f I r e w o r k t h a t g o e s up i n t h e a i r . But
w h e n t h e l i g h t s c o nt i nue d t o w i nk a nd h o ve r f o r
s e ve r a l mi nut e s , I d i s c o i l nt e d t h a t
t h e o r y.
N o , t h i s w a s a n
uni d e nt i f I e d f i yi ng
o b j e c t ,
p o s s i b l y a s p a c e c r a f t p i l o t e d
b y a l i e ns . P e o p l e s e e
t h e m a l l t h e t i me ;
i t s
j us t t h a t i t h a d r i t
h a p p e ne d t o .
me b e f o r e . I w a s e x c i t e d b e yo nd i nt e l l i g e nt t h o ug h t .
I w a s t r e mb l i ng s o muc h , I a l mo s t s h o o k
mys e l f o ut
o f
my t a nk
t o p a nd o x f o r d b a g s .
Th e r e w a s f e a r i n t h e e x c i t e me nt , b e c a us e I w a s
d e a l i ng w i t h t h e unk no w n. Wh o s
t o
s a y, I
r e me mb e r
t h i nk i ng , i l i a t t h i s i s n t
t h e s t a r t o f a f ul l -
s c a l e i nva s i o n? I t c o ul d b e Th e Wa r o f t h e Wo r l d s
o r , a t b e s t , Th e
Da y t h e E a r t h S t o o d S t i l l . P e o p l e
c o ul d b e ma s s a c r e d ; t h e w h o l e p l a ne t c o ul d b e
d e s t r o ye d i n a f i a s h . l t w a s t h e k i nd o f d a y w h e n
a nyt h i ng c o ul d h a ve
h a p p e ne d
-
i nd e e d , I h a ve
s i nc e d i s c o ve r e d t h a t o n t h i s
ve r y s a me
d a y, a f o r me r
me mb e r o f t h e b a nd S t e p s " va s b o r n.
~
I h ur r i e d h o me a nd g i b b e r e d t o
my mo t h e r t h a t
i t h e r e w a s a UF O
o ut s i d e , j us t d o w n t h e r o a d . I " va s
~ d i s a p p o i nt e d t h a t s h e w a s r i t t h a t b o t h e r e d ; i ns t e a d
: o f r us h i ng o ut s i d e t o s e e i t f o r h e r s e l f , s h e
s ug g e s t e d
~
I c a l l ne a r b y
G a t w i c k A i r p o r t t o s e e i f t h e y h a d
~ s p o t t e d
a nyt h i ng o n t h e i r r a d a r . S o I c h e c k e d t h e
~
t e l e p h o ne
d i r e c t o r y, p i c k e d
up t h e r e c e i ve r > > +
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/ BRI E O _ E RS I
To ny Ba r r e l l
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.
011 our g re e n T ri m p h on e an d di al l e d. " Wh y do you
toun g
m an ?"
an urb an e av i ati on of f i c i al as k e d
m e . " Wh at
h av e
you
s e e n ?" I c O l i l d al m os t h e ar h i s
re g ul ati on RAF m ous tac h e twi tc l
g .
i \
U FO ; I re p l i e d, h e l p f ul l y.
" We l l , we h av e n t p i c k e d
up an yth i n g
un i de n ti f i e d h e re . Are
you
s ure ?"
" I
th i n k s o. "
" D on t
worry, youn g m an , we l l
k e e p a l ook out:
" O h .
O k ay.
T h an k s . "
Wh e n I we n t b ac k outs i de to c h e c k on th e
p rog re s s of th e ob j e c t, i t h ad g on e . For s om e re as on ,
m y de ar ol d m um th oug h t i t woul d b e a g ood i de a
to g e t i n touc h wi th th e l oc al
p ap e r, th e C rawl e y
O b s e rv e r. P os s i b l y f or th e s am e re as on , I ag re e d,
wi th out c on s i de ri n g th e c on s e q ue n c e s . A f i : i e n dl y
re p orte r c h ap s oun de d m i l dl y i n te re s te d an d s ai d
s om e on e m i g h t g e t b ac k to m e . He di dn t
s ay,
" i f
we
don t h av e an y b e tte r n e ws th i s we e k " , b ut th at s
wh at th e
c yn i c al , g rown - up p art of m e h e ars n ow
wh e n I re c al l th e c on v e rs ati on .
T h e re was a c al l f or m e at th e of f i c e th e f ol l owi n g
we e k . Was I th e youn g s te r
wh o d
s e e n th e
f l yi n g
s auc e r? Y e s , I s ai d, i f th at s wh at i t was . I n th e c ol d
l i g h t of day, I was on th e p oi n t of di s own i n g th e
e x p e ri e n c e an d s tarti n g to c l utc h at rati on al
e x p l an ati on s . I al s o wi s h e d th at I h adn t p h on e d th e
p ap e r. I
g av e a h al f - h e arte d an d n ot te rri b l y
arti c ul ate i n te rv i e w, m um b l i n g i n to th e re c e i v e r l e s t
m y s tory b e h e ard
b y m y work
c ol l e ag ue s , m an y of
wh om h e l d di p l om as i n th e art of m i c k e y- tak i n g .
T h e re p orte r as k e d i f a p h otog rap h e r c oul d c al l
an d tak e a p i c ture .
" N o;
I s ai d,
" th e U FO s
n ot th e re
an y m ore . I t di s ap p e are d af te r s e v e ral m i n ute s . "
N o, a
p i c ture of m e , th e l oc al h ac k p ati e n tl y e x p l ai n e d.
" O h ,
ok ay th e n ; I m us t h av e s ai d, b e c aus e a s n ap p e r
dul y turn e d
up on th e doors te p on e e v e n i n g . As a
S un day T i m e s wri te r I h av e h ad th e p l e as ure of
work i n g wi th s om e f I n e
p h otog rap h e rs s i n c e , b ut
th i s
g uy
h ad an i m ag i n ati on l i k e n o oth e r. " C oul d
you p i c k up s om e th i n g roun d?" h e as k e d. " L i k e
a
s auc e r? An d l ook at i t?" T h e
n e are s t s uc h ob j e c t was
a c h e ap as h tray wi th a
p h otog rap h of B l ac k p ool
T owe r i n i ts c e n tre , a s ouv e n i r f rom a di s tan t h ol i day.
I h e l d i t
up
an d s m i l e d, an d th e f l as h we n t of f .
" T h at
U FO was n o f I re work ;
ttum p e te d th e
O b s e rv e r, ab ov e th e p i c ture of m e an d th e as h tray.
T h e an on ym ous re p orte r h ad h ad s om e e as y f un
wi th th e
s tory:
i \ i r
traf f i c c on trol at G atwi c k
m i s s e d th e s c oop of a l i f e ti m e on Fri day, wh e n a
U FO h ov e re d ov e r We s t G re e n .
. :
My ag e was
om i tte d, g i v i n g m e an e n i g m ati c v i l l ag e - i di ot
q ual i ty. Fri e n ds an d c o- work e rs we n t th roug h th e
wh ol e p an tom i m e of ri di c ul e , th e m os t re p e ate d j e s t
b e i n g th at I m us t h av e " h ad
a f e w :
( I s ti l l h av e a
p rob l e m wi th th i s c l i c h th at al c oh ol i s a p ote n t
h al l uc i n og e n i c . Wh e n was th e l as t ti m e you
" s aw
th i n g s " af te r h av i n g on e b e e r too m an y?) O n e of
m y
m oth e r s f e m al e of f i c e c ol l e ag ue s l ook e d at
m y
p h oto an d c om m e n te d th at I was a " n i c e - l ook i n g
l ad" ,
b l i th e l y i g n ori n g th e te rri b l e th re at of al i e n
i n v as i on i m p l i c i t i n th e
s tory.
T h e s i g h ti n g
" h as
c e rtai n l y i n c re as e d
m y i n te re s t
i n th e s e th i n g s " , I h ad tol d
m y i n te rv i e we r. " N ow
I
woul d l i k e to f i n d out m ore ab out i t: T rue to
m y
word, f or m on th s af te rwards I re ad
e v e ry ttas h y
p ap e rb ac k ab out U FO s an d al i e n s I c oul d g e t m y
h an ds on . T h e m ore I re ad, th e m ore I was p re p are d
to b e l i e v e th at n ot on l y we re we j us t on e of a
m yri ad of i n te l l i g e n t rac e s i n th e un i v e rs e , b ut al s o
th at S ton e h e n g e , th e
E g yp ti an p yram i ds an d, i n al l
" .
p rob ab i l i ty, th e Han g e r L an e
g yratory s ys te m h ad
b e e n b ui l t
b y e x tra- te rre s tri al v i s i tors . T h e m ov i e
C l os e E n c oun te rs of th e T h i rd K i n d c am e out i n
19 7 7 , an d I
g org e d on th at as we l l .
B ut l i k e m an y adol e s c e n t e n th us i as m s ,
m y
ob s e s s i on i n e v i tab l y wan e d. I p ut away c h i l di s h
th i n g s , g re w
up ,
s wi tc h e d
m y c are e r to j ourn al i s m ,
an d e v e n tual l y j oi n e d T h e S un day T i m e s . I n 19 9 7
,
th e e di tor of th i s m ag az i n e , un aware of
m y f orm e r
l i f e , s p on tan e ous l y de c i de d I was j us t th e p e rs on to
f l y to Ros we l l , N e w Me x i c o, to c ov e r th e 5 0th
an n i v e rs ary of th e
l e g e n dary U FO c ras h th e re .
Ros we l l was th e
as s i g n m e n t I was b orn f or. I h ad
.
al re ady don e h al f of th e re s e arc h , un wi tti n g l y, i n
m y
te e n s . T h e town was p ac k e d wi th n utte rs i n al i e n
s ui ts , an d e arn e s t uf ol og i s ts arg ui n g th e tos s ab out
s p ac e s h i p s an d we ath e r b al l oon s , an d I c oul d n e v e r
g o f ar wi th out m e e ti n g s om e on e wh o wan te d to
di s c us s h ow al i e n te c h n ol og y was s e c re tl y us e d
b y
m ode rn s te al th b om b e rs , or wh o n e e de d to of f i oad
th e i r own s tori e s of al i e n ab duc ti on . S om e of th e s e
tal e s m ade T h e X Fi l e s l ook l i k e B ob th e B ui l de r.
An d n ot on l y di d I g e t to i n te rv i e w th e c e l e b ri ty
ab duc te e Wh i tl e y S tri e b e r, auth or of C om m un i on ,
b ut we h ad an e n j oyab l e i f ab s trus e
arg um e n t ab out
ti m e trav e l af te r h e s ug g e s te d th at th e Ros we l l c raf t
h ad c om e f rom th e f ar f uture of our own worl d.
T h i s was al s o
m y f I rs t v i s i t to Am e ri c a. I m ag i n e
th at
-
your f I rs t i m p re s s i on of th e g ood 01 U S of A
i s n t Man h attan , D i s n e yl an d or th e G ol de n G ate
B ri dg e b ut a s outh e rn h i c k town i n th e de s e rt,
wi th p i c ture s of b l ac k - e ye d " g re ys "
g az i n g out f rom
m os t of th e s h op wi n dows .
S ub s e q ue n t as s i g n m e n ts h av e s e e n m e h un ti n g
f or g h os ts at th e s i te of th e B attl e of G e ttys b urg ,
atte n di n g
p ag an
ri tual s i n B ri tai n ,
h an g i n g out wi th
Mon s te r Rav i n g L oon i e s , an d j oi n i n g an al i e n -
l ov i n g re l i g i ous g roup f or n ude m e di tati on i n
C an ada.
Wh y, p e op l e f re q ue n tl y as k m e , do I f i x ate
on th e un us ual , th e of f b e at, th e un e > " 1> l ai n e ,
p aran orm al ? L e t m e l i e on th i s c ouc h awh
te l l you. We l l , m ayb e i t m ak e s m e f e e l l i k e a
ag ai n .
T h e re i s al s o th e
p os s i b i l i ty th at th e v
e x p e ri e n c e of N ov e m b e r 5 , 19 7 6
-
th e s i g h
th e h um i l i ati on th at f ol l owe d i t
-
i n te n s m e
ab i l i ty to e m p ath i s e wi th
p e op l e wh om m a
oth e rs woul d di s m i s s as c rac k p ots . I v e b e e r
b oug h t th e T - s h i rt: I k n ow wh at i t s l i k e to ,
to un us ual b e l i e f s an d to s uf f e r
m oc k e ry f O l
I m s ure th at s om e of th e m ore out- th e re
uf ol og i s ts I v e m e t woul d h av e an oth e r
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th at th e c raf t I s aw l an de d i n
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ab duc te d
b y
th e al i e n s on b oard, th at th e y
p rog ram m e d m e wi th a m i s s i on to e n l i g h te
worl d ab out al l k i n ds of we i rd an d
wac k y S l ,
an d th e n e ras e d
m y m e m ory. P e rh ap s I s h m

m y h e ad e x am i n e d: i t
m ay c on tai n an e l ab o:
i m p l an t f as h i on e d f rom an oth e rworl dl y m ,
B ut I re al l y don t th i n k s o. Y ou s e e , al th m ;
e x p e ri e n c e was a de f i n i n g m om e n t, e v e n
p e
p as s p ort to an un us ual c are e r, I h av e g rav e d
ab out i ts auth e n ti c i ty. I h av e tri e d ov e r an d ,
ag ai n
to re p l ay th at
m e m ory, c l e an i t
up ,
b r
to s om e th i n g ap p roac h i n g D VD
q ual i ty, s o
de te rm i n e e x ac tl y wh at I s aw: I v e tri e d to re
th os e m om e n ts th roug h m e di tati on , an d I v
b ac k th e re i n dre am s . I c an t m ak e m ys e l f 18
e v e n wi th a l e n g th y s e ri e s of h orm on e i n j e c
i t s a toug h on e . B ut wh at f ol l ows i s th e b e s t
I t i s al re ady q ui te dark . T h e ai r i s
h e av yw
s m ok e f rom e arl y b on f i re s an d f I re work s . I c
th e m
p op p i n g an d f i z z i n g at re g ul ar i n te rv i
atte n ti on i s attrac te d
b y l i g h ts i n th e
s k y,
ab c
roof top s . T h e re i s at l e as t on e re d l i g h t, at l e a
wh i te l i g h t, an d th e y are g l owi n g an d wi n k i l
e e ri l y. T h e l i g h ts are n t s e l f - c on tai n e d
dots , I :
i n th e ai r. I f wh ate v e r i s re s p on s i b l e f or th e l i
m ak i n g a n oi s e , I c an t h e ar i t ov e r th e s oun d
th e b an g e rs an d roc k e ts an d rom an c an dl e s .
m ay e x p l ai n wh y I tol d th e l oc al
p ap e r th at tJ
ob j e c t was h ov e ri n g " ab s ol ute l y s i l e n tl y : ) C
m y n e i g h b ours i s s tan di n g outs i de on e of th
h ous e s n e arb y, b ut I c an t b ri n g m ys e l f to s p e
h i m or h e r; m y m e m ory doe s n t m ak e i t e n ti
c l e ar wh o th e y are or wh at s e x th e y are .
( My
re l uc tan c e to s p e ak to th i s n e i g h b our m ay b l
on un c e rtai n ty as we l l as s h oc k : I don t wan t
s h are th i s e x p e ri e n c e un ti l I h av e e s tab l i s h e d
i t re al l y i s an e x p e ri e n c e . I am al s o
v e ry s h y. )
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I t doe s n t s e e m to b e m ov i n g away f rom m e I
towards m e , b ut h ov e ri n g an d wob b l i n g f ron
s i de . I t i s at th i s p oi n t th at I re al i s e
-
or rath e r
b e l i e v e
-
th at I am s e e i n g s om e th i n g
v e ry S p l
b e g i n to
worry ab out al i e n l an di n g s . I t h as b e
toug h we e k at work , I h ate
p rog ram m i n g
c om p ute rs an d I n e e d a b re ak .
Y i p p e e , th i s i s
an d
m y l i f e wi l l n e v e r b e th e s am e ag ai n .
As s p e c i al - e f f e c ts
de s i g n e rs k n ow, ordi n al
c an ap p e ar e x traordi n ary wh e n th e y are f l i te l
th roug h s m ok e . An d, as g ood U FO i n v e s ti g a
aware , e v e ryday ob j e c ts m ay ap p e ar al i e n wh c
are v i e we d f rom un us ual an g l e s , an d th e i r
tr< l ;
m ay n ot b e p e rc e i v e d c orre c tl y. I f a
f l yi n g m a
we re trav e l l i n g away f rom m e , i t m i g h t s e e m :
s tati c or wob b l i n g f rom s i de to s i de .
T h e an s we r i s s o ob v i ous . B ut I th i n k I v e 1
de n i al f or a l on g ti m e , b e c aus e I s o wan te d th
e x p e ri e n c e to b e trul y s up e rn atural . Re ade r, :
re al l y s orry. I th i n k i t was an ae rop l an e .
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w e a t h e r
b a l l o o n s ,
o r
j u s t
p l a i n
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f i v e
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o f i n v e s -
t i g a t i o n ,
t h e
U F O
p h e n o m e n o n
w a s
d i s m i s s e d
a s
f a n t a s y .
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c l o s e d .
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s o
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s e e m e d .
T h e
f l y i n g
s a u c e r
c r a z e
h a d
b e g u n
o n
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2 4 , 1 9 4 7 .
U . S .
p i l o t
K e n n e t h
A r n o l d ,
3 2 ,
w a s
f l y i n g
a l o n e
t h r o u g h
t h e
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M o u n t a i n s
i n
W a s h i n g t o n
S t a t e .
H e
c l a i m e d
t h a t
n i n e
m y s t e r i o u s
o b j e c t s ,
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a &
b i g
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l a r g e
p a s s e n g e r
a i r c r a f t ,
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a b o u t
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m i l e s
i n
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p l a n e ,
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R a i n i e r .
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t r a v e l l e d
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t h e
m o u n -
t a i n s
w i t h
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p e c u l i a r
w e a v i n g
m o t i o n ,
l i k e
t h e
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C h i n e s e
k i t e ,
h e
t o l d
r e p o r t e r s ,
a n d
w e r e
c r e s c e n t - s h a p e d .
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f l e w
l i k e
a
s a u c e r
w o u l d
i f
y o u
s k i p p e d
i t
a c r o s s
w a t e r .
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t h e
t e r m
f l y i n g
s a u c e r s
e n t e r e d
t h e
p o p u l a r
v o c a b u l a r y ,
t h o u g h
t h e
o b j e c t s
A r n o l d
s a i d
h e
s a w
w e r e
n o t
s a u c e r - S h a p e d
a t
a l l .
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f l y i n g
.
o b j e c t s
h a d
b e e n
r e p .
o r t e d
b e f o r e
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i n
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c a n
b o m b e r
c r e w s
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c l a i m e d
t o
s e e
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l i g h t s
i n
t h e
s k y
t h e y
c a l l e d
f o o
f i g h t e r s
-
b u t
i n
t h e
j i t t e r y
p o s t - w a r
a g e ,
A r n o l d s
s i g h t i n g
q u i c k l y
b e c a m e
l e g e n d a r y .
O n e
t h e o r y
w a s
t h a t
h i s
U F O s
w e r e
s e c r e t
m i l i t a r y
a i r c r a f t
o n
t e s t ,
a n o t h e r
t h a t
t h e y
w e r e
a
n a t u r a l
p h e n o m e n o n .
A r n o l d
h i m s e l f
s u s p e c t e d
a t
f i r s t
t h a t
t h e y
c o u l d
b e
a
f l o c k
o f
g e e s e .
B u t
t h e
t h e o r y
w h i c h
t o o k
h o l d
w a s
t h a t
t h e
U F O s
w e r e
a l i e n
s p a c e c r a f t .
T h e n
t h e
f l o o d g a t e s
o p e n e d .
W i t h i n
a
c o u p l e
o f
y e a r s ,
p e o p l e
w e r e
s e e i n g
s t r a n g e
o b j e c t s
i n
t h e
s k y
a l l
o v e r
t h e
w o r l d
-
n o t a b l y
i n
t h e
U . S . ,
B r i t a i n
a n d
S w e d e n .
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w e r e ,
i n e v i t a b l y ,
s a u c e r - s h a p e d
-
t h e
s i g h t i n g s
t a k i n g
t h e i r
c u e
f r o m
A r n o l d s
m i s q u o t e d
d e s c r i p t i o n .
B u t
U F O s
w e r e
n o t
a l l
t h e
s a m e ;
a
c o m m o n
d e s c r i p t i o n
w a s
o f
c i g a r - s h a p e d
o b j e c t s .
W h a t
t h e y
w e r e
a n d
w h e r e
t h e y
c a m e
f r o m
r e m a i n e d
a
m y s t e r y .
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t h a t
E a r t h
w a s
b e i n g
v i s i t e d
r e g u l a r l y
b y
a l i e n
s p a c e -
c r a f t .
T h e
A m e r i c a n
a n d
B r i t i s h
g o v e r n m e n t s
b e g a n
t h e i r
i n v e s -
t i g a t i o n s .
O n e
o f
t h e
c a s e s
t h e
B r i t i s h
t e a m
l o o k e d
a t
w a s
a
c l a i m
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a
F l i g h t
L i e u t e n a n t
H u b b a r d
t o
h a v e
t w i c e
s e e n
a
f l a t
d i s c ,
l i g h t
p e a r l
g r e y
i n
c o l o u r ,
b o u t
50 f t
i l l
d i a m e t e r
f l y i n g
o v e r
F a r n b o r -
o u g h
i n
H a m p s h i r e .
T h e
t a s k
f o r c e
w r y l y
c o n c l u d e d
t h a t
i n
a n
a i r
m i n d e d
d i s t r i c t
i t
w a s
u n l i k e l y
t h a t
a
r e v o l u t i o n a r y
f l y i n g
m a c h i n e
c o u l d
h a v e
g o n e
u n n o t i c e d
b y
s o
m a n y
p e o p l e .
H u b b a r d
w a s
t h e
v i c t i m
o f
a n
o p t i c a l
i l l u s i o n ,
t h e y
r e p o r t e d .
S o o n
p e o p l e
w e r e
s e e i n g
m o r e
t h a n
j u s t
l i g h t s
a n d
f l y i n g
d i s c s :
a
l a r g e
n u m b e r
w e r e
c l a i m i n g
t o
h a v e
b e e n
a b d u c t e d
b y
a l i e n s
a n d
r e t u r n e d .
T h e r e
i s
o t t e n
a
s t r o n g
s e x u a l
e l e m e n t
t o
t h e
a b d u c t i o n s .
M e n
r e p o r t
b e i n g
f o r c e d
t o
m a t e
w i t h
f e m a l e
a l i e n s ,
u s u a l l y
b l o n d e
a n d
b e a u t i f u l .
M a n y
A m e r i c a n
w o m e n
c l a i m
e r o t i c
e n c o u n t e r s
w i t h
g o d l i k e
m a l e
a l i e n s .
E v e r
s i n c e ,
i n t e r e s t
i n
U F O s
h a s
w a x e d
a n d
w a n e d .
T h e r e
a r e
c u r r e n t l y
s o
f e w
s i g h t i n g s
o v e r
t h e
U K
t h a t
t h e
B r i t i s h
U F O
s o c i e t y
h a s
b e e n
w o u n d
u p .
B u t
i n
1 9 8 9
a n d
1 9 9 0 ,
w h e n
t h e
S o v i e t
e m p i r e
w a s
c o l l a p s i n g ,
a n y
v i s i t i n g
a l i e n s
w o u l d
h a v e
f o u n d
t h e
s k i e s
o v e r
E a s t e r n
E u r o p e
v e r y
c r o w d e d
i n d e e d .
E x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l s ,
i t
s e e m s ,
v i s i t
d u r i n g
t i m e s
o f
p o l i t i c a l
u p h e a v a l -
t h e r e
w a s
a
r a s h
o f
s i g h t i n g s
d u r i n g
t h e
C u b a n
m i s s i l e
c r i s i s
a n d
t h e
i n v a s i o n s
o f
H u n g a r y
a n d
C z e c h o s l o v a k i a .
S o
w h a t
i s
g o i n g
o n ?
N e a r l y
50
y e a r s
a f t e r
C h u r c h i l l s
p l a i n t i v e
r e q u e s t ,
a r e
w e
a n y
n e a r e r
t o
a n s w e r i n g
h i s
q u e s t i o n s ?
F i r s t ,
U F O s ,
b y
d e f i n i t i o n ,
d o
e x i s t .
T h e
n i g h t
s k y
i s
f u l l
o f
s t r a n g e
l i g h t s
a n d
m o v i n g
o b j e c t s
t h a t
c a n n o t
e a s i l y
b e
e x p l a i n e d .
B u t
t h e
v a s t
m a j o r i t y
t u r n
o u t
t o
b e
n a t u r a l
p h e n o m e n a .
S o m e t i m e s
t h e
p l a n e t
V e n u s
a p p e a r s
t o
b e
e x t r e m e l y
l a r g e
a n d
b r i g h t
a g a i n s t
t h e
w e s t e r n
. . . . . . . . . . . . _ -
t

- S k
-
m i t t i n g
s m o k e
a n d
s p a r k s ,
a n d
a
s o n i c
b o o m .
W h a t
I
s a w
w a s
a l m o s t
c e r t a i r
y
a
l a r g e
m e t e o r i t e
a b o u t
t o
b u m
u p .
T h e n
t h e r e
a r e
m a n - m a d e
e x p l a n a t i o n s .
W e a t h e r
b a l l o o n s
a r e
t h e
c a u s e
o f
a n
e s t i m a t e d
1 0
p e r
c e n t
o f
U F O
s i g h t i n g s .
S E C R E T
a i r c r a f t
a r e
t e s t e d
i n
t h e
w e s t e r n
s t a t e s
o f
A m e r i c a .
T h e
.
A m e r i c a n
M a c h
5
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s p y p l a n e
i s
a l s o
r u m o u r e d
o c c a s i o n a l l y
t o
f l y
o v e r
B r i t a i n
-
a n d
m a y
b e
t h e
s o u r c e
o f
t h e
m y s t e r i o u s
s o n i c
r
b o o m s
h e a r d
o f f
t h e
c o a s t s
o f
I
s o u t h - w e s t
E n g l a n d
e v e n
w h e n
C o n c o r d e
i s n t
f l y i n g .
S u c h
e x p l a n a t i o n s
a c c o u n t
f o r
p e r h a p s
9 5p c
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s i g h t i n g s .
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t h e
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o n e
k n o w s .
T h e y
c o u l d
b e
a l i e n
s p a c e c r a f t ,
b u t
t h e n
a g a i n
t h e y
c o u l d
b e
s o m e
n e w
a n d
u n e x -
p e c t e d
p h e n o m e n o n .
T h e y
c o u l d
a l s o ,
o f
c o u r s e ,
b e
c l e v e r
h o a x e s .
S o m e
p e o p l e
b e l i e v e
U F O s
h a v e
a l w a y s
b e e n
w i t h
u s .
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T a y l o r ,
s e c r e t a r y
o f
t h e
B r i t i s h
I n t e r p l a n e t a r y
S o c i e t y ,
b e l i e v e s
t h e
U F O
p h e n o m e n o n
i s
n o
m o r e
t h a n
t h e
m o d e r n
c o n t i n u -
a t i o n
o f
a n
a n c i e n t
m y t h
-
t h a t
o f
a n g e l s
a n d
o t h e r
c r e a t u r e s
f r o m
t h e
s k i e s .
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h a v e
a l w a y s
w a n t e d
t o
b e l i e v e
t h a t
w e
a r e
n o t
a l o n e ,
h e
s a y s .
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t h e s e
l i g h t s
w e r e
t h o u g h t
t o
b e
m a n i f e s t a -
t i o n s
o f
t h e
d i v i n e .
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i n
a
t e c h n o l o g i c a l
s o c i e t y ,
t h e y
m u s t
h a v e
a
t e c h n i c a l
e x p l a n a t i o n .
T h e
w o r k i n g
p a r t y
w a s
o f f i c i a l l y
w o u n d
u p
i n
1 9 56 ,
b u t
t h e
M o D
c o n t i n u e d
t o
i n v e s t i g a t e
U F O s .
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a n
M o D
m a n d a r i n
w h o
u n t i l
t h e
1 9 9 0 s
w a s
B r i t a i n s
a n s w e r
t o
t h e
X - F i l e s
F o x
M u l d e r ,
m a i n t a i n s
t h a t
a l t h o u g h
m o s t
o f
t h e
c a s e s
h e
i n v e s t i g a t e d
c o u l d
e a s i l y
b e
e x p l a i n e d ,
m a n y
c o u l d
n o t .
T h e
t r u t h ,
i t
s e e m s ,
i s
s t i l l
o u t
t h e r e
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a n d
C h u r c h i l l s
q u e s -
t i o n s
a r e
n o
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t h e Ke n n e t h A r n o l d s i g h t i n g ( FT / 3 7 : 3 4 - 3 9J ,
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r un s t h e I n t e r n e t b a s e d d i s c us s i o n f o r um
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t h e UFO
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-
f o c us i n g o n m i l i t a r y b l a c k
p r o j e c t s .
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t wo n i g h t s i n De c e m b e r 1 980, j us t a f t e r Ch r i s t m a s ,
s t r a n g e l i g h t s we r e s e e n i n R e n d l e s h a m f o r e s t ,
S uf f o l k , a d j a c e n t t o t h e R A F B e n t wa t e r s a n d R A F
Wo o d b r i d g e a i r b a s e s . T h e t wi n - b a s e
c o m p l e x wa s
o p e r a t e d
b y t h e A m e r i c a n m i l i t a r y a s p a r t o f
N A T O s
f r o n t - l i n e d e f e n c e s . On b o t h o c c a s i o n s ,
A m e r i c a n p e r s o n n e l l e f t t h e B e n t wa t e r s b a s e t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e
m ys t e r i o us l i g h t s i n t h e b e l i e f t h a t a n a i r c r a f t m i g h t h a v e
c r a s h e d . Di s o r i e n t e d a n d p uz z l e d , t h e i r
t e s t i m o n y, g i v e n
s o m e t i m e a f t e r wa r d s , h a s c o n t r i b ut e d t o a wi d e s p r e a d b e l i e f t h a t
t h e a i r m e n h a d a c l o s e e n c o un t e r wi t h a UFO.
Wh i l e i t wa s k n o wn t h a t t h e
De p ut y B a s e Co m m a n d e r ,
Li e ut e n a n t - Co l o n e l
Ch a r l e s H a l t , h a d s e n t a m e m o t o t h e
Mi n i s t r y o f De f e n c e
( Mo D) a b o ut t h e d i s t ur b i n g i n c i d e n t s , h e
n e v e r r e c e i v e d
a n y o f f i c i a l
r e p l y a n d t h e Mi n i s t r y s
s ub s e q ue n t
d e n i a l o f
-
o r a t l e a s t s i l e n c e o n
-
t h e i n c i d e n t s f ue l l e d s us p i c i o n s
a m o n g UFO b e l i e v e r s t h a t t h e Mo D n o t o n l y k n e w t h e t r ut h
a b o ut UFOs b ut wa s c o v e r i n g
up p r o m i n e n t c a s e s . T h e
R e n d l e s h a m
e n c o un t e r s a n d Co l H a l t s
m e m o , t h e y a r g ue d ,
e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t d e f i n i t i v e l y.
A t l o n g l a s t , t h e
Mi n i s t r y o f De f e n c e h a s r e l e a s e d i t s f i l e o n
R e n d l e s h a m ; i n 1 5 5
p a g e s , i t c h r o n i c l e s t h e Mi n i s t r y s o wn
i n v e s t i g a t i o n s o f wh a t
h a p p e n e d o n t h o s e t wo De c e m b e r n i g h t s
21 ye a r s a g o . Un f o r t un a t e l y, f o r b o t h c o n s p i r a c y a f i c i o n a d o s a n d
UFO b uf f s , wh a t i s r e v e a l e d
b y t h e Mo D s
i n t e r n a l d o c um e n t s
c o ul d n o t b e f ur t h e r r e m o v e d f r o m t h e c o v e r up o f a n a l i e n
v i s i t a t i o n .
T h e c l o s e
e n c o un t e r f i r s t m a d e h e a d l i n e s i n 1 983 wh e n
A m e r i c a n r e s e a r c h e r R o b e r t T o d d d i s c o v e r e d t h e e x i s t e n c e o f
Co l H a l t s
m e m o t o t h e Mo D a n d i n f o r m e d t h e UFO c o m m un i -
t y. I n t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s
-
wh e r e uf o l o g i s t s h a v e h a d a l o n g a n d
s uc c e s s f ul r un o f r e q ue s t i n g t h e r e l e a s e o f g o v e r n m e n t a n d
m i l i t a r y d o c um e n t s un d e r t h e i r Fr e e d o m o f I n f o r m a t i o n A c t
_
T o d d d e c i d e d , i n 1 983 , t o m a k e a s p e c ul a t i v e
e n q ui r y a b o ut t h e
R e n d l e s h a m i n c i d e n t s . I n t i m e , h e r e c e i v e d a r e s p o n s e f r o m t h e
5 l 3 t h Co m b a t
S up p o r t G r o up ( CS G ), wh i c h p r o v i d e d
d o c um e n t
m a n a g e m e n t s e r v i c e s t o t h e T h i r d A i r Fo r c e ; t h e y h a d
l o c a t e d a
c o p y o f t h e H a l t m e m o .
A s t h e US A F s o wn
c o p y h a d
b e e n "p r o p e r l y d i s p o s e d o f i n a c c o r d a n c e wi t h A i r Fo r c e
R e g ul a t i o n s , " t h e
c o p y n o w p r o v i d e d t o T o d d h a d b e e n o b t a i n e d
b y t h e CS G d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e B r i t i s h g o v e r n m e n t .
1
I n A p r i l 1 983 , wh e n B r i t i s h uf o l o g i s t J e n n y R a n d l e s a n d
f e l l o w i n v e s t i g a t o r s
p ut q ue s t i o n s t o Mo D d e p a r t m e n t DS 8, i t
wa s c o n f i r m e d t o t h e m t h a t "US A F
p e r s o n n e l d i d s e e un us ua l
l i g h t s " a t R A F Wo o d b r i d g e , b ut t h e y we r e a m b i v a l e n t a b o ut t h e
e x i s t e n c e o f t h e m e m o f r o m t h e c o m m a n d e r o f a n A m e r i c a n
b a s e o n B r i t i s h s o i l - a d o c um e n t wh o s e e x i s t e n c e DS 8 c o ul d n o t
c o n f i r m o r g i v e J e n n y p e r m i s s i o n t o v i e w, a n d ye t h e r e wa s
J e n n y
i n t h e Mo D wa v i n g a
c o p y s h e h a d o b t a i n e d f r o m T o d d . T h i s
s i l e n c e
-
o r a t l e a s t , r e t i c e n c e
-
wa s
i n t e r p r e t e d a s a d e n i a l ,
g i v i n g r i s e t o t h e v i e w t h a t s o m e t h i n g
wa s b e i n g c o n c e a l e d .
H o we v e r , t h e Mo D wa s i n d e e d
k e e p i n g a f i l e o n R e n d l e s h a m
a n d n o w, t h a n k s t o t h e d i l i g e n c e o f UFO h i s t o r i a n a n d f o r t e a n
r e s e a r c h e r Dr Da v i d Cl a r k e , i t wa s r e l e a s e d t o h i m i n
Ma y 2001 .
Cl a r k e e x p l a i n s : T o wa r d s t h e e n d o f t h e ye a r 2000, a n a p p l i c a -
t i o n wa s m a d e un d e r t h e p r e s e n t Co d e o f Pr a c t i c e o n A c c e s s t o
G o v e r n m e n t I n f o r m a t i o n f o r a
c o p y o f t h e f i l e , a s s e m b l e d
b y
: _ i
EAST GATE: The g u a r d ho u s e. B el o w : C o / . H a l t
A R ED ,
SU N - L I K E
L I GH T W AS
SEEN TH R O U GH
TH E TR EES
mo r ni ng o f 2 7 / 2 8 D ec emb er . ( H a l t er r o -
neo u s l y r ec o r d s t hes e a s 2 7 a nd 2 9 / 3 0
D ec emb er r es p ec t i v el y . ) As t o ni s hi ng l y , t he
f i l e i nc l u d es a l et t er f r o m s c i enc e w r i t er a nd
a s t r o no mer I a n R i d p a t h t o D S8 i n 1 9 8 3
a l er t i ng t hem t o t he f a c t t ha t C o l H a l t ha d
r ec o r d ed er r o neo u s d a t es i n hi s memo
-
d a t es
t ha t c o u l d ha v e b een c o nf i r med , a s R i d p a t h
ha d f o u nd , f r o m l o c a l p o l i c e r ec o r d s . W hen
D S8 w r o t e t o a n R AF o f f i c er a t t he b a s e t o
c hec k R i d p a t h s c l a i m, t he o f f i c er c ho s e t o
a c c ep t H a l t s d a t es o v er R i d p a t h s . As D r
C l a r k e no t es :
"The M o D s a s s es s ment t ha t
t he U FO ev ent s r ep o r t ed t o t hem b y L t C o l
H a l t w er e o f
"no
d ef enc e s i g ni f i c a nc e" w a s
f l a w ed b ec a u s e t hei r a na l y s i s o f r a d a r d a t a
w a s c o nc ent r a t ed u p o n i nc o r r ec t d a t es ! "
H o w c o u l d H a l t ha v e b een s o mi s t a k en?
I t s
a q u es t i o n w hi c h I ma y b e t he o nl y p er -
s o n ev er t o ha v e r a i s ed , a l b ei t
b y p r o x y . O n
1 3 M a y 1 9 9 7 , Amer i c a n j o u r na l i s t Sa l l ey
R a y l i nt er v i ew ed H a l t a nd k i nd l y a s k ed o n
my b eha l f :
"W e
r ec ei v ed a n e- ma i l ea r l i er i n
t he d a y f r o m a f el l o w b y t he na me o f J a mes
Ea s t o n w ho l i v es i n Sc o t l a nd a nd a p p a r ent l y
ha s b een r es ea r c hi ng t hi s c a s e d u r i ng r ec ent
mo nt hs . O ne t hi ng t ha t he ment i o ned , a nd a
q u es t i o n t ha t I w o u l d l i k e t o p a s s o n t o y o u ,
i s w hy ha v e t her e b een v a r i a nc es i n t he d a t es
g i v en f o r b o t h i nc i d ent s ? Y o u r memo c l a i ms
t ha t t he d a t es w er e o n t he ev eni ng / ea r l y
mo r ni ng o f t he 2 6 t h/ 2 7 t h a nd 2 9 t h/ 3 0 t h o f
D ec emb er , r es p ec t i v el y . B u t el s ew her e, i n
i nt er v i ew s , t he d a t es ha v e b een g i v en a s 2 5
t o 2 6 a nd 2 8 t o 2 9 , he s a y s . So w hy , w hy
a r e t her e d i f f er enc es i n t ho s e d a t es "
H a l t r ep l i ed : "W el l , I t r i ed r o g o
b a c k a nd r ec o v er t he p o l i c e b l o t t er
a nd t he s ec u r i t y b l o t t er
-
I t hi nk I
ment i o ned t o y o u ea r l i er
-
t o r e-
a f f i r m t he d a t es . K eep i n mi nd , I
w r o t e t he memo s ev er a l w eek s l a t er .
And i t w a s no t a r ea l l y i mp o r t a nt
memo . The d a t e w a s no t c r i t i c a l . The
c r i t i c a l p o r t i o n w a s , y o u k no w , w ha t ha l -
p ened a nd a r e y o u i nt er es t ed ) And ho w
a b o u t g et t i ng i nv o l v ed a nd l et s
i nv es t i g a t e
t hi s . I t s
p o s s i b l e t ha t I , I p u t t he d a t e d o w n
w r o ng . B u t I d o n t b el i ev e s o . I t r i ed t o v er i f y
l a t er a nd t he p o l i c e b l o t t er s ha d b een t a k en
Sec r et a r i a t Ai r St a f f 2 a ( t he s u c c es s o r t o
D S8 ) o n t he R end l es ha m Fo r es t U FO
i nc i d ent . I n a d d i t i o n, a s ea r c h w a s r eq u es t ed
o f o t her f i l es t ha t mi g ht c o nt a i n d o c u ment s
r el ev a nt t o t he r ep o r t f r o m R AF B ent w a t er s . "
"Ac c o r d i ng t o t he M i ni s t r y , t he ma j o r i t y
o f t he p a p er s c o nt a i ned w i t hi n c a me f r o m
o ne f i l e t ha t w a s a s s emb l ed s o me t i me a f t er
t he a l l eg ed ev ent t ha t o p ened w i t h H a l t s
memo a nd l a r g el y c o ns i s t ed o f c o r r es p o n-
d enc e. B ec a u s e t he f i l e a p p ea r ed i nc o mp l et e,
t he M o D c a r r i ed o u t a s ea r c h t o i d ent i f Y a ny
o t her r el ev a nt p a p er s f r o m
U FO
f i l es
c o v er i ng t he s a me p er i o d , 1 9 8 1 - 2 . Thi s
s ea r c h l o c a t ed a nu mb er o f o t her d o c u ment s
r el a t i ng t o t he i nc i d ent t ha t ha v e no w b een
p l a c ed w i t hi n t he o r i g i na l f i l e o p ened i n
1 9 8 2 . "
I n
hi s memo , H a l t d es c r i b es t he t w o
ev ent s f r o m hi s o w n r ec o l l ec t i o n. O n
t he f i r s t o c c a s i o n, he w r i t es , t hr ee
p a t r o l men w er e g i v en p er mi s s i o n t o
i nv es t i g a t e a p o s s i b l e a i r c r a s h "o u t s i d e
t he b a c k g a t e" o f t he B ent w a t er s b a s e,
a d j a c ent t o R end l es ha m Fo r es t . The p a t r o l -
men, H a l t s a y s , r ep o r t ed enc o u nt er i ng a
"s t r a ng e g l o w i ng o b j ec t i n t he f o r es t , " w hi c h
w a s "met a l l i c i n a p p ea r a nc e a nd t r i a ng u l a r i n
s ha p e, a p p r o x i ma t el y t w o t o t hr ee met r es ( 7 -
1 0 f t ) a c r o s s t he b a s e a nd a p p r o x i ma t el y t w o
met r es hi g h. " The o b j ec t , a c c o r d i ng t o H a l t ,
"ha d
a p u l s i ng r ed l i g ht o n t o p a nd a b a nk ( s )
o f b l u e l i g ht s u nd er nea t h" a nd w a s "ho v er i ng
o r o n l eg s . " As t he p a t r o l men a p p r o a c hed ,
t he o b j ec t "ma no eu v r ed t hr o u g h t he t r ees
a nd d i s a p p ea r ed . "
The nex t ni g ht , H a l t a nd o t her s w i t nes s ed
mo r e "s t r a ng e l i g ht s " t hey c o u l d no t ex p l a i n.
"A
r ed s u n- l i k e l i g ht w a s s een t hr o u g h t he
t r ees . I t mo v ed a b o u t a nd p u l s ed , " he w r o t e.
As b o t h i nc i d ent s c ent r ed o n R end l es ha m
Fo r es t a nd a s t hi s w a s o u t s i d e t he j u r i s d i c t i o n
o f t he U S Ai r Fo r c e, H a l t s a y s i t ha d b een
d eemed a ma t t er f o r t he M i ni s t r y t o i nv es t i -
g a t e. H a l t nev er r ec ei v ed a ny c o nf i r ma t i o n
o f r ec ei p t o r f u r t her i ns t r u c t i o ns .
I n t he f o l l o w i ng y ea r s , t he R end l es ha m
c a s e r ec ei v ed eno r mo u s p u b l i c i t y , b ei ng
end l es s l y c i t ed i n a s t r ea m o f b o o k s a nd TV
d o c u ment a r i es a s a d o u b l e w ha mmy , ev i .
d enc e o f b o t h t he ex i s t enc e o f U FO s a nd o f
a hi g h- l ev el c o v er - u p . H o w ev er , a s t i me w ent
b y , a g r o w i ng nu mb er o f u f o l o g i s t s b ec a me
c o nv i nc ed t hi s mo s t f a mo u s B r i t i s h U FO
c a s e w a s f u nd a ment a l l y f l a w ed .
The f i r s t i mp r es s i o n g i v en b y t he
new l y - r el ea s ed M o D f i l e i s t ha t i t p u t s
p a i d t o t he a c c u s a t i o n t ha t t he
B r i t i s h g o v er nment w a s eng a g ed
i n a U FO c o v er - u p . Thi s hi s -
t o r i c , o f f i c i a l
U FO
f i l e
-
c o n-
t a i ni ng o v er 1 5 0
s ec r et d o c u .
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N OWT S O Q U EER AS S U F F OL K: a ma p i n d i c a t i n g t h e v a r i ou s l oc a t i on s i n v ol v ed i n t h e R en d l es h a m i n c i d en t . R i g h t : T h e Ha l t memo .
B el ow : S t a f f -
S er g ea n t Ji m
P en n i s t on , t h e p a t r ol ma n w h o c l a i med h e s a w a met a l l i c ob j ec t
f r om t h e
r ep os i t or y , p r ob a b l y
b y a , h ow s h a l l
I s a y , c u r i os i t y s eek er . . . "
Ha l t d i d n t
t a k e s t a t emen t s f r om
a n y of t h e
w i t n es s es u n t i l a f u l l w eek a f t er t h e ev en t s .
He t ol d S a l l y R a y l t h a t t h i s d el a y w a s d u e t o
t h e h ol i d a y p er i od : "Ar ou n d
N ew Y ea r s
Ev e,
I t ook s t a t emen t s a n d i n t er v i ew ed t h e men
w h o h a d t a k en p a r t i n t h e i n i t i a l i n c i d en t . " I
a c q u i r ed t h es e s t a t emen t s i n 1 9 9 8 a n d
r ev ea l ed t h em f i r s t , ex c l u s i v el y , on t h e
In t et n et .
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D ec emb er , s o t h er e s h ou l d n ev er h a v e b een
a n y c on f u s i on . If , a s Ha l t s t a t ed t o R a y l , h e
a t t emp t ed t o s u b s t a n t i a t e t h e c or r ec t d a t es
b ef or e s en d i n g h i s memo, w h y d i d h e n ot
r ef er t o t h e t es t i mon i es h e h a d p er s on a l l y
ob t a i n ed f r om t h e w i t n es s es ?
In h i s memo, Ha l t i n f or med t h e
Mi n i s t r y
t h a t f ol l ow i n g a s i g h t i n g of "u n u s u a l
l i g h t s
ou t s i d e t h e b a c k g a t e a t R AF Wood b r i d g e" a
p a t r ol w a s a l l ow ed of f - b a s e t o "c h ec k
i t ou t . "
He w r ot e: "T h i n k i n g a n a i r c r a f t mi g h t h a v e
c r a s h ed or b een f or c ed d ow n , t h ey c a l l ed f or
p er mi s s i on t o
g o ou t s i d e t h e g a t e t o i n v es t i -
g a t e. T h e on - d u t y f l i g h t c h i ef r es p on d ed a n d
a l l ow ed t h r ee p a t r ol men t o p r oc eed on f oot .
T h e i n d i v i d u a l s r ep or t ed s eei n g a s t r a n g e
g l ow i n g ob j ec t i n t h e f or es t . "
T HE
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i t . As h e r ec a Il ed i n t h e i n t er v i ew w i t h S a l l ey
R a y l :
"We
h a d a l s o n ot i c ed t h a t t h e f a r mer s
h ou s e a p p ea r ed t o b e g l ow i n g , a s t h ou g h
t h er e w er e a f i r e i n s i d e. Al l t h e w i n d ow s w er e
b r i g h t r ed a n d s or t of f l i c k er i n g a n d I w a s
q u i t e c on c er n ed f or t h e oc c u p a n t s of
t h e h ou s e. "
D u r i n g t h e p a s t y ea r , l oc a l r es ea r c h er
R ob er t Mc L ea n ma n a g ed t o r et r a c e, on mor e
t h a n on e oc c a s i on , Ha l t s
r ou t e f r om t h e
mi c r oc a s s et t e n ot es Ha l t ma d e i n t h e f or es t
t h a t n i g h t . Mc L ea n ea s i l y l oc a t ed t h e s a me
f a r mh ou s e a n d w a s a b l e t o s ee f or h i ms el f t h e
h ou s e
on f i r e ef f ec t . It i s , h e s a y s , "q u i t e a n
ef f ec t i v e i Il u s i on " b u t i s on l y a r es u l t of l oc a l
l i g h t i n g c on d i t i on s .
Ha l t s
memo g oes on t o d es c r i b e t h e
"b ea c on l i g h t ": "T h e
ob j ec t w a s
d es c r i b ed a s b ei n g met a l l i c i n
a p p ea r a n c e a n d t r i a n g u l a r i n
s h a p e, a p p r ox i ma t el y t w o t o t h r ee
met r es a c r os s t h e b a s e a n d a p p r ox -
i ma t el y t w o met r es h i g h . It i Il u mi -
n a t ed t h e en t i r e f or es t w i t h a w h i t e
l i g h t . T h e ob j ec t i t s el f h a d a p u l s i n g
r ed l i g h t on t op a n d a b a n k ( s ) of b l u e
l i g h t s u n d er n ea t h . T h e ob j ec t w a s h ov -
er i n g or on l eg s . As t h e p a t r ol men
a p p r oa c h ed t h e ob j ec t , i t ma n u v r ed
t h r ou g h t h e t r ees a n d d i s a p p ea r ed . At t h i s
t i me t h e a n i ma l s on a n ea r b y f a r m w en t i n t o
a f r en z y . T h e ob j ec t w a s b r i ef l y s i g h t ed
a p p r ox i ma t el y a n h ou r l a t er n ea r t h e b a c k
g a t e. "
T h e t es t i mon y of t h e t h r ee s ec u r i t y p a t r ol -
men s eems b e a t od d s w i t h Ha l t s
a c c ou n t .
N ot on e of t h em d es c r i b es a t r i a n g u l a r -
s h a p ed
ob j ec t i n t h ei r s t a t emen t s . S t a f f -
S er g ea n t Ji m P en n i s t on w a s t h e on l y on e
w h o c l a i med t o h a v e s een w h a t h e b el i ev ed
t o b e a met a Il i c ob j ec t , a s s oc i a t ed w i t h t h e
l i g h t s .
Hi s or i g i n a l w r i t t en a c c ou n t d es c r i b es
Ac c or d i n g
t o t h e s t a t e-
men t of on e of t h e
t h r ee
p a t r ol men ,
Ai r ma n Ed C a b a n s a g ,
i t s eems t h e "s t r a n g e
g l ow i n g ob j ec t " w a s a
f a r mh ou s e, . T h e
g r ou p h a d en t er ed
t h e f or es t t h i n k i n g
"i t
h a d t o b e a n
a i r c r a f t a c c i d en t " a n d w a l k ed a t l ea s t
t w o mi l es ( 3. 2k m) , t r y i n g t o g et t o a
v a n t a g e p oi n t t h a t w ou l d
c l a r i f y t h i s l i g h t
i n t h e d i s t a n c e. "Ou r
r ou t e t h r ou g h t h e f or es t
a n d f i el d w a s a d i r ec t on e, s t r a i g h t t ow a r d s
t h e l i g h t ," h e c on t i n u es . "We
f i g u r ed t h e
l i g h t s w er e c omi n g f r om p a s t t h e f or es t , s i n c e
n ot h i n g w a s v i s i b l e a s w e p a s s ed t h r ou g h t h e
w ood y f or es t . We c ou l d s ee a g l ow i n g n ea r
t h e b ea c on l i g h t , b u t a s w e g ot c l os er w e
f ou n d i t t o b e a l i t - u p f a r mh ou s e. "
In d eed , i t w a s t h e s a me g l ow i n g f a r m-
h ou s e
a t C a p el G r een w h i c h a l a r med Ha l t
d u r i n g t h e s ec on d i n c i d en t . Wh en t h e
U F O
w a s r ep or t ed a g a i n t h e n ex t n i g h t , h e
v en t u r ed i n t o R en d l es h a m f or es t i n s ea r c h of
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h ow h e w a s n ev er a b l e t o g et c l os er t h a n 5 0
met r es ( 1 6 0 f ) t o t h e el u s i v e s ou r c e, w h i c h h i s
a c c omp a n y i n g s k et c h c l ea r l y s h ow ed t o b e
b ox - s h a p ed .
P en n i s t on s
a c c ou n t c h a n g ed
r a d i c a l l y a f t er h e u n d er w en t r eg r es s i v e
h y p -
n os i s .
C on t r a r y t o h i s ea r l i er
t es t i mon y , h e
b eg a n t o c l a i m t h e ob j ec t
w a s t r i a n g u l a r -
s h a p ed .
S i g n i f i c a n t l y , h ow ev er , t h e f i n a l memb er of
t h a t p a t r ol , Ai r ma n F i r s t C l a s s Joh n
B u r r ou g h s , w a s a d a ma n t t h ey n ev er ob s er v ed
a c r a f t ,
mer el y s ome l i g h t s w h i c h i mp l i ed a n
ob j ec t w a s t h er e. C a b a n s a g s
s t a t emen t r ef er s
on l y t o s ome u n f a mi l i a r
l i g h t s , t h e or i g i n of
w h i c h w a s n ev er r es ol v ed , ex c ep t f or t h e
"b ea c on l i g h t "
-
q u i t e a d i f f er en t s c en a r i o
f r om t h e on e ou t l i n ed i n Ha l t s
memo.
( Wh en I c on t a c t ed h i m r ec en t l y , Joh n
B u r r ou g h s s t i Il ma i n t a i n s t h ey s a w on l y s ome
a n oma l ou s l i g h t s . )
In p op u l a r r et el l i n g s of t h e R en d l es h a m
en c ou n t er s , t h e l i g h t s a r e s a i d t o ma n u v r e
t h r ou g h t h e t r ees b ef or e
d i s a p p ea r i n g . B u t , a s
ex p l a i n ed i n B u r r ou g h s
s t a t emen t , t h e
p a t r ol men s a w t h e l i g h t s n ex t t o a f a r mh ou s e
b ef or e t h ey w er e l os t f r om s i g h t :
"We
g ot u p
t o a f en c e t h a t s ep a r a t ed t h e t r ees f r om t h e
op en f i el d a n d y ou c ou l d s ee t h e l i g h t s d ow n
b y a f a r mer s
h ou s e. We c l i mb ed ov er t h e
f en c e a n d s t a r t ed h ea d i n g t ow a r d s t h e r ed a n d
b l u e l i g h t s a n d t h ey j u s t d i s a p p ea r ed . On c e
w e r ea c h ed t h e f a r mer s
h ou s e w e c ou l d s ee a
b ea c on
g oi n g a r ou n d , s o w e w en t t ow a r d s i t .
We f ol l ow ed i t f or a b ou t t w o mi l es b ef or e w e
c ou l d s ee i t w a s c omi n g f r om a l i g h t h ou s e. "
T h en , s a i d B u r r ou g h s ,
"We
h a d j u s t c r os s ed a
c r eek a n d w er e t ol d t o c ome b a c k w h en w e
s a w a b l u e l i g h t t o ou r l ef t i n t h e t r ees . It w a s
on l y t h er e f or a mi n u t e a n d i t j u s t s t r ea k ed
a w a y . Af t er t h a t , w e d i d n t
s ee a n y t h i n g s o w e
r et u r n ed t o t h e t r u c k . "
C on s p i c u ou s l y a b s en t i n Ha l t s
memo i s
t h e
s t or y of h ow t h a t l i g h t h ou s e
p l a y ed a r ol e
i n t h os e f i r s t a n d f or ma t i v e U F O
p er c ep -
t i on s . T h e "b l u e l i g h t " w h i c h s eemed t o
"s t r ea k a w a y " i s t h e s ol e b a s i s f or Ha l t s c on -
t en t i on t h a t , "T h e
ob j ec t w a s b r i ef l y s i g h t ed
a p p r ox i ma t el y a n h ou r l a t er n ea r t h e b a c k
g a t e. " If t h e
Mi n i s t r y h a d a l s o b een a d v i s ed
b y
Ha l t t h a t t h e t i n y p u l s a t i n g l i g h t ( c on f i r med
b y Ha l t t o S a l l y R a y l ) h e p er s on a l l y ob s er v ed
w i t h i n
R en d l es h a m
f or es t , w a s s een a g a i n
"c l ea r
of f t o t h e c oa s t "
( d oc u men t ed i n h i s
mi c r oc a s s et t e
r ec or d i n g ) , t h e en t i r e c on t ex t
o f t h e s e
UFO
a l a r m s m i g h t h a v e be co m e
m o r e e v i d e n t .
I n t h e m e m o , H a l t a l s o d r e w a t t e n t i o n t o
r a d i a t i o n r e a d i n g s t a k e n a t wh a t wa s be l i e v e d
t o be t h e f i r s t n i g h t s UFO
l a n d i n g s i t e .
We
ca n n o w s e e f r o m t h e M o D s
f i l e t h a t t h e y
wa s t e d t i m e o n t h i s . I t s
l o n g be e n d e m o n -
s t t a t e d t h a t t h e l e v e l s we r e m i n u s cu l e . I n f a ct ,
H a l t h i m s e l f t e co r d s i n ci d e n t a l r a d i a t i o n
r e a d i n g s f r o m a n e a r by f i e l d wh i ch we r e
h i g h e r t h a n m o s t o f t h e l a n d i n g s i t e
r e a d i n g s .
Un d e r s t a n d a bl y ,
H a l t s o f f i ci a l
UFO r e p o r t cr e a t e d m u ch
e x ci t e m e n t a n d o p t i m i s m i n
t h e UFO
co m m u n i t y .
Os t e n s i bl y , i t t h r e a t e n e d
t o bl o w a p a r t t h e M o D
UFO
co n s p i r a cy , a n d t h e s p e cu l a -
t i o n wa s f u e l l e d
by P e n n i s t o n s
i n cr e a s i n g l y e l a bo r a t e r e co l l e ct i o n s
u n d e r h y p n o t i c r e g r e s s i o n . H e n o w
cl a i m e d t o h a v e e x a m i n e d a l a n d e d
cr a f t
a t h i s l e i s u r e f o r 20 m i n u t e s . I n
co n t r a s t , h i s f e l l o w p a t r o l m a n J o h n
B u r r o u g h s r e s o l u t e l y m a i n t a i n s :
" I
n e v e r s a w
a n y t h i n g m e t a l l i c o r a n y t h i n g h a r d . "
A g a i n :
" We
d i d n o t s e e a s t r u ct u r e d cr a f t . . .
a l l we
s a w we r e l i g h t s t h a t s e e m e d t o i m p l y a s t r u c-
t u r e o f s o m e k i n d . "
T h i s d i v e r g e n ce i n t h e e y e wi t n e s s t e s t i m o -
n y r a r e l y f e a t u r e d i n t h e m o r e e n t h u s i a s t i c
m e d i a r e p o r t s . T h e s t o r y s f a ct u a l g e n e s i s wa s
co n f u s e d f u r t h e r by t h e p u bl i ca t i o n o f L e f t a t
E a s t G a t e ( 1 9 9 7 ) by e x - US A F a i r m a n
L a r r y
Wa r r e n , wh o cl a i m e d t o h a v e be e n d i r e ct l y
i n v o l v e d wi t h o t h e r s i n a d r a m a t i c cl o s e
e n co u n t e r d u r i n g t h e UFO i n cu r s i o n s . H a l t
a n d P e n n i s t o n we r e , h o we v e r , s ca t h i n g o f
Wa r r e n s a s s e r t i o n s ; i n Wa r r e n s
o r i g i n a l
a cco u n t h e cl a i m e d o n l y t h a t h e h a d h e a r d
a bo u t t h e
UFO
t a l e s wh i l e s t a t i o n e d o n t h e
ba s e , bu t l a t e r , a f t e r h y p n o t i c r e g r e s s i o n h e
t o o wa s cl a i m i n g a cl o s e r co n t a ct .
Wa r r e n r e f e r r e d t o h i s d e s i g n a t e d UFO
l a n d i n g s i t e a s m o m e n t o u s p h y s i ca l e v i d e n ce
o f UFO v i s i t a t i o n . T h e p h o t o g r a p h s i n h i s
bo o k d e s cr i be t h e l o ca t i o n a s : " C a p e l G r e e n ,
s i t e o f t h e i n ci d e n t . C r a f t s
p o i n t o f co n t a ct
cl e a r l y v i s i bl e a s d i s co l o r e d a r e a . . . " a n d " C a p e l
G r e e n , 1 9 9 5 , s h o wi n g l a n d i n g s i t e s t i l l
bl i g h t e d 1 5 y e a r s a f t e r L a r r y
Wa r r e n s
e x p e r i e n ce . "
R o be r t M cL e a n h a s be e n a bl e t o l o ca t e
L a r r y
Wa r r e n s
p u r p o r t e d l a n d i n g a r e a , u s i n g
t h e v i s u a l cl u e s i n Wa r r e n s C D , a l s o ca l l e d
L e f t a t E a s t G a t e . M cL e a n a l s o o bt a i n e d a e r i a l
s h o t s o f t h e l o ca l e a n d o n e o f t h e s e , t a k e n by
t h e R A F, d e p i ct s Wa r r e n s UFO
l a n d i n g s i t e
i n d e t a i l . I t s h o ws s o m e d i s co l o u r e d a r e a s
-
o n e o f wh i ch a p p e a r s t o be ci r cu l a r
-
i n t h e
f i e l d . H o we v e r , t h i s R A F a e r i a l p h o t o g r a p h
wa s t a k e n i n 1 9 5 3 ( 27 y e a r s e a r l i e r ) a n d t h e
m a r k s a r e i n t e r p r e t e d by e x p e r i e n ce d a e r i a l
r e co n n a i s s a n ce f o l k a s t y p i ca l p a t t e r n s
i n cr o p s ca u s e d
by u n d e r g r o u n d
r u i n s . . . n o t e v i d e n ce o f a n a l i e n
s p a ce s h i p l a n d i n g .
I n a n e w d e v e l o p m e n t , t h e r e s a
p o s s i bl e e x p l a n a t i o n wh i ch s e e m s t o
a cco u n t f o r UFO- l i k e i m p r e s s i o n s
e x p e r i e n ce d
by B u r r o u g h s , C a ba n s a g
a n d P e n n i s t o n . Ul t i m a t e l y , t h e ca t a l y s t
f o r a l l t h a t f o l l o we d wa s t h e
UFO
t h e y
wi t n e s s e d , a n d t h e s o u r ce o f t h o s e e n i g -
m a t i c l i g h t s wa s f o u n d n e a r a f a r m h o u s e .
R e ca l l B u r r o u g h s s t a t e m e n t :
" We
g o t u p t o a
f e n ce t h a t s e p a r a t e d t h e t r e e s f r o m t h e o p e n
f i e l d a n d y o u co u l d s e e t h e l i g h t s d o wn by a
f a r m e r s h o u s e . We cl i m be d o v e r t h e f e n ce a n d
s t a r t e d h e a d i n g t o wa r d s t h e r e d a n d bl u e
l i g h t s a n d t h e y j u s t d i s a p p e a r e d . "
I n a s k e t ch wh i ch d e p i ct e d t h e t r i a n g u l a r -
s h a p e d l i g h t f o n n a t i o n , B u r r o u g h s cl a r i f i e d t h a t
t h e t o p r e d l i g h t , wh i ch r e s e m bl e d a be a co n ,
wa s " r e d
a n d o r a n g e . "
E s p e ci a l l y p r o m i n e n t wa s
wh i t e l i g h t wh i ch p r o j e ct e d d o wn wa r d s f r o m
t h e s o u r ce . I t o ccu r r e d t o m e t h a t I h a d s e e n
s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r . . . t h e f i e l d l i g h t s u s e d by a
I T WA S N T UN T I L
I T M OV E D OFF
T H A T WE S A W I T
WA S A T R A C T OR
T O T H E L I G H T H OUS E : A v i e w f r o m t h e f o r e s t e d g e n e a r wh e r e C o ! . H a l t s a w a f l a s h i n g UFO.
T o p : J o h n F B u r r o u g h s
-
s a w a n o m a l o u s
l i g h t s .
t r a ct o r a t n i g h t . A s i t m o v e d a r o u n d a l a r g e
f i e l d , d e l i v e r i n g f o o d t o ca t t l e i n a n o t h e r wi s e
d a r k l a n d s ca p e , t h e n u m e r o u s
t o p a n d s i d e
l i g h t s cr e a t e d a s p e ct a cu l a r d i s p l a y a n d o n t o p
wa s a n a m be r be a co n wa r n i n g
l i g h t .
Fo r m e r
S e n i o r A i r m a n Ke n n e t h
G r e e n e , s t a t i o n e d a t R A F
B e n t wa t e r s , r e ce n t l y t o l d m e a bo u t
t h e
UFO
wh i ch h e a n d a f e l l o w
s e r v i ce m e n e n co u n t e r e d , i n 1 9 7 8 ,
o n t h e i r wa y t o B e n t wa t e r s o n e
n i g h t f o r t h e m i d n i g h t s h i f t .
" I
wa s l i v i n g o f f
ba s e a t t h e t i m e i n a s m a l l t o wn ca l l e d
D a r s h a m , n e a r S a x m u n d h a m , S u f f o l k .
M y
r o o m m a t e a n d I we r e o n a s m a l l co u n t r y r o a d
a n d a s we ca m e r o u n d a cu r v e t h e r e wa s a
s m a l l t r i a n g u l a r o bj e ct , a bo u t e i g h t f e e t
( 2A m ) i n h e i g h t , s t o p p e d i n m i d d l e o f t h e
r o a d . T h i s o bj e ct h a d a s m a l l f l a s h i n g o r a n g e
be a co n o n t o p a n d br i g h t wh i t e l i g h t s e m a -
n a t i n g f r o m i t a t v a r i o u s p o i n t s . "
" Ou r
i m m e d i a t e t h o u g h t wa s t h a t i t wa s a
UFO, bu t i t t u r n e d o u t t o be a v e r y s m a l l f a r m
t r a ct o r . T h e t o p wi d t h wa s s h o r t e r t h a n t h e
bo t t o m wi d t h a n d t h e t wo s i d e s s l i g h t l y
a n g l e d u p t o wa r d t h e t o p . T h i s s h a p e wa s
a ct u a l l y t h e o p e r a t o r s
co m p a r t m e n t .
H o we v e r , v i e wi n g t h i s a t n i g h t wh e n t h e
wh i t e l i g h t s we r e o n cr e a t e d a n i n i t i a l i m p r e s -
s i o n o f a t r i a n g l e .
I t wa s n t u n t i l t h e o p e r a t o r
e x t i n g u i s h e d s o m e o f t h e l i g h t s a n d m o v e d o f f
t h e r o a d t h a t we r e a l i z e d i t wa s a t r a ct o r . "
C o u l d t h i s h a v e be e n wh a t wa s wi t n e s s e d
by t h e US A F p a t r o l , s t r e s s e d a f t e r t h e i r l o n g
ch a s e t h r o u g h t h e d a r k f o r e s t , by t h e g l o wi n g
f a r m , s p a r k i n g o f f t h e UKs
m o s t f a m o u s
UFO
a f f a i r ?
We m a y n e v e r k n o w f o r s u r e . H o we v e r , i n
t h e f i r s t bo o k wr i t t e n a bo u t t h i s ca s e
-
S k Y
C r a s h ( 1 9 8 4 ) co - a u t h o r e d
by J e n n y R a n d l e ; ,
B r e n d a B u t l e r a n d D o t S t r e e t
-
J e n n y wr i t e s
o f B u t l e r a n d S t r e e t s v i s i t t o t h e s i t e , wi t h i n a
co u p l e o f m o n t h s o f t h e UFO e v e n t s : " B r e n d a
a n d D o t we r e d i r e ct e d t o s e e a M r B r o wn , wh o
o wn s a h o u s e a bo u t t h r e e q u a r t e r s o f a m i l e
[ I ,200m ] f u r t h e r d o wn t h e p a t h wh i ch s k i r t s
t h e f i e l d . . . H e h a d a l a r g e p i n k h o u s e wi t h
p l e n t y o f o l d h u t s a r o u n d t h e ba ck , a n d a r r a c-
t o r s t a n d i n g i d l e . . . H e a br u p t l y p o i n t e d o u t
t h a t h e k n e w n o t h i n g a bo u t a UFO. "
3
I n f a ct , h e m i g h t h a v e k n o wn a l o r m o r e
a bo u t i t t h a n h e r e a l i s e d ! [
N OT E S
1 . L a r r y Fa wce t t & B a r r y G r e e n wo o d , C l e a r I n t e n t
( P r e n t i ce H a l l , 1 9 8 4 ,
p p
21 7 - 21 8 ) .
2. J a m e s E a s t o n , R e n d l e s h a m Un r a v e l l e d ( 1 9 9 8 ) .
S e e : www. r e n d l e s h a m . co m
3 . J e n n y R a n d l e s , B r e n d a B u t l e r & D o t S t r e e t ,
S k y C r a s h ( N e v i l l e S p e a r m a n , 1 9 8 4 , p
4 7 .
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. R E C OM M E N D E D R E A D I N G
S KY C R A S H : A C OS M I C C ON S P I R A C Y ( 1 9 8 4 )
B r e n d a B u t l e r , D o t S t r e e t a n d J e n n y R a n d l e s
A N D N OT S O R E C OM M E N D E D . . .
L E f T A T E A S T G A T E ( 1 9 9 7 )
L a r r y Wa r r e n
. R E C OM M E N D E D S UR FI N G
www. r e n d l e s h a m . co m
J a m e s E a s t o n s d e f i n i t i v e we bs i t e o n t h e s u bj e ct
3 1
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T H E I S S U E S R A I S E D . B Y T H E R E N D L E S H A M C A S E H A V E S P L I T
T H E U F O C OM M U N I T Y . W H I L E J A M E S E A S T ON R E P R E S E N T S A
P R A G M A T I C V I E W P OI N T B A S E D U P ON T H E F A C E V A L U E OF W H A T F E W F A C T S C A N B E E S T A B L I S H E D , T H E R E I S A T H R I V I N G OP P OS I T I ON
W H I C H B E L I E V E S T H E S A M E D A T A S U P P OR T S T H E T H E OR Y T H A T U F OS H OV E R E D OV E R T H E N A T O I N S T A L L A T I ON S F OR A L M OS T F I V E H OU R S A N D L A N D E D I N T H E N E A R B Y F OR E S T . G E OR G I N A B R U N I B E L I E V E S T H A T M E M B E R S OF T H E U S A F , S T A T I ON E D A T T H E T W I N R A F B A S E S I N S U F F OL K , D I D E N C OU N T E R U F OS D U R I N G T H A T C H R I S T M A S W E E K I N 1 9 8 0 .
U n l i k e
m o s t U F O r e p o r t s , t h e r e i s
o f f i c i a l e v i d e n c e i n t h e p u b l i c
d o m a i n t o p r o v e t h a t t h e
R e n d l e s h a m F o r e s t i n c i d e n t wa s
g e n u i n e . T h e f i r s t r e a l e v i d e n c e
e m e r g e d i n 1 9 8 3, wh e n a n A m e r i c a n
r e s e a r c h
g r o u p o b t a i n e d a d o c u m e n t
r e l e a s e d
t h r o u g h t h e F r e e d o m o f
I n f o r m a t i o n A c t . T h i s wa s a m e m o r a n d u m
a u t h o r e d
b y L i e u t e n a n t C o l o n e l C h a r l e s
H a l t , t h e D e p u t y B a s e
C o m m a n d e r , h i m -
s e l f a wi t n e s s t o o n e o f t h e e v e n t s . T h e
d o c u m e n t , wh i c h wa s s e n t t o t h e M o D
s o o n a f t e r t h e i n c i d e n t , d e s c r i b e d h o w
m i l i t a r y wi t n e s s e s
e n c o u n t e r e d a t r i a n g u -
l a r - s h a p e d
o b j e c t i n R e n d l e s h a m
F o r e s t ,
o n t h e p e r i m e t e r o f R A F
W o o d b r i d g e , a n d
e x p l a i n e d t h a t r a d i a t i o n
r e a d i n g s we r e
t a k e n a t t h e l a n d i n g s i t e .
M o r e e v i d e n c e s u r f a c e d i n 1 9 8 4 wh e n
C o l o n e l S a m
M o r g a n , t h e t h e n b a s e c o m -
m a n d e r , s e n t c o p i e s o f a t a p e r e c o r d i n g t o
B r i t i s h r e s e a r c h e r s . T h e t a p e , wh i c h wa s
m a d e
b y H a l t d u r i n g o n e o f t h e e v e n t s ,
c o n f i r m e d t h a t r a d i a t i o n
r e a d i n g s we r e
t a k e n a t t h e l a n d i n g s i t e , t h a t i n d e n t a t i o n s
we r e f o u n d i n t h e g r o u n d wh e r e a n o b j e c t
wa s s a i d t o h a v e l a n d e d , a n d t h a t t h e
p a t r o l e n c o u n t e r e d U F Os . D u r i n g r e s e a r c h
f o r
m y b o o k Y o u C a n t
T e l l T h e P e o p l e :
T h e D e f i n i t i v e A c c o u n t o f t h e R e n d l e s h a m
F o r e s t U F O I n c i d e n t
( S i d g wi c k & J a c k s o n ,
20 0 0 ), I l o c a t e d U S A F
p h o t o g r a p h s t a k e n
a t t h e l a n d i n g s i t e t h e m o r n i n g a f t e r t h e
i n i t i a l e v e n t . T h e s e
p h o t o g r a p h s f e a t u r e
U S A F p e r s o n n e l a n d B r i t i s h p o l i c e
e x a m i n i n g t h e g r o u n d i n d e n t a t i o n s a s
d e s c r i b e d i n H a l t s r e c o r d i n g .
I v e wo r k e d o n t h i s c a s e f o r f i v e y e a r s
a n d h a v e b e e n f r u s t r a t e d
b y t h e wa y i n
wh i c h t h e M o D a n d U S A F h a v e
p l a y e d
d o wn t h e i n c i d e n t , c l a i m i n g i t wa s o f "n o
d e f e n c e s i g n i f i c a n c e ". I m
n o t a l o n e i n m y
f r u s t r a t i o n . F o r m e r C h i e f o f t h e D e f e n c e
S t a f f L o r d H i l l - N o r t o n
( b e l o w) h a s b e e n
t r y i n g t o g e t a n s we r s s i n c e 1 9 8 3. H e h a s
t a b l e d 1 6 Q u e s t i o n s i n P a r l i a m e n t t h i s
y e a r : Q u e s t i o n s t h a t c o n c e r n t h e c a s e a s
p r e s e n t e d i n
m y b o o k . T h e a n s we r s we r e
n o t
c o n v i n c i n g , e v e n t h o u g h g r e a t
p r e s s u r e wa s p u t o n B a r o n e s s
S y m o n s ,
M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e f o r D e f e n c e
P r o c u r e m e n t , t o r e l e a s e i n f o r m a -
t i o n o n t h e c a s e . B u t L o r d H i l l -
N o r t o n d i d n o t g i v e u p a n d , e a r l i e r
t h i s y e a r , h i s p e r s i s t e n c e p a i d o f f
wh e n t h e M o D s
f i l e o n t h i s c a s e
wa s r e l e a s e d u n d e r t h e C o d e
o f P r a c t i c e o n A c c e s s t o
G o v e r n m e n t I n f o r m a t i o n .
T h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s d o c -
u m e n t s i n t h e f i l e , t h e m o s t
i m p o r t a n t o f wh i c h a r e t h e
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U S A F I N
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i n t e r n a l
e x c h a n g e s o f c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
b e t we e n
d e p a r t m e n t s o f t h e R A F a n d
D e f e n c e
I n t e l l i g e n c e S t a f f ( D I S ). T h e s e
d o c u m e n t s o f f e r s o m e i d e a o f wh a t t r a n -
s p i r e d a f t e r t h e M o D r e c e i v e d H a l t s m e m -
o r a n d u m a n d , c o n t r a r y t o t h e o f f i c i a l l i n e
t h a t t h e i n c i d e n t wa s o f "n o
d e f e n c e
s i g n i f i c a n c e ", s h o w t h a t t h e r e p o r t wa s ,
i n d e e d , t a k e n s e r i o u s l y .
On e d o c u m e n t r e v e a l s t h a t t a p e r e c o r d -
e d e v i d e n c e o f t h e i n c i d e n t wa s h a n d e d
t o G e n e r a l G a b r i e l , t h e C h i e f o f t h e
U n i t e d S t a t e s A i r F o r c e i n E u r o p e , a n d
we l e a r n t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n s d i d n o t
s h a r e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n wi t h t h e M o D .
H o we v e r , H a l t h a s s i n c e t o l d m e
t h a t a B r i t i s h a g e n t wa s
a m o n g t h o s e wh o d e b r i e f e d
t h e wi t n e s s e s a f t e r t h e
e v e n t . S o c o u l d i t b e t h a t t h e
B I G C H I E F : H i l l - N o r t o n
S C OR C H E D E A R T H :
A P o l i c e o f f i c e r a n d C a p t .
M i k e V e r r a n o e x a m i n e
t h e l a n d i n g s i t e . B o t t o m :
J o h n B u r r o u g h s U F O
d r a wi n g .
M o D
d o c u m e n t s , a t
l e a s t t h o s e n o w i n t h e
p u b l i c d o m a i n , a r e n o t
t h e f u l l s t o r y ? S e v e r a l
d o c u m e n t s , r e f e r e n c e d
i n t h e f i l e , a r e m i s s i n g .
T h e
d o c u m e n t s
m a k e i t c l e a r t h a t t h e r e
wa s c o n c e r n o v e r t h e
a b o v e a v e r a g e r a d i a t i o n
r e a d i n g s , a s
r e p o r t e d i n H a l t s
m e m o r a n d u m . W e a l s o
l e a r n t h a t R A F W a t t o n h a d f o u n d f a u l t wi t h
f i l m o f t h e r e p o r t e d s i g h t i n g ( t h e R A F r o u -
t i n e l y t a k e f i l m o f i t s r a d a r s c r e e n s ) f o r t h e
n i g h t i n q u e s t i o n . I t wa s l a t e r d i s c o v e r e d
t h a t f i l m o n t h e d a y s p r i o r t o a n d a f t e r t h e
r e p o r t e d p h e n o m e n a we r e a l s o f a u l t y .
I f t h e i n c i d e n t wa s t h o u g h t t o b e o f "n o
d e f e n c e s i g n i f i c a n c e ", i t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t h a t
t h e M o D c o n s i d e r e d
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m e m o r a n d u m b e f o r e r e l e a s i n g i t . A n o t h e r
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a l l o w i t s r e l e a s e "m i g h t h a v e t o c o m e f r o m
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s i g h t i n g . "
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t i o n o n t h e c a s e . B u t L o r d H i l l -
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f i l m o f t h e r e p o r t e d s i g h t i n g ( t h e R A F r o u -
t i n e l y t a k e f i l m o f i t s r a d a r s c r e e n s ) f o r t h e
n i g h t i n q u e s t i o n . I t wa s l a t e r d i s c o v e r e d
t h a t f i l m o n t h e d a y s p r i o r t o a n d a f t e r t h e
r e p o r t e d p h e n o m e n a we r e a l s o f a u l t y .
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m e m o r a n d u m b e f o r e r e l e a s i n g i t . A n o t h e r
d o c u m e n t r e v e a l s t h a t t h e d e c i s i o n t o
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i m p l i c a t i o n s a r e r e a d i n t o t h e r e p o r t e d
s i g h t i n g . "
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c o n c e r n i n g wh a t t r a n s p i r e d o n c e 015
b e c a m e m o r e i n v o l v e d , I c o n s i d e r t h e f i l e
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p la n t i n g c r o p s a f t e r o n e o f t h e
w e t t e s t w i n t e r s o n r e c o r d . A p r i l,
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ma t i o n w a s un li ke a n y t h i n g e ls e
w e d
s e e n i n t h e f i e I d s be f o r e , i f
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ba c k t o t h e h e y d a y o f 1 9 9 5 / 6 , h a d
s o me t h i n g t o d o w i t h t h e h e r o s
w e lc o me i t r e c e i v e d . T h e p r i n t
a n d T V n e w s me d i a , w h i c h h a d
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n o w , w e r e c le a r ly o v e r j o y e d a t
be i n g a ble t o f i ll p a g e s w i t h n e w
c i r c le s p e c ula t i o n . I t w a s a lmo s t
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h a p p e n e d .
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s c o p e t h a t h a s h o s t e d f o r ma t i o n s
s e v e r a l t i me s be f o r e . O n e s h o w e d
a h uma n o i d f a c e , n o t un li ke t h e
F a c e o n Ma r s . T h e o t h e r ,
d ubbe d t h e A r i c e bo Re s p o n s e ,
a lmo s t r e p li c a t e d t h e bi n a r y s i g -
n a l d e s i g n e d by a s t r o n o me r s
F r a n k D r a ke a n d C a r l Sa g a n a n d
be a me d t o t h e s t a r c lus t e r M 1 3 i n
1 9 74, f r o m t h e A r e c i bo
O bs e r v a t o r y i n Pue r t o Ri c o . T h e
ke y d i f f e r e n c e s w e r e t h e
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(v e n o n e s e l f - p r o f e s s e d g e n e t i c i s t ,
a n d , m o r e s u r p r i s i n g l y , a b e m u s e d
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n , , t I I 1 f " r m a r i v e . We c a n e x p e c t
b e t t t ! f r o m t r u e e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l
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, J m i r a t i (1 I 1 o f J o h n M i c h e l L
J , r t t I m a u t h o r a n d e x - e d i t o r o f
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1 1 1 , 1 (, o l d s w o r t h y . "
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r o u n d i n g t h e s e n e w f o r m a t i o n s
t h a t s e v e r a l w e b s i t e s h a d t o c l o s e
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C r o p C i r c l e C o n n e c t o r w a s f o r c -
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a n d ha v e b e e n v i s -
i t e d for m a n y y e a r s
-
b y p e op l e
fr om ou t e r s p a c e , fr om ot he r c i v i l -
i s a t i on s ; t ha t i t b e hov e s u s t o fi n d
ou t who t he y a r c , whe r e t he y
c om e fr om , a n d wha t t he y wa n t .
Thi s s hou l d b e t he s u b j e c t of r i g -
or ou s s c i e n t i fi c i n v e s t i g a t i on . "
The c on s e n s u s a m on g t hos e i n
t he k n ow, s a y s G r e e r , i s t ha t we
a r e n ot fa c i n g
hos t i l i t y
fr om
j hOp e
p e op l e
wi l l p a y
a t t e n t i on a n d
I
e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l s . He i s
e x t r e m e l y . .
r e a l i s e t ha t t he ~ FO
p he n om e n on
c on c e r n e d ,
t he r e for e ,
a b ou t
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r a i ~ s
s om e ~ e r ~ ou s
d ; fe n c e
a n d
i d e n t
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t ha t he
. n a t i On a l s e < : u r l t y
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.
i s g oi n g
a he a d wi t h
N MOS ,
t he
D r G r e e r
h, ? - p e s .
t ha t ~ n ou s
N a t i on a l Mi s s i l e
D e fe n c e
S y s t e m , a
m e d i a i p t e r ~ ~ t .
wi l l p r ov i d e t he
hi - t e c h s p a c e
d e fe n c e
s hi e l d .
.
i m p e t u s ~ l l t ~ c 1 a n ~
n e e d t o l ob b y
" Ou r v i s i t or s m a y
b e q u i t e
n e u - for a n
offi c 1 a l . m q Ul r y .
t r a l b u t t he y m a y
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t he t r u t h,
A C C OR D ~ G
t o D r G r ~ e r ,
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s e c r e c y
1 S p r e v e n t ~ n g .
The r e wi l l b e a l i v e we b c a s t of
t he wor ! d
fr om e n t e r m g
t he p r e s s
on fe r e n c e
fr om 2p m
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on
W e d n e s d a y , Ma y 9 on
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a n d e n e r g y
i s s u e s . A n d
he s t a l k m g
. A d d i t i on a l r e p or t i n g b y
Ha m i s h
a b ou t l e v e l s of s e c r e c y
t ha t ha v e
Ma c K e n z i e .
e v e n r e m ov e d p r e s i d e n t s
fr om t he
l oop .
" The b u c k s u p p os e d l y
s t op s a t t he
Ov a l offi c e , b u t i t s e e m s l i k e i t
d oe s n t . C a r t e r a n d C l i n t on we r e
d e l i b e r a t e l y
d e c e i v e d
- i t s e x p l o-
s i v e b u t we k n ow t hi s t o b e t he
c a s e . "
D ~ G r e e r i s a wa r e he i s m a k i n g
s e r i ou s
a l l e g a t i on s . W hy
s hou l d
a n y on e
b e l i e v e hi m ?
" I m a l i c e n s e d
MD i n t wo s t a t e s . I f 1 we r e p e r p e -
t r a t i n g a hoa x I wou l d l os e t hos e
l i c e n c e s a n d m y
l i v e l i hood . W e ha v e
t hr e e a t t or n e y s he r e t oo
-
i f t he y
we r e hoa x e r s t he y
wou l d b e d i s -
b a r r e d .
The r e s a l ot a t s t a k e
he r e . "
A s c e p t i c ,
P r ofe s s or A r c hi e R oy ,
P r ofe s s or
E m e r i t u s of A s t r on om y
a t t he Un i v e r s i t y of G l a s g ow, s a y s
t ha t a l t hou g h 80 p e r c e n t of UFO
s i g ht i n g s
c a n b e i d e n t i fi e d a s a s t r o-
n om i c a l ob j e c t s ,
s a t e l l i t e s or
c on -
j u n c t i on s
of p l a n e t s , a b ou t 20 p e r
c e n t c a n n ot b e e x p l a i n e d a wa y .
" The whol e UFO t hi n g ha s d e v e l -
op e d v e r y m u c h b u t ha s b e e n
m u d d i e d b y
hoa x e s , " he s a y s . " I m
n ot s a y i n g a l l c a s e s a r e hoa x e s b u t
t he R os we l l m y t hol og y ha s m a d e i t
p r e t t y
m u c h i m p os s i b l e t o g e t t o t he
t r u t h
n ow. "
S o, j u s t a s t he Br i t i s h Fl y i n g
S a u c e r Bu r e a u c l os e s i t s d oor s , l e a v .
i n g m or e t ha n 1 0 0 s i m i l a r UK g r ou p s
t o c a r r y on , s om e e x p e r i e n c e d e y e s
wi l l b e t u r n i n g t o t he US A t hi s
we e k .
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N i c k P op e ,
for m e r UFO d e s k offi -
c e r a t t he Mi n i s t r y of D e fe n c e , s a y s :
" Thos e p e op l e
who ha v e g e n u i n e l y
b e e n i n v ol v e d i n g ov e r n m e n t or m i l -
,
i t a r y UFO p r oj e c t s
u n d ou b t e d l y
ha v e fa s c i n a t i n g
s t or i e s t o t e l l . 1
E XP R E S S ON S UN D A Y
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I
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I n v a s i on of
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Br i t a i n s s I Te s ov e r t he
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1 . . "
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fe n c e fi g u r e s s how t ha t , i n
1 9 9 8, 1 9 3 UFOs we r e r e -
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t h r o u g h s p a c e i n t h e s a me " wa y t h a t t h e
X - 33 i s de s i g n e . d t o . I t wa s fi r s t s p o t t e d
i n 1 987 a s a my s t e r i o u s l i n e - i t e m,
c o n s u mi n g s e ve r a l b i l l i o n do l l a r s wo r t h
o f fu n ds i n t h a t y e a r a l o n e , i n t h e
r e c o n n a i s s a n c e s e c t i o n o f t h e a i r fo r c e s
b u dg e t r e q u e s t . Se ve r a l p e o p l e c l a i m t o
h a ve s e e n i t s i n c e t h e l a t e E i g h t i e s , t h e
b e s t a p p a r e n t s i g h t i n g c o mi n g fr o m a
t r a i n e d R o y a l Ob s e r ve r Co r p s
" s p o t t e r "
wh o s a w a h u g e we dg e - s h a p e d a i r c r a ft
o ve r fl y i n g t h e No r t h Se a o i l - r i g o n wh i c h
h e wa s wo r k i n g i n 1 989. I f A u r o r a e x i s t s
-
a n d Co n g r e s s ma n R o h r a b a c h e r i s fa i r -
l y s u r e t h a t i t do e s
-
i t c a n mo s t l i k e l y
c r o s s t h e A t l a n t i c i n s o me t h i n g u n de r 45
mi n u t e s . A s y e t , R o h r a b a c h e r h a s h a d n o
r e s p o n s e t o h i s l e t t e r t o Cl i n t o n a n d, i f
Th e SR - 71 B l a c k b i r d s u p e r s o n i c
r e c o n n a i s s a n c e a i r c r a ft
( t o p ) , t h e U. 2
s p y p l a n e ( c e n t r e ) a n d t h e F 1 1 7A " s t e a l t h "
fi g h t e r ( a b o ve ) we r e a l l t e s t e d a t A r e a 51
.
t h a t wa s c o de n a me d
" F i s h " .
I n t h e e n d,
F i s h l o s t o u t t o i t s r i va l , L o c k h e e d s
B l a c k b i r d, b u t fo r a r e a s o n t h a t h a s n e ve r
b e e n a l t o g e t h e r e x p l a i n e d, t h e de t a i l s o f
W i dme r s
de s i g n r e ma i n t o p - s e c r e t , l o n g
a ft e r t h e B l a c k b i r d fl e e t wa s c o n s i g n e d
t o a i r mu s e u ms a c r o s s A me r i c a . Co u l d i t
b e t h a t F i s h , wh o s e g e n e r a l c h a r a c t e r i s -
t i c s s o u n d r e s o u n di n g l y fa mi l i a r t o da y ,
wa s a c t u a l l y a s e c r e t
p r o t o t y p e fo r t h e
A u r o r a ? W e ma y n e ve r k n o w. W i dme r
wa s fo r c e d t o b u r n a l mo s t a l l t h e p l a n s
fo r F i s h a n d wa s i n s t r u c t e d
b y t h e CI A
~
43
~ V e n i n g S t a n d a r d We st En d F i n a l
18 Jun e 1999
Pa g e 4
C a d o g a n Est a t e s
b uy s
Duke o f Y o r k
b a r r a c ks
C HELS EAS
b i g g e st
l a n d l o r d i s t o b uy t h e
Duke o f Y o r k b a r r a c ks
o n t h e K i n g s Ro a d a n d
t ur n i t i n f o a c o m p l e x o f
sh o p s, f l a t s a n d o f f i c e s,
w r i t e s Be n Le a p m a n .
Th e
Mi n i st r y o f
De f e n c e sa i d t o d a y i t h a d
a g r e e d f o se l l t h e m i l i -
t a r y b ui l d i n g t o C a d o g a n "
Est a t e s. Th e Te r r i t o r i a l
Ar m y w i l l c o n t i n ue t o
use p a r t o f t h e l o - a c r e
Da i l y Te l e g r a p h
19 Jun e 1999
Pa g e 2
WEEK END
si t e un t i l 2 0 0 3 . No - p r i c e _
_ _
, _ _
i s b e i n g a n n o un c e d - b ut
! UF Os i n Wi l t sh i r e
t h e
v a l ~ e ., i s e st i m a t e d a t .
Bl e ss t h e a l i e n s. Of a l l t h e
1: 4 0 m I l l I On . An Mo D
f .
.
I
.
B.
.
sp o ke sm a n sa i d o f f i c i a l s
a sc ~ , ~ a t m g p
a c e sm n t a m
w e r e c o n f i d e n t t h e y h a d
t h e y ~ ) Ul d h o v e r o v e r -
se c ur e d b e t t e r v a l ue f o r
Lo n d o n ,
~ a n c h ~ st e r ,
t h e
t a x p a y e r t h a n t h e y
S p a g h e t t I Jun c t I On
-
t h e y
w o ul d h a v e i n a n o p e n
a l w a y s se e m e d m o st
a uc t i o n . Th e f t p h a se
I a t t a c h e d t o Wi l t sh i r e . ( I n
o f d e v e l o p m e n t w i l l se e t h e l a t e S e v e n t i e s, t h e m o st
t h e c r e a t i o n o f 2 6 f I a t sf o r , f a v o ur e d UF O l o c a t i o n w a s
I o w - e a r n e r s a n d a r o un d m i d - Wa l e s, o f w h i c h t h e
3 0 sh o p s.
ETs sub se q ue n t l y se e m e d
t o t i r e .)
,
F o r so m e t i m e , a
p a r t i c ul a r l y p o p ul a r
d e st i n a t i o n f o r i n t e r -
p l a n e t a r y v i si t o r s se e m e d t o
b e S a l i sb ur y Pl a i n
-
o n
sum m e r e v e n i n g s i n t h e
S i x t i e s, o n e c o ul d sc a r c e l y
m o v e f o r e n t h usi a st s si t t i n g
o n h i l l s a n d l o o ki n g up a t t h e
st a r s, h o p e f ul l y t w i d d l i n g
w i t h p o i n t l e ssl y e l a b o r a t e
r a d i o e q ui p m e n t .
An y sug g e st i o n t h a t l i g h t s
i n t h e sky m i g h t a c t ua l l y b e
,
c o n n e c t e d i n so m e w a y w i t h
, t h e Mo D, w h i c h d o e s, o f
c o ur se , h a v e a p r o n o un c e d
p r e se n c e i n t h e a r e a , w e r e
r o ut i n e l y d i sm i sse d b y t h e
si l l y se a so n se t a s m e r e
e c c e n t r i c i t y .
I n
t .h e S e v e n t i e s, t h e
n o t i o ~ f l e y l i n e s w a s
I w o v e l l , i n t 6 UF O m y t h s. Th e
I
i d e a w a s t h a t f l y i n g sa uc e r s
w o ul d use t h e se m y st i c a l
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l i n e s h a p p e n e d t o b e i n
Wi l t sh i r e .
But o n e h e a r s l e ss o f UF Os
t h e se d a y s. Th e r e a so n ,
m o st p r o b a b l y , i s t h a t
Am e r i c a n e n t h usi a st s h a v e
i n t r o d uc e d t h e un w e l c o m e
i d e a o f a b d uc t i o n . F e w
w o ul d c a r e t o t r a m p up a
Wi l t sh i r e h i l l o n a b a l m y
n i g h t i f t h e e n d r e sul t w a s a
za p p i n g f r o m a b r i g h t w h i t e
l i g h t , f o l l o w e d
b y a r a t h e r
p e r so n a l e x a m i n a t i o n o n
b o a r d a sp a c e sh i p .
As t i m e w e a r s o n , a n d
c l un ky o l d r e t r o - st y l e UF Os
f i n d t h e m se l v e s h a v i n g t o
c o m p e t e w i t h up st a r t c o r n
c i r c l e s, t h e Wa r m i n st e r a r e a
i s n o n e t h e l e ss st i l l t h e
p l a c e t o g o i f o n e f a n c i e s a
sum m e r s e v e n i n g o f l y i n g
b a c k a n d d r e a m i n g o f l i f e
e l se w h e r e .
Wh a t t o w e a r : a b i g a n o r a k,
n e r d y a s y o u l i ke ,
Wh a t t o b r i n g : b i n o c ul a r s a n d
a n o t e sp e c i a l l y g o o d
c a m e r a .
Wh a t t o sa y : " Wh e n o n e
l o o ks up a t t h e v a st n e ss o f
t h e sky , o n e f i n d s i t
i m p o ssi b l e t o i m a g i n e t h a t
w e a r e r e a l l y a l l a l o n e ,
d r i f t i n g t h r o ug h t h i s c o l d
i n f i n i t y . . .
"
Wh a t n o t t o sa y :
" I t s
c l e a r l y
a w e a t h e r b a l l o o n , b ut t h e
r C p l , m y st e r y i s w h y w st i l l
use t , h e m .:

r s
Th e Br o a d c a st Mo n i t o r i n g C o m p a n y . Th e c o n t e n t s o f t h e p ub l i c a t i o n s f r o m w h i c h t h e se e x t r a c t s h a v e b e e n t a ke n a r e c o p y r i g h t w o r ks a n d
w i t h o ut p r i o r p e r m i ssi o n m a y n o t b e c o p i e d o r o t h e r w i se r e p r o d uc e d ( e v e n f o r i n t e r n a l p ur p o se s) o r r e so l d .
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r b o
-
D a
yM
i l ,
Mo n d a y,
Ma y
2 4 ,
1 9 9 9
I ~ I
A
l e s s o n
n o t
l e a r n e d
W H O
t o l d
D a v i d
B l u n k e t t
t h a t
L i t e r a c y
H o u r
i s
a
r e t u r n
t o
t r a d i -
t i o n a l ,
t r i e d - a n d - t e s t e d
t e a c h i n g
m e t h o d s
( Ma i l ) ?
T e n
m i n u t e s
c h a t t i n g
a b o u t
w o r d s ,
2 0
m i n u t e s
r e a d i n g
a
s h a r e d
t e x t
( n o t
a
r e a l
b o o k
b u t
a
p h o t o -
c o p i e d
s h e e t
b e c a u s e
w e
c a n t
a f f o r d
b o o k s
f o r
e v e r y
c h i l d ) ,
2 0
m i n u t e s
w h e n
c h i l d r e n
w o r k
i n
g r o u p s ,
o r
a
t a s k
w h i c h
m i g h t
h a v e
o n l y
t e n u o u s
l i n k s
t o
t h e
t e x t ,
u n a i d e d
b y
t h e
t e a c h e r ,
w h o
i s
b u s y
h e a r i n g
a n o t h e r
g r o u p
r e a d ,
a n d
t h e n
t e n
m i n u t e s
g i v e n
t o
w h a t
w e v e
l e a r n t
-
o r
n o t .
T h i s
h a p p e n s
f i v e
d a ys
a
w e e k ,
o f t e n
o n
t h e
s a m e
t e x t ,
w h i c h
m i g h t
( a s
i n
t h e
c a s e
o f
o u r
s e v e n
a n d
e i g h t - ye a r " o l d s )
i n c l u d e
a
s t u d y
o f
t h e
w o r d i n g
i n
a
l e g a l
d o c u m e n t .
T h i s
i s n t
t r a d i t i o n a l
c l a s s
t e a c h i n g
o f
E n g l i s h .
It
h a s
b e e n
m a d e
t o
l o o k
l i k e
i t
b y
t r a n s -
f e r r i n g
s o m e
o f
t h e
s e c o n d a r y
s c h o o l
c u r r i c u l u m
d o w n w a r d ,
b u t
i t
i s ,
i n
f a c t ,
p r o g r e s s i v e
m e t h o d s
b y
t h e
b a c k
d o o r .
D a v i d ,
yo u v e
b e e n
h a d .
Mr s
R .
W IL S O N ,
D u r h a m .
R o u n d
i n
c i r c l e s
A S
A
s t r u g g l i n g
f r u i t
g r o w e r ,
I d
b e
v e r y
p l e a s e d
t o
h a v e
L a w r e n c e
R o c k e f e l l e r
a l o n g
f o r
h a l f
a
d a y,
a t
a
f e e
t o
b e
n e g o t i a t e d ,
t o
s t u d y
t h e
m ys t e r y
o f
c r o p
c i r c l e s
. e r e
( Ma i l ) .
T h e s e
c i r c l e s
h a v e
a p p e a r e d
o n l y
s i n c e
t r a m l i n e s
w e r e
u s e d
b y
f a r m e r s
f o r
a c c u r a t e
w o r k i n g
m e a s u r e m e n t s
o f
t h e i r
f i e l d s .
T h i s
e x p l a i n s
w h y
m o s t
o f
t h e m
a r e
f o u n d
i n
t h e
l a r g e
f i e l d s
o f
H a m p s h i r e
a n d
W i l t s h i r e ,
a m o n g
g r o w i n g
c e r e a l
c r o p s
a n d
n o t
i n
f i e l d s
o f
p o t a t o e s ,
c a b b a g e ,
s t r a w -
b e r r i e s ,
s w e d e ,
e t c .
O r
i s
i t
p e r h a p s
t h a t
Ma r t i a n s
h a v e n t
d e v e l o p e d
a
t a s t e
f o r
t h e s e
m o r e
c o m p l e x
c r o p s ?
V IC T O R
B R E A C H ,
T o n b r i d g e ,
K e n t
~ : : : ~ ~ ~ : : : : ~ : : ~ , ~
-
L E T T E R S
S a v e
m o n e y
a n d
s e t
yo u r
k i d s
u p
f o r
l i f e
P A R E N T S
w h o
f e e l
i t
n e c e s s a r y
t o
s p e n d
1 : 2 00- p l u s
a
w e e k
o n
t h e i r
c h i l d r e n
( Ma i l )
w o u l d
b e
b e t t e r
o f f
s a v i n g
t h e i r
m o n e y
a n d
g i v i n g
t h e i r
k i d s
a
t i c k e t
i n t o
t h e
r e a l
w o r l d .
A t
1 7 ,
I
c o n s i d e r
m ys e l f
l u c k y
w i t h
t h e
1 : 5
a
w e e k
p o c k e t
m o n e y
I m
g i v e n .
My
S a t u r d a y
j o b
h e l p s
m e
s a v e
f o r
u n i v e r s i t y,
a n d
I
f i n d
I
c a n
j u s t
a b o u t
c o p e
w i t h o u t
1 : 9 0
t r a i n e r s
a n d
b r a n d
n e w
c l o t h e s
e v e r y
w e e k .
T h e s e
c h i l d r e n
a r e
g r o w i n g
u p
h a v i n g
e v e r yt h i n g
h a n d e d
t o
t h e m .
I
m a y
b e
c o n s i d e r e d
p o o r
b e c a u s e
I
d o n t
s h i p
m y
f r i e n d s
o f f
t o
L o n d o n
f o r
m y
b i r t h d a y
b u t
I d
r a t h e r
l e a r n
t o
a p p r e c i a t e
t h e
v a l u e
o f
m o n e y.
S U Z A N N E
L O G A N ,
C a n t e r b u r y,
K e n t .
I M
A
w o r k i n g
m o t h e r ,
h e l p i n g
m y
h u s b a n d ,
a
s e l f -
e m p l o ye d
s o l i c i t o r ,
i n
h i s
o f f i c e .
O u r
t w o
c h i l d r e n ,
o f
n e a r l y
1 2
a n d
1 6 ,
b o t h
g o
t o
p r i v a t e
d a y
s c h o o l s
b u t
I
s p e n d
v e r y
l i t t l e
o n
m y
d a u g h t e r .
L i z z y s
w o r n
t h e
s a m e
s c h o o l
s h o e s
f o r
t h r e e
ye a r s
a n d
h a s
t o
b e
p u s h e d
i n t o
h a v i n g
m o n e y
s p e n t
o n
h e r .
If
s h e
w a n t s
e x t r a s
s h e
b a b ys i t s
f o r
m o n e y.
I
s p e n d
1 : 8 0
a
ye a r
o n
h e r
t e n n i s
c l u b
m e m b e r s h i p
a n d
a n o t h e r
1 : 6 0
o n
l e s s o n s .
T h e
r e s t
o f
t h e
t i m e
s h e
s i m p l y
p r a c t i s e s
w i t h
f r i e n d s .
Ma n y
o f
h e r
s c h o o l f r i e n d s
h a v e
e x t r a
p r i v a t e
l e s s o n s
f o r
t h e i r
G C S E s ,
b u t
s h e s
b r i g h t
a n d
m o t i v a t e d
e n o u g h
n o t
t o
n e e d
t h e m
-
a n d
i f
s h e
w e r e
n o t ,
I
w o u l d n t
t h r o w
g o o d
m o n e y
a f t e r
b a d .
In
a l l ,
I
s p e n d
1 : 5 00- 1 : 6 00
a
ye a r
o n
L i z z y.
My
s o n s
c l o t h e s
c o m e
t o
o n l y
b e t w e e n
1 : 2 00
a n d
1 : 3 3 0
a
ye a r .
H e s
h a v i n g
p r i v a t e
B a r
Mi t z v a h
l e s s o n s
a t
1 : 2 0
p e r
w e e k ,
a n d
h i s
c r i c k e t
c l u b
f e e s
c o s t
1 : 3 0
a
ye a r .
H i s
b i g g e s t .
e x p e n s e
i s
u s e
o f
a
f o o t b a l l
s e a s o n
t i c k e t
a t
E 4 00
a
ye a r
( m u c h
t o
h i s
s i s t e r s
a n n o ya n c e )
b u t
h e r
i n d u l g e n c e
t h i s
ye a r
w i l l
b e
t o
b e
s e n t
o n
a
t r i p
t o
Is r a e l
w i t h
a
l a r g e
g r o u p
o f
1 6 - ye a r - o l d s ,
a f t e r
G C S E s ,
a t
a
c o s t
o f
1 : 1 , 5 00.
My
c h i l d r e n
d o n t
f e e l
u n d e r p r i v i l e g e d
-
i n
f a c t ,
t h e y
o f t e n
t e l l
m e
n o t
t o
w a s t e
m y
m o n e y.
Ma t e r i a l l y,
I
h a d
m u c h
l e s s
~ C
~
, . . . h i l A
~ n r l
" " ~ n t
t h
m
t n
~ n n r ~ , . . i A t A
t h A
C " : : o s t
o f
l i v i n a .
P a g e
5 1
S T R A IG H T
T O
T H E
P O IN T
.
L E T S
a l l
s u p p o r t
T o n y
B l a i r s
c r u s a d e
i n
K o s o v o .
A l l
h e
i s
s a yi n g
i s
g i v e
w a r
a
c h a n c e .
Mr
J .
MA S O N ,
B a r n e t ,
H e r t s .
.
P A T S Y
K e n s i t
t r i e d
t o
s c o t c h
r e p o r t s
t h a t
s h e s
e x p e c t i n g
a
b a b y.
D o e s
s h e
f e a r
p u b l i c
c e n s u r e
b e c a u s e
s h e s
m a r r i e d ?
Mr s
J E A N
W A R R E N ,
S a l e ,
C h e s h i r e .
.
B R IT A IN
c o m e s
c o m -
p l e t e
w i t h
t h e
p e r f e c t
b u f f e r
z o n e
a g a i n s t
G M
c r o p s
-
t h e
s e a .
O t h e r
c o u n t r i e s
a r e n t
s o
f o r t u -
n a t e .
W e
s h o u l d n t
s a c r i f i c e
t h i s
a d v a n t a g e
b y
i n v i t i n g
t h e
s t u f f
h e r e .
S T E V E N
P E N N Y ,
L o n d o n
N 1 6 .
.
A N Y O N E
w h o
a r g u e s
a g a i n s t
c a p i t a l
p u n i s h m e n t
b e c a u s e
i n n o c e n t
p e o p l e
m i g h t
b e
k i l l e d ,
b u t
a g r e e s
w i t h
b o m b i n g
B e l g r a d e ,
i s
i n v i t e d
t o
r e c o n c i l e
t h e s e
c o n t r a d i c t o r y
p r i n c i p l e s .
A n y
t h o u g h t s ,
T o n y?
N IC H O L A S
A S T L E Y -
C O O P E R ,
A d d r e s s
s u p p l i e d .
. W H E N
t h e
c r e d i t s
r o l l
a t
t h e
e n d
o f
a
f i l m
i n v o l v i n g
J u d i
D e n c h ,
Ma g g i e
S m i t h ,
D i a n a
R i g g
o r
A l e c
G u i n n e s s ,
t h a t s
h o w
t h e i r
n a m e s
a p p e a r .
S o
w h y
i s
i t
a l w a ys
S i r
D a v i d
F r o s t
a n d
D a m e
T h o r a
H i r d ,
e v e n
i n
a d v e r t s ?
IA N
W IL L IA MS ,
L l a n d u d n o ,
G w yn e d d .
. L E T S
n o t
b e
k i d d e d
b y
p r o t e s t i n g
t r u c k e r s .
T h e y
a r e
m o s t l y
f a r m e r s
w h o
h a v e
d i v e r s i f i e d
i n t o
r o a d
h a u l a g e
-
T o r y
s u b v e r s i v e s
o u t
t o
e m b a r r a s s
t h e
G o v e -
r n m e n t .
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L
AUR NCE Ro c k e f e l l e r , the
Am e r ic a n m il l io na ir e a nd p hil -
a nthr o p is t, is f u nding s c ie ntif ic
r e s e a r c h into c r o p c ir c l e s , it
e m e r g e d y e s te r da y . Why ? Af te r
a l l , this is a p r o bl e m tha t e v e r y -
o ne tho u g ht ha d be e n s o l v e d.
The Cr o p Cir c l e M y s te r y c a u s e d he a d-
l ine s a nd a r g u m e nts ne a r l y e v e r y s u m m e r
f o r 20 y e a r s . Str a ng e s ha p e s we r e a p p e a r -
ing in c o r nf ie l ds in Wil ts hir e a nd o the r
c o u ntie s . Fr o m the g r o u nd, the c o m wa s
s e e n to be be a te n do wn, a m a z ing l y r e g u -
l a r . Fr o m the a ir , the p a tte r ns a p p e a r e d.
The y c a m e f ir s t a s s im p l e c ir c l e s , L a te r ,
the r e we r e c ir c l e s within c ir c l e s , the n m o r e
intr ic a te p a tte r ns s til l
-
c ir c l e s r a dia ting
s p ir a l a r m s , c ir c l e s jo ine d by s tr a ig ht l ine s ,
c ir c l e s a r r a ng e d in s q u a r e s , e v e n s no wf l a k e
p a tte r ns o f a m a z ing intr ic a c y a nd be a u ty .
Fo r 20 y e a r s a r g u m e nts r a g e d. We r e the y
c a u s e d by c ir c u l a r winds ? Or we r e m y s te r io u s
f o r c e s a t wo r k ? The o bv io u s s o l u tio n wa s
htu na n ho a x . Bu t if s o , ho w?
I n 1 9 9 2, two So u tha m p to n m e n, Do u g Bo we r
a nd Da v e Cho r l e y , c o nf e s s e d to m a l dng c o r n
c ir c l e s : e v e r y s tu nm e r nig ht f o r 20 y e a r s . The ir
m e tho d wa s s im p l e : r a k e s a nd p l a nk s o f wo o d
~ o p ~ ~ ~ ~ g ; a ~ ~ I ~ g ~ ~ P ~ " e s
~ ~
~ ~ e
the m to
to g u ide s tr a ig ht l ine s .
I t be g a n a s f u n bu t, a s UFO
the o r ie s s no wba l l e d, the y wa nte d to
s e e ho w c r e du l o u s p e o p l e c o u l d be .
Da v e Cho r l e y die d in 1 9 9 6. The
p a ir ha d r e tir e d f r o m c ir c l e - m a l dng
s o m e tim e be f o r e . Tha t s ho u l d ha v e
be e n the e nd o f the m y s te r y . Ye t
c o r n c ir c l e s c o ntinu e d to a p p e a r .
The y a r e wo r l dwide , s a y s M ic ha e l
Gr e e n, P r e s ide nt o f the Ce ntr e f o r
Cr o p Cir c l e Stu die s . And this we e k ,
the f ir s t o f this s e a s o n s Br ttis h c r o p ,
1 2 o f the m , ha v e be e n s e e n in f ie l ds
~ ~ \ TI , d~ ~ ~ ; ~ . ; : a m p s hir e
a nd a t
Andr e w Tho m a s , a u tho r o f the
c r o p - c ir c l e bo o k , V ita l Sig ns , c l a im s
tha t the Bo we r - Cho r l e y c o nf e s s io n
wa s its e l f a ho a x : The y c o u l d no t
e x p l a in ho w the y l a id the s ta l k s s o
p e r f e c tl y ; no r why the c ir c l e s ha v e
c o ntinu e d to a p p e a r .
And no w L a u r e nc e Ro c k e f e l l e r ,
br o the r o f the l a te Ne l s o n Ro c k e -
f e l l e r , is f u nding a r e s e a r c he r to
r e - inv e s tig a te the p he no m e no n.
H E
I S p a y ing Co nne c tic u t-
ba s e d Co l in Andr e ws to
e ng a g e s ta f f a nd the y ha v e
f l o wn r e c o nna is s a nc e f l ig hts
o v e r Wil ts hir e a nd H a m p -
s hir e . Andr e ws ha s a da ta ba s e o f
1 0, 000 c r o p c ir c l e s . With c o m p u te r s
a nd s a te l l ite s , the r e s e a r c h a nd
de ba te ha s r e - o p e ne d. So wha t
c o u l d c a u s e the m ?
Fir s t the o r ie s we r e c ir c u l a r winds ,
m ini- c y c l o ne s o r " du s t- de v il s "
[ tiny
to r na do e s ] , s a y s M o nta g u e Ke e n,
s c ie ntif ic a dv is e r to the Ce ntr e f o r
Cr o p - Cir c l e Stu die s f o r thr e e y e a r s .
A
m e te o r o l o g is t de v is e d a the o r y o f
" p l a s m a v o r te x e s " , s p ir a l l ing winds
o f e l e c tr ic a l l y - c ha r g e d a ir .
Ba l l l ig htning wa s a no the r
p o s s ibil ity
-
a g a in c ir c u l a r , a g a in
inv o l v ing p o we r f u l a nd l ittl e -
u nde r s to o d f o r c e s o f e l e c tr ic ity .
Bu t s tr a ig ht l ine s do no t c o m e
f r o m na tu r a l p he no m e na , s a y s
Ke e n. The p a tte r ns be c a m e inc r e a s .
ing l y c o m p l e x a nd no na tu r a l
p he no m e no n c a n c ha ng e a nd e v o l v e
l ik e tha t. The r e we r e to o m a ny f o r
the m a l l to be ho a x e s .
A U. S. p hy s ic is t f o u nd e v ide nc e
tha t c o r n ins ide the c ir c l e s u nde r -
g o e s c he m ic a l a nd bio l o g ic a l
c ha ng e s . I t ta k e s u p m o r e nitr a te s
tha n c o m o u ts ide , a nd m ic r o s c o p ic
ho l e s f o r m in the s te m tis s u e . The s e
by
JUL I AN
CH AM P KI N
c ha ng e s s e e m to a r g u e f o r a s u dde n,
s ha r p inf u s io n o f e ne r g y into the
c ir c l e
-
f a r m o r e tha n c o u l d c o m e
f r o m m e n with p l a nk s o r r o l l e r s .
I
wa s ne v e r q u ite c o nv inc e d tha t
his r e s e a r c h wa s s u f f ic ie ntl y
r ig o r o u s s a y s M r Ke e n. bu t the r e
we r e c e r ta inl y e l e c tr o m a g ne tic
c ha ng e s within c ir c l e s . Co m p a s s e s
be ha v e d s tr a ng e l y ; p e o p l e f e l t e ithe r
dis tr e s s o r e u p ho r ia ins ide the
c ir c l e s ; a nd ba tte r ie s we nt f l a t
u na c c o u nta bl y o f te n.
Al l this s e e m s to p o int a wa y f r o m
ho a x to wa r ds s o m e thing v e r y
s tr a ng e , inde e d. The r e is c l e a r l y s o m e
k ind o f inte l l ig e nc e be hind the m .
And if it is no t na tu r a l inte l l ig e nc e ?
We l l , the n y o u a r e thr o wn ba c k to
im a g ining s o m e who l l y u nna tu r a l
inte l l ig e nc e . As . f o r e x a m p l e , s o m e
f o r m o f p s y c hic p r o je c tio n f r o m
htu na n be ing s
-
de a d o r a l iv e .
So m e s ha p e s o f the e a r l y Eig htie s
s e e m e d s im il a r to s ha p e s c a r v e d into
r o c k s by P a l a e o l thic m a n. s a id
M ic ha e l Gr e e n, P r e s ide nt o f the
Ce ntr e f o r Cr o p Cir c l e Stu die s .
We r e m e nta l e ne r g ie s o f p a s t m inds
be ing c ha nne l l e d into c o r nf ie l ds ?
The f ir s t c o r n- c ir c l e f o r whic h
e v ide nc e is c l a im e d a p p e a r e d in
H e r tf o r ds hir e in 1 67 8 . A p a m p hl e t
s ho ws a wo o dc u t o f a c ir c l e m o wn in
a f ie l d o f o a ts , a nd the de v f l m o wing .
The p a m p hl e t de s c r ibe s the s k y
o v e r the f ie l d tha t nig ht a s be ing a l l
o f a f l a m e ; s o he r e , to o , f o r tho s e
who a r e wil l ing to be l ie v e , is a l ink
with f l y ing
s a u c e r s a nd UFOs .
Fo r , o f c o u r s e , the r e a r e the a l ie ns
a s the f ina l the o r y o f c r o p c ir c l e s .
M ic ha e l Gr e e n do e s no t be l ie v e tha t
l ittl e g r e e n m e n a r e r e s p o ns ibl e
-
bu t he be l ie v e s s o m e k ind o f no n-
htu na n inte l l ig e nc e is be hind the m .
H e p o ints to a s u c c e s s io n o f s ha p e s ,
f r o m s im p l e to c o m p l e x to v e r y c o m -
p l e x inde e d. Ca n the s e be m e s s a g e s
to be r e a d by a l l o f m a nk ind?
The s e a r e wr itte n l a r g e o n the
l a nds c a p e . The y a r e the r e to be
s e e n. The r e is a no n- hu m a n inte l l i-
g e nc e be hind the m , s a y s M r Gr e e n.
Tha t s wha t p o ints o ne to wa r ds
think ing the u nthink a bl e .
Al to n Ba r ne s , Wil ts hir e , Ju l y 1 1 , 1 9 9 0: The nig ht
this 5 5 5 f t l o ng de s ig n wa s c r e a te d, the r e we r e
s tr a ng e a c c o u nts o f hu m m ing s o u nds
M il k H il l , Wil ts hir e , M a y 1 9 9 9 : Fo r m e d o nl y da y s
a g o .
We ha v e e v ide nc e o f a g e nu ine p he no m e no l
s a y s L u c y P r ing l e , a l e a ~ ing c o r n c ir c l e r e s e a r c hl
I - O P CI RCLES AND A NEW BATCH AP P EAR, WE ASK:
Da i l Y Ma n, I nu r s a a y , Ma y 2 U , 1 ~ ~ ~ - r l a 9 8 ~ 5 .
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~ u a r i ng the ci r cl e: Cl o s e ex a m i na ti o n
l O WS co r n l a i d i n p er f ect ci r cl es , w i th
) s tem s b r o k en; F r o m g r o u nd l ev el ,
e o v er a l l ef f ect ca n b e d i f f i cu l t to s ee
a k i ng i t ev en ha r d er f o r ho a x er s to
a a te a d es i g n w i tho u t m i s ta k es
Si l b u r y Hi l l , Wi l ts hi r e, J u l y 1 9 9 7 :
Su m m er s no w a p p ea r ed i n a f l a k e
2 0 0 f t a cr o s s . Lo ca l f a r m er s cha r g ed
s i g hts eer s to v i s i t - s o m e cr o p ci r cl es
ha v e m a d e m o r e tha n 1 :5 ,0 0 0 f o r thei r
l u ck y o w ner s . A m o ti v e f o r ho a x er s ?
Ba r b a r y Ca s tl e, Wi l ts hi r e, Ma y 4 , 1 9 9 7 :
The Ka b b a l a tr ee o f l i f e, a n o ccu l t
s y m b o l f r o m Heb r ew m y tho l o g y - l a i d
a l o ng the f i el d s ex i s ti ng tr a cto r l i nes .
F a s ci na ti ng l y , ci r cl e w a tcher s ha d
p r a y ed f o r j u s t s u ch a s y m b o l to a p p ea r
Wr i tten q u o ta ti O DS a r e a v a l l a b l e O f t r eq u es t. . Secu r i ty I s r eq u i r ed . Mo r tg a g es o nl y
a v a i l a b l e to U K r es i d ents a g ed b etw een 1 8 a nd 6 2 , s u b J ect to s ta tu s a nd to o u r m o r tg a g e
tea m a nd co nd i ti o ns . Y O U R HO ME I S AT RI SK I F Y O U DO NO T KEEP U P
REP AY MENTS O N A MO RTG AG E O R O THER LO AN SECU RED O N I T. Sta nd a r d
LI r e Ba nk Li m i ted ( nu m b er SC1 7 3 6 8 5 ) , Sta nd a r d Li f e Ho u s e, 3 0 Lo thi a n Ro a d ,
Ed I nb u r g h, EHt 2 DH I s a n I ntr o d u cer Rep r es enta ti v e o nl y o f Sta nd a r d LI f e, w hi ch i s
r eg u l a ted b y the P er s o na l I nv es tm ent Au tho r i ty , f o r U f e a s s u r a nce, p ens I o ns a nd I nv es tm ents . .
Tel ep ho ne ca l l s w i l l b e m o ni to r ed a nd r eco r d ed to hel p u s I m p r o v e cu s to m er s er v i ce.
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CONSPI R A CY t h eo r i s t s h a d a
f i el d d a y y es t er d a y o v er
r ep o r t s t h a t a UFO
t h e s i z e o f
a b a t t l es h i p h a d b een s p o t t ed
28 , OOOf t a b o v e t h e No r t h Sea .
Bo t h t h e Ci v i l A v i a t i o n
A u t h o r i t y a nd t h e M i ni s t r y o f
Def ence co nf i r m ed t h ey wer e
Th e Ti m es
27 A p r i l 1 9 9 9
Pa ge 28
a wa r e o f t h e a l l eged s i gh t i ng
b u t d eni ed t h ey wer e
i nv es t i ga t i ng i t ,
Th i s
m a y s o u nd s i l l y , s a i d
t h e CA A ,
b u t i t i s a m a t t er
f o r t h e M o D. Th e M o D
co m m ent ed :
Ou r
p eo p l e
h a v e b een l o o k i ng a t i t b u t we
Def ence p r o j ect s
t o p r o t ect j o b s
BY CH R I STI \ E BL CK L E Y, I \ DL STR I A L COR R E SPO \ DE \ T
TH OUSA ~ DS o f j o b s i n t h e
d ef ence i nd u s t r y wer e p r o t ect -
ed y es t er d a y b y t h e G o v er n-
m ent s d eci s i o n t o gO i t a l o ne
o n a f r i ga t e b u i r d i ng p r o -
gr a m m e nd a l s o t o p r o o ee
~
\ l . l t h a t h r ee- co u nt r y a i r d e-
f ence p r o j ect .
Th e ;. . 1 i ni s t r y o f Def ence
s a i d v es t er d a v t h a t i t wa s wi t h -
d r a \ \ i ng f r o m t h e t r o u b l ed H o -
r i z o n ~ f r i ga t e p r o gr a m m e,
wh i ch i t h f i d b een wo r k i ng o n
wi t h Fr a nce a nd I t a l y . i n f a -
\ o u r o f i t s O\ \ TI i ni t i a r l \ e,
Def ence a na l y s t s s a i d t h a t
t h e d eci s i o n wo l d b r i ng m o r e
wo r k t o t h e L i K o n t h e m u l t i b i l -
l i o n- p o u nd p r o gr a m m e t o r e-
p l a ce Ty p e
42 d es t r o y er s a nd
t h a t t h e wo r k co u l d s t a r t s o o n-
er .
Th e M o D i s a i m i ng t o b u i l d
1 2 new v es s el s b v 20 0 , I ni t i a l -
1 \
i r h a d
wa nt ed a l a u nch d a t e
f 20 0 4 b u t t a l k s b et ween t h e
t h r ee co u nt r i es h a v e b een l o ng
a nd p r o Dl em a t i c. ev ent u a l l y
f o u nd er i ng o n t h e a l l o ca t i o n o f
wo r k . Th e- b u i l d i ng o f t h e f r i g-
a t es i s u nl i k el y t o gener a t e
wo r k f o r t h e G o v a n s h i p y a r d
o n t h e Cl v d e. wh i ch h a s b een
p u t
u p
f o r s a l e b y i t s No r we-
gi a n o wner , K v a er ner . a s t h e
s h i p y a r d s o f VSE L a r e m o r e
s u i t ed t o wa r s h i p wo r k .
Th e UK G o v er nm ent h a s .
h o wev er , r ea ch ed a gr eem ent
wi t h Fr a nce a nd I t a l y t o b u i l d
t o get h er t h e Pr i nci p l e A nt i - A i r
\ 1 i s s i l e Sv s t em (PA A M S)
d e-
f ence s v s t m f o r t h e new gener -
a t i o n f f r i ga t es .
-
: v 1 a t r a Bnns h A er o s p a ce Dy -
na m i cs , t h e A ngl o / Fr ench
j o i nt v ent u r e. \ l . i l l b e t h e m a i n
co nt r a ct o r o n t h e UK v a r i a nt
o f PA ~ \ 1 S, b r i ngi ng wo r k
wo r t h a b o u t E 70 0 m i l l i o n t o
t h e L i K . A s p o k es m a n f o r BA e
s a i d :
" We
l o o k f o r wa r d t o
wo r k i ng cl o s el y wi t h t h e : \ 1 i n-
i s t r y o f Def ence t o p r o d u ce t h e
wo r l d s m o s t a d v a nced m i s s i l e
d ef ence s y s t em . "
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a r e no t i nv es t i ga t i ng. One
UFO s p o t t er d ecl a r ed : Wel l
t h ey wo u l d s a y t h a t , wo u l d n t
t h ey ? Th e m y s t er i o U$ cr a f t
- s a i d t o b e s i l v er - co l o u r ed
a nd p enci l t h i n wi t h s q u a r e
wi nd o ws a l o ng t h e f u s el a ge
-
wa s r ep o r t ed b y a p i l o t o n a
p r i v a t e ch a r t er f l i gh t b et ween
L i nk o p i ng, i n Swed en, a nd
H u m b er s i d e o n Feb r u a r y 3,
Th e p i l o t , f r o m t h e L u t o n-
b a s ed a i r l i ne Deb o na i r , wa s
f l y i ng a BA e 1 46 j et wh en t h e
co ck p i t wa s i m m er s ed i n
i nca nd es cent l i gh t ,
Th e Ti m es
27
A p r i l 1 9 9 9
Pa ge 4
New ef f o r t
t o cu t
r ed t a p e
Th e Pr i m e M i ni s t er h a s o r -
d er ed a wa r o n r ed t a p e
a f t er
co m p l a i nt s t h a t i nd u s t r y i s
s t r u ggl i ng t o co p e
wi t h new
r egu l a t i o ns a nd l a ws . G o v er n-
m ent d ep a r t m ent s a r e t o f a ce
ch eck s t o ens u r e t h a t new l a ws
d o no r s u f f o ca t e o r o v er b u r d en
b u s i nes s o r t h e p r o f es s i o ns
wi t h b u r ea u cr a t i c d em a nd s .
Dr J a ck Cu nni ngh a m , M i n-
i s t er f o r t h e Ca b i net Of f i ce,
h a s b een gi v en t h e new en -
f o r cem ent r o l e i ns i d e Wh i t e-
h a l l t o t a ck l e m i ni s t r i es wh i ch
cl u t t er l egi s l a t i o n wi t h u nnec-
es s a r y r egu l a t i o ns a nd p a p er -
wo r k . H e i s t o o u t l i m : h i s a p -
p r o a ch t o ni gh t i n a s p eech t o
t h e So ci a l M a r k et Fo u nd a t i o n.
2
Th e Br o a d ca s t
~ ? , ~ i ~ o ~ i ~ g
Co m p a ny , Th e co nt ent s o f t h e p u b l i c~ t i o ns f r o m wh i ch t h es e ex t r a ct s h a v e b een t a k en a r e co p y r i gh t wo r k s a nd
e
/ 1 h e
M i r r o r
/
/
~ : ~ ~ ~ 1 1 9 9 9
P i l o t
t e l l s
o f
h i s
c l o s e
e n c o u n t e r
w i t h
a
UFO
B Y S I M ON B I R D
A B R I T I S H
c h a r t e r
j e t h a s h a d a
c l o s e
e n c o u n t e r
w i t h a UFO s a i d
t o b e
" t h e
s i z e o f a b a t t l e s h i p " .
T h e s h o c k e d
p i l o t a n d c r e w o f a
D e b o n a i r
B A e 1 46
p l a n e r e p o r t e d
b e i n g
b u z z e d
b y
" a
l o n g c y l i n d r i c a l o b j e c t "
a s
t h e y f l e w o v e r t h e N o r t h S e a .
T h r e e o t h e r
p i l o t s h a v e a l s o i n d e p e n -
d e n t l y
l o g g e d s e e i n g t h e b r i g h t o b j e c t
58 m i l e s o f f t h e c o a s t o f D e n m a r k .
L a s t
n i g h t t h e C i v i l
A v i a t i o n
A u t h o r i t y
c o n f i r m e d a
c o m p r e h e n s i v e
r e p o r t o f t h e p i l o t s
s i g h t i n g h a d b e e n
r e c e i v e d .
T h e r e p o r t s a y s t h e
c a p t a i n a n d c r e w
f i r s t b e c a m e
a w a r e o f t h e o b j e c t a f t e r
t h e
u n d e r s i d e
o f t h e
p l a n e w a s
i m m e r s e d i n " a n
i n c a n d e s c e n t l i g h t " .
A C A A
s p o k e s w o m a n
s a i d : " T h e .
c a p t a i n
r e p o r t e d
s e e i n g a n u n n a t u r a l
b r i g h t l i g h t b e l o w h i s a i r c r a f t
w h i l e
.
f l y i n g a t 2 8, 0 0 0 f t . T h e a r e a b e l o w h i m
w a s
i l l u m i n a t e d
f o r a b o u t 1 0 s e c o n d s
b y i n c a n d e s c e n t
l i g h t a n d i t w a s c e r -
t a i n l y n o t a l i g h t f r o m a n o t h e r
p l a n e .
" T h r e e
o t h e r
a i r c r a f t s a w i t
m o v i n g
a t a
h i g h s p e e d o r s t a t i c . H o w -
e v e r , a i r
t r a f f i c
c o n t r o l
w e r e i n -
f o r m e d
a n d
t h e y c o n f i r m e d
t h a t
t h e r e w e r e n o o t h e r
p l a n e s i n t h e
v i c i n i t y .
" T h e n ,
f i v e
m i n u t e s
l a t e r , t h e r e w a s
a b r i e f
r a d a r r e t u r n
f r o m a s p o t
7 5 m i l e s
a w a } : We
b e l i e v e t h e r e w a s n o
d a n g e r i n v o l v e d . "
T h e
L u t o n - b a s e d
9 6- s e a t e r
p l a n e w a s
f l y i n g
c o m p a n y
e x e c u t i v e s
f r o m
L i n k o p i n g ,
S w e d e n , t o
H u m b e r s i d e
a i r p o r t . A
s p o k e s m a n
f o r
D e b o n a i r ,
w h i c h r u n s
c u t - p r i c e
f l i g h t s
t h r o u g h -
o u t
E u r o p e , s a i d
c h i e f
e x e c u t i v e
Fr a n c o
M a n c a s s o l a
h a d b e e n
i n f o r m e d
t h a t a " g r e a t
r e d
l i g h t i n t h e s k y "
h a d
b e e n
s p o t t e d n e a r o n e o f t h e c o m p a - .
n y s
p l a n e s .
A t o n e
s t a g e . t h e
r e p o r t
s a y s , t h e
o b j e c t c a m e t o a n
a b r u p t h a l t b e f o r e
a c c e l e r a t i n g
p a s t t h e
a i r l i n e r
a t t h o u -
s a n d s o f m i l e s a n h o u r .
A C A A s o u r c e
s a y s t h e
o b j e c t w a s
t r a c k e d
b y a m i l i t a r y
r a d a r
s t a t i o n i n
Y o r k s h i r e
a f t e r i t e n t e r e d UK a i r
s p a c e .
A
s p o k e s m a n
f o r t h e 6. 0 0 0
m e m b e r
B r i t i s h P i l o t s
A s s o c i a t i o n
s a i d : " We
g e t
r e p o r t s o f t h i s
n a t u r e
f r o m o u r m e m : -
b e r s b u t t h e y a r e f e w a n d f a r b e t w e e n .
" I n
t h e
p a s t 1 0 y e a r s o r s o I w o u l d
s a y
t h e r e h a v e b e e n
a r o u n d
s i x c a s e s o f
UFO s
b e i n g
s i g h t e d .
" M a n y
p i l o t s a r e
r e l u c t a n t t o m a k e
s u c h c l a i m s
b e c a u s e
i t t e n d s t o
l a y
t h e m
o p e n t o
r i d i c u l e .
S o w h e n t h e \
d o
g o a s f a r a s
m a k i n g a r e p o r t w d o
e x p e c t i t t o b e
g i v e n c r e d e n c e . "
A
s p o k e s m a n
f o r t h e
M i n i s t r y o f
D e f e n c e
i n s i s t e d
t h e r e w e r e n o m i l i -
t a r y a i r c r a f t i n t h e a r e a
a d d i n g : " We
s a w n o t h i n g . "
T h e
B r o a d c a s t
M o n i t o r i n g
C o m p a n y . T h e c o n t p n t < ~ f h ~ ~ . . H _ _ ,
. - . . . .
-
1
The Mirror
28 A p ril 1 9 9 9
P a g e 1 9
V erg er
g u il t y
.
of
ha ra s s m g
A rm Y
c a p t a in
S ha m e
of
A rm y
c l eric
B y
Mic ha el F l eet
A
LOV ES TRUCK verg er
who f el l f or a wom a n c a p t a in
a t t he A rm y ba s e where he
worked wa s f ou n d g u il t y y es -
t erda y of ha ra s s in g her wit h
l et t ers s ig n ed t o
"Dea r B oo".
P et er P a rkin s on , 5 2, f rom
S t Leon a rds , Ea s t S u s s ex,
bec a m e bes ot t ed wit h Ca p t
A n g ha ra d Crew a f t er m eet -
in g her f or t he f irs t t im e a t
A l l S a in t s Chu rc h on t he P ir-
brig ht A rm y Ca m p in S u rrey .
He wrot e t el l in g her of his
l ove f or her a n d c a l l in g her by
her n ic kn a m e of B oo bu t wa s
s a c ked a f t er s he bec a m e dis -
t res s ed by t he l et t ers a n d m il -
it a ry p ol ic e were c a l l ed in .
P a rkin s on , who wa s a c ivil -
ia n em p l oy ed t o a s s is t t he
p a dre a t t he ba s e, t ol d m a g is -
t ra t es a t G u il df ord:
"I
wa s in
l ove wit h her a n d t ha t s a f a c t
of l if e. I wa n t ed t o s how m y
f eel in g s t owa rds
her. "
S en t en c e wa s a djou rn ed
f or rep ort s .
A CHURCH verg er who
bom ba rded a y ou n g
wom a n A rm y of f ic er wit h
biz a rre l ove l et t ers wa s
f ou n d g u il t y of ha ra s s -
m en t y es t erda y .
P et er P a rkin s on , 5 2,
s en t 27 - y ea r- ol d Ca p t a in
A n g ha ra d Crew a s eries
of p a s s ion a t e n ot es ,
a ddres s ed t o her ba rr
k-
room n ic kn a m e of
"B oo. "
S he c a l l ed in m il it a ry
p ol ic e a n d P a rkin s on wa s
. il is m is s ed f rom his p os t
a t
I
t he Tra in in g Reg im en t
in
P irbrig ht , S u rrey .
He t hen s en t ha t e m a il
t o t he reg im en t s c om -
m a n din g
of f ic er, s a y in g
he
wou l d be g oin g t o hel l .
P a rkin s on wa s c on vic t -
ed of ha ra s s in g bot h a t
G u il df ord, S u rrey . He
wil l be s en t en c ed in J u n e.
The Mirror
28 A p ril 1 9 9 9
P a g e 1 8
J et c rew t el l of c l os e
en c ou n t er wit h UF O
A P A S S ENG ER jet s c rew ha ve rep ort ed a c l os e
en c ou n t er wit h a n u n iden t if ied f l y in g objec t .
They s a id t ha t t hey n ot ic ed a n "in c a n des c en t "
l ig ht bel ow t heir Debon a ir B A e 1 4 6 a s it hea ded
over t he Nort h S ea f rom S weden t o Hu m bers ide.
Then . t hey a dded. a l on g c y l in dric a l s il ver-
c ol ou red objec t t he s iz e of a ba t t l es hip f l ew
a l on g s ide. The B rit is h p l a n e s s hoc ked c a p t a in s a w
wha t s eem ed t o be rows of s q u a re p ort hol es on
t he UF O bef ore it va n is hed a t "en orm ou s s p eed".
The c rew t ol d t he Def en c e Min is t ry a bou t t heir
s ig ht in g . A n RA F ra da r s t a t ion t ra c ked t he
objec t , whic h wa s s een f rom t hree ot her p l a n es .
l ~
9
The B roa dc a s t Mon it orin g Com p a n y . The c on t en t s of t he p u bl ic a t ion s f rom whic h t hes e ext ra c t s ha ve been t a ken a re c op y rig ht works a n d
wit hou t p rior p erm is s ion m a y n ot be c op ied or ot herwis e rep rodu c ed ( even f or in t ern a l p u rp os es ) or res ol d.
D a i l y M a i l , T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 2 9 , 1 ~ / { / J - ? ? -
~ ,
i " , .
R a i s i 1 t i ~ 7
t h e
a l a r m
.
I n
1 5 5 5
QUA T R A I N X, 7 2 , of
Nos t r a d a m u s s
1 5 5 5 book of p r op h e ci e s
t r a n s l a t e s
fr om t h e Fr e n ch a s :
T h e y e a r on e t h ou s a n d a n d n i n e h u n d r e d s
n i n e t y - n i n e s e v e n m on t h s ,
Fr om t h e s ky w i l l com e a G r e a t Ki n g of a l a r m ,
T o br i n g ba ck t o l i fe t h e G r e a t Ki n g of
A n gou l m oi s ,
B e for e a ft e r ,
M a r s t o r e i gn by good for t u n e .
T h i s h a r d l y s q u a r e s w i t h p ol i t i ca l s ci e n ce
p r ofe s s or W i l l i e B r e y t e n ba ch s s u gge s t i on
( M a i l ) . I s t h e U. S . - l e d
Na t o t h e G r e a t Ki l l g of
a l a r m ? W h o i s t h e
G r e a t Ki l l g of A n gou l -
m oi s ?
A G r e a t Ki n g of
a l a r m s u gge s t s a n e v i l
be i n g. S om e i n t e r p r e t
t h i s a s a n a l i e n i n v a s i on ,
occu r r i n g i n J u l y or
A u gu s t . O t h e r s con s i d e r
a n gou l m oi s a n a n a . .
gr a m of
m on gol oi s ,
s u gge s t i n g t h e p e op l e of
M on gol i a .
A u t h or Ni ge l Ke r n e r
p oi n t s ou t t h a t gr a v e s
con t a i n i n g C r o- M a gn on
s ke l e t a l r e m a i n s w e r e
u n e a r t h e d e a r l i e r t h i s
ce n t u r y i n A n gou m oi s ,
w e s t e r n Fr a n ce .
C r o- M a gn on
a r r i v e d
on t h e s ce n e a r ou n d
6 0 , 0 0 0 y e a r s a go. Fr om
w h e r e d i d C r o- M a gn on
a p p e a r ? A n d w h y d i d
t h e w e l l - bu i l t Ne a n -
d e r t h a l s be com e e x t i n ct
a ft e r h i s a r r i v a l ?
Ke r n e r cl a i m s C r o-
M a gn on m a n i s a h y br i d
of Ea r t h p e op l e , e n gi -
n e e r e d by a l i e n gr e y s ,
a n d t h a t t h e h y br i d s
s u p e r i or i n t e l l i ge n ce
~ ~ :
f~ : b~ ~ c~ n ~ ~ : ; ~
d e r t h a l .
I I
T h e M oD h a s d e cl i n e d
t o i n v e s t i ga t e t h e
ba t t l e s h i p - s i z e d UFO
s e e n ov e r t h e Nor t h S e a
on Fe br u a r y 3 . I t h a s
l i t t l e ch oi ce , s i n ce s i m i -
l a r obje ct s i n t h e p a s t
h a v e e a s i l y ou t - p a ce d
ou r fa s t e s t a I r cr a ft .
I s om e t i m e s w on d e r i f
t h e s e cr a ft a r e i n fl i ct i n g
i u \1 s i bl e d a m a ge on ou r
Ea r t h . A . cr a ft t h i s s i z e
cou l d ce r t a i n l y
t r a n s -
p or t a l a r ge com m u n i t y
_
bu t fr om w h a t a n d t o
w h e r e ?
M I C HA EL J O YC E,
s t . O s y t h , Es s e x .
~ ~ ; ; ; ~
, . r ; , i r e f~ ~ : J ~ ci
e x cu s e s w h e n I t m a ke s a
m i s t a ke : M i l os e v i c m i I s t
t h i n k i t s n e r v e w i l l
cr a ck. Ha d i t s t a r t e d by
ca r p e t - bom bi n g S e r bi a ,
t h e con fl i ct w ou l d h a v e
be e n ov e r i n s e v e n d a y s .
B I LL G R O VER ,
P l y m ou t h , D e v on .
A S NA VI G A T O R of a
bom be r , I bou gh t
i t
fa I r J y e a r J y i n W or l d W a r
I I a n d s p e n t
fou r - a n d - a -
h a l f y e a r s a s a P ow .
S om e y e a r s a go, a
ga t h e r i n g of e x - p r i s on -
e r s fr om a l l ov e r t h e
w or l d w a s h e l d i n w a r -
w i ck a n d t h e or ga n i s e r s
s ou gh t t h e p e r m i s s i on
of C ov e n t r y
C a t h e d r a l
t o h ol d a s e r v i ce of
t h a n ks gi v i n g for ou r
s a fe r e t u r n . T h e r e p J y
w a s t h a t t h e ca t h e d r a l
w ou l d n t ca r e t o be
a s s oci a t e d w i t h a bod y
. .
I T S t h e cu s t om for
m e m be r s of ou r A r m e d
For ce s w h o a r e ki l l e d i n
ba t t l e t o be l a i d t o r e s t
i n t h e cou n l fy i n w h i ch
t h e y fou gh t a n d d i e d .
T h e e x ce p t i on t o t h i s
r u l e s e e m s t o be
M os l e m cou n t r i e s
be ca u s e n o i n fi d e l ca n
be bu r l e d on I s l a m I c
s oi l .
P e r h a p s t h os e
cl a m ou r i n g for
ou r
l a d s t o ge t
t h e m s e l v e s
ki l l e d for I s l a m i c
A l bs n l a n s w i l l
r e m e m be r t h i s w h e n
t h e bod i e s s t a r t a r r i v i n g
h om e for bu r i a l .
M r s P . O NEI LL,
La n d e n NW 6 .
con s i s t i n g m a i n l y of
bom be r cr e w s . Not l on g
a ft e r t h e e n d of t h e w a r ,
p u bl i c op i n i on con s ol i -
d a t e d i t s a t t i t u d e
t ow a r d s
e x - a i r m e n :
Fi gh t e r cr e w s
= B a t t l e
of B r i t a i n
. . He r oe s .
B om be r cr e w s
= D r e s -
d e n
= S cu m ( d e s p i t e
t h e d e a t h t ol l a m on g
bom be r cr e w s be i n g t h e
h e a v i e s t of a n y of t h e
fi gh t i n g s e r v i ce s ) .
S o I s a y t o t h os e fl y i n g
s or t i e s ov e r S e r bi a ,
s oa k u p a l l t h e a d or a -
t i on y ou ca n ge t . I t
w on t l a s t l on g. W h e n
p e op l e s u ch a s T on y
B l a I r a n d B i l l C l i n t on
l ook ba ck on t h e w a r
a n d I t s ci v i l i a n d e a t h
t ol l , t h e y w i l l h a v e for -
got t e n w h o
.
fi r s t
or d e r e d t h e bom bi n g: I t
w i l l be t h e fa u l t of t h os e
be l l i ge r e n t
bom be r
boy s .
W A LT ER B R A D LEY,
a a w t h or p e , W . Yor ks .
I N M Y fa m i l y ,
t h e r e i s a
s ol d i e r w h o h a s be e n a
fu l l - t i m e p r ofe s s i on a l
s i n ce h e w a s 1 8 . T h e
M I n i s t r y of D e fe n ce h a s
fe d h i m , cl ot h e d h i m ,
p r ov i d e d h i m w i t h a
h ou s e w h e n h e m a r r i e d
a n d fl ow n h i s ch i l d r e n ,
d u r i n g t h e i r h ol i d a y s ,
fr om t h e i r En gl i s h
boa r d i n g s ch ool t o
w h e r e v e r t h e i r fa t h e r
w a s s t a t i on e d .
.
A l l t h i s t o l e a v e t h e
s ol d i e r fr e e t o { l r a ct i s e
ki l l i n g ou r e n e n n e s , w i t h
t h e con s e q u e n t r i s k of
be i n g ki l l e d h i m S e l f.
W h y i s t h e r e s u ch a
fu s s w h e n e v e r t h i s r i s k
.
a r i s e s ? W h a t d oe s t h e
t a x p a y e r p a y
t h e s oi d i e r
for ?
J . ED M O ND S ,
C h e p s t ow , S . W a l e s .
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MIRACLE: Sharon w i t h Sarah Al i c e , t he baby she ne v e r e x p e c t e d
P i l ot s
c l ose
e nc ou nt e r
w i t h UFO
B Y SIMON B IRD
A B RIT ISH c hart e r j e t has had a
c l ose e nc ou nt e r w i t h a UFO sai d
t o be
" t he si z e of a bat t l e shi p " .
T he shoc k e d p i l ot and c re w of a
D e bonai r B Ae 146 p l ane re p ort e d be i ng
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f I n i s h o n t h e Se i n e , c lo s e t o t h e E i f f e l To w e r .
Th e r e c o r d a t t e m p t
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w i ll
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a n d t h e t e a m w i ll b e le d
b y y a c h t s m a n J o c k W i s h a r t .
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T ~ ~ ~ f ~ ~ a p p e d
b y
a l i e ns
f i c l a l who onc e he a d e d i n-
v e s ti g a ti ons i nto u ni d e nti f i e d
f l y i ng ob j e c ts b e l i e v e s he wa s
a b d u c te d
b y a l i e ns . N i c k P op e . .
a nd d i d not wa nt to i nv ol v e
who
r a n. the m i ni s tr y s
top
.
he r .
s e c r e t A l f S ta f f S e c r e ta r i a t of -
.
A c c or d i ng to the b ook . the
0 c e d u r i ng the e a r l y 1 9 9 0 s . b e -
I nc i d e nt ha p p e ne d whi l e
I te ~ e s tha t he , hi s g i r l f r i e nd a nd
" P e te r a nd J e nnv " we r e tr a v . .
the i r c a r we r e a b d u c te d f r om a
e l l i ng a l ong a F l r i d a tu r np i k e .
d e s e r te d tol l r oa d i n F l or i d a .
S u d d e nl y . the y r e a l i s e d the y
He ha s d e s c r i b e d how he
we r e no l ong e r on the s a m e
wa s l i f te d a b oa r d a n a l i e n
r o~ d a nd ha d
j u m p e d s e v e r a l
s p a c e c r a f t a nd the n wa nd e r e d
m I l e s c l os e r to the i r d e s ti na -
Mou nd i ts c or r i d or s
_
wi thou t.
ti on. e v e n thou g h no ti m e
: J owe v e r . m e e ti ng a ny a l i e ns .
s e e m e d to ha v e e l a p s e d .
I t wa s f ol l owi ng thi s j l l ~ .
He d e s c r i b e d the e x p e r i e nc e
c i d e nt tha t he a p p l i e d f or the
a s the " s tr a ng e s t" e v e nt i n hi s
j ob he a d i ng the d e f e nc e m i n-
l i f e . I n the b ook he we nt on to
i s tr y d e p a r tm e nt whi c h c ol l e c ts
e x p l a i n tha t he onl v r e c ov e r e d
a l l r e p or te d s i g hti ng s of UF Os
hi s m e m or y of wh t ha p p e ne d
a nd ~ e l a te d p he nom e na . He d i d
whe n. s om e ti m e l a te r . he
not. _ howe v e r . e nte r d e ta i l s of
u nd e r we nt hy p nos i s . He the n
hi s e x p e r i e nc e on the f i l e s
" r e c a l l e d "
how he a nd hi s
s i nc e he wa s u nc e r ta i n e x a c tl v
g i r l f r i e nd ha d b e e n l i f te d f r om
wha t ha d ha p p e ne d to hi m a nd
the g r ou nd i n the i r c a r a nd how
b e c a u s e he wa s wor r i e d he
he ha d the n wa l k e d on a i r i nto
wou l d b e l a b e l l e d a c r a nk .
a m e ta l l i c c or r i d or i n wha t
P op e i s s ti l l e m p l oy e d b y the
s e e m e d to b e s om e s or t of
m i ni s tr y . b u t a r ou ti ne tr a ns f e r
s p a c e c r a f t. S hor tl y a f te r . the
i n 1 9 9 4 m e a ns he now wor k s
e x p e r i e nc e e nd e d
-
wi th hi n
f or the f i na nc e p ol i c y d e p a r t-
r ~ tu m i ng to hi s c a r wi th
" no
m e nt a s a hi ohe r e x e c u ti v e i m m e d i a te r e c ol l e c ti on" of
of f i c e r .
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wha t ha d ha p p e ne d .
.
He ha s ~ l l u d e d to the i n-
T he b ook m a k e s i t c l e a r tha t
< : J d e nt.
l ~ ~ I S b e s ts e l l i ng b ook .
he a c c e p ts tha t s u c h r e c ol l e c -
T he Um nv l te d . whi c h c l a i m e d
ti ons a r e not l OO r e l i a b l e a nd
. 0 e x p os e the p he nom e non of
he c a nnot s a y f or c e r ta i n tha t
a l i e n a b d u c ti ons . B u t onl v now
he wa s a c tu a l l y a b d u c te d . He
ha s i t e m e r g e d tha t one of the ~ a ~ s . h? we v e r . tha t he b e l i e v e s
d e ta i l e d d e s c r i p ti ons of the
I t I S hI g hl y l i k e l y . T he b ook
s e \ e r a l a b d u c ti ons wa s b a s e d
a d d s : I f
the e v e nt oc c u r r e d a s
on hi s own e x p e r i e nc e r a the r
P e te r r e m e m b e r s the n he wa s
tha n on tha t of s om e one c a l l e d
ta k e n wi thou t c ons e nt a nd s u b ~
P e te r . j e c te d to s om e tr Ul v b i z a r r e
T hi s we e k e nd . P op e r e f u s e d
e x p e r i e nc e . "
-
t c onf i r m or d e ny the c l a i m
Hi s l a te s t r e v e l a ti on wi l l
tha t he wa s the " P e te r "
i n the
c om e
~ s .
a f u r the r s u r p r i s e f or
b ook . He s a i d he wa s u na b l e to
the
m l m s tr y , whe r e of f i c i a l s
s p e a k b e c a u s e he ha d s i nc e
b r ok e n
u p wi th hi s g i r l f r i e nd
1 /. . - . - -
- .
~ .
. u nd a y T I m e S
b y Ma r k Ma c a s k i l l
we r e a m a z e d whe n he a n-
nou c e d tha t hi s ti m e c ol l a ti ng
the f r
" X
f i l e s " ha d c onv i nc e d
hi m tha t E a r th wa s b e i ng v i s -
i te d b y
a l i e ns .

T he y we r e s u f f i c i e ntl y
r e -
l a x e d a b ou t hi s c l a i m s . how-
e v e r . to a l l ow hi m to p u b l i s h
hi s f i r s t b ook . Op e n
S k i e s .
C l os e d Mi nd s i n 1 9 9 5 . I ts s u c -
c e s s i l l u s tr a te s the hu g e i n-
te r e s t g e ne r a te d b y
the s u b j e c t
of a l i e ns v i s i ti ng E a r th. wi th
hu nd r e d s of p e oP i e
c l a i m i ng to
ha v e b e e n a b d u c te d b v tr a v -
e l l < : : { s
f r om s p a c e .
-
.
J e nny R a nd l e s . the f or m e r
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l ~ ~ .
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he a d of i nv e s ti g a ti ons a t the
B r i ti s h C F O R e s e a r c h A s s oc i -
a ti on. who r e m a i ns one of B r i t-
a i n s l e a d i ng
u f ol og i s ts .
s a i d :
" Whe n I
d i s c ov e r e d tha t
N i c k ha d ha d a n e x p e r i e nc e I
wa s m i l d l y s u r p r i s e d g i v e n hi s
p os i ti on a s the g ov e r nm e nt
e x -
p e r t on UF Os .
" Wha t s u r p r i s e d m e m or e .
thou g h. i s whv he ha s ne v e r
a d m i tte d to i t b e f or e a nd why
he c hos e to d e s c r i b e the i n.
c i d e nt a s ha p p e ni ng to s om e -
b od y e l s e .
: C l e a r l v . the tr u th r e a l l \ I S
ou t the r e . "
.
. . . .
. .
* - . . ~
1 3
: : x tr a c te . d b y the . B r oa d c a s t
Moni tor i ng C om p a ny . T he c onte nt
. . .
.
WI thou t p nor p e r m i s s i on or s a v e a s p e r m i tte d b y s ta tu te
s : ~ : hn~ i ~ ~ hq l tl . o~ s . f r O~
whI c h the s e e x tr a c ts ha v e b e e n ta k e n a r e c op y r i g ht wor k s a nd
c op l e or 0 e r wl s e r e p r od u c e d ( e v e n f or i nte r na l p u r p os e s ) or r s Ol d .



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When
N i c k P o p e
was p u t
i n c har g e
o f
i nv est i g at i ng
UFO
si g ht i ng s
and
al i en
ab d u c t i o ns
f o r
t he
M i nj st r y
o f
D ef enc e,
he
t hq u g ht
f l y i ng
sau c er
b u f f s
wer e
mad .
T hat i s,
u nt i t
he
t u r ned
i nt o
o ne.
Emma
B ay l ey
meet s
B r i t ai n s
r eal
Fo x
M u l d er
~
e
( r y
,
-
He had been w o r k i ng at t he MOD f o r s i x
y ear s . B u t o n t hi s p ar t i c u l ar day he w as m o v i ng
w i t hi n t he dep ar t m ent k no w n as S ec r et ar i at
( A i r S t af f ) t o t he UFO des k ( t he o nl y o f f i c i al
p o s t
w o r l dw i de l o o k i ng i nt o s i g ht i ng s , a j o b he
ended u p
do i ng f o r t hr ee y ear s ) . He w as
p l eas ed t o hav e l anded t he p o s i t i o n, ev en
t ho u g h he had no p ar t i c u l ar i nt er es t i n UFOs .
" I
t ho u g ht i t w o u l d i nv o l v e deal i ng w i t h a l o t
o f s t r ang e p eo p l e, " he s ay s .
" I
t ho u g ht I w o u l d
s p end m y day s w r i t i ng l et t er s l i k e: Dear Mr
S m i t h, t hank y o u f o r y o u r l et t er c o nc er ni ng t he
s t r ang e l i g ht s y o u s aw i n t he s k y r ec ent l y . I m
s u r e
i t s
no t hi ng t o w o r r y abo u t . No w r u n
al o ng . .
.
I c o u l d no t hav e been m o r e w r o ng . "
We du c k o u t o f t he r ai n and ent er a bar c al l ed
~ al k e~ n
a di m l y l i t bac k s t r eet o f f Whi t ehal l .
P o p e t el l s m e t hat t hi s i s w her e m any MOD em -
p l o y ees
c o m e dr i nk i ng . We p as s c andl el i t
bo o t hs and hu ddl es o f s u i t ed f o l k eng ag ed i n
ear nes t c o nv er s at i o n ( hi g hl y c l as s i f i ed def enc e
s ec r et s p er hap s ? ) and s et t l e o u r s el v es at a t abl e.
Ni c k P o p e i s 33 y ear s o l d, 5 f t 8 i n t al l , dar k -
hai r ed and s eem s l i k e an eas y - g o i ng ,
do w n- t o -
ear t h g u y .
Dr es s ed i n a bl u e and w hi t e s t r i p ed
s hi r t and dar k s u i t , he l o o s ens t he t i e ar o u nd hi s
nec k , t ak es a s l u g o f hi s w hi t e w i ne, nu dg es a
p ai r o f dar k - r i m m ed g l as s es u p
t he br i dg e o f hi s
no s e and beg i ns t he ac c o u nt o f hi s c o nv er s i o n.
" My p r edec es s o r s at t he UFO Des k m ai nl y
r ep l i ed t o p eo p l e w ho r ep o r t ed s i g ht i ng s by
s u g g es t i ng a c o nv ent i o nal ex p l anat i o n l i k e ai r -
c r af t l i g ht s , "
he s ay s .
" B u t
I dec i ded t o be
m o r e p r o ac t i v e t han t hem .
" I ni t i al l y , t hi s i nv o l v ed g at her i ng
i n-
f o r m at i o n o n, s ay , w hen and w her e
R i c har d B r ans o n f l ew hi s V i r g i n ai r -
s hi p s , o r w hen and w her e m i l i t ar y
ex er -
.
I
c i s es , w eat her bal l o o n l au nc hes , l as er
.
i
l i g ht di s p l ay s o r m et eo r ev ent s w er e du e
t o t ak e p l ac e. "
A m az i ng l y , no bo dy i n t he
j o b had do ne t hi s bef o r e. T hi s m eant he
c o u l d do m o r e t han s u g g es t
c o nv en-
t i o nal ex p l anat i o ns t o UFO s i g ht i ng s , he
c o u l d c o nf i r m 9 5 p er c ent o f t hem .
B u t t hat s t i l l l ef t f i v e p er c ent u nex -
p l ai ned. C o ns i der i ng 13 m i l l i o n p eo p l e
w o r l dw i de w er e r ep o r t ed t o hav e s een
s o m et hi ng , 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 s i g ht i ng s w er e u n-
ac c o u nt ed f o r . P o p e, bei ng a m et ho di c al . ~
c hap , f el t he w o u l dn t be do i ng hi s j o b o f
~
p r o t ec t i ng t he def enc e o f t he r eal m
f .
p r o p er l y u nl es s he c hec k ed o u t at l eas t
f
t he B r i t i s h i nc i dent s .
i
E ar ni ng a f ew r ai s ed ey ebr o w s f r o m f el l o w
!
o f f i c i al s , he i m m er s ed hi m s el f i n t he l i t er at u r e
. 1
o n t he s u bj ec t
-
ev er y bo o k , r ep o r t , p ap er
and
,
w ac k y UFO m ag az i ne he c o u l d l ay hi s hands .
o n. He m ade c o nt ac t w i t h ev er y
r es ear c her and
i nv es t i g at o r w ho had ev er t o u c hed o n t he p he-
no m eno n.
" I
w as n t
s w ay ed f r o m m y s c ep t i c i s m
by
o t her s , " he s ay s . " What
c hang ed m y
m i nd
w er e t he c as es I p er s o nal l y i nv es t i g at ed. "
" 0
h, I s ee. Y o u v e
g o t m e u nder t he l i g ht
s o i t l o o k s l i k e I hav e a UFO o v er m y
head, "
s ay s Ni c k P o p e as w e t ak e hi s
p i c t u r e o n L o ndo n s E m bank m ent
u nder a t w i l i g ht s k y .
" Fi ne. "
K at e Mo s s m ay hav e s ai d s he d l i k e t o hav e a
" o ne2o ne" w i t h E l v i s . B u t t hi s
g u y
dec i ded t hat ,
des p i t e bei ng s o r el y t em p t ed by
G i l l i an
A nder s o n, i t w o u l d hav e t o be w i t h an al i en.
When t he m o bi l e p ho ne r adi o ad ai r ed, l i s t en-
er s hear d P o p e dec l ar e t hat he w o u l d as k t he
ex t r at er r es t r i al c r eat u r e w her e i t w as f r o m , ho w
l o ng i t had been her e and w hat i t w ant ed.
T he UFO l o bby w er e f u r i o u s w i t h hi m . Ho w
dar e he t r i v i al i s e and m ak e a m o c k er y o f t hei r
s u bj ec t ? What w as he t hi nk i ng o f , s el l i ng o u t
l i k e t hat ? " T hey w er e j u s t j eal o u s bec au s e
t hey
di dn t
g et t he c o m m i s s i o n t hem s el v es , "
P o p e j o k es . B u t he s i m p l y s aw i t as a g r eat
o p p o r t u ni t y f o r hi m t o s p r ead hi s m es s ag e
w i de: A l i ens E x i s t . Of f i c i al .
T hi s i s a m an w ho o n t he m o r ni ng o f 29
J u l y 19 9 1 w al k ed al o ng t he p av em ent s o f
Whi t ehal l t o a new j o b. A s he p u t s i t , he
w as a t y p i c al l y c o ns er v at i v e, s o ber -
s u i t ed c i v i l s er v ant . He p as s ed
t he p o l i c em en at t he
. / "
ent r anc e t o Do w ni ng
S t r eet and ent er ed t he
au s t er e, g r ey Mi ni s t r y
o f Def enc e HQ
bu i l d~
i ng ac r o s s t he r o ad.
- . - . . _ ~
. -
~
,
\
Who i s he?
Nam e Ni c k P o p e
A g e
33
Nat i o nal i t y B r i t i s h
He w as bo m o n 19 S ep t em ber
19 6 5 i n l o ndo n, g ) f NI u p i n t he
.
S u r r ey v i l l ag e o f R o w l edg e, w ent
t o l o r d Wands w o r t h C o l l eg e i n
l o ng S u t t o n, near B as i n~ o k e
and t hen s t ar t ed bu t di dn t f i ni s h
a l aw deg r ee. He dr i f t ed i nt o t he
C MI S er v i c e, t hi nk i ng t hat i t
w o u l d be a
g o o d
s t o p - g ap
m eas u r e w hi l e he dec i ded w hat
t o do w i t h hi s l i f e
-
al m o S t 14
y ear s l at er ,
he s
S t i l l t he~ . S i nc e
he t o o k t he MOD s UF( ) j o b,
hi s
g j r t f r i ends hav e o bj ec t ed t o ,
p l ay i ng s ec o nd f i ddl e
t
al i ens s ( )
he s
s t i l l s i ng l e ( al t ho u g h u t t er l y
i n l o v e w i t h G i l l i anA r J der s o n) .
- "
T h e r e we r e two famous h i stor i c
si g h ti n g s
wh i c h p av e d th e
way for h i s c h an g e of h e ar t.
T h e fi r st on e , kn own as B r i tai n s
R oswe l l , was
th e R e n d e l sh am F or e st i n c i d e n t.
At 3am on 27 De c e mbe r 1 9 8 0 , two se c ur i ty
p atr ol me n , fr om th e j oi n t R AF /USAF ai r base
at W ood br i d g e i n Suffol k, wi tn e sse d a 3x 2m tr i -
an g ul ar me tal l i c - l ooki n g
obj e c t i l l umi n ati n g th e
c on i fe r ous wood s wi th r e d an d bl ue l i g h ts.
W h e n a te am l e d
by th e
d e p uty base c omm-
an d e r , L i e ut- C ol on e l
C h ar l e s H al t, we n t to
i n v e sti g ate th e n e x t
d ay, th e y foun d d e n ts i n th e
g r oun d an d sc or c h mar ks
up tr e e s. B ut, most
i mp or tan tl y, th e y saw th e str an g e obj e c t for
th e mse l v e s. I t c on v e n i e n tl y r e tur n e d for se v e r -
al h our s be for e
d i sap p e ar i n g i n a
fl ur r y of mul ti c ol our e d
p ul sati n g
l i g h ts i n to th e bl ac kn e ss of sp ac e .
T h e te am submi tte d a r e p or t to th e
\ . fO D but i t was n e v e r i n v e sti g ate d i n
d e tai l . De sp i te th e obj e c t be i n g se e n
by a n umbe r of tr ai n e d
mi l i tar y
obse r v e r s, i t was
j ud g e d to be of n o
d e fe n c e si g n i fi c an c e . C ase c l ose d .
" I t
was a tr ag i c mi sse d op p or tun i -
ty, " c l ai ms P op e . " H e r e
was on e of th e
n ost
i mp or tan t si g h ti n g s an ywh e r e
1 th e wor l d an d n obod y i n te r v i e we d
wi tn e sse s or c h e c ke d r ad ar an d r ad i -
ati on d ata. So I d e c i d e d to r e op e n th e
i n v e sti g ati on . "
W h e n h e c h e c ke d th e r ad i ati on
take n
by H al t an d h i s te am wi th th e De fe n c e
R ad i ol og i c al P r ote c ti on Se r v i c e , h e foun d th at
wh e r e th e obj e c t h ad p r e sse d i n to th e
g r oun d ,
r e ad i n g s we r e te n ti me s h i g h e r th an n or mal .
T h e oth e r we l l - kn own c ase th at i n tr i g ue d
h i m was th e wav e of si g h ti n g s ov e r B e l g i um on
th e n i g h t of30 - 31 M ar c h 1 9 9 0 . B oth th e B e l g i an
g e n d ar me r i e an d N ato p i c ke d up th e obj e c t on
th e i r r ad ar sc r e e n s. N ato auth or i se d th e sc r am-
bl i n g of two F - 1 6
fi g h te r s. T h e se j e ts, c ap abl e of
l , l O O mp h , we r e ai r bor n e i n mi n ute s. B ut as fast
as th e y l oc ke d th e obj e c t on to th e i r r ad ar , i t
br oke away at un be l i e v abl e sp e e d . Afte r a 75 -
mi n ute ae r i al c h ase , i t v an i sh e d c omp l e te l y.
A c ombi n ati on of p ubl i c , p ol i c e an d p i l ot
e ye wi tn e ss ac c oun ts d e sc r i be d . a tr i an g ul ar
for mati on of c ol our e d l i g h ts on th e un d e r si d e
of a h ug e c r aft. T h e B e l g i an g ov e r n me n t ad mi t-
te d i t h ad n o i d e a wh at i t was.
" W h at
was I me an t to say to th e man ?"
asks
P op e , wav i n g h i s wi n e g l ass.
" I
c oul d
h ar d l y sug -
g e st h e mi g h t h av e se e n B r an son s
ai r sh i p . "
P e r h ap s i t was a se c r e t Ame r i c an
ai r c r aft, I
v e n tur e . " N on se n se , " h e sn ap s. " You
d o n ot
fl y
i n to an oth e r n ati on s
ai r sp ac e , un d e r mi n i n g
d i p l omati c r e l ati on s an d th e wh ol e fabr i c of
N ato, an d r i ski n g e n g ag e me n t
by th at c oun tr y s
ai r d e fe n c e n e twor k j ust to
tr y
out a sh i n y n e w
toy. As an i n si d e r , I c an te l l
you, i t
si mp l y d oe s
n ot h ap p e n l i ke th at. "
so
wh at d i d h e th i n k i t was th e n ?
" A
r e al UF O . I t was a bi t of ki t a q uan -
tum l e ap ah e ad of an yth i n g e v e n on
our d r awi n g boar d s. C ase s l i ke th i s
c on v i n c e d me th at an e x tr ate r r e str i al
e x p l an ati on be st fi ts th e fac ts. T h e r e was
si mp l y
n oth i n g e l se i t c oul d be . "
P op e c on d uc te d a two- we e k
i n v e sti g ati on
an d se n t a r e p or t to th e assi stan t c h i e f of ai r
staff. M O D offi c i al s ag r e e d wi th h i m
-
th e c ase
c oul d n ot be e x p l ai n e d . B ut th e y d i d n ot
ag r e e
th at i t c on sti tute d a d e fe n c e th r e at.
" T o
me , th at was so wr on g - h e ad e d , i t was
l aug h abl e , " h e says. " T h e se
p e op l e h ad th e i r
h e ad s i n th e san d . T h e y j ust r e p e ate d p ar r ot-
fash i on : UF O s -
n o d e fe n c e si g n i fi c an c e , g i v -
i n g n o th oug h t to h ow r i d i c ul ous th at mad e
th e m soun d . I t s
a n on se n se to wr i te th i s off as
be i n g of n o d e fe n c e si g n i fi c an c e . "
C on sp i r ac y th e or i sts
may sug g e st sh ad y d e al -
i n g s but P op e h as n o ti me for sug g e sti on s of
.
c ov e r - up s. " Se v e r al offi c i al s th oug h t I was d i g -
g i n g i n ar e as be st l e ft un touc h e d , "
h e says.
" B ut
th i s was n ot be c ause
th e y we r e h i d i n g a se c r e t. I t c ome s
d own to i g n or an c e , p r e j ud i c e an d
be l i e f syste ms. P e op l e fi n d i t fr i g h t-
e n i n g to h av e r e se ar c h wh i c h sug -
g e sts we ar e n ot al on e , sh atte r i n g
th e i r c osy v i e w of th e wor l d . "
Al th oug h P op e i s ad aman t th at
th e r e h as n ot be e n an y c ov e r - up
ac ti v i ty i n B r i tai n , h e c an n ot be so
sur e about th e State s: " I m
mor e
i n c l i n e d to be l i e v e th e r e ar e th i n g s
wh i c h h av e n t
e me r g e d th e r e . B ut
I d on t
wan t to l e v e l an y d i r e c t
ac c usati on s of a c ov e r - up be c ause I h av e n ot
be e n i n v ol v e d on an offi c i al l e v e l . "
Doe s R oswe l l n ot make h i m susp i c i ous?
" R oswe l l h as tur n e d i n to some th i n g of an i n -
d ustr y. B ut th e r e s n o g e tti n g away fr om th e fac t
an awful l ot of e ye wi tn e sse s saw some th i n g
v e r y str an g e th e r e . T h e tr oubl e i s, n ow th e c ase
i s 5 0 ye ar s ol d , th e n umbe r of wi tn e sse s wh o ar e
sti l l al i v e i s smal l an d d e c l i n i n g . So i t s i n c r e d i -
bl y d i ffi c ul t to be c e r tai n about i t. "
T h e r e use d to be an offi c i al l i n e of
i n q ui r y i n
th e State s si mi l ar to th at man ag e d by P op e i n
B r i tai n . F r om 1 9 4 8 , Dr J Al l e n
H yn e k,
P r ofe ssor of Astr on omy at N or th we ste r n ~
" H ow
c an th e same
e stabl i sh me n t
th at
p r i n ts
I n
G od W e
T r ust
on i ts
ban kn ote s
c l ose d own a
UF O
r e se ar c h
p r oj e c t
for
wan t of e v i d e n c e ?"
P : ,
op e was a on l y fe w mon th s i n to h i s j ob
an d al r e ad y h e was sc r atc h i n g h i s h e ad .
C oul d th e r e be mor e to th e UF O mys-
.
te r y th an h e th oug h t?
" I
h ad n ot
e x p e c te d to fi n d r e p or ts of mi l i tar y
p e r son n e l
se e i n g th e se
th i n g s, " h e says.
" I t
soun d s
p atr on i si n g but I th oug h t i t was on l y
P op l e wh o d
h ad on e too man y d own th e p ub. "
E x ac tl y th r e e ye ar s l ate r , a si mi l ar wav e of
si g h ti n g s oc c ur r e d ov e r B r i tai n . W h e n P op e
c ame i n to wor k at 9 am on 31 M ar c h 1 9 9 3 h e
was i n un d ate d wi th wi tn e ss r e p or ts. T h e most
e x tr aor d i n ar y ac c oun t c ame fr om a me te or o-
l og i c al offi c e r at R AF Sh awbur y i n Sh r op sh i r e .
T h i s man , wh o c l e ar l y kn e w h i s ai r sh i p s fr om
h i s me te or s, saw a tr i an g ul ar obj e c t th e si z e of a
J umbo j e t fl yi n g e r r ati c al l y towar d s h i m at se v -
e r al h un d r e d mi l e s an h our . I t swe p t a be am of
l i g h t ov e r th e g r oun d as i f l ooki n g for some -
th i n g an d th e n sh ot off at h i g h sp e e d , mov i n g
fr om about 30 mp h to a sp e e d se v e r al ti me s th at
of an R AF j e t i n an i n stan t.
f \"
P o p e
c l a i m s
m a s s e s o f RAF
: > e r s o n n e l h a v e
s e c r e t l y
t o l d
h i m
t h e y h a v e
s e e n
U FO s ,
b u t f e a r
t h e y d
b e r i d i c u l e d
,
,
~
. -
"
~
U n i v e r s i t y , I l l i n o i s , wa s e m p l o y e d b y t h e U S
Ai r Fo r c e o v e r a 2 0 - y e a r p e r i o d t o h e a d
u p
t wo
r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s i n t o U FO s
-
Si g n
a n d B l u e
B o o k . Hy n e k t o o b e c a m e c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e
p h e n o m e n o n wa s g e n u i n e .
B u t i n 1 9 6 9 , B l u e B o o k wa s c l o s e d d o wn d u e
t o l a c k o f p r o o f o f U FO s . P o p e i s wi t h e r i n g
a b o u t t h i s :
"I
d o n t m e a n t o b e b l a s p h e m o u s ,
b u t h o w c a n t h e s a m e e s t a b l i s h m e n t t h a t p r i n t s
I n
Go d We T r u s t o n i t s b a n k n o t e s c l o s e d o wn
P r o j e c t B l u e B o o k f o r t h e wa n t o f e v i d e n c e ?
E x c u s e m e ! Am I t h e o n l y p e r s o n wh o t h i n k s
t h a t s a l i t t l e b i t h y p o c r i t i c a l ? "
I t b e c o m e s c l e a r h o w N i c k P o p e e a r n e d h i s
n i c k n a m e o f t h e r e a l Fo x Mu l d e r ( wh i c h , h e
s a y s , h a l f - f l a t t e r s , h a l f - i r r i t a t e s h i m b e c a u s e i t
t r i v i a l i s e s t h e s e r i o u s s i d e o f h i s wo r k ) . N o t o n l y
d i d t h i s s c e p t i c , e m p l o y e d b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t
t o i n v e s t i g a t e U FO s . s t a r t b e l i e v i n g i n t h e
p h e n o m e n o n . b u t h e b e c a m e wi d e l y r e g a r d e d
a s a n o u t s p o k e n m a v e l i c k o n t h e s u b j e c t .
S
u t i f h e wa s s c e p t i c a l a b o u t U FO s i g h t -
i n g s a t f i r s t . h e wa s p l a i n a n n o y e d wi t h
p e o p l e wh o s u g g e s t e d t h e y h a d b e e n
i n s i d e t h e m . Ho w wa s h e m e a n t t o d o
s e r i o u s . r e s p e c t a b l e r e s e a r c h i n t o
u n e x p l a i n e d c r a f t wh e n t h e r e we r e n u t t e r s
b r i n g i n g t h e s u b j e c t i n t o d i s r e p u t e wi t h t h e i r
h a l f - b a k e d n o t i o n s o f a l i e n a b d u c t i o n s a n d
i n t e r g a l a c t i c b r e e d i n g p r o g r a m m e s ?
Re a l i s i n g t h a t t h e r e c o u l d b e s o m e t h i n g i n
U FO s c h a n g e d a l l t h a t . Su d d e n l y P o p e r e a l i s e d
t h a t . t r a n s p o r t wa s a s e c o n d a r y c o n c e r n . As h e
p u t s i t , i f t h e Qu e e n s m o t o r d r i v e s
u p o u t s i d e
y o u r h o u s e , y o u
d o n t
f a f t a r o u n d e x a m i n i n g
h e r wh e e l s , y o u f i n d o u t wh a t t h e h e l l s s h e s
d o i n g t h e r e . Ho r r i f i e d a t h o w d i s m i s s i v e h e h a d
b e e n o f r e p o r t s o f a l i e n a b d u c t i o n s b e f o r e h i s
U FO r e v e l a t i o n i n 1 9 9 3 . h e s e t a b o u t t r y i n g t o
m a k e a m e n d s wi t h t h e s e v i c t i m s . Sl o wl y , wa r
g o t o u t t h a t t h e m a n f r o m t h e m i n i s t r y wa s n o w
p r e p a r e d t o h e a r y o u r t a l e , h o we v e r b i z a r r e .
He s p e n t h o u r s wi t h h u n d r e d s o f i n d i v i d u a l s ,
l i s t e n i n g c a r e f u l l y wh i l e t h e y u n r a v e l l e d t h e i r
t e p o r t s o f s t r a n g e c r a f t wi t h we i r d
l i g h t s
a r e n o t s o
!a s i l y d i s m i s s e d wh e n o b s e r v e r s i n c l u d e c r o wd s
1 t r a f f i c j a m s , c Ml i a n a i r c r a f t p i l o t s a n d t h e m i l i t a r y .
I S t h e RAF s t a t i o n c o m m a n d e r s a i d , "Mo s t u n u s u a l . . . "
l e c e m b e r 1 9 9 3 s t a r e a t t h e s t r a n g e o b j e c t .
\ l a r g e t r i a n g u l a r c r a f t wi t h
T h e s t a t i o n c o m m a n d e r o f
l e i r d l i g h t s wa s s p o t t e d b y a
t h e l o c a l RAF b a s e wa s o n e
l u m b e r o f p e o p l e i n
o f t h e m . He l a t e r r e p o r t e d :
i n c o l n s h i r e o v e r a n a r e a
"I
t r i e d t o b e r a t i o n a l wi t h t h e
e a r t h e s e a wh i c h
s i t u a t i o n b u t c e r t a i n l y c o u l d
f t e r wa r d s b e c a m e k n o wn a s
n o t s a y wh a t i t wa s . Mo s t
1 e L o u t h T r i a n g l e . A h u g e
u n u s u a l . Mo s t u n u s u a l . "
a f t i c j a m f o r m e d a l o n g t h e 2 1 Ap r i l , 1 5 J u l y
1 9 9 1
o a s t r o a d c a u s e d b y p e o p l e O n b o t h t h e s e d a t e s p i l o t s
, e t t i n g o u t o f t h e i r c a r s t o
f l y i n g c i v i l i a n a i r c r a f t o v e r
~ t c : a h n l ~ r \f 1 0 0 0
K e n t e x p e r i e n c e d n e a r
m i s s e s wi t h u n i d e n t i f i e d
o b j e c t s . T h e f i r s t p i l o t , f l y i n g
a n I t a l i a n MD80 o u t o f L y d d
a i r p o r t n e a r Ro m n e y ,
r e p o r t e d t h a t a
g r e y ,
m i s s i l e -
l i k e o b j e c t f l a s h e d p a s t h i s
p l a n e a t 2 2 , O O O f t . A r a d a r
b l i p c o n f i r m e d t h e y h a d
c o m e wi t h i n a f e w f e e t o f
b e i n g b l a s t e d o u t o f t h e s k y .
T h e s e c o n d p i l o t , f l y i n g a
B o e i n g 7 3 7 , s a w a b l a c k
l o z e n g e - s h a p e
o b j e c t
v i r t u a l l y s c r a p e h i s wi n g t i p .
6 J a n u a r y 1 9 9 5
A B r i t i s h Ai r wa y s p a s s e n g e r
j e t o n i t s wa y f r o m Mi l a n t o
Ma n c h e s t e r , wa s o v e r t a k e n
b y a we d g e - s h a p e d c r a f t j u s t
a b o v e t h e c l o u d s wh e n
v i s i b i l i t y wa s t e n m i l e s . T h e
o b j e c t , wh i c h wa s c o v e r e d
wi t h s m a l l wh i t e l i g h t s
a n d
p o s s i b l y a b l a c k s t r i p e
d o wn
i t s s i d e , f l a s h e d s i l e n t l y p a s t
a t s u c h a s p e e d
t h a t t h e
c o -
p i l o t d u c k e d a s i t we n t b y . A
y e a r - l o n g i n v e s t i g a t i o n
c o u l d
n o t e x p l a i n t h e i n c i d e n t .
- - - - . .
e
s t r a n g e s t o r i e s . The y we r e
o f t e n s o t r a u m a t i s e d
b y t he
m e m o r i e s t ha t t he y b r o k e
d o wn , s o b b i n g hys t e r i c a l l y o n
. J i s s ho u l d e r . As he e m p ha s i s e s ,
a c h c a s e i s u n i q u e ( d o n t t hi n k a l l
a l i e n s a r e
g r e y,
o n e wa s r e p o r t e d a s
b e i n g p i n k ) b u t t he r e a r e m a r k e d
s i m i l a r i t i e s b e t we e n t he m .
Ma n y e x p e r i e n c e s t a k e p l a c e o n a
l o n e l y r o a d a t n i g ht whe r e a n i n s t a n t o f
d i s o r i e n t a t i o n a n d s l e e p i n e s s i s f o l l o we d
b y
t he r e a l i s a t i o n t ha t t he j o u r n e y ha s
t a k e n a g o o d f e w ho u r s l o n g e r t ha n i t s ho u l d
ha v e d o n e . S l e e p i s ha u n t e d
b y n i g ht m a r e s o f
i n s e c t s wi t h hu g e b l a c k e ye s . R e p o r t s l a t e r
e m e r g e . s o m e t i m e s t hr o u g h hyp n o s i s , o f b e i n g
t a k e n o n t o a s p a c e c r a f t a n d s u b j e c t e d t o m e d -
i c a l p r o c e d u r e s o f t e n s e x u a l i n n a t u r e , wi t h
p hys i c a l s c a r s t o s ho w f o r i t .
P a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t i n g t o P o p e a r e c i t y
r e -
p o r t s . He t e l l s t he s t o r y o f P a t s y ( a p s e u d o n ym )
who wa s s u n b a t hi n g i n a Lo n d o n p a r k o n e
a f t e r n o o n whe n s u d d e n l y s he f o u n d he r s e l f
f l o a t i n g a b o v e he r b o d y. " S u r e , i t c o u l d ha v e
b e e n a d r e a m o r a ha l l u c i n a t i o n ; P o p e a d m i t s .
. .
Bu t s he c a m e a wa y f r o m t he e v e n t wi t h a hu g e
s c a r o n he r i n n e r t hi g h whi c h l e f t he r u n a b l e t o
wa l k wi t ho u t s t i c k s a n d l e f t d o c t o r s b a f f l e d . "
The s c a r s d o i n d i c a t e t ha t s o m e t hi n g ha s ha p -
p e n e d i n t he p hys i c a l r a t he r t ha n t he p u r e l y
p s yc ho l o g i c a l r e a l m . Bu t i t s e e m s i n c r e d i b l y
f a r - f e t c he d t o s u g g e s t t ha t t hi s i s d u e t o a l i e n
i n t e r v e n t i o n . P e r ha p s , hys t e r i a
-
whe r e hi d d e n
p s yc ho l o g i c a l t r a u m a s m a n i f e s t t he m s e l v e s
p hys i c a l l y
-
c o u l d b e t he k e y. Or s o m e s o r t o f
i n s t a b i l i t y i n t he b r a i n . C a n a d i a n p s yc ho l o g i s t ,
Mi c ha e l P e r s i n g e r , ha s s ho wn t ha t s t i m u l a t i o n
o f t he t e m p o r a l l o b e s c a n c r e a t e a f e a r f u l
i m p r e s s i o n o f a s t r a n g e p r e s e n c e a l o n g wi t h
~ n s a t i o n s o f a s c e n d i n g i n t o t he a i r .
,c t f
P o p e a d m i t s t ha t , u n l i k e t he UFO p he n o m e -
n o n , t he r e a r e n o v i d e o s , p ho t o s , r a d a r o r r a d i a -
t i o n r e p o r t s t o b a c k
u p
t he a c c o u n t s . Bu t he i s
q u i c k t o e m p ha s i s e t he s t r a i g ht f o r wa r d
I I I .
Ma n c he s t e r
Ai r p o r t :
c u r i o u s l y a
UFO wa s
r e p o r t e d a s
he a d i n g a t
hi g h s p e e d
i n
t he o p p o s i t e
d i r e c t i o n
~
z
i f
n a t u r e
o f t he s e
p e o p l e , who
r a r e l y ha v e a n y " ,"
hi s t o r y o f m e n t a l -
d i s o r d e r s . He q u o t e s a n
e x p e r i m e n t c o n d u c t e d
b H
Dr E l i z a b e t h S l a t e r i n 1 9 8 3 wh
a f t e r t e s t i n g a g r o u p o f a b d u c t e e s . L
a g a i n s t a c o n t r o l g r o u p , c o n c l u d e d t I l e y
s ho we d n o s i g n s o f p s yc ho p a t ho l o g y.
The g e n e r a l c o n s e n s u s t o d a y ( i n c l u d i n g t he
v i e ws o f a s t r o n o m e r s a n d a s t r o p hys i c i s t s ) i s
t ha t wi t h p o t e n t i a l l y m i l l i o n s o f ha b i t a b l e p l a n -
e t s o u t t he r e , l i f e m u s t e x i s t e l s e whe r e i n t he
u n i v e r s e . Bu t f e w o f u s ho n e s t l y b e l i e v e i t ha s
p a i d E a r t h a v i s i t , l e t a l o n e c a r r i e d o u t a b d u c -
t i o n s . P e r ha p s , a s P o p e s u g g e s t s wi t h t he t i t l e s o f
hi s t wo b o o k s o n t he s u b j e c t , Op e n S k i e ~ ; C l o s e d
Mi n d s a n d The Un i n v i t e d , we a r e i n c o l l e c t i v e
d e n i a l b e c a u s e we s i m p l y c a n n o t g e t o u r he a d s
a r o u n d t he r e a l i t y o f e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l v i s i t o r s .
P o p e
c l a i m s t ha t hu g e n u m b e r s o f R AF
p e r s o n n e l ha v e s e c r e t l y t o l d hi m t he y
ha v e s e e n UFOs
-
he s
v e r y
e n v i o u s o f
t he m , a s
he s
n e v e r s e e n o n e ( " ye t ,"
he a d d s o p t i m i s t i c a l l y) . Bu t t he y f e a r
t he r i d i c u l e o f g o i n g p u b l i c . As o n e s a i d t o hi m :
" I
d o n t
f a n c y b e i n g k n o wn a s Fl yi n g S a u c e r
Fr e d f o r t he r e s t o f
m y
c a r e e r . " Bu t a p p a r e n t l y
a wa r e n e s s i n t he hi g he r e c he l o n s o f p o we r i s o n
t he i n c r e a s e .
" I n
t he l a s t t wo ye a r s , t he r e ha v e
b e e n 3 0 - 4 0 q u e s t i o n s t a b l e d i n p a r l i a m e n t
a b o u t UFOs . Lo o k i n Ha n s a r d ; he s a ys .
I n a f a c e - t o - f a c e s i t u a t i o n P o p e p r e s e n t s
s o m e c o n v i n c i n g a r g u m e n t s . Bu t o n e c o n c e r n i s
t ha t he ha s b e c o m e s o i n v o l v e d i n t he s u b j e c t ,
i t i s ha r d f o r hi m t o r e m a i n o b j e c t i v e . " I s u p p o s e
t ha t s a f a i r p o i n t ," he r e p l i e s .
" Bu t
yo u m i g ht
a s we l l s a y S t e p he n Ha wk i n g i s s o i n v o l v e d
i n b l a c k ho l e s t ha t he c a n t
wr i t e a n y f u r t he r
p a p e r s o n t he m . " Fa i r p o i n t .
Ma y
we s e e yo u r l i c e n c e ?
Ma n k i n d s f i r s t l i n e o f d e f e n c e
a g a i n s t a l i e n s i s n t a m i s s i l e
s ys t e m ,
i t s t he s p he r e o f
e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n
f r o m TV a n d r a d i o s i g n a l s
,
s u r r o u n d i n g t he E a r t h. Al r e a d y
50 l i g ht - ye a r s i n r a d i u s ,
i t s
e x p a n d i n g a t t he
s p e e d
o f
l i g ht . An y a l i e n s he a d i n g f o r
E a r t h wi l l , i f t he y r e a c h Al p ha
C e n t a u r i n o w, b e b o m b a r d e d
wi t h d i g i t a l i m a g e s o f a p i n k -
a n d - ye l l o w m o n s t e r s a yi n g
" Bl o b b y, b l o b b y, b l o b b y" . I f
t ha t d o e s n t c o n v i n c e t he m
t o t u r n b a c k , n o t hi n g wi l l .
P o p e d o e s a d i f f e r e n t j o b a t t he MOD n o w
( he
c a n t
s a y wha t , o n l y t ha t i t i s a p r o m o t i o n ) ,
b u t s t i l l s p e n d s m a n y ho u r s e v e r y we e k d e a l i n g
wi t h c a s e s o f a l i e n a b d u c t i o n i n hi s s p a r e t i m e ,
l i s t e n i n g a n d he l p i n g t he
v i c t i m s t o o v e r c o m e
t he i r t r a u m a .
He s
a l s o wr i t i n g a t e c hn o t hr i l l e r ,
Op e r a t i o n Thu n d e r C hi l d , a b o u t ho w t he g o v -
e r n m e n t r e a c t s t o a p r o v e n a l i e n p r e s e n c e o n
E a r t h.
I t s
d u e t o b e p u b l i s he d i n t he a u t u m n .
W hi l s t p o i n t i n g o u t t ha t we ha v e a l o t m o r e
e v i d e n c e f o r t he e x i s t e n c e o f a l i e n s t ha n t he
e x i s t e n c e o f Go d
- "
Ho w m a n y r a d a r r e a d i n g s
o f Go d a r e t he r e ? "
-
P o p e a d m i t s t ha t u n t i l t he y
l a n d o n t he W hi t e Ho u s e l a wn ( " I m a g i n e t he
f i g ht s o v e r f i r s t i n t e r v i e ws a n d e x c l u s i v e b o o k
d e a l s " ) , t he
j u r y
wi l l r e m a i n o u t .
He s
n o t t r yi n g
t o s ho v e l hi s v i e ws d o wn o u r
t hr o a t s . j u s t c ha l l e n g e u s t o t a k e n o t e o f t he
f a c t s . " Li k e a
j u r y
o n a b o r d e r l i n e c a s e , yo u m u s t
we i g h u p
t he e v i d e n c e . Tha t s a l l I a s k . W e i g h u p
t he e v i d e n c e f o r UFOs a n d a l i e n a b d u c t i o n s
a n d t e l l m e : Ho w l i k e l y d o e s t hi s s o u n d ? " _





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The E x p r es s
12 Januar y 1999
P ag e 17
Y o u r e
a l i t t l e
g r een,
men
J. . : -
, - , "
I t ~ : . ,
I
!
e
,
l
58 p er
c ent
o f mal es
b el i ev e
i n al i ens
S P l t o C E D O U T:
Fans o f . , . nt s
Mul de and
S c ul t y I n The
X - FU _ . ab o . . . . .
_ e_ s t l i . . . . t y
10 b el i e. . . . i n
nyl ne _ ~ . "
and _ l i . . n, - b ut
p er hap s no t i n
t hl $ v t s l t o t f r o m
t haf U m
M" r , A t t ~ k . .
p i c t ur ed r i g ht
B Y MI C H A E L H A N L O N
S C I E N C E C O R R E S P O N D E N T
FO X MuL D E R S S us p l C l O n
t hat t he t r ut h i s o ut t her e i s
s har ed b y t he p ub l i c , i t
s eems ,
: \ I o r e t han hal f o f us b el i ev e
t hat , al i en i nt el l i g enc e ex i s t s
-
wi t h mo r e men t han wo men
s ho wi ng t hei r g ul l i b i l i t y o v er
l i t t l e g r een v i s i t o r s f r o m f ar - o f f
g al ax i es .
A nd near l y ev er yo ne t hi nk s
t hat i f ex t r a- t er r es t r i al s wer e
v i s i t i ng us o ur Go v er nment
wo ul d do ev er yt hi ng i n i t s
p o wer t o c o v er i t up , ac c o r di ng
t o a new s ur v ey.
U ns ur p r i s i ng l y, s c i - f i f ans ,
p ar t i c ul ar l y ent hus i as t s o f t he
TV s er i es The X - Fi l es , ar e mo s t
l i k el y t o as s ume a c o ns p i r ac j ;
wi t h 86 p er c ent ex p ec t i ng t he
Go v er nment t o l i e.
" E v en
p eo p l e who do no t
b el i ev e i n C FO s b el i ev e t he
Go v er nment wo ul dn t t el l t he
t r ut h i f t hey , k new t her e was
al i en l i f e. " s ai d
P aul S i mp s o n.
edi t o r o f Fo c us mag az i ne. whi c h
p o l l ed mo r e t han 1. 000 p eo p l e,
O v er al l . mo r e t han 50 p er c ent
o f t he C K p o p ul at i o n b el i ev es
t her e i s i nt el l i g ent l i f e o n o t her
wo r l ds . whi l e 14 p er
c ent do n t
k no w,
. ~ nd whi l e 58 p er
c ent o f men b el i ev e
t her e i s al i en i nt el l i .
g enc e. t he f i g ur e f o r
wo men i s j us t 4 3 p er
c ent . " Thi s was a
f i nd i ng we c o ul d no t
ex p b i r 1, I \ l en t end
t o b e s l i g ht l \ mo r e
c \ ni c al . s o t hi s i s a
b i t
~ o nt r adi c t o n- . "
, ; ai d : \ ! r S i mp s o n, -
T! ~ p r l \ \ er e al s o
111; ) : - : : - . . : di f f er enc es
i n : , - . j i v
j n : t ! i L > n~ .
0~ r S J
b y ag e, and g eo g r a-
I
p hi c al l y. The b i g g es t
b el i ev er s i n al i en i nt el l i g enc e
, l i v e i n t he S o ut h Wes t , wher e
.
mo r e t han t wo - t hi r ds t hi nk t hat
we ar e no t al o ne, whi l e
L o ndo ner s ar e t he mo s t s c ep t i -
I
c al . P ens i o ner s wer e t he l eas t
l i k el y t o ac c ep t t he i dea o f ex t r a-
t er r es t r i al s .
" A
l o t o f s c i ent i s t s
ar e c o mi ng t o t he v i ew t hat
al i en l i f e i s o ut t her e, " s ai d i \ I r
S i mp s ~ ,
" O ur p o l l s ho ws t hat
b el i ef i n al i en l i f e i s no l o ng er
o nl y t he p r es er v e o f t he l unat i c
f r i ng e,
"
B r i t ai n s o wn Fo x Mul der
i s N i c k P o p e, a Mi ni s t r y o f
D ef enc e c i v i l s er v ant who i nv es -
t i g at ed U FO s i g ht i ng s f r o m 1991
t o 1994 , H e s ays t hat i n ab o ut
" 90
t o 95 p er c ent o f c as es " he c o ul d
ex p l ai n a\ v ay t he al l eg ed U FO
s i g ht i ng , B ut a s mal l numb er o f
s i g ht i ng s " wer e r eal l v i nt er es t -
i ng . as f ar as I was c o nc er ned
t her e was def i ni t el v an i nt el l i -
g enc e at wo r k " ,
.
H o wev er . unl i k e ag ent Mul der ,
Mr P o p e nev er had anyo ne t r y-
i ng t o s up p r es s hi s f i ndi ng s ,
" I
nev er g o t anyo ne t r yi ng t o s hut
me up . N ev er o nc e di d anv o ne
hav e a q ui et wo r d wi t h me t o
c o v er up a mys t er i o us s i g ht i ng .
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. . . . . , W~ ? : r
,
N ev er o nc e di d a wi t nes s s ay
t hat mv s t er i o us men i n b l ac k
had t ur ned up at t hei r ho us e
af t er a s i g ht i ng , Ther e s a l o t o f
p ar ano i a o ut t her e.
" O f
c o ur S e, I hav e b een
ac c us ed o f b ei ng p ar t o f t he c o n-
s p i r ac y mys el f . b ut yo u j us t
c an t
wi n wi t h t hes e p eo p l e, "
Mo s t s c i ent i s t s ac c ep t t hat
al i en l i f e i s al mo s t a c er t ai nt y
b ut p o i nt o ut t hat s endi n g
c r ewed s p ac ec r af t ac r o s s i nt er -
s t el l ar s p ac e i s s o di f f i c ul t . t i me.
c o ns umi ng and ex p ens i v e t hat i t
i s muc h mo r e l i k el y t hat al i ens
wi l l c ho o s e t o c mmuni c at e
wi t h us us i ng r adi o s i g nal s .
Meanwhi l e, A mer i c an c o m-
p ut er t yc o o n Jo e Fi r mag e has
ab ando ned hi s n. 2b i l l i o n b us i .
nes s t o s ear c h f o r U FO s .
H e b el i ev es t hat r ec ent
adv anc es i n t ec hno l o g y. f r o m s i l -
i c o n c hi p s , f i b r e o p t i c s and
l as E : r s c an b e t r ac ed b ac k t o
al i en har d\ \ ar e r ec o v er ed f r o m a
s p ac ec r af t whi c h al l eg edl y
c r , \ ~ hc d near R o s wel l , ~ . Jew
" l ex i c o . i n 1~ 4 7,
1
E x t r ac t eC
b y t r . e B r o ac c as t 1. ~ o nl t O " G; ; C o n~ ; Jany. Tne c o nt enl S o f t he ; Jub l , c at , o ns f r C ~ l wh: C h t hes e ex t r ac t s hav e b een t ak e~ ar c , ~ : ; ; ~ t . . . o r k , and
, . . . : : h. . : . : ~ : - , : : , ; : " - ? - ~ . . ,
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2 1 . . N o v e m b e r 1 998
Page 1 1
B o l i c e
o pe n th e i r
o n
UFO
\e nc o unte r s
A GROUP o f r e ti r e d and se l V l ~
po l i c e o f f i c e r s ar e
r i sk i ng r i di c ul e
b y c o m i ng f o r w to te l l al l ab o t
th e i r
al l e ge d e nc o unte r s w i th UFOs.
_
M o r ~ th an 2 0 o f f i c e r s h av e
I
r e spo nde d to an adv e r ti se m e nt i n
I tak e n ab o ar d a spac e
_
c r af t and
Po l i c e Re v i e w
i nv i ti ng th e m to
i e x am i ne d
b y al i e ns.
-
- .
r e c o unt th e i r c l o se e nc o unte r s o f ,
. A po l i c e o f f i c e r
says h e to o k f i v e
th e th i r d k i nd. T h e se i n ude
I
ph o to gr aph s o f a UFO w h i l e o n
sto r i e s o f al i e n ab dc ti o n and
duty i n th e W e st M i dl ands i n th e
gi ganti c b l o c k s o f l i gh t h o v e r i ng
1 9808, b ut th at th e M o D c o nf i s-
ab o v e th e i r sq uad c ar s.
.
c ate d th e m .
A t l e ast tw o f o r m e r o f f i c e r s:
. A po l i c e m an and w o m an - W e r e
c l ai m to h av e
ph o to gr aph i c
e v i -
o ut o n patr o l i n th e
c o untr ysi de and
de nc e o f th e i r m e e ti ngs w i th e x tr a-
-
saw l i gh ts and a c yl i ndr i c al o b j e c t
te r r e str i al s.
i n th e
sk y.
T h e i r
e x tr ao r di nar y sto r i e s ar e
_
. A n . o f f i c e r w h o saw a di sc
to b e c o l l e c te d i n a ne w b o o k :
sh ape d o b j e c t h o v e r i ng 2 0f t ab o v e
Po l i c i ng th e UFO, to i nc l ude i nte r -
th e r o ad.
v i e w s w i th at l e ast 2 0 f o r m e r and
-
. A po l i c e o f f i c e r w h o , i n th e 1 97 0s
se r v i ng po l i c e o , f f i c e r s and as m any
w h i l e o n
duty, saw a w e dge - sh ape d
as 2 00 r e c o r de
l i nc i de nts
i nv o l v i ng
o b j e c t i n th e
sk y
th at w as ab o ut f o ur

po l i c e
f r o m ,
~ h o und th e w o r l d. :
sto r e ys h i gh and 5 0f t l o ng.
"T h e
pe ar b al l sudde nl y m o v e ?
M any o f th e
e x am pl e s f r o m th e se c -
. De c l assi f i e d M o D
pape r s f r o m
and th e r e w as a pi e c e c ut o ut o f I t
o nd
c ate go r y w i l l b e tak e n f r o m
th e 1 95 0s to th e 1 97 0s th at r e po r t
l i k e a w e dge o f c h e e se . I t
~ h e n
pr e v i o usl y unr e l e ase d
M i ni str y o f
i nv e sti gati o ns i nto r e po r te d si gh t-
c h ange d i nto th e sh ape o f a
J . e l l y
De f e nc e
pape r s.
i ngs b y po l i c e o f f i c e r s and i nc i de nts
b e an and j um pe d o nto th e
~ I gar
T h e b o o k s
auth o r , I r e ne
B o tt,
at m i l i tar y b ase s. T h e f i l e s nam e
sh ape d o b j e c t. T h e tw o o b J e ~ ts
h as c h o se n to c o nc e ntr ate o n
po l i c e o f f i c e r s i nv o l v e d
an?
th e n f use d to ge th e r , pr o duc e d a
np-
. - -
.
al l e ge dl y i ~ c l ude ac c o unts o f h e l i - :
pi i ng l i gh t and w e r e go . ne . "
! c o pte r s b e i ng se nt af te r UFOs.
.
He sai d th e w h o l e e pi so de l aste d
B Y J A SON B EN N ET T O
I
T h e i - tl l v e al so b e e n se v e r al
ab o ut f i v e m i nute s and to o k pl ac e
. .
b f th e i r
r e po r ts f r o m o f f i c e r s i n Susse x - o ne
at 1 O. 3 5 pm . and th at a si m i l ar
pOl h ~ e o f f 1 ~ ~ . r s
~ ~ aust
o so c i e ty
as
r e c e nt! ) as l ast m o nth
-
an ar e a
si gh ti ng to o k pl ac e 2 0 m i l e s aw ay
r e al i v e
po sl l On, 0 r us m
.
, - - -
: - - - - - . -
- - I o n th e sam e ni gh t.
"T h e y ar e l e ss
h k ~ l y to b e
w ntte ~
w h i c h
~ s c ~ nsl ~ e r e d a f r ui tf ul z o ne
"I
a { no t
tal k i ng ab o ut f l yi ng
o f f as c r ank s, l o o m e s o r ano r ak s,
f o r UFO sl gh tm gs.
.
_
c e r ~ o r spac e m e n b ut an
sh e e x pl ai ne d.
.
- - :
W h , i I e th e
m aj o r i ty o f
! h e po l i c e
;
~ ~ ~ de r i tf ue d o b j e c t
_
so r . r : e f o r m o f
Oth e r s
m ay, h o w e v e r , th m k
th e y,
o f f i c e r s w h o h av e b e e n m c o ntac t
.
r c e
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h e adde d
ar e b o l dl y
go . i ng. b e yo ~ d.
th e c al l o f
I
ar _
e r e ti r e d, so m e ar e se r v i ng and
I
e ne r gy so u.
, .
duty and nsk m g ndl c ul e and
i nc l ude an I nspe c to r .
4 - . U~
pr o f e ssi o nal sui c i de .
. M s B o tt sai d:
"I n
a c o ur t o f l aw
C Of h . \n.
~ Fo r th i s r e aso n,
.
m any
o ! f l c e r s
tl o e pe r so n w h o i s m o st b e l i e v e d i s
appe ar to h av e w ai te d unti l th e y
usual l y a po l i c e m an. A l so , th e se
h av e l e f t th e po l i c e se r v i c e b e f o r e ,
pe o pl e < i r e o ut day and ni gh t pb -
spe ak i ng o ut, al th o ugh o th e r s
w h o !
se r v i ng th i ngs ar o und th e m so th e y
c o ntac te d th e r e se ar c h e r s f e e l so
/ -
ar e e x c e l l e nt w i tne s~ e s.
str o ngl y ab o ut w h at th e y h av e w i t-
~
UFO i s si m pl y an l \Di d~ nti -
ne sse d th at th e y ar e pr e par e d to
\
f i e d
f l yi ng o b j e c t,
i t s
no t l i ttl e
b e nam e d.
. gr e e n m e n.
.
T h e
r e po r te d e nc o unte r s m c l ude : - ,
"M any o f f i e r s do no t w ant to
A n o f f i c e r w h o c l ai m s to h av e
tal k ab
w
i t o pe nl y w h i l e th e y ar e
b e e n ab duc te d and m e di c al l y. " . . . . . . _ _ . _ _
.
e x am i ne d
b y
al i e ns i n th e 1 980s. T h e , sti l l se r v i n3 b e c ause th e y c an
k i ~
f o r m
r
o f f i c e r , w h o h as ye t to gi v e th e i r pr o m o ti o n c h an~ s go o db y~ .
th e f ul I - - tai l s o f h i s c ase , i s sai d to . So f ar sh e
h ~
b e e n m to uc h W i th
h av e
b ~ n o ut dr i v i ng w h e n h e
, ab o ut 2 0 se r v m g ai l ? f o r m e ~ . ( ) f f i -
e x pe r i e nc e d di stur b anc e s to h i s, c e r s, c - tw o se r v l l l g o f f l ( ~ . e r s
v e h i c l e f o l l o w e d
b y m e m o r y l o ss. He c o ntac te d
~ e r
a c o upl e o f w e e k s
l ate r r e c al l e d, v i a
h ypno si s, b e i ng
ago and c l ai m to h av e se e n UFOs
i n th e past m o nth .
N i c k Re df e r n, an auth o r o f s~ v -
e r al b o o k s o n UFOs, w h o i s a. . ~ I St-
i ng M s B o tt w i th h e r
pr o J e c t, adde d:
"T h e se
pe o pl e ar e
w ! l l !
ag to
f l ~
i n
th e f ac e o f ~ t. e nti al ndl c ul e , w h i c h
sh o w s
h OW : $ . ti 1 ? , ngl y
th e y f e e l ab o ut
", - h at
th e y~ d. Y. r i ~ e sse d
-
~ e se
ar e
str o ng, c r e di b ! e W i tne sse s.
Onf ; c f th o se to c o m e f o r . v ar d
t-
k e c o pyr i gh t w o r k ~ a: l , j
,
b l i c ati o ns f r o m w h i c h th e se e x tr ac ts h av e b e e n a e n ar
~ ~ e
B r o adc ast M o ni to r i ng C o m pany. T ne c o nte nts o f th e pu
th
~ o
r o nr , . , r l ", o r l ( o "an f ", ; n ar n. , 1 n"r n" ~ o ~ \ " r o n, . , l r l
I .
\", i th I "" l J I t , . . . , , . i r \" no r m i c : - C "i . . . . . . n """"\1 "I " I t h o , . . ", nl o r l ", r r ) anA l ,
_ . . _ . _ _ m _ _ _ _ _
w as f o r m e r Pc J o h n Hanso n. Hi s
e nc o unte r w i th a UFO to o k pl ac e
o n th e e v e ni ng o f 1 4 J une 1 995 .
M r . Hanso n, 5 2 , w h o r e ti r e d
.
f r o m , f h e W e st M i dl ands po l i c e
f o r c e i n 1 994 , af te r 2 7 ye ar s se r v i c e ,
w as at h i s h o m e ne ar Re ddi tc h ,
W o r c e ste r sh i r e , w h e n h e l o o k e d o ut
o f h i s b e dr o o m w i ndo w .
"I
saw a si l v e r pe ar - sh ape d b al l
o f l i gh t h o v e r i ng o v e r a tr e e , " h e
r e c al l e d.
"I t
w as ab o ut 4 0f t o f f th e
gr o und, and ab o ut 2 0f t l o ng and 5 f t
w i de .
"I m m e di ate l y
o ppo si te w as a
r e d c i gar - sh ape d o b j e c t, ab o ut
3 0f t tal l .
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a n d
p a rt
of t h e v i d eo h e c l a i ms s h ows , a UF O n ea r h i s h ome ANDREW F OX
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GU I D E
M EN T AL
S T R U GGL E
U S E I T : I n th e f i r s t s ta g e s of
a b d ucti on (s y m ptom s : pa r a l y s i s
a n d a g e n e r a l f e e l i n g .of te r r or ) ,
or wh e n y our m i n d i s s ti l l a b l e
to f un cti on -.a l th oug h y ou m a y
n ot b e a b l e to m ove .
WHAT YO U N EED : Con f i d e n ce
th a t th e te ch n i que wi l l wor k.
HO W T O 00 I T : Con ce n tr a te a l l
y our e n e r g y on m ovi n g on e
s m a l l pa r t of th e b od y -
pr e f e r a b l y a f i n g e r or a toe .
I t com e s d own to wi l l powe r ,
pa ti e n ce a n d a h i g h I Q .
R ES U L T : Wh e n m ove m e n t occur s
pa r a l y s i s i s b r oke n a n d th e
vi s i tor va n i s h e s -
s uppos e d l y
s ca r e d of f b y y our f i n g e r
poi n ti n g .
S U N R AT I N G: 3 -
Wh o ca n b e
b oth e r e d th i n ki n g th a t m uch a t
3 .3 0a m ? Pr ob a b l y b e tte r to g o
b a ck to s l e e p a n d l e t th e a l i e n s
d o wh a t th e y ca m e f or .
Be s i d e s , a n y ET wh o h a s
tr a ve l l e d to f a r a wa y g a l a x i e s i s
h a r d l y l i ke l y to b e a f r a i d of
s om e toe -wa g g l i n g .
PHYS I CAL
S T R U GGL E
U S E I T : Be f or e y ou ca n t m ove .
T h e r e i s a b e l i e f th a t a l i e n s
tr a ve l on l i g h t a n d th e i r b od i e s
a r e ve r y f r a g i l e .
WHAT YO U N EED : T o f e e l y our
r i g h ts a r e b e i n g vi ol a te d , a
g ood l e f t-h ook, or a h e a vy
ki tch e n a ppl i a n ce .
HO W T O 00 I T : T h e ur g e to
f i g h t s h oul d b e s wi f t a n d
i n s ti n cti ve . I t ca n b e us e d wh e n
th e a l i e n s a r e pr e s e n t or s e e n
a ppr oa ch i n g ou td oor s . Ge t
a n g r y a n d l un g e a t th e m .
R ES U L T : T h e i n te n t s h oul d
n e ve r b e to .ki l l th e i n tr ud e r ,
b ut to wa r n th e m y ou l i ke y our
pr i va cy .
S U N R AT I N G: 5
-
D a n ci n g
a r oun d l i ke Pr i n ce N a s e e m
s h oul d b e e n oug h to s ca r e a wa y
a n y un e a r th l y b e i n g .
T h i s wor ke d f or Wi l l S m i th i n
I n d e pe n d e n ce D a y . But a voi d
th e te ch n i que i f th e a l i e n h a s
a r a y g un . Be i n g za ppe d
h ur ts , s o j us t s a y s or r y a n d
of f e r to b uy i t a pi n t.
R I GHT EO U S Al GER
U S E I T : Be f or e pa r a l y s i s s e ts i n
or com b i n e d wi th M e n ta l
S tr ug g l e . T h i s te ch n i que i s b e s t
us e d a f te r r e pe a te d vi s i ts or
a b d ucti on s b y a l i e n s .
WHAT YO U N EED : T o b e a wa ke ,
f e a r l e s s a n d b e l i e ve th a t a l l
h um a n s h a ve a r i g h t to l i f e a n d
J i b e r ty
-
ve r y Am e r i ca n .
HO W T O 00 I T : T a ke up a
th r e a te n i n g s ta n ce a n d j us t
s h out s tr on g com m a n d s a t th e
a l i e n l i ke : "Go a wa y " or "L e a ve
m e a l on e ".
R ES U L T : S h ows th e vi s i tor y ou
a r e n ot g oi n g qui e tl y . But th e
a n g e r m us t b e f ocus e d towa r d s
a s s e r ti n g r i g h ts r a th e r th a n
h a ti n g th e a l i e n s . I t s a pur e l y
e m oti on a l te ch n i que .
S U N R AT I N G: 1
-
Wh a L s e l f -
r e s pe cti n g a l i e n m on s te r i s
g oi n g to b e wor r i e d a b out a
h um a n i n py j a m a s s h outi n g :
"Go a wa y "?
I n s te a d , b l a s t out a f e w M a x
By g r a ve s h i ts
-
i f th a t d oe s n t
wor k, n oth i n g wi l l
AR E y ou wor r i e d a b out b e i n g
a b d ucte d
~y
a l i e n s ? Ar e th e
ET s g i vi n g
y
u th e D T s ?
F e a r n ot. T h e S un s f i ve -
poi n t pl a n wi l l h e l p y ou a voi d
b e i n g ki d n a ppe d b y a Kl i n g on
or s pi r i te d a wa y b y a n oute r
s pa ce s pook.

N o, we h a ve n t b e e n
wa tch i n g too m a n y e pi s od e s
of th e X F i l e s . A f l y i n g s a uce r
d r oppe d oH a m y s ti ca l n e w
b ook a t our Wa ppi n g HQ
ca l l e d How T o D e f e n d Your s e l f
Ag a i n s t Al i e n Ab d ud i on . An d
we f e e l i t i s our d uty to pa s s
on i ts m e s s a g e .
Ye s , th e tr uth i s i n
th e r e ... a ppa r e n tl y .
Auth or An n D r uf f e l h a s
s poke n to m or e th a n 2 5 0
a b d ucte e s a n d h a s com e up
wi th s om e a l i e n -za ppi n g ti ps .
He r e S un wr i te r D AV I D
GAR F I N KEL pi cks th e b e s t-
wi th h i s r a ti n g s out of te n .
How T o D e f e n Your s e l f Ag a i n s t
AI / e n Ab d ucti on (Pi a tkus , 1: 0.9 9 ) .
S PACE S PO O K. . . a r ti s t s
i m pr e s s i on of e n e m y a l i e n
PR O T ECT I V E
R AGE
U S E I T : T o pr ote ct oth e r
m e m b e r s of y our h ous e h ol d -
ch i l d r e n a n d th os e wh o ca n n ot
l ook a f te r th e m s e l ve s .
I t i s e ve n e f f e cti ve a f te r a n
a b d ucti on , h e l pi n g pr e ve n t
f utur e U F O vi s i ts .
WHAT YO U N EED :
a s s e r ti ve voi ce a n d a g ood
kn owl e d g e of r ud e wor d s .
HO W T O 00 I T : F ocus on th e
i n tr ud e r . T h i n k of th e f a m i l y
m e m b e r s y ou l ove a n d th e n
cur s e to y our h e a r t s con te n t.
But r e m e m b e r th e "a n g e r "
ca n n ot b e r oote d i n f e a r or
d e s pa i r
-
tr y a n d b e pos i ti ve .
R ES U L T : I f y ou h ol d n o g r ud g e
.or
h a tr e d , th e n th e ET s h oul d
g e t th e m e s s a g e
- i t s a b i t
s i m i l a r to e x or ci s m .
S U N R AT I N G: 9 -I f n oth i n g
e l s e th e a l i e n s h oul d b r e a k
d own i n f i ts of l a ug h te r . T h e n
j um p i n wi th Ph y s i ca l S tr ug g l e
a n d g i ve i t a g ood b a s h i n g .
But i f y ou us e th i s te ch n i que
a f te r th e a l i e n s h a ve g on e ,
m a ke s ur e y our n e i g h b our s
un d e r s ta n d y ou r e n ot s we a r i n g
a t th e m .
.
APPEAL T O
S PI R I T U AL
WHEN .
T O U S E I T : Ef f e cti ve
wh e th e r y ou a r e a s l e e p, on th e
toi l e t, or i n a n y ki n d of
"a l te r e d s ta te " -
s uch a s a f te r
vi s i ti n g th e pub . .
. T h e m os t powe r f ul te ch n i que
y e t d i s cove r e d , s i n ce i t ca n b e
r e a d i l y us e d b y m os t pe opl e .
WHAT YO U N EED : F a i th i n a
s pi r i tua l r e a l m , a f te r -l i f e or
a n g e l s . Ba s i ca l l y , a n y th i n g
r e m ote l y r e l i g i ous .
HO W T O 00 I T : Cr ouch d own
i n f r on t of th e a l i e n a n d s ta r t
pr a y i n g or wa vi n g th e Bi b l e .
I f th e s ky d oe s n t ope n up
a n d s tr i ke th e a l i e n d own , ca l l
a pr i e s t to com e a n d h e l p out.
R ES U L T : As l on g a s th e a l i e n
i s n t a n a th e i s t th e n i t wi l l g e t
. b a ck oi l b oa r d . i ts U F O a n d
b oth e r s om e on e e l s e .
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m i r a cl e m a y s e e m a g ood
i d e a , b ut s o i s r un n i n g a wa y .
As k y our s e l f th i s que s ti on :
. "Ha ve a n y of m y pr a y e r s e ve r
com e tr ue ?"
I f n ot, qui ckl y
m ove on to th e oth e r te ch n i que s
a s s om e on e up th e r e ob vi ous l y
d oe s n t l i ke y ou.
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11 November 1998
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VALERI E
ELLI OI T
W HI TEHALL
EDI TOR
,
QUES TI ONS AND
ANS W ERS
Def enc e head
The Prime M inist er has
ap p oint ed t he businessman
Tony Ed w ard s as t he Head of
Def enc e Ex p ort S ervic es,
. Def enc e S ec ret ary G eorge
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NI NE
W hit ehalJ
d ep art ment s
and
agenc ies w ilJ be named t o-
d ay as t he w orst
p rep ared in-
sid e t he
G overnment
t o
c op e
w it h t he millennium
bug,
Top p ing t he " high- risk "
list
of t hose w hose
c omp ut er sy s-
t ems
may not
rec ognise t he
d at e
c hange f rom 1999 t o 2 0 0 0 ,
are t he
Dep art ment of Trad e
and
I nd ust ry , t he Home Of -
f ic e, t he
F oreign
Of f ic e, t he
M inist ry of ~ Def enc e,
t he
Nort hern
I reland
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Environment
Agenc y , t he
M ed ic ines
C ont rol
Agenc y ,
t he NHS Est at es and t he Of -
f ic e of Nat ional
S t at ist ic s.
Ac c ord ing t o
analy sis of t he
d ep art ment sow n
p lans, c om-
p ut er
ex p ert s believe t he nine
are
st ruggling t o meet t heir
ow n
t arget s, are
slip p ing be-
hind
d ead lines
and have not
even
st art ed
p rogrammes of
sp ot c hec k s on t heir
sy st ems.
Delay s are lik ely t o c ost a t o-
t al of
up t o no billion, as op -

p osed t o t he f 3 billion
f orec ast
by Tony Blair last M arc h.
But
Task f orc e
2 0 0 0 , an ind e-
p end ent
c omp any w hic h
has
ana ly sed
inf ormat ion
p ub-
lished
by W hit ehalJ ,
f ears t he
p ic t ure c ould be even w orse in
t he w id er
p ublic
sec t or, w it h
emergenc y
servic es
und er
t hreat , and
p ossible
d isrup t ion
of nuc lear
p ow er st at ions, t he
Post Of f ic e,
broad c ast ing
and
t he
ut ilit y
c omp anies.
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d ay t he
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t hat a number of
loc al
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and
NHS
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t o d eal w it h
t he bug. And rew
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p ublish a
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of f end ing
bo< ; I les I n t he
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11 November
1998
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PANDORA
YOU C AN sc of f at t he House of
Lord s, but t hen a moment c omes 4
along t hat mak es y ou w ond er how
w e c ould ever d o w it hout t he old
:
d uf f ers. S uc h a moment arrived
:
rec ent ly w hen t he f ollow ing
q uest ion w as ad d ressed t o Her
M aj est y s G overnment : " W het her
t hey w ill ensure t hat t he
answ ering- mac hine t hat t he
M inist ry of Def enc e uses bot h t o
ex p lain it s p olic y on unid ent if ied
f ly ing obj ec t s and t o p rovid e a
f ac ilit y f or t he p ublic t o rep ort
sight ings is t urned on at all
t imes and not sw it c hed of f
out sid e w ork ing hours. "
S c of f if y ou w ant , but
y oull be d erid ing
Ad miral of t he F leet
The Lord Hill- Nort on,
one of t his nat ions
f oremost
milit ary
mind s and f ormer
C hief of t he Def enc e
S t af f and c hairman of
t he Nat o
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C ommit t ee. He must
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The Broad c ast
M onit oring
C omp any , The c ont ent s of t he p ublic at ions f rom w hic h t hese ex t rac t s have been t ak en are c op y right w ork s and w it hout p rior p ermission may not be c op ied or ot herw ise rep rod uc ed ( even f or int ernal
p urp oses) or resold ,
S c r e e n
o u t
a l i e n
c o mmu n i c a t i o n s
F i n a l l y ,
so me o n e
h a s
i n v e n t e d a
sc r e e n sa v e r
t h a t d o e s
mo r e t h a n
t u m
y o u r mo n i t o r i n t o
a v i r t u a l
f i sh t a n k .
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w a t c h e r s a t S E T I
-
t h e S e a r c h
f o r
E x t r a - T e r r e st r i a l
I n t e l l i -
g e n c e
-
a r e
d e si g n i n g
so f t w a r e
t o e n a b l e
P C - u se r s
t o
a n a l y se
d a t a f r o m d i st a n t
g a l a x i e s.
S c i e n t i st s
a t t h e S E T I I n st i -
t u t e
h o p e t o i n v o l v e a mi I I i o n
c o mp u t e r
e n t h u si a st s
b y t h e
mi I I e n n i u m. "Yo u
c a n
p a r t i c i -
p a t e
b y r u n n i n g a
sc r e e n sa v e r
p r o g r a m t h a t
d o w n l o a d s
a n d
a n a l y se s
r a d i o
t e l e sc o p e d a t a , "
t h e o n l i n e mi s-
si o n
st a t e me n t e x -
p l a i n s. T h e r e s
a
sma l l b u t c a p t i -
v a t i n g
p o ssi b i l i t y
t h a t
y o u r c o mp u -
.
t e r w i l l d e t e c t t h e
f a i n t
mu r mu r o f
a c i v i 1 i sa t i o n b e -
y o n d E a r t h . "
T h e
p r o j e c t
e c h o e s
J o d i e F o s-
t e r s
a l i e n - sp o t -
t i n g r o l e i n t h e
mo v i e
C o n t a c t , a n d i s se t t o
b e g i n i n A p r i l . I f
y o u w i sh t o a p -
p l y , se n d
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a d d r e ss t o
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b e r k e l e Y e d u /
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f i n ~ t
.
A 1 e c i b o r a d i o
t e l e sc e p e
d a t a t o b e
r e l e a se d .
A r e c i b o i n P u e r t o R i c o
i s t h e
w o f l d s l a r g e st
a n d
mo st se n si -
t i v e
st a r g a z e r . T h o u g h .
i t se e s
o n l y a sma l l
p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e
~ k y a t
a n y o n e t i me , t h e i n c o m-
i n g n o i se f r o m
sp a c e i s i n c a ! c -
qs.
u l a b J y
d e a f e n i n g .
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f o
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S E T I s
b e st
e f f o r t s,
sc a n n i n g
mi l l i o n s o f
f r e qu e n c i e s
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n e o u sl y , h a v e
a n a l y se d
o n l y a
f r a c t i o n o f t h e n o i se . Wh a t h a v e
t h e y mi sse d ?
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5 0 , 0 0 0 P C s
w o r l d w i d e
c o mb i n e t o si f t d a t a
d o w n l o a d s
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c o mb i n e , t h e
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b i g g e st sc i e n t i f i c
ma c h i n e i n t h e
k n o w n
u n i v e r se .
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k n o w s, o n e o f u s
ma y f i n d a r e g u -
l a r , a l i i f i c i a I , e l e c -
t r o n i c
w h i sp e r ,
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i n st . e d u /
w h i c h
f e a t u r e s a
g r e a t
si t e f o r sc h o o l st u -
d e n t s.
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t h o u g h t f o r A a r o n
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r - J
w a s a US We st
t e l e c o mmu n i c a -
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a n
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u su a l
sp e e d . B l o sse r c o u l d n o w f a c e a
p r i so n se n t e n c e .
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t h e Se v e n t i e s , i s c o n v i n c e d t h a t a Un i t e d St a t e s
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w h i c h m a y
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h e t o l d m e .
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h a v e a s k e d
a n u m be r o f q u e s t i o n s
a bo u t t h e ba s e a n d n e v e r
g e t a s a t i s f a c t o r y
a n s w e r . "
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D e f e n c e
d i d a d m i t Ih a t RA F F e l l 1 \ e l l
h a s a s p e c i a l US u n i t
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c o n s i d e r t o be s e n s i t i v e . "
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UF Os w o u l d be t r a Ck e d i f
t h e y w e r e s p o t l e d .
" T h e \
n e e d t o c a t a l o g u e
e \ e yt h i l g u p i n
s p a c e . " - h e
a d d e d .
Of f i c i a l " . t h . : LS 5 t h
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Sl j u a d r o n i s p a r t o f
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s ys t e m t o p r o t e c t a g a i n s t
m i s s i l e a t t a c k f r o m s p a c e .
B u t Lo r d H i l l - \ o r t o n
, , i l l n o t a c c e p t t h a t i t i s
t h e r e p u r e l y t o d d . : n d u s
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a , u r t . t h e r e a r e 1 1 < >
m a n - m a d e o bj e c t s i n i n t e r -
s t e l l a r s p a c e . So I w a n t t o
k n o w w h a t t h e y a r e r e a l l y
d o i n g .
. .
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I w a n t t o k n o w
w h a t t h e Go v e r n m e n t i s
< k 1 i n g a bo u t t h e UF O
p r o bl e m .
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a bo u t i n o u r a t m o s p h e r e
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t h e y a r e , w h o d i r e c t s t h e m
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a n d w i t h o u t p r r o r p e r m i s Si o n m a y n o t be c o p i e d o r o t h e r w i s e r e p r o d u c e d ( e v e n f o r In t e r n a l p u r p o s e s ) o r r e s : :
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The l i g ht
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Sc i ent i s t s hav e a new way o f c o nt ac t i ng
ex t r at er r es t r i al s , s ays
Ni c ho l as B o o t h
If
ET i s t r yi ng
t o c o nt ac t u s , he wo n t
b e p ho ni ng
-
he wi l l u s e t he p o wer -
f u l f l as hl i g ht s t hat ar e l as er s t o
dr aw o u r at t ent i o n. L i k e l i g ht ho u s -
es o n t he u nex p l o r ed s eas o f s p ac e, t hes e
u ni q u e f l as hes o f l as er l i g ht , whi c h as t r o n-
o m er s c an det ec t wi t h s i m p l e eq u i p m ent ,
wi l l s o o n t el l u s whet her any s t ar s ar e har -
b o u r i ng adv anc ed c i v i l i s at i o ns .
That i s t he s t ar t l i ng c l ai m o f t he Am er i -
c an i nv ent o r o f t he l as er , C har l es To wnes ,
.
who has l o ng u r g ed hi s c o l l eag u es t o l o o k
f o r s u c h t el l - t al e s i g ns o f al i en i nt el l i g enc e.
Al l s c i ent i f i c s ear c hes t o dat e hav e i n-
v o l v ed l i s t eni ng f o r r adi o s i g nal s f r o m al -
i en c i v i l i s at i o ns : no w a t eam f r o m t he Uni -
v er s i t y o f C al i f o r ni a at B er k el ey wi l l u s e a
s i m p l e, ant i q u at ed t el es c o p e t o t r y
t o s p o t
t he l as er f l as hes .
At 8 3 , P r o f es s o r To wnes , a No b el p r i z e-
wi nner , i s del i g ht ed t o b e v i ndi c at ed.
" I
p r o p o s ed t hi s i dea i n t he Si x t i es , " he s ays .
" No w a g r o u p o f as t i - o no m er s wi l l s t ar t t o
m ak e. a s ear c h t hi s au t u m n. I am v er y
p l eas ed. "
Thi s at t em p t i s t he s t ar t o f a new er a o f
as t r o no m y. The m et ho d i s , ac c o r di ng t o
t he as t r o no m er i n c har g e, " em b ar r as s i ng -
l y s i m p l e" . Em b ar r as s i ng b ec au s e i t c o u l d
hav e b een u nder t ak en at any t i m e i n t he
p as t f o u r dec ades , b u t P r o f es s o r To wnes s
no t i o n o f l o o k i ng , r at her t han
l i s t eni ng , was l ar g el y i g no r ed.
" If t her e ar e al i ens s endi ng
u s m es s ag es b y l as er , we wi l l
s ee t hem , " s ays Dan W er t hi r r i -
er , t he di r ec t o r o f B er k el ey s
Sear c h f o r Ex t r at er r es t r i al In-
t el l i g enc e ( SETI) p r o g r am m e.
Unl i k e t he al i ens i n m o v i es ,
who f r eq u ent l y s p eak Eng l i s h,
t he r eal o nes wo u l d p r o b ab l y
no t u s e Mo r s e c o de. " They.
wo u l d s end v er y s ho r t . p o wer -
f u l p u l s es o f l as er l i g ht t hat
wo u l d b e u nm i s t ak ab l e. It
do es n t r eq u i r e t hat m u c hener -
g y
t o do , " Dr W er t hi m er s ays .
L at er t hi s au t u m n, he and
hi s c o l l eag u es wi l l u s e a 3 0 i n t el es c o p e
-
m o des t b y p r o f es s i o nal s t andar ds
-
at
Mo u nt L eu s c hner , ab o u t 20 m i l es eas t o f
B er k el ey, t o l o o k f o r l as er f l as hes . L i g ht
c ap t u r ed b y t he t el es c o p e wi l l b e s p l i t i nt o
t wo and f al l o n t o p ho t o - m u l t i p l i er t u b es .
whi c h wi l l am p l i f y t he s i g nal . If b o t h s ee
u nu s u al f l as hes " t s p ec i f i c wav el eng t hs
- l as t i ng p er hap s " f ew b i l l i o nt hs o f a s ec -
o nd, wi t h a p o wer o u t p u t g r eat er t han
t hat o f t he s t ar s t hey ar e l o o k i ng at
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t hey
wi l l hav e hi t t he j ac k p o t . .
Seei ng s i g nal s i n t he t wo s ep ar at e
hal v es o f t he b eam m eans t hat t hey c o u l d
no t b e ar t ef ac t s o f t he det ec t i o n p r o c es s .
L as er s ar e t he o nl y way t hat b u r s t s o f
l i g ht c o u l d b e s u f f i c i ent l y c o nc ent r at ed.
As wi t h t he p o wer f u l s ear c h b eam s o f a
l i g ht ho u s e, t hey c o u l d b e di r ec t ed t o s p ec i f "
i c s t ar s s u c h as o u r Su n. L as er s wo r k b y
ex c i t i ng g as at o m s and f o r c i ng t hem t o
g i v e u p t hei r ener g y i n t he f o r m o f an i n-
t ens e f l as h o f l i g ht .
W e c o u l d eas i l y s end a m es s ag e i nt o
s p ac e t o o t her c i v i l i s at i o ns , " P r o f es s o r
To wnes s ays . Hi s B er k el ey. c o l l eag u es
ag r ee. Ac c o r di ng t o Dr W er t hi m er , yo u
c o u l d at t ac h a s i m p l e l as er t o an o p t i c al t el -
es c o p e and di r ec t i t t o near b y s t ar s and
s end m es s ag es .
Yo u c o u l d do t hat wi t h a
l as er t hat t r ans m i t s o ne m eg awat t , " Dr
W er t hi m er s ays . That s ab o u t t he s am e
p o wer as a t el ev i s i o n s t at i o n. "
B u t t hat i s f ar i nt o t he f u t u r e. F o r t he
m o m ent , t he B er k el ey t eam i s s t ar t i ng i t s
o wn m o des t s ear c h: i m p r o b ab l y, t hi s o p t i -
The
B er k el ey
g r o u p
wi l l
l o o k at
2, 5 0 0
c al wo r k wi l l c o s t j u s t $ 20 , 0 0 0 ( f l l , 4 0 0 ) a
year , a s i g n o f t he t i m es f o r SETI r e-
s ear c h. Sear c hi ng f o r al i ens has b een c r i t i -
c i s ed b y s o m e as a k i nd o f wi s hf u l t hi nk -
i ng , a s u b j ec t wi t ho u t a s c i enc e. And
Am er i c an l eg i s l at o r s c er t ai nl y ag r ee:
Nas a s am b i t i o u s p r o g r am o f SETI r e-
s ear c h u s i ng r adi o t el es c o p es was c an-
c el l ed i n 1 9 9 3 .
Ho wev er , wi t h p r i v at e f u ndi ng f r o m
s u p p o r t er s s u c h as t he s c i enc e f i c t i o n au -
t ho r Ar t hu r C . C l ar k e and t he f i l m di r ec -
t o r St ev en Sp i el b er g , SETI s t r u g g l es o n.
Ot her s hav e s ai d t hat f i ndi ng ev i denc e
f o r al i en c i v i l i s at i o n wi l l b e i m p o s s i b l e. A
s i m i l ar t hi ng was s ai d t o P r o f es s o r
To wnes du r i ng t he l at e 1 9 4 0 s af t er he p r o -
p o s ed t he f o r er u nner o f t he l as er , t he m a-
s er ( whi c h p r o du c es m i c r o wav e r adi at i o n
r at her t han l i g ht ) . As a r es ear c her at B el l
L ab s i n New J er s ey, he was a wo r l d ex -
p er t o n m i c r o wav e s p ec t r o s c o p y, t he p r o b -
i ng o f g as es u s i ng r adi o wav es . He r eal -
i s ed t hat b y u s i ng m o l ec u l es t o am p l i f y
s i g nal s , he c o u l d g ener at e a p o wer f u l
s o u r c e o f r adi at i o n. Af t er he di s c u s s ed t he
m et ho d i n a s c i ent i f i c j o u r nal 5 0 year s
ag o ,
" m o r e t han o ne No b el l au r eat e s ai d i t
wo u l d nev er wo r k . It was v i ewed as a c r a-
C j ,
c u t e i dea and t her e was n t m u c h t o i t . "
Ear l y o e s p r i ng m o r ni ng i n 1 9 5 1 , whi l e
s i t t i ng o n a p ar k b enc h i n
W as hi ng t o n, P r o f es s o r
To wnes had what he c al l s
" di -
v i ne i ns p i r at i o n" o f ho w t o
m ak e a m as er wo r k and i t s
p o s s i b l e ap p l i c at i o ns .
" I
r ec o g -
ni s ed t hat i t c o u l d b e a s ens i -
t i v e am p l i f i er o r at o m i c c l o c k . "
he s ays .
Thr o u g ho u t t he 1 9 5 0 s , t he
wav el eng t hs u s ed t o p r o b e g as -
es wer e m ade p r o g r es s i v el y
s ho r t er
-
s o m u c h s o t hat he
c o u l d g et do wn t o o p t i c al wav e-
l eng t hs . To g et her wi t h hi s
b r o t her i n. l aw, Ar t hu r Sc haw-
l o w, he dev el o p ed t he l as er . Ac -
c o r di ng l y, To wnes wo n t he No -
b el P r i z e i n 1 9 6 4 ( al o ng wi t h t wo Ru s s i ans
who had i ndep endent l y c o m e ac r o s s t he
s am e p r i nc i p l e) . L as er s c an no w b e f o u nd
ev er ywher e, f r o m s u p er m ar k et s t o ho m e
C D p l ayer s t o ho s p i t al s .
" It c o m es ho m e t o m e when I hear o f
f r i ends who hav e had t hei r s i g ht r e-
s t o r ed, " P r o f es s o r To W nes s ays .
" To
m e, i t
was c l ear t hat t he m o s t i m p o r t ant u s es
wo u l d c o m e f r o m c o nnec t i ng u p o p t i c s
and el ec t r o ni c s . "
P r o o f p o s i t i v e c o m es f r o m t he t el es c o p e
no w b ei ng u s ed b y Dr W er t hi m er s t eam
( i t i s no r m al l y u s ed t o t r ai n B er k el ey
u n-
der g r adu at es ) . In 1 9 5 9
-
t he s am e year i n
whi c h a wo r k ab l e m as er was dev el o p ed
-
t wo r adi o as t t o no m er s dec l ar ed t hat de-
t ec t i ng r adi o s i g nal s wo u l d b e t he o nl y
way t o f i nd al i ens . As a r es u l t , t he s c i ent i f -
i c c o m m u ni t y t ended t o di s m i s s any o t her
wav el eng t hs t hat c o u l d b e u s ed t o s end
m es s ag es .
B y t he m i d- 1 9 6 0 s , P r o f es s o r To wnes
had m o v ed t o B er k el ey and was wo r k i ng
at t he Sp ac e Sc i enc e l ab . B y t hen, hi s i dea
was b o l s t er ed b y t he di s c o v er y o f nat u r al -
l y ex i s t i ng m as er s i n s p ac e. Ther e ar e v as t
c l o u ds o f g as b et ween t he s t ar s whi c h c an
ac t as m as er s . Thei r c o ns t i t u ent m o l ec u l es
ar e nat u r al l y ex c i t ed t o s u c h an ex t ent t hat
t hey am p l i f y m i c r o wav es ac r o s s t he v as t
f i r m am ent o f t he heav ens .
Any s u l f i c i ent l y adv anc ed al i en c i v i l i s a-
t i o n wo u l d b e wel l awar e o f t hat and
c o u l d em u l at e t he p r o c es s . P r o f es s o r
TOW Il es p o i nt s o u t t hat t hes e c l o u ds hav e
s t ar s
Is al i en l i f e o u t t her e? A s i nJ . p l l as er c an b e at t ac hed t o an o p t i c al t el es c o p e t o t r ans m i t m es s ag es i nt o s p ac e
b een em i t t i ng i nt ens e r adi at i o n i n al l di -
r ec t i o ns , b u t i t was o J
Y
r ec ent l y t hat hu -
m ani t y has ac k no wl edg ed t hei r ex i s t enc e.
" If we d hav e f o u nd t hem ear l i er , t hen
we c o u l d hav e dev el o p ed t he l as er s o o n-
er , " P r o f es s o r To wnes s ays .
" W e di dn t
l o o k . Ot her c i v i l i s at i o ns m i g ht hav e t ak en
1 : \ : 1 ei r c u e f r o m nat u r al m as er s i n s p ac e. "
Thi s au t u m n, t he B er k el ey g r o u p wi l l
s yg t em at i c al l y l o o k at 2, 5 0 0 near b y s t ar s .
The c r i t er i o n i s f ai r l y s i m p l e: t hey wi l l b e
Su n" l i k e s t ar s , ar o u nd whi c h p l anet s l i k e
o u r s
-
and c o r r es p o ndi ng c i v i l i s at i o ns
-
c o u l d hav e ev o l v ed.
Al l i nv o l v ed ag r ee t hat t he s ear c h i s a
l o ng s ho t , wi t h t r u l y as t r o no m i c al o dds
ag ai ns t i t .
B u t t he f i nal wo r d g o es t o P r o f es s o r
To wnes , who i ns i s t s t hat , as wi t h t he i n-
v ent i o n o f t he l as er , t he di s c o v er y o f l i f e i n
s p ac e i s s i m p l y a m at t er o f l o o k i ng har d
eno u g h.
" W e do n t k no w what we wi l l f i nd, s o
we m u s t k eep l o o k i ng . "
e : BBC
By D a n i e l W a d d e l l
THE a ctor Bob
Arn ol d ,
kn own to m i l l i on s
of ra d i o
l i s te n e rs a s Tom
F orre s t i n
The Arche rs , . d i e d
. y e s te rd a y . !
He wa s 8 7 .
.
He ha d p l a y e d the p a rt of
"Un cl e "
Tom F orre s t i n the
~ BC Ra d i o 4
s oa p op e ra
SIn ce 1 9 5 1 . He d i e d a t hi s
d a u g hte r s
hom e i n Sa l i s .
bu ry , W i l ts , f rom l i v e r
f a i l u re .
A s p oke s m a n f or the BBC
s a i d the ca s t wa s
"d e v a s -
ta te d "
by the n e ws of hi s
d e a th.
"The y a re i n m ou rn i n g .
Bob p l a y e d Un cl e Tom i n the
s e ri e s , bu t wa s a l s o a n u n cl e
to the ca s t i n re a l l i f e . He wa s
e x ce p ti on a l l y p op u l a r," he
s a i d .
Va n e s s a W hi tbu rn , the
p rog ra m m e s e d i tor, p a i d
tri bu te to the con tri bu ti on
Arn ol d m a d e to the p ro-
g ra m m e , whi ch a ttra cts f ou r
m i l l i on re g u l a r l i s te n e rs .
"F or
n e a rl y ha l f a ce n tu ry
Bob Arn ol d d e l i g hte d m i l .
l i on s of Arche rs f a n s wi th hi s
p ortra y a l of Tom F orre s t,"
s he s a i d .
"Bob
wa s a n ori g i n a l
-
a
tru e cou n try m a n who tu rn e d
ou t a l s o to be a n e x tre m e l y
ta l e n te d a ctor. "
Arn ol d wa s born i n As th-
a l l , Ox on , i n 1 9 1 0 , the s on of a
v i l l a g e p u bl i ca n .
W he n the s e ri e s wa s
l a u n che d on Ja n 1 , 1 9 5 1 , i ts
f ou n d e r God f re y Ba s e l e y
thou g ht Arn ol d s
re g i on a l
a cce n t wa s "too
re cog n i s .
a bl e "
bu t he re l e n te d a n d ,
thre e m on ths l a te r, Tom F or-
re s t m a d e hi s f i rs t a p p e a r-
a n ce tha t Ma rch.
F or 30 y e a rs hi s cha ra cte r
p re ce d e d the s how s om n i -
bu s e d i ti on wi th a s hort
i n trod u cti on ca l l e d Na tu re
Note s .
D u ri n g hi s ti m e i n the
s how the cha ra cte r e n j oy e d a
l on g a n d
ha p p y m a rri a g e to
the f orm i d a bl e Pru . He r
v oi ce wa s f e a tu re d i n the p ro-
g ra m m e d u ri n g the F i f ti e s
bu t d i d n ot a p p e a r f or s e v e ra l
y e a rs a f te rwa rd s u n ti l D a m e
J u d i D e n ch g u e s te d a s Pru i n
the 1 0 ,0 0 0 th e p i s od e i n 1 9 8 9 .
The Arche rs i s Bri ta i n s
l on g e s t ru n n i n g d ra m a
s e ri a l . Pe op l e who ha v e
p l a y e d the m s e l v e s i n the
s e ri e s i n cl u d e the D u ke of
W e s tm i n s te r, Te rry W og a n ,
An n e ka Ri ce , D a m e Ed n a
Ev e ra g e a n d Bri tt Ekl a n d .
Pri n ce s s Ma rg a re t p l a y e d
he rs e l f i n 8 ,7 1 5 th e p i s od e i n
1 9 8 4 , whe n s he v i s i te d a n
Am bri d g e f a s hi on s how.
a
f a ti g u e , p ol l f i n d s
the g ood a n d s he wa s m u ch l ov e d
by the n a ti on .
"I
thi n k tha t on thi s a n n i -
v e rs a ry I wi l l p ra y f or he r
s ou l . An d I wou l d l i ke to
thi n k n ow tha t we ca n g e t on
wi th l i f e a n d l e a v e the ki n d of
hy p e of the thi n g be hi n d . "
Hi s re m a rks we re s u p -
p orte d by the Bi s hop of Bi r.
m i n g ha m , the Rt Re v Ma rk
Sa n te r, who s a i d :
"It
i s ti m e
to l e t D i a n a re s t i n p e a ce . "
Ton y Bl a i r wi l l a tte n d a
s e rv i ce of p ra y e r wi th the
Ion .
a p h
the
ri th
Na s
ri ts
n a l
the
ro-
m a
on ,
of
Pri n ce of W a l e s a n d hi s s on s
a n d othe r m e m be rs of the
Roy a l F a m i l y a t Ba l m ora l .
A D own i n g Stre e t s p oke s -
m a n s a i d tha t hi s p re s e n ce
d i d n ot m a ke the occa s i on a
n a ti on a l e v e n t.
Ni g e l Ev a n s , the Con s e rv a -
ti v e s
con s ti tu ti on a l a f f a i rs
s p oke s m a n , s a i d he be l i e v e d
tha t the p u bl i c wou l d
i n cre a s i n g l y f ocu s on the
Pri n ce s s s ca u s e s ra the r tha n
"d we l l i n g u n he a l thi l y " on
he r d e a th.
. OW l e d g e s
tha t
i n
c 1 re n T
r-
cm p tTOIl
a n Id e a l
W orl d ,
chi l d re n
be ca u s e on e of the
wou l d be
p l a ce d
wi th
p ros p e cti v e p a re n ts i s 4 0 - ,
p a re n ts
of the
s a m e p l u s ,
or i s d e e m e d the
ba ckg rou n d .
Bu t
the s e
wron g
col ou r, or
s m ~ k~ s c* L O
f a ctors
s hou l d
n ot
be
or
be ca u s e of the
be ~ ~
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a l l owe d to
s top
W ha t
m a y
tha t the f a m i l y m u s
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be the chi l d s
be s t
cha n ce ke p t
tog e the r n o m te - - 1 - ( - 1
of a
ha p p y a n d
s e cu re wha t,
e v e n a t the e x
e n s ~ " "
J
\
f u tu re , It
s a y s .
of the
chi l d s be s t
,- 1 . ,
I
Pa u l
Boa te n g ,
~ he
i n te re s ts ," he s a i d .
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4 B
Sa cke d
s m oke r s tri bu n a l
f i g ht
A SMOKER
p l a n s to ta ke hi s f orm e r
e m p l oy e r
to a n
i ! l d u ~ tri a l tri bu n a l ,
cl a i m i n g he wa s s a cke d f or a l l e g e d l y
IIg htm g a ci g a re tt
i n hi s ca r a f te r work.
Jo~ n D i x on ,
5 4 , l os t hi s j ob a s a s . u p e rv i s or
a t Pa rks ! d e
F l e ? ,Ibl e
Pa cka g i n g i n L e e d s ,
W hICh ha . s a ! l o- s m okm g
p ol Icy , a f te r
m a n a g e rs v i d e oe d a f l a s h In hIS ca r a s he
d rov e
of oot the e n d of hi s
s hi f t.
Mr
D i x on , of Ou twood ,
n e a r W a ke f i e l d , W e s t Y orks ,
s a i d he wa s s hown the v i d e o n i n e we e ks l a te r a n d tol d the
"m os t
re a s on a bl e con cl u s i on " f or the f l a s h wa s tha t he
wa s
l i g hti n g a ci g a re tte .
He d e n i e d s m oki n g .
RSC m a y
d e m ol i s h the a tre
The Roy a l Sha ke s p e a re
Com p a n y m a y d e m ol i s h
i ts the a tre i n Stra tf ord -
u p on - Av on , whi ch i t s a y s
i s u n s u i te d to m od e rn
p rod u cti on s .
Ad ri a n Nobl e , the RSC
d i re ctor, ha s re p orte d l y
a p p roa che d a n a rchi te ct
to d e s i g n a n e w bu i l d i n g
to re p l a ce the 1 9 32 Art
D e co ri v e rs i d e the a tre a s
p a rt of a n f 8 0 m i l l i on
re d e v e l op m e n t p l a n .
Ia n Rowl e y , a n RSC
s p oke s m a n , s a i d the
bri ck bu i l d i n g s s ta g e wa s
i n cre a s i n g l y u n s u i ta bl e
f or m od e rn d ra m a a n d
s e a ti n g a n d f ron t- of -
hou s e f a ci l i ti e s we re a l s o
d e s p e ra te l y i n n e e d of
re f u rbi s hm e n t.
Howe v e r, the Art D e co
f ron ta g e i s l i s te d Gra d e 2
s ta rre d a n d m a y be
p re s e rv e d i n the
re d e v e l op m e n t p l a n ,
p a rtl y f u n d e d by Na ti on a l
L otte ry ca s h.
Boy , f ou r, d i e d i n hol i d a y p ool
A f ou r- y e a r- ol d boy
d rown e d i n a p ool a t the
s ta rt of a f a m i l y hol i d a y
a f te r hi s p a re n ts took
the i r e y e s of f hi m f or a
m om e n t, a n i n q u e s t i n
.
W oki n g , Su rre y , he a rd .
El l i ot Ri bi , of F ri m l e y ,
m a y ha v e tri p p e d a t L a
Ma n g a com p l e x , n e a r
Al i ca n te , Sp a i n . He wa s
f ou n d wi thou t hi s
a rm ba n d s whi ch he
a l wa y s wore i n the wa te r.
Ve rd i ct: a cci d e n ta l d e a th. El l i ot Ri bi : d rown e d
W a tch ou t f or a g re e n
s ky
A s p e cta cu l a r a u rora l d i s p l a y wa s p re d i cte d a l l ov e r
Bri ta i n l a s t n i g ht a n d ton i g ht. The a u rora i s the re s u l t
.
of a m a j or bl a s t of wi n d re l e a s e d a f te r a hu g e coron a l
m a s s e j e cti on f rom the Su n . Sa te l l i te a n d p owe r l i n e
op e ra tors bra ce d the m s e l v e s f or p os s i bl e d a m a g e .
"Y ou
a re l ooki n g f or a g re e n a n d re d d i s h g l ow," D r
An d re w Coa te s , of the Mu l l a rd s p a ce s ci e n ce
l a bora tory , s a i d y e s te rd a y .
"The be s t ti m e i s a cou p l e
of hou rs be f ore m i d n i g ht a n d a l i ttl e bi t a f te r
m i d n i g ht. "
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THE l i t t l e g r e e n m e n f r o m l a t e 1 9 7 0 s , whe n
s i g ht i n g s s e r v a n t who
i n v e s t i g a t e d
o u t e r s p a c e ha v e
p a c k e d r o c k e t e d f r o m 4 3 5 t o 7 5 0 .
s i g ht i n g s f o r t he
m i n i s t r y
t he i r
b a g s , f i r e d
u p t he i r The s p o k e s m a n a d d e d b e t we e n 1 9 9 1 a n d 1 9 9 4 , wa s
f l y i n g s a u c e r s a n d he a d e d t ha t t he
Ha l e - Bo p p c o m e t
s c e p t i c a l o f t he f i l m s
t he o r y : .
ho m e . Or p e r ha p s we ha v e a n d l a s t y e a r s 5 0 t h a n n i v e r - "The
i d e a o f a l i n k i s a n
j u s t b e c o m e a l i t t l e l e s s
s a r y o f a n Am e r i c a n p i l o t a t t e m p t t o
t r y
t o t r i v i a l i s e t he
c r e d u l o u s .
c o i n i n g t he t e r m "f l y i n g UFO p r o j e c t . "
R e p o r t e d
s i g ht i n g s o f s a u c e r "
ha d c o n t r i b u t e d t o Gr a ha m Bi r d s a l l , e d i t o r
UFOs ha v e f a l l e n d r a m a t i -
t he
f i g u r e s . "The r e
wa s o f UFO
Ma g a z i n e , s a i d
c a l l y i n Br i t a i n i n t he p a s t s e r i e s o f f i l m s a n d e v e n t s i n o f f i c i a l r e p o r t s . o f
s i g ht i n g s
y e a r , a c c o r d i n g t o t he Mi n -
1 9 9 6 a n d 1 9 9 7 whi c h t r i g - ha d d e c l i n e d b e c a u s e t he
i s t r y o f De f e n c e . In 1 9 9 6 , 6 0 9
g e r e d o f f a s p a t e o f r e p o r t s
m i n i s t r y d e c i d e d l a s t y e a r t o
p e o p l e t o l d t he
m i n i s t r y t ha t f r o m t he p u b l i c ," he s a i d .
s t o p t a k i n g t he m i n p e r s o n
t he y ha d s e e n a n u n i d e n t i - "In
c o n t r a s t , t hi s y e a r we o v e r t he t e l e p ho n e , i n s t a l l -
f i e d
f l y i n g o b j e c t . La s t y e a r , ha v e ha d t he W o r l d Cu p . ".
i n g a n a n s we r i n g m a c hi n e
t he f i g u r e
d r o p p e d t o 4 2 5 . In Hi s
t he o r y ha s a f l a w: i n s t e a d . Thi s p u t p e o p l e o f f
t he f i r s t s i x m o n t hs o f t hi s UFO
s i g ht i n g s
d r o p p e d m a k i n g a r e p o r t .
y e a r o n l y 88 p e o p l e r e p o r t e d f r o m 6 0 0 t o 2 5 0 a f t e r ET hi t He c l a i m e d t ha t t he o f f i -
s i g ht i n g s .
t he s c r e e n s i n 1 9 82 . Ni c k c i a l f i g u r e s r e p r e s e n t e d
o n l y
Mi n i s t r y o f f i c i a l s d i f f e r e d .
Po p e , a UFO e x p e r t a n d c i v i l 1 0
p e r c e n t o f UFO
f r o m UFO e x p e r t s y e s t e r d a y
s i g ht i n g s , m o s t o f whi c h
i n
e x p l a i n i n g t he d e c l i n e . A
we n t
u n r e p o r t e d b e c a u s e
m i n i s t r y . s p o k e s m a n s u g -
o b s e r v e r s we r e a f r a i d o f
g e s t e d t ha t
Ho l l y wo o d wa s
b e i n g m o c k e d .
Ma n y o t he r
t o b l a m e . The u n u s u a l l y
r e p o r t s , m a d e t o t he p o l i c e
hi g h 1 9 9 6
f i g u r e s ha d , he
a n d
a i r p o r t s , d i d n o t r e a c h
s a i d , b e e n
p r o m p t e d
b y t he
t he
m i n i s t r y .
f i l m
In d e p e n d e n c e
Da y ,
The o f f i c i a l
f i g u r e s we r e
wi t h i t s
s t o r y o f a l i e n s
t r y i n g
g i v e n i n a wr i t t e n p a r l i a -
t o d e s t r o y Ea r t h. Thi s wa s
m e n t a r y a n s we r t o Lo r d
c o m p o u n d e d .
b y Me n i n
Hi l I- No r t o n , t he 83 - y e a r - o l d
Bl a c k , l a s t y e a r s f i l m a b o u t
f o r m e r Fi r s t Se a Lo r d a n d
a l i e n s l i v i n g o n o u r p l a n e t .
UFO a f i c i o n a d o . Hi s o n l y
Si m i l a r l y hi g h n u m b e r s o c e -
c o m m e n t
y e s t e r d a y wa s t ha t
u r r e d a f t e r Cl o s e En c o u n -
he d i d n o t t hi n k t he n u m b e r
t e r s
o f t he Thi r d Ki n d i n t he
o f s i g ht i n g s ha d
d r o p p e d .
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t
A n y o n e
t h er e?
I t seems n o t
ev er y o n e s
i mp r ess~
w i t h To n y
B l a i r s
B r i t a i n . I f n ew s o f h i s
a sc en d a n c y
h a s
r ea c h ed
f a r - f l u n g g a l a x i es
t h er e s
p r ec i o u s
l i t t l e
i n t er est a mo n g
a l i en s i n t a k i n g
a c l o ser
l o o k .
,
On e o f d ef en c e
mi n i st er L o r d
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G i l b er t s l a st j o b s
b ef o r e h i s
: su mmer h o l i d a y s
w a s t o r ep o r t
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o n si g h t i n g s
o f
u n i d en t i f i ed f l y i n g
\
o b j ec t s.
Th e 1996 t o t a l o f 609 f el l
t o 425 l a st y ea r
-
a n d o n l y
88
w er e r ec o r d ed
i n t h e f i r st si x
.
mo n t h s o f t h i s y ea r .

G i l b er t sa y s
t h e M i n i st r y
o f .
D ef en c e
h a s
o n l y
"l i mi t ed
.

. i n t er est " i n UF Os
-
a n d
n o n e a t
a l l i f
t h ey r e f r i en d l y .
B u t t h e M o D
st i l l h a s a sp ec i a l
t el ep h o n e
l i n e
t o h a n d l e
ma t t er s
i n t er g a l a c t i c :
W h a t s mo r e,
t h ey v e ev en
i n st a l l ed
a n a n sw er i n g
ma c h i n e
-
p r esu ma b l y
t o ma k e su r e t h ey
d o n t mi ss a n y
c a l l s f r o m A l p h a
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s p a rk e d h u n d re d s o f c a l l s
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S c o t l a n d re p o rt e d t h e h u ge
d a z z l i n g d i s p l a y .
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i n t o s a y
h e d s e e n wh a t
a p p e a re d t o b e a n e x p l o s i o n
i n t h e s k y a b o v e t h e I s l e
o f Ma n .
Te e s s i d e a i r t ra f f i c
c o n t ro l t o we r, n e a r
Ne wc a s t l e u p o n Ty n e , a l s o
re p o rt e d a s i gh t i n g.
A De p a rt me n t Of
Tra n s p o rt s p o k e s ma n s a i d :
"We
h a d s i gh t i n gs f ro m t h e
Cl y d e a n d we s t t o B e l f a s t
a n d e a s t t o L e e d s . "
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f o r mo re t h a n a n h o u r
wh e n t h e s k y l i t u p a ro u n d
mi d n i gh t o n F ri d a y
l i e s a i d :
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h a v e n e v e r
s e e n a n y t h i n g l i k e i t . Wh e n
we f i rs t s a w t h e o b j e c t , i t
wa s n o t c o mp l e t e l y d a rk .
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a p p e a re d t o b e mo v i n g v e ry
s l o wl y we s t wa rd s .
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mo o n a n d h i gh e r t h a n t h e
c l o u d s . "
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B a rre t t s a i d : "Th e re h a v e
b e e n n u me ro u s p e o p l e wh o
h a v e s e e n t h e s e l i gh t s b u t
n o t i n t h e s e s o rt o f s h a p e s . "
De f e n c e o f f i c i a l s a t RA F
F y l i n gd a l e s , t h e Y o rk s h i re -
b a s e d e a rl y - wa rn i n g s t a t i o n ,
re p o rt e d n o u n d u e a c t i v i t y .
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re p o rt e d a me t e o ri t e .
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Co a s t gu a rd A ge n c y s a i d :
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wa s v e ry s p e c t a c u l a r b u t
c a n b e e x p l a i n e d .
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p e o p l e s a w we re c a u s e d b y
a me t e o ri t e b re a k i n g u p a s
i t e n t e re d t h e Ea rt h s
a t mo s p h e re .
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b i g
Z
v a p o u r t ra i l
wa s h a n gi n g t h e re f o r a
wh i l e . I t wa s a my s t e ry a t
t h e t i me
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a l i e n c ra f t . "
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a s i t e n t e re d t h e Ea rt h s
a t mo s p h e re , l e a v i n g a
b ri gh t t ra i l o f s t ra n ge
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S c i e n t i st s se e
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si d e t o U FO si ght i n gs
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e v i d e n c e " t hat si ght i n gs o f
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t ho ugh t he y
r e c k o n al i e n sp ac e -
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b y U FO gr o up s,
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sc e p t i c al t o n e o f t he sc i e n t i st s,
who hi n t e d t hat n at ur al p he -
n o m e n a ar e p r o b ab l y at t he r o o t
o f m an y r e p o r t s.
" The f ac t t hat a n um b e r o f
sc i e n t i st s f r o m d i f f e r e n t c o un .
t r i e s an d c r e d i b l e b ac k gr o un d s
hav e b e e n p r e p ar e d t o l o o k se -
r i o usl y at t he d at a i s am az i n g.
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y e ar s ago , " sai d G r aham B i r d -
sal l ,
e d i t o r o f U FO m agaz i n e ,
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B r i t i sh p ub l i c at i o n wi t h a wo r l d -
wi d e c i r c ul at i o n o f 14 0 , 0 0 0 .
A n i n e - m e m b e r p an e l l e d
b y a p hy si c i st f r o m t he august
S t an f o r d U n i v e r si t y i n C al i f o r .
n i a d e c l ar e d y e st e r d ay t hat
so m e o f t he t ho usan d s o f U FO
si ght i n gs r e p o r t e d o v e r t he
p ast d e c ad e s m e r i t f ur t he r
st ud y .
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l e m , i t wo ul d b e se n si b l e f o r
sc i e n t i st s t o f o c us o n t he p hy s-
i c al e v i d e n c e as o p p o se d t o
wi t n e ss t e st i m o n y ."
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l i ght n i n g" ar e b e l i e v e d b y m an y
sc i e n t i st s t o b e at t he he ar t o f
m an y o f t he m o r e c r e d i b l e
si ght i n gs o f U FOs. Mo r e r e -
c e n t l y , n e ur o sc i e n t i st s hav e
f o un d a m e an s o f r e c r e at i n g t he
se n sat i o n s d e sc r i b e d b y p e o p l e
c l ai m i n g t o hav e b e e n ab d uc t -
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so m e o f t he p hy si c al e v i d e n c e
r e m ai n e d un e x p l ai n e d an d r e -
se ar c he r s m i ght l e ar n so m e -
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U FO si ght i n gs.
The p an e l s r e p o r t i s t he
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U FO p he n o m e n a si n c e 196 6 ,
whe n t he U S A i r Fo r c e c o m -
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t o c o n d uc t a sc i e n t i f i c st ud y o f
U FOs he ad e d b y
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r ad ar d at a an d r e p o r t s o f so i l
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l an d i n g si t e s. S o m e o f t he r e -
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o n 1.10 0 quan go s an d p ub l i c
b o d i e s, D av i d C l ar k . C han c e l -
l o r o f t he D uc hy o f Lan c ast e r .
an n o un c e d y e st e r d ay .
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c o un t ab l e an d r e p r e se n t at i v e
o f so c i e t y . The r e i s al so t o b e
a d r i v e t o i n c r e ase t he n um -
b e r o f e t hn i c m i n o r i t y m e m -
b e r s se r v i n g o n quan go s.
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wo r st r e c o r d s. The Mi n i st r y
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b y 5 p e r c e n t , t o 30 p e r c e n t .
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y e ar s.
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wo m e n o n i t s quan go s f r o m
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c ommu n i c a t i on s t o b ou n c e b r i e f
me s s a ge s
u p t o 1,20 0 mi l e s fr om
s t a t i on t o s t a t i on .
u n u s u a l l y l a r ge me t e or s h ow e r
w h i c h t a k e s p l a c e w h e n ma t e r i a l a n d
d e b r i s fr om ou t e r s p a c e c ome s
t h r ou gh t h e
u p p e r a t mos p h e r e .
W h e n
t h e ma t e r i a l p a s s e s fr om a
z e r o- gr a vi t y z on e i n t o t h e
gr a vi t y of
t h e
u p p e r a t mos p h e r e , i t b u r n s
u p
b e c a u s e of t h e fr i c t i on . I t i s n ot
u n u s u a l on a s ma l l e r s c a l e , b u t l a s t
n i gh t s
s h ow e r s e e ms t o h a ve b e e n
q u i t e b i g.
Dr Rob i n
C a t c h p ol e , a r e s e a r c h
a s t r on ome r a t t h e Roy a l Gr e e n w i c h
Ob s e r va t or y i n
C a mb r i d ge , s a i d :
Th e
p i e c e or p i e c e s of r oc k w e r e
p r ob a b l y q u i t e s ma l l i n s i z e , l i k e a
p e b b l e or s ma l l s t on e .
B u t
t h e y c a n t r a ve l a t s p e e d s of
4 5 ,OOOmp h a n d
gi ve n t h a t s or t of
ve l oc i t y ,
ge n e r a t e
h u ge k i n e t i c
e n e r gy on h i t t i n g t h e
a t mos p h e r e .
Th i s
a c c ou n t s for t h e vi vi d b r i gh t
l i gh t w h i c h c a n b e s e e n s o c l e a r l y
w i t h t h e n a k e d e y e . I t i s a l mos t c e r -
t a i n t h e d e b r i s va p or i s e d on c on t a c t
w i t h t h e
a t mos p h e r e a n d a l l t h a t
w ou l d b e l e ft w ou l d b e d u s t .
i . ! r . . . . . r i " !
~
Da i l y
Te l e gr a p 1i
13 J u n e 1998
Pa ge 7
Sp e e d i n g
me t e or
s p a r k s
UFO a l e r t
B y Sa l l y Pook
A t vl ETEOR s p e e d i n g a c r os s
t h e n i gh t s k y p r omp t e d a
UFO a l e r t a c r os s En gl a n d
y e s t e r d a y .
.
Pol i c e for c e s i n a t l e a s t
e i gh t c ou n t i e s r e c e i ve d c a l l s
fr om h u n d r e d s of on l ook e r s
w h o s a w b r i gh t b l u e l i gh t s
t r a ve l l i n g i n a n or t h - e a s t e r l y
d i r e c t i on fr om De von t o t h e
Mi d l a n d s .
Th e B r i t i s h As t r on omi c a l
As s oc i a t i on c on fi r me d t h a t
t h e s p e e d i n g ob j e c t w a s a
me t e or , t h e r e s u l t of c os mi c
d e b r i s b u r n i n g u p i n t h e
Ea r t h s
a t mos p h e r e .
H ow a r d Mi l e s , s p ok e s -
ma n , s a i d :
" I t
w a s q u i t e
s p e c t a c u l a r , c r os s i n g t h e s k y
a t a b ou t mi d n i gh t a n d fr a g-
me n t i n g a s i t b u r n t u p i n t h e
a t mos p h e r e , c a u s i n g b r i gh t
s p a r k s .
" fr om
ou r r e p or t s , i t
a p p e a r s t o h a ve b e e n a s i n gl e
ob j e c t , a p i e c e of i n t e r - p l a n e -
t a r y ma t e r i a l c a l l e d a me t e -
or " w h i c h b u r n e d u p c om.
p l e t e l y b e for e i t r e J c h e d t h e
gr ou n d .
"
I t w a s s e e n a c r os s Sh r op .
s h i r e , W or c e s t e r s h i r e , De r -
b y s h i r e , Ox for d s h i r e , B e r k -
s h i r e , Su s s e x . H a mp s h i r e .
Gl ou c e s t e r s h i r e a n d C a e r -
:
n a n on i n Nor t h W a l e s .
A s p ok e s ma n for St a ffor d -
s h i r e Pol i c e s a i d : " Pe op l e
t ol d u s t h e y h a d s e e n a
s i n gl e , b l u e l i gh t
t h a t w a s
b i gge r t h a n a c a r . Some
p e op l e d e s c r i b e d a t a i l
b e h i n d t h e l i gh t , w h i l e
ot h e r s s a i d i t l ook e d l i k e i t
w a s b u r n i n g or fl a mi n g.
t o
C a l l e r s t o p ol i c e i n Dor s e t ,
"
I
H a mp s h i r e a n d Su s . s e x
.
.
d e s c r i b e d fl a r e s a n d a b n gh t .
o" b j e c t b r e a k i n g u p a n d
fl a me s . s h oot i n g a c r os s t h e
s k y .
A
Mi n i s t r y of De fe n c e
s p ok e s ma n s a i d :
" W e
a r e
s a t i s fi e d t h i s w a s a me t e or
w h i c h b r ok e u p on e n t e r i n g
t h e Ea r t h s
a t mos p h e r e ,
c a u s i n g t h e b r i gh t gl ow
w h i c h p e op l e s a w .
~
3
~
The Sun
13 . J une 1998
Page 6
H E l Pl
W E V E
B E E N
H I T
B Y
A L I E N S
B y A DA M
L E E . POTTE R
E ME RGE N CY
services
were
put on red al ert
yesterday
af ter
hundreds
of cal l ers
cl aimed we
were
being invaded
by a
f l eet of
f l ying saucers.
Panicking
B rits dial l ed
.
999 to warn the night
sky was al ive with hov-
ering UFOs.
. .
J ? ut the
mystery bl ue
l l gnt turnea out to be a
huge ME TE OR
shower.
David
Kyte, 5 1. saw
one
pl unge into the sea
at E astbourne,
Sussex.
H e said:
"/
w s on the
beach
f ishing when a
f irebal l the siz e of a
f ridge f l ew over
my h. ead
and l anded in the sea
hal f a mil e
of f shore.
. . I t
was
very spectacu-
l ar
-
bl inding.
"I
thought it was a
spaceship. I f it had hit
the
ground, it woul d
have caused
mayhem. "
Fl ash
-
Finance
consul tant
Carl
B ennett saw one f l ash
over his head
-
moments
af ter
seeing
m. yie Deep
I mpact,
about,; a
comet
hitting E arth.
. .
Carl . 28, of
B racknel l .
B erks. said: "There
was a
bright green f l ash and a
huge bang l ike a. bomb. "
Sightings were re-
ported as f ar
apart as
Devon and
Staf f ordshire.
Thames
V al l ey Pol ice
contacted
H eathrow air
traf f ic control
af ter
re. . -
ceiving. . a cal l that a
burning:: pl ane had been
seen
coming into l and. .
A Ministry of
Def ence
spokesman said: "Civil ian
aircraf t and
members
of
the
publ ic
reported
a
l arge number of bl ue
l ights in the
sky.
.
"I nitial
reports
suggest
I t was an
unusual l y
l arge
meteor shower.
"I t
is not unusual
on a
smal l er scal e
but this
shower
seems
to have
been
quite big. "
The G ardian
J 3 J une 1998
Page J I
. . . . . . . . ~ -
. . . . .
Phone
l ines buz z
a~
meteor
streaks across
sky
Ruaridh N icol l
FOR
romantics wander-
ing the hil l s and val l eys
of W al es and southern E ng-
l and, the air turned bl ue
l ate on Thursday night
when a particul arl y bright
shooting star sl iced
through the sky.
"W e
had more than a
doz en cal l s around mid-
night f rom
peopl e who had
seen a singl e bl ue l ight that
was
bigger than a car," said
Sergeant J ohn Drake of
Staf f ordshire
pol ice.
Many cal l ers
thought
they had seen a
f l ying sau-
cer, but it was more l ikel y a
- meteor: cosmic debris burn-
ing up in the atmosphere.
The f irst to see it were pi-
l ots of airl iners. "I t
woul d
seem to be one very bright
meteor entering the atmo-
sphere somewhere over the
Channel ,"
said Robin
Catchpol e of the Royal
Greenwich
Observatory_
Soon af ter
l I pm pol ice in
Corn wal l ,
Shropshire,
Staf f ordshire, W orcester-
shire,
Derbyshire, Oxf ord-
shire, B erkshire, Sussex,
H ampshire, Gl oucester-
shire and north W al es were
taking cal l s. The f irebal l
had travel l ed north- east.
Thames
V al l ey Pol ice
contacted A ir Tr mc Con-
trol at H eathrow af ter they
received a cal l er f rom
H igh
W ycombe, B uckingham-
shire, who tol d them a
burning pl ane had come
into l and. Drivers on the
M4 near Reading in B erk-
shire
qUickl y got on their
mobil e phones when they
saw the f l ash overhead.
"Some
peopl e described a
tail behind the
l ight, whil e.
others said it l ooked l ike it I
was burning or f l aming. "
said Sergeant Drake.
A Ministry of Def ence
spokesman said: "I nitial
reports suggest it was an
unusual l y l arge meteor. "
I ts col our
suggests it con-
tained iron, which in turn
suggests it was the remains
of a smal l pl anet which
broke up when the sol ar
system was f ormed 4,5 00
mil l ion years ago.
This year a meteor
shower cal l ed the L eonids is
expected when E arth passes
near the debris- f il l ed route
of comet
Tempel - Tuttl e.
"W e
might even l ose a satel -
l ite," said Dr Catchpol e.
. . - -
2
A l i e n s l i k e t h i s h ave be e n c l o n i n g ar o u n d , s ays E d d i e
Th e r e
ar e man y
s t r an g e p e o p l e o n t h e
I n t e r n e t . B u t at l e as t
mo s t o f t h e m ar e h u -
man . E d d i e P ag e s ays h e i s n t .
Th i s V i e t n am ve t e r an c l ai ms
h e i s o n e o f 32 e x t r a- t e r r e s t r i al
h ybr i d s man u f ac t u r e d by
c l o n i n g t e c h n o l o g y be t w e e n
1 9 5 3 an d 1 9 5 5 .
Of t h e 21 f e mal e s an d I I
mal e s , E d d i e be l i e ve s t h r e e -
q u ar t e r s ar e al r e ad y d e ad :
Th e e x p e r i me n t , h e s ays ,
w as s an c t i o n e d by US g o ve r n -
me n t o f f i c i al s i n e x c h an g e f o r
al i e n s c i e n c e s e c r e t s .
Wh at mak e s E d d i e s s t o r y
s t an d o u t i s n o t o n l y t h e
e x t r ao r d i n ar y d e t ai l
-
me d i -
c al r e c o r d s , g o ve r n me n t d o c u -
me n t s . w i t n e s s e s
-
bu t t h e
w ay h e t e l l s i t .
H i s p ag e s at w w w . w o r l d -
f amo u s . c o m ar e an e x t e n d e d
ad ve r t i s e me n t f o r t h r e e
vi d e o s .
Th e f i r s t f e at u r e s E d d i e ,
al o n e an d c o n s c i o u s , t al k i n g t o
c ame r a. Th e s e c o n d r e c o r d s a
h yp n o - r e g r e s s i o n e x p e r i me n t
w i t h E d d i e i n a t r an c e r e c al l -
i n g 1 l d ays abo ar d a s p ac e -
s h i p . Th e t h i r d , w i t h E d d i e i n
s t i l l d e e p e r t r an c e , s h o w s h i m
ap p ar e n t l y
.
c o mmu n i c at i n g
w i t h t h e be i n g s w h o c r e at e d
h i m.
H e i s n o t , i t s f ai r t o s ay, a
t o t al l y c r e d i bl e c h ar ac t e r . H e
w as ac c u s e d o f d e s e r t i o n i n
V i e t n am, aban d o n e d by h i s
f i r s t w i f e i mme d i at e l y af t e r t h e
Th e w o r d s t o B o h e mi an R h ap s o d y, w i t h i t s G al i l e o r e f e r e n c e , c ame f r o m t h e l at e F r e d d i e M e r c u r y, s e e n h e r e o n s t ag e w i t h M ay
t e c h n o l o g y h as r ac e d ah e ad i n
t h e p as t d e c ad e t h e y h ave al s o
be e n u s e d at t h e M i d i mi x i n g
s t ag e .
M ay bo u g h t a So n y D i g i t al
M u l t i - Tr ax s ys t e m w h i c h w as
u s e d f o r Q u e e n al b ms f r o m Th e
M i r ac l e o n w ar d s . Th e o r i g i n al
mac h i n e c o u l d mi x 20 c h an n e l s
an d w as u s e d o n h i s f i r s t s o l o
al bu m. Si n c e t h e n , t h e s n o o k e r
r o o m o f h i s man s i o n i n
Su n n i n g d al e h as be e n t u r n e d
o ve r t o a "d r e am d e s k " c ap abl e o f
mi x i n g 60 c h an n e l s an d r e c o r d -
i n g d i r e c t l y o n t o h ar d d i s k .
"I f
w e h ad n t h ad d i g i t al
t e c h n o l o g y, w e c o u l d n t h ave
mad e t h e l as t Q u e e n al bu m, "
s ays M ay. Th i s w as be c au s e
M e r c u r y s h e al t h w as f ad i n g f as t
t o w ar d s t h e e n d , an d i t w as a
r ac e ag ai n s t t i me t o g e t t h at l as t
al bu m f i n i s h e d . "F r e d d i e w o u l d
r e c o r d s c r ap s w h e n e ve r h e c o u l d ,
w h i l e w e d be w r i t i n g at f u l l
p e l t , " M ay ad d s .
A f t e r s p e n d i n g 1 8 mo n t h s i n
f r o n t o f a P r o L o g i c mac h i n e ,
mi x i n g t h e f r ag me n t s t o g e t h e r ,
M ay i s mo s t p r o u d o f t h e t r ac k I
Was B o r n To L o ve Y o u be c au s e i t
s o u n d s l i k e a s p o n t an e o u s j am-
mi n g s e s s i o n . "We d i d n t t e l l
an ybo d y at t h e t i me h o w i t w as
r e al l y mad e , " h e s ays .
. A n o t h e r Wo r l d i s r e l e as e d t h i s
w e e k o n P ar l o p h o n e . , B r o w s e
h t t p : / / q u e e n 1 i p . c o m
JUNE 3 1 9 9 8
bi r t h o f t h e i r c h i l d an d r e j e c t e d
by h i s ad o p t e d p ar e n t s . No
o n e . al i e n o r n o t , c o u l d s u r vi ve
al l t h o s e e x p e r i e n c e s
u n s c ar r e d .
B u t I w o u l d t r u s t h i s t e s t i -
mo n y s t i l l l e s s i f h e w as
al w ays l u c i d an d u n s c r ambl e d
i n s t e ad o f j i t t e r y an d p ar a-
n o i d . B e i n g h al f - al i e n w o u l d
mak e an yo n e p ar an o i d .
H e ap p e ar s mu c h mo r e
an x i o u s t o t e l l h i s s t o r y t h an
s e l l h i s w ar e s . A f t e r yo u h ave
d o w n l o ad e d t h e f o u r l o n g
s u mmar i e s a f u l l p i c t u r e
e me r g e s .
H i s d e s c r i p t i o n o f a bat t l e -
f i e l d abd u c t i o n an d t h e mi l i -
t ar y i n ve s t i g at i o n t h at
f o l l o w e d ar e c l as s i c s o f t h e i r
k i n d .
Th e d e t ai l s f r o m h yp n o -
t h e r ap y, i n c l u d i n g s c i e n c e f i c -
t i o n - s t yl e n ame s f o r t h e al i e n s
an d t h e i r p l an e t , ar e l e s s
c o n vi n c i n g . B u t i n e vi t abl y t h e
i mag i n at i o n s u p p l i e s e x t r a i n -
f o mJat i o n t o f i l l g ap i n g h o l e s
i n c o n s c i o u s me mo r i e s .
Th e me d i c al r e p o r t s i n c l u d -
i n g R r o be s i n t o E d d i e s n o n -
h u man i n t e r n al o r g an s an d
t h e r e mo val o f u n k n o w n me t -
al s f r o m h i s br ai n ar e ap p ar -
e n t l y n o t i mag i n ar ) .
Can yo u o p e n yo u r mi n d
w i d e e n o u g h t o ac c e p t an y o f
t h i s ? Th e e vi d e n c e i s t h e r e .
Ju d g e f o r yo u r s e l f .
. Ur i G e l l e r s We b s i t e i s at
h t t p : / / w w w . u r i g e l l e r . c o m
L E A V E CR A SH I NG
TO STOCK S A ND B OND S.
B o n n l F r e e z e . . . "Sys t e m E r r o r . " Un f o r t u n at e l y, w h e n i t c o me s t o c o mp u t i n g , t h e e n t i r e s ys t e m h as an e r r o r . To o mu c h c o d e OV E f r i n f l at i n g yo u r d e s k t o p . To o mu c h t an k i n g as a r e s u l t . B u t
d e : an i c . We ve al w ays i n ve s t e d i n a l e s s d i c e y f o r m o f c o mp u t i n g : Ne t w o r k c o mp u t i n g . Wi t h o u r Java~
t e c h n o l o g i e s , w e r e
o p e n i n g u p t h e e x c h an g e o f i n f o r mat i o n , mak i n g i t
s mo u l h e r , s i mp l e r
-
l e s s o f a bu mp y r i d e . Co mp u t e w i s e l y. F o r mo r e i n f o r mat i o n , c al l 01 25 2 39 9 364 o r vi s i t u s at w w w . s u n . c o . u k . TH E NE TWOR K I S TH E COM P UTE R .
I 9 9 ; & . n ~ "~ " ~ . \ n : _ 1 i 5 ~ . Su \ St t l . 1 > : r ~ ~ & . n I : W_ Jm3n : n > e H : ~ < $ I I I ~ ) "e ~ OI r < Q l Sl / l a: l V ~ 1 G ( l SI I ~ < ; I < m; . Jr I : . _ " r . e l We d S! ! ! t Si n l o : I aCCl l 1 >
~ Su n
mi c r o s ys t e ms
JUNE 3 1 9 9 8
E3 adds
3 - D
to e q u ati on
. . . . to the
powe r
of X
The v e n u e an d the stars may hav e b e e n
A me ri c an
-
b u t most of the tal e n t was
B ri ti sh. Ti m W apshott i n A tl an ta re ports
from the worl d s
b i g g e st g ami n g show
On e
phrase more than
an y othe r su mme d u p
.
the fare on offe r at thi s
ye ar s E3 g ami n g
trade show i n A tl an ta
-
" n e x t
g e n e rati on 3 - D " ,
The worl d s l arg e st e v e n t of i ts
k i n d. the thre e - day show attrac t-
e d more than 3 0 , 0 0 0 v i si tors
an x i ou s for a S r1 e ak pre v i e w of
1 , 6 0 0 n e w ti tl e s.
The mark e t i s b oomi n g , l arg e -
l y than k s to the tre n d of ti tl e s
b e i n g re l e ase d si mu l tan e ou sl y
on se v e ral or al l formats, for b oth
PCs an d c on sol e s. B u t the c on -
se n su s at E3 was on e of di sap-
poi n tme n t at the l ac k of ori g i n al
produ c t, wi th se q u e l s an d c opy-
c at ti tl e s domi n ati n g . W hi l e most
l arg e g ame s c ompan i e s are
A me ri c an or Japan e se , B ri tai n
sti l l pl ays a v i g orou s part i n
de v e l opme n t. Prob ab l y a thi rd or
more of the ti tl e s on show at the
c av e rn ou s G e org i an W orl d Con -
g re ss Ce n te r are the b rai n -
c hi l dre n of B ri ti sh de si g n te ams.
A t A me ri c an - own e d El e c tron i c
A rts, i t was G u i l dford- b ase d
B u l l frog Produ c ti on s whi c h c re -
ate d some of the k e e n e st i n te re st
wi th i ts fol l ow- u p to the hu g e l y
popu l ar D u n g e on K e e pe r. L e ad
prog ramme rS hau n Coope r sai d
of D u n g e on K e e pe r 2 : " 1 1 1 e
se q u e l b ri n g s more de pth an d
hu mou r to the g ame . Now you
mu st posi ti v e l y e n c ou rag e rats
an d b ats to i n hab i t you r du n -
g e on . You c an e v e n ti c k l e you r
c re atu re s an d, afte r you ye pai d
the m, l e t the m g o to the c asi n o to
u n wi n d, the n fi x the odds an d
g rab b ac k you r mon e y
-
al -
thou g h thi s doe sn 1 mak e the m
v e ry happy. "
A t the stan d for F ox I n te rac -
ti v e , a Ne ws Corporati on c om-
pan y, the l e ad ti tl e i s
a
u n i q u e
g ami n g e pi sode of the c u l t te l e -
v i si on se ri e s The X - F i l e s. The
spi n - off g ame stars D av i d
D u c hov n y an d G i l l i an A n de rson
D ai k atan a, 1 he l ate st g ame from Rome ro who de si g n e d stan dards su c h as Qu ak e an d D oom
as F B I ag e n ts M u l de r an d S c u l l y
i n a spe c i al l y- c ommi ssi on e d
adv e n tu re .
B u t i t was on e of F ox s othe r
ti tl e s, A l i e n s V s Pre dator, whi c h
man y du b b e d i l i e g ame of the
show. M ade b y Ox ford s Re b e l -
l i on , thi s i s a b l ast- fe ast whe re
pl aye rs adopt on e of thre e rol e s
-
A l i e n , , Pre dator or Col on i al
M ari n e
-
an d on e we apon i s
,
l oade d wi th l e i l i al ac i d spi t.
A mon g man y ti tl e s from
H asb ro I n te rac ti v e was a c ol ou r-
fu l c hi l dre n s g ame e man ati n g
from I n te rac ti v e S tu di os i n
L e ami n g ton S pa. G l ov e r i s a 3 - D
fan tasy pl atform g ame wi th two
g l ov e - l i k e c harac te rs roami n g
mi rrore d worl ds, on e g ood the
othe r e v i l .
S c otl an d, too, was mak i n g i ts
mark . A ffe c ti on ate l y n i c k n ame d
S c otsoft, the S c otti sh G ame s
A l l i an c e l ast ye ar dru mme d u p,
E2 0 mi l l i on worth of de v e l op-
me n t c on trac ts an d thi s ye ar
man y of those c ame to fru i ti on at
the show, i n c l u di n g the 3 - D
mak e ov e r of the popu l ar Earth-
worm Ji m se ri e s. Earthworm
Ji m 3 D , de v e l ope d for I n te rpl ay
b y V i s I n te rac ti v e .
A n othe r mon e y- spi n n i n g 2 - D
pl atform g ame n ow b ac k wi th a
g ood- l ook i n g 3 - D mak e ov e r i s
Pri n c e of Pe rsi a 3 D from S u rre y-
b ase d B rode rb u n d s g ame s arm,
G i l l i an A n de rson ak a ag e n t S c u l l y wi th D av i d D u c h! v n y as the F B I s
Re d Orb . The ori g i n al domi n at-
e d sal e s c harts fi rst ti me rou n d
on the ol de r c on sol e s, an d the
maste rfu l u pdate i s c l e arl y de s-
ti n e d for massi v e re pe at
b u si n e ss.
The b i g thre e c on sol e g i an ts
-
S on y, Ni n te n do an d S e g a
-
e asi l y domi n ate d the show wi th
the b i g g e st stan ds. 1 1 1 e re mal k -
ab l e su c c e ss of the Pl ayS tati on i n
the past fe w ye ars has b e e n pu t
down to the e x te n si v e ran g e of
software av ai l ab l e , S on y ti ppe d
Namc o s Te k k e n 3 as i ts wi n te r
b e stse l l e r whi l e Ni n te n do i s
pu tti n g i ts mon e y on The L e g e n d
.
of Z e l da for i ts N6 4 mac hi n e s.
W hi l e a l ac k of software for the
3 2 - b i t S e g a S atu rn c on sol e has
se e n pe rforman c e fai te r, the c om-
pan y was mak i n g mu c h of i ts
D re amc ast c on sol e , du e to de b u t
i n Japan i n Nov e mb e r an d i n

A n l e ri c a an d B ri tai n n e x t ye ar.
Promi si n g amb i ti ou s 1 2 8 - b i t c a-
pab i l i ti e s, i t wi l l b e twi c e as
powe rfu l as the N6 4 an d fou r
ti me s faste r than the Pl ayS tati on .
H ardware pe ri phe ral s we re
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Quake an d Doom. On e of t h e
mor e un us ual Ei d os t i t l es i s t h e
s mar t an d g ood - l ooki n g t op -
d own b us i n es s c ap er G an g s t er s :
Or g an i s er s C r i me f r om B r i s t ol s
H ot h ous e.
Di r ec t or P et er M or el an d ex -
p l ai n ed :
" I t i s al l ab out c on t r ol ,
ex t or t i on an d g an g war f ar e as
f our un d er wor l d g an g s f i g h t i t
out f or d omi n at i on of a C h i c ag o-
i i ke c i t y .
" On c e y ou h av e b ui l t an
emp i r e b y b ul l y i n g y ou r et i r e, g o
l eg i t i mat e t h en r un f or p ub l i c
of f i c e b y b uy i n g b us i n es s es t o
l aun d er y our i l l - g ot t en g ai n s . I f
y ou ar e n ot i n t i mi d at i n g en oug h ,
h owev er , t h e s t r ai g h t b us i n es s -
men s q ueal t o t h e p ol i c e."
A n ot h er s ur e- f i r e wi n n er i s t h e
f ut ur i s t i c Omi kr on : T h e Nomad
S oul , d ev el op ed b y Ei d os F r an c e
wi t h a d ec i d ed l y n aug h t y F r en c h
f eel . You h av e t h e f r eed om t o
ex p l or e ev er y i n c h of t h e an i mat -
ed 3 - D wor l d
-
i n c l ud i n g a s eed y
r ed - l i g h t d i s t r i c t c omp l et e wi t h
p eep - s h ow an d l ap d an c er s .
S C ULLY S T EA LS T H E S H OW
ed u t i on al , d i c t i on ar i es an d
en c y c l op ed i as . T h ey ar e t h er e
wh en I h av e s ome t i me."
d er s on f i l med h er i n s er t s
f or t h e X - F i l es C D- R om ov er
s i x d ay s , b et ween wor ki n g on
t h e s er i es an d t h e s p i n - of f
mov i e. Wi l l s h e d o an ot h er
g ame?
" I f t h i s i s s uc c es s f ul I
wi l l b e mor e t h an h ap p y t o.
A n d i f t h e mov i e i s s uc c es s f ul
I l l d o. an ot h er on e." " [
h op e t o
g od I m n ot i n a p os i t i on l at er
i n l i f e wh er e [ am p r ay i n g f or
p eop l e t o r ec og n i s e me as
S c ul l y on t h e s t r eet . [ . am n ot
S c ul l y , an d [ ap p r oac h l i f e i n a
muc h mor e s p on t an eous an d
i n t ui t i v e way t h an s h e d oes ."
S h e h as y et t o p l ay t h e
f i n i s h ed g ame
-
an d ev en
t h en i t won t b e f or l on g .
" 1
wi l l
p r ob ab l y p l ay i t f or I S or 20
mi n ut es , " s h e ad mi t t ed .
l ul d er . S h e h as y et t o p l ay t h e n ew X - F l i es g ame, p r ef er r i n g t o c on c en t r at e on mot h er h ood T H E B R I G H T ES T s t ar t o
v i s i t E3 t r i g g er ed q ueue of
aut og r ap h - h un t er s s t r et c h i n g
t h e l en g t h of t h e mai n ex h i b i -
t i on h al l . G i l l i an A n d er s on ,
b et t er I mown as F B I ag en t
S c ul l y i n T h e X - F i l es , ar r i v ed
on S at ur d ay t o h el p p r omot e
F ox I n t er ac t i v e s s p i n - of f
g ame, an d s p oke of a l ap s ed
l ov e of c omp ut er g ames .
S h e s ai d : " M an y y ear s ag o [
p l ay ed T et r i s , T or t ur ed S oul s
an d M y s t . Jus t a b i t t h oug h
-
[ am t er r i f i ed of d el v i n g i n t o
s ome ot h er r eal i t y t h at [ am
n ot ab l e t o c ome out of , an d
f or g et t i n g [ am a mot h er wi t h
r es p on s i b i l i t i es i n my l i f e.
" Now, .t h e on l y t i me [ t ake
my l ap t op out i s wh en we p l ay
A r t h ur G oes t o S c h ool or
G r een Eg g s an d H am. I h av e
r eq ues t ed a l ot of C D- R oms
-
I me B oy h an d h el d b us i n es s
1 n ow b oas t s a mon o d i g i t al
r a t h at wor ks wi t h t h e
l al G ame B oy an d P oc ket
e B oy . mod el s , al l owi n g
t o t ake l ow- r es ol ut i on p i c -
t h en p r i n t t h em out as
, r s wi t h a t i n y p l ug - i n
~ r . M or e i n n ov at i v e i s t h e
G ame B oy mod el wi t h a
f i n i s h c ol our s c r een .
s h ows of f t h e p er f or man c e of t h e
p ad .
.
T h e s ec on d n ew p l ug - i n i s t h e
S i d eWi n d er F or c e F eed b ac k
Wh eel , a s t eer i n g wh eel f or
d r i v i n g g ames wh i c h r e- c r eat es
r eaH s t i c d r i v i n g ex p er i en c es wi t h
at mos p h er i c v i b r at i on s .
T wo ot h er s of t war e t i t l es c r eat -
i n g ex c i t emen t at t h e M i c r os of t
s t an d wer e Ur b an A s s aul t
-
b es t d es c r i b ed as a 3 - D C om-
man d & C on q uer , d ue t o h i t
s h op s t h i s y ear
-
an d A g e of
Emp i r es I I : T h e A g e of K i n g s , t h e
s eq uel t o t h e s up er b emp i r e-
b ui l d i n g g ame. T h i s wi l l b e
r el eas ed n ex t y ear .
T h e h ot t es t t i t l e at t h e s h ow
was s een b y f ewer t h an 3 00
v i s i t or s . [ n a s mal l of f i c e i n s i d e
t h e Ei d os s t an d , I on S t or m s
T om H al l of f er ed t h e c h os en f ew
p r ev i ews of A n ac h r on ox , a Joh n
R omer o g ame i n i t s ear l i es t
s t ag es of d ev el op men t . T h i s s t un -
n i n g l y b eaut i f ul g ame t o g o on
s ai e n ex t y ear , wi l l b e on e of t h e
b i g g es t t i t l es of 1 9 9 9 .
H al l ex p i ai n ed :
" I t
i s g oi n g t o
b e v er y c i n emat i c an d ab out as
n on - l i n ear as y ou c an g et . S ome
l ev el s wi l l b e b i g g er t h an an y -
t h i n g ev er s een i n a 3 - D en v i r on -
men t . We ar e r eal l y p us h i n g t h e
en g i n e f or t h i s , wi t h l oad s of
t ex t ur es ."
T h e l uc ky f ew wi mes s ed s ome
of t h e mos t s up er b ef f ec t s ev er
s een i n a c omp ut er g ame, i n c l ud -
i n g r i p p l i n g wat er , s t un n i n g
l as er l i g h t s an d s h ad ow ef f ec t s .
F or t h os e wh o c an t wai t ,
amon g ot h er Ei d os t i t l es was
Dai kat an a al s o f r om R omer o,
.
wh o b r oug h t t h e g ami n g wor l d
v i
i c r os of t r ev eal ed
t wo r ev ol ut i on ar y
p l ug - i n s . T h e S i d e-
Wi n d er F r ees t y l e
s a mot i on - s en s i n g g ame-
c on t r ol l er wh i c h t i l t s t o
t ac t i on .
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\ v i t h M ot or c r os s M ad n es s ,
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TH E S E ar e the mo st asto n -
i shi n g U F O p i c tu r es ever
taken i n B r i tai n .
The sti l l s c o me fr o m an
i n c r ed i b l e 3 5- mi n u te vi d eo
fi l med i n S u ffo l k an d
, p assed ex c l u si vel y to the
News o f the W o r l d , sho wi n g :
; . TH R E E fl yi n g sau c er s sho o ti n g
p ast i n a b l az e o f l i g hts i n thr ee
sep ar ate i n c i d en ts.
. A C I G A R - S H A P E D c r aft ac c el er at-
i n g at i n c r ed i b l e sp eed , an d
. H U G E tr i an g u l ar o b j ec ts en g ag ed
i n a, mo c k d o g fi g ht.
W e sho wed the fu l l 3 5- mi n u te
vi d eo to ac kn o wl ed g ed U F O ex -
p er ts- an d they wer e stu n n ed .
G r aham B i r d sal l . ed i to r o f U F O
Mag az i n e. sai d after
an al ysi n g i t:
" I t
i s ab so l u tel y amaz i n g , the mo st
str i ki n g U K fo o tag e I have seen , "
Ni c ho l as R ed fer n , au tho r o f ac -
c l ai med U F O stu d y A C o ver t
A g en d a, ag r eed an d ad d ed :
" I t s
o n
a p ar wi th an ythi n g fi l med an y-
wher e i n the wo r l d , I fi r ml y b el i eve
thi s i s ex tr a- ter r estr i al . "
C o n vi n c ed
The vi d eo was c o mp i l ed o ver fi ve
mo n ths l ast year b y U F O sp o tter
D avi d S p o o r , 54, who sai d :
" 1
sti l l
c an t
b el i eve what I fi l med ,
" No w
I am c o n vi n c ed ther e i s
an o ther l i fe o u t ther e. I m S U R E
they ar e fr o m an o ther p l an et. "
H i s wi fe, L ab o u r d i str i c t c o u n -
c i l l o r l ean . 49 , sai d :
" I
kn o w o f n o
ear thl y c r aft that c o u l d have
b ehaved i n thi s man n er . "
D avi d sai d he fi l med the fi r st U F O
l ast A u g u st fr o m hi s
thr ee- b ed r o o m b u n g al o w
i n the vi l l ag e o f Ou l to n
B r o ad , n ear L o westo ft,
S u ffo l k. H e ex p l ai n ed :
C I was j u st c l o si n g my
. .
g ar ag e d o o r ab o u t
7. 45p m when I l o o ked u p
an d saw a b r i g ht c i g ar -
shap ed o b j ec t fl yi n g
sl o wl y thr o u g h the sky.
I was so ex c i ted I
g r ab b ed my vi d eo c amer a
fr o m the ho u se an d
star ted fi l mi n g i t.
I p r o p p ed the c amer a
o n the fen c e an d fi l med i t
as i t wen t to war d s the
c o ast.
A fter ab o u t 3 0 sec o n d s
i t su d d en l y ac c el er ated at
i n c r ed i b l e sp eed - far
faster that a j et p l an e ever
c o u l d - an d j u st van i shed .
I c o u l d n t b el i eve what I
had seen .
A n d when I p o p p ed i t
i n
my vi d eo to an al yse i t, I
saw these l i ttl e str o b e
l i g hts fl ashi n g o n ei ther
si d e.
The mo st amaz i n g thi n g
was they
wer en t attac hed
to the c r aft.
S i n c e then I have had
the fi l m an al ysed b y
ex -
p er ts fr o m U F O Mag az i n e
an d they say i t i s an ex -
tr ao r d i n ar y si g ht. They
c an n o t ex p l ai n i t.
No w I ve fo u n d o ther
p eo p l e who al so saw the
U F O that n i g ht an d wer e
eq u al l y amaz ed .
I am j u st thr i l l ed I
c au g ht i t o n vi d eo b e-
c au se I fear p eo p l e
wo u l d n o t have b e-
.
l i eved me o ther wi se.
: : J
B l l t tha t was j u st the
o p en i n g sho t o f the ex -
tr ao r d i n ar y X - F i l e fi l m.
A mo n th l ater hi s c am-
er a c au g ht the fi r st fl yi n g
sau c er . R ec al l s D avi d :
" i t
was j u st after 9 p m when I
l o o ked o u t o f the wi n d o w
an d saw a ver y b r i g ht
o b -
j ec t i n the sky. I g r ab b ed
the c amer a an d r u shed
i n to the g ar d en .
" I
fi l med thi s amaz i n g
sau c er - shap ed c r aft
sl o wl y mo vi n g fr o m the
E ast. i t was ver y b r i g ht
an d had a shi mmer i n g
ap p ear an c e.
" I
c al l ed J ean an d she
sto o d ther e o p en -
mo u thed i n wo n d er
al o n g si d e me.
E x c i ted
" Ther e was n o so u n d
an d as i t sl o wl y mo ved
to war d s me I saw a l i g ht
o n o n e si d e.
" W e
sho u ted o u t to o u r
n ei g hb o u r s to wi tn ess i t
b u t they wer e to o b u sy
watc hi n g
TV ! "
J ean sai d : . " i t d i d n t
sp o o k me. i t ex c i ted me.
A n d i t was ex ac tl y ho w I
i mag i n ed a fl yi n g sau c er
wo u l d l o o k, "
On Oc to b er 7 l ast year ,
D avi d r u shed fo r hi s
c amer a ag ai n , . .
H e r eveal ed : " Thi s o n e
was al mo st i d en ti c al to
the l ashc r aft.
" 1
was i n the g ar d en
an d saw these amaz i n g
fl ashi n g l i g ~ g war d s
the sea.
" 1
was so i n tr i g u ed I
j u mp ed o n my b i c yc l e an d
r o d e to war d s the c o ast.
" Ther e I saw thi s sau -
c er - shap ed o b j ec t ho ver -
i n g o ver the sea an d I
fi l med i t fo r sever al mi n -
u tes. Then i t j u st van -
i shed as tho u g h a l i g ht
had b een swi tc hed o ff. "
I n D ec emb er c ame the
thi r d sau c er , S ai d D avi d :
" Thi s o n e ar r i ved j u st b e-
fo r e 4p m,
" W hen I star ted fi l mi n g
the sau c er - whi c h was
emi tti n g l o ad s o f l i g ht- i t
l o o ked l i ke i t was sti l l .
" Then i t sl o wl y mo ved
b ehi n d a tr ee to the west.
.
" I
wen t to war d s the
fr o n t o f the ho u se to tr y
an d p i c k i t u p o n c amer a
ag ai n an d i t wen t b ehi n d
my
ho u se, Then I l o st
i t. "
l ean sai d :
" I
l o ved
watc hi n g i t. I c o u l d even
see what ap p ear ed
.
l i ke
l i ttl e p o r tho l es. Ther e i s
n o way i t was a p l an e. "
I n No vemb er D avi d
al so fi l med what he d e-
sc r i b ed as " l ar g e b l ac k
tr i an g l es" fl yi n g o ver a
d ec o mmi ssi o n ed Mo D
si te o n the c o ast at
L o westo ft.
H e sai d : " They wer e d o -
i n g aer o b ati c man o eu vr es
at hi g h sp eed . I have n o
i d ea what they wer e.
" E ver ythi n g [ have
c au g ht o n vi d eo c o m-
p l etel y b affl es
me. "
L ast mo n th i t was r e-
p o r ted the R A F tr ac ked a
tr i an g u l ar - shap ed U F O
" as
b i g as a b attl eshi p "
o ff the S o U th- east c o ast,
Two D u tc h ai r fo r c e
j ets sc r amb l ed to i n ter -
c ep t the o b j ec t b u t c o u l d
n o t keep u p , i t was
r ep o r ted ,
R A F o ffi c i al s wer e
themsel ves b affl ed
b y the
b i z ar r e si g hti n g .
On e so u r c e sai d : " I t
was
d efi n i tel y u n d er c o n tr o l .
j u d g i n g b y the man o eu -
vr es i t ex ec u ted . " B u t
so me U F O watc her s b e-
l i eve the mi l i tar y d el i b er -
atel y r el eases su c h sto r i es
as a smo kesc r een to ex -
p l ai n si g hti n g s o f to p - se-
c r et ex p er i men tal c r aft.
Y ester d ay, as U F O ex -
p er ts fr o m thr o u g ho u t
8 r l tal n c o n g r eg a ted i n
S o u then d . . E ssex , to d i s-
c u ss the l atest fi n d i n g s,
G r aham B i r d sal l sai d :
" The fac t that we ar e hav-
I n g these ki n d o f str an g e
p hen o men a fi l med o ver
o u r sho r es i s q u i te
amaz i n g . "
A war e
Ni c ho l as R ed fer n sai d :
" I n
my o p i n i o n , D avi d s
vi d eo i s the mo st i mp . J r -
tan t U F O fo o tag e ever
fi l med i n B r i tai n .
" I t
i s i mp o r tan t that
p eo p l e g et to see i t as they
sho u l d kn o w what i s g o i n g
o n o ver thei r head s i n o u r
ai r sp ac e. "
The 3 2 - year - o l d W est
Mi d l an d s au tho r ad d ed :
" I
am n o t awar e o f an ythi n g
the mi l i tar y has an ythi n g
fl yi n g whi c h even r e-
mo tel y r esemb l es the o b -
j ec ts i n D avi d s
fo o tag e.
A n d I wo u l d q u esti o n the
wi sd o m o f an y mi l i tar y
ag en c y whi c h wo u l d r i sk
fl yi n g c l assi fi ed ex p er i -
men tal ai r c r aft o ver b u i l t-
u p ar eas.
" I
fi r ml y b el i eve that
what has b een fi l med b y
D avi d i s ex tr a- ter r esti al , "
he ad d ed .
To r esear c h hi s
d i stu b ~ n g b o o k, Mr
R ed fer n was g r an ted u n -
p r ec ed en ted ac c ess to
tho u san d s o f
p r evi o u sl y
c l assi fi ed Mi n i str y o f D e-
fen c e fi l es o n U F Os,
I n A C o ver t A g en d a, he
c l ai ms: " R ati o n al l y- c o n -
tr o l l ed mac hi n es fr o m b e-
yo n d E ar th ar e r o u ti n el y
p en etr ati n g U K ai r sp ac e.
The
mi l i tar y i n fr astr u c -
tu r e has l i ttl e o r n o c o n tr o l
o ver the vi o l ati o n .
" D esp i te thi s, evi d en c e
i s n o w b ei n g u n c o ver ed
whi c h sho ws that ther e
has b een an o ffi c i al shi ft
i n p o l i c y,
" Ther e i s n o w a d esi r e
to d i ssemi n ate to the p u b -
l i c hi ther to to p - sec r et
U F O d ata c o l l ec ted o ver
the p ast 50 year s, "
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Independent On Sunday
3 May 1998
Page 13
Mi ni s tr y has
- -
thos e
UFO
r epor ts
taped
Andr ew Buncombe on the of f i ci al
v i ew of unex pl ai ned phenomena
~
IN ROOM 82 4 5 ,
deep
i n the Mi n-
i s tr y
of D ef ence i n W hi tehal l , s i ts
a tel ephone ans wer i ng machi ne
contai ni ng mes s ages f r om the
mad, the mi s gui ded and, per -
haps occas i onal l y, the pr i v i l eged.
T he machi ne, i n the of f i ce of
the MoD Secr etar i at ( Ai r
Staf f ) ,
i s the one condui t wher e the
publ i c can pas s on
s i ghti ngs of
UFOs to the G ov er nment.
E v en bel i ev er s admi t that the
v as t
maj or i ty of UFOs
r epor ted
tur n out to be IFOs
-
i denti f i abl e
f l yi ng obj ects . But f or s ome
pe0 -
pl e ther e r emai n
s i ghti ngs that
cannot be ex pl ai ned by r ef er ence
onl y to the ter r es tr i al In 1m the
machi ne took 2 5 0 cal l s . T her e
hav e been 5 6 s o f ar thi s year .
"W e
check the machi ne
ev er y
hour , " s ai d an MoD s pok es man.
"It
i s eas i er to hav e the ans wer
machi ne becaus e other wi s e we
woul d f i nd our s el v es hav i ng al l
s or ts of peopl e who cIai m they
hav e s een al l s or ts of thi ngs . "
T he pos i ti on of the MoD i s
that i t i s onl y i nter es ted i n UFOs
i f they cons ti tute a thr eat to
nati onal s af ety, as the ans wer i ng
machi ne mes s age mak es cl ear .
But mos t of the r epor ts ar e
made hour s ,
days or ev en week s
af ter the al l eged s i ghti ngs , by
whi ch ti me any thr eat woul d be
l ong gone.
In any cas e, the MoD r e-
mai ns conf i dent that
any gen-
ui ne thr eat woul d be pi ck ed up
by
i ts huge pyr ami d r adar at RAF
Fyl i ngdal es i n N or th Y r k s hi r e,
whi ch cons tantl y moni tor s the
s k i es .
UFO i nter es t
gr oups s ay the
number of s i ghti ngs r epor ted to
them i s s teadi l y r i s i ng. Between
September 1996 and
Augus t
1997 , the Br i ti s h UFO Res ear ch
As s oci ati on ( Buf or a) r ecei v ed
r epor ts of 3 86 s i Shti ngs .
G l enda D i x on, the as s oci a-
ti on s au:ctor of i nv es ti gati ons ,
s ai d that
up
to 95
per
cent of
s i ghti ngs coul q be ex pl ai ned.
She s ai d that f f i ~ ! bl tr n b:
wer e actual l y
or di nar y
ai r cr af t,
l as er l i ghts , or ev en br i ght pl an-
ets v i ewed thr ough bi nocul ar s .
Satel l i tes , weather bal l oons , bi r ds ,
k i tes and r ef l ecti ons al s o account-
ed f or s ome f al s e al ar ms . Buf or a
al s o bel i ev es that many s i ghti ngs
ar e of tes t f l i ghts of new, s ecr et,
mi l l
tar y
ai r cr af t.
T he number of r epor ts of
"cl os e
encounter ex per i ences " i s
al s o i ncr eas i ng, Mr s D i x on s ai d.
"T he
cl os e encounter ex per i -
ence i s a pr obl em, as al though i t
i s
i nter pr eted
as bei ng l i k e a UFO
encounter thi s may not be the
cas e. T hes e
ex tr aor di nar y ev ents
coul d be l i nk ed to other anom-
al i es s uch as par anor mal ev ents
whi ch mayor may not i ncl ude
encounter s wi th UFOs and
al i ens . "
One r eas on f or the i ncr eas e i n
r epor ts i s the huge amount of
cov er age that UFO and as s oci -
ated matter s now r ecei v e i n the
medi a and on tel ev i s i on pr o-
gr ammes
s uch as T he X Fi l es . T he
openi ng pr ogr amme of a new
BBC tel ev i s i on s er i es of
E v er ymnn
on 2 4 May wi l l i ncl ude the tes -
ti moni es of peopl e who cIai m to
hav e been abducted.
Mal col m Robi ns on of Str ange
Phenomenon Inv es ti gati ons ,
whi ch has of f i ces i n L ondon
and Scotl and, s ai d: "Peopl e ar e
becomi ng mor e pr epar ed to
r epor t thei r s i ghti ngs . "
He agr eed that ar ound 95
per
cent of al l r ep0 r ted s i ghti ngs can
be ex pl ai ned. It i s the r emai ni ng
f i v e per cent that i nter es t hi m.
"I
got i nto al l of thi s i n an ef f or t
to di s pr ov e i t, " he s ai d,
"but
you
r eal i s e that, once you hav e s wept
away al l of the debr i s , ther e i s a
har d cor e of cas es whi ch cannot
be s i mpl y ex pl ai ned. "
He r ecal l s the cas e of two m. ! n
f r om E di nbur gh who cl ai med to
hav e been abducted
by al i ens as
they dr ov e home one ev eni ng.
"T hey had no i nter es t i n UFOs
at al l , " he s ai d.
.
I s pok e to them
at
l ength. T hey ar e genui ne
peo-
pl e. T hey bel i ew they had a dos e
encounter and I bel i ev e them as
wel l . "
Anyone el s e bel i ev i ng
they
hav e had a cl os e encounter , or
wi s hi ng to r epor t a
s i ghti ng,
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c a m p a g n . T h i s y e a r s i s v e r y
m u c h b i g g e r ;
A l t h o u g h c o m p u t e r s h a v e
b e e n a r o u n d f o r a l o n g t i m e
n o w , I t h i n k o v e r t h e l a s t t w o
y e a r s p e o p l e h a v e s u d d e n l y
b e c o m e a w a r e o f j u s t h o w m u c h
t h e y c a n
d o . "
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o f c o m p u t e r s g o e s b a c k t o
p r o d u c e a
o p l e w h o
b o t i t .
t h e B B C s
i u c a t i o n a l
c o m p u t e r s
d o u b t s a b o u t . T h e m a i n i n f o r m a t i o n i s
m a t t e r - o f - f a c t b u t a c c o m p a n i e d b y
I g h c o l o u r f u l g r a p h i c s a n d o n - s c r e e ~
l c t i o n s t o k e e p e v e n t h e m o s t s c e p t i c a l
i a i n e d . A n d a t t e r e a c h s e c t i o n t h e r e s
e - g a m e t o p r o v e y o u v e b e e n p a y i n g
t i o n .
J v e n e v e r e x p e r i e n c e d m u l t i m e d i a , t h e
r s e s s i o n i s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y .
I t s
I e , w i t t y a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g : a p a r t f r o m
; n g t h e W o r l d C u p , I h e l p e d D r W h o o u t o f
1 t s p o t a n d , i n t h e c a u s e o f l e a r n i n g
t o d r a g
n
d r o p , a s s e m b l e d ( w r o n g l y a s i t
d o u t ) a p h o t o f i t p i c t u r e o f G r a n t f r o m
n d e r s , " Ne a r l y , n e a r l y , " s a i d C a r o l s o n -
i n v o i c e e n c o u r a g i n g l y , o r w a s i t
a i r i n g l y ? H o w w a s s h e t o k n o w I p r e f e r
7 a t i o n S t r e e t
"
d e t a i l s o f y o u r n e a r e s t t a s t e r s e s s i o n s ,
9 a r n i n g D i r e c t o n 0 80 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 . Y o u n e e d
I a n d b o o k a s e s s i o n i n a d v a n c e . T h i s
" I e w i l l a l s o p r o v i d e d e t a i l s o f t h e f r e e
J U t e r s D o n t B i t e m a g a z i n e t h a t i n c l u d e s
e r n e t g u i d e f o r b e g i n n e r s a n d h e l p f o r
e r s , O r v i s i t
( w w w b b c , c o , u k / e d u c a t i o n / c d b
s c h o o l d a y s i n t h e m i d - S e v e n t i e s
w h e n s h e w a s o n e o f t h e f i r s t
s t u d e n t s t o t a k e a n O - l e v e l i n
c o m p u t e r s t u d i e s .
A n e n g i n e e r i n g d e g r e e a t
C a m b r i d g e a n d a s p e l l t r y i n g t o
s e l l T a n d y s . f o l l o w e d , w h i c h
w a s w h e n s h e f i r s t e n c o u n t e r e d
t e c h n o p h o b i a .
" I
t h i n k i n t h e e a r l y 1 9 80 s
s o m e o f t h e s t u f f w a s b e i n g
o v e r h y p e d . Y o u s t i l l h a d t o u s e
a c a s s e t t e t o r e c o r d d a t a a n d I
t h i n k t h a t p u t s o m e p e o p l e o f f , "
s h e s a y s .
H e r o w n l i f e n o w r u n s v i a a
p o w e r f u l C o m p a q P r e s a r i o a t .
h o m e a n d a P s i o n 5 O r g a n i s e r .
" I
u s e d t o h a v e a l a p t o p b u t t h a t
w a s t o o h e a v y , " s h e s a y s .
" T h i s
i s r e a l l y n e a t a n d f i t s i n
a h a n d b a g . I t s i d e a l f o r m e
b e c a u s e I w a n t t o t a k e n o t e s o f
t h i n g s a l l t h e t i m e . My n e x t s t e p
i s t o g e t i t h o o k e d u p t o t h e
I n t e r n e t . "
Mu c h o f C o m p u t e r s D o n t
B i t e , a l t h o u g h f a r f r o m a l l o f i t ,
i s a i m e d a t c h i l d r e n . " S o m e -
t i m e s I f e e l l i k e a b r o a d c a s t i n g
t e a c h e r , "
s a y s V o r d e r m a n . T h e
l a t e s t u s e r f o r h e r h o m e c o m -
p u t e r i s h e r f i v e - y e a r - o l d d a u g h -
t e r , K a t i e .
" S h e
u s e s C D - R o m s . t h e r e
a r e s o m e r e a l l y g r e a t t i t l e s
a r o u n d . I t s
w h y I a m s o e x c i t e d
b y i t a l l s t i l l .
" I
t h i n k w e h a v e g o n e
t h r o u g h a n o t h e r p a i n b a r r i e r
w i t h c o m p u t e r s . T h e y a r e v e r y
e n t e r t a i n i n g n o w . "
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.
O f f i c i a l
U FO
v e s t i g a t e b u t , s i n c e t h e o b j e c t
.
w a s m o v i n g f a s t e n o u g h t o
c i r c l e t h e g l o b e i n 60 m i n -
u t e s , t h e j e t s l o s t t h e i r qu a r -
r y . S o f a r t h e r a d a r i m a g e s
h a v e n o t b e e n r e l e a s e d .
E v e n m o r e i n t r i g u i n g a r e
t h e v i d e o p i c t u r e s s h o t
b y
U FO w a t c h e r D a v i d S p o o r
f r o m t h e g a r d e n o f h i s b u n -
g a l o w i n O u l t o n B r o a d , n e a r
L o w e s t o f t , S u f f o l k . H e d i d n t
s e e t h e f l y i n g b a t t l e s h i p b u t
d i d f i l m g l i t t e r i n g t r i a n g u l a r
c r a f t
p l a y i n g t a g o v e r t h e
No r t h S e a .
I f y o u w a n t t o v i d e o U FO s
y o u r s e l f , v i s i t w w w .
b l a c k v a u l t . c o m
-
r u n
b y a
g r o u p c a l l e d J o h n B r o . T h e i r
s i m p l e m e t h o d o f f i l m i n g
i n t o t h e s u n s
c o r o n a h a s
g e n e r a t e d t h o u s a n d s o f U FO
s i g h t i n g s f r o m a r o u n d t h e
w o r l d .
A n d t o m a k e a U FO
d e t e c t o r f r o m a n o l d c o a t
h a n g e r , a m a g n e t a n d a
d o o r b e l l ,
g o t o w w w .
t h e a l i e n z . C O m I p a r a z o n e I
p a g e u n d e r s c o r 1 . h t m
T h e a p p a r a t u s r e a c t s
t o
c h a n g e s i n e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c
a c t i v i t y , a f o o l p r o o f i n d i c a t o r
o f U FO p r e s e n c e . I f y o u l i v e
i n E a s t A n g l i a i t c o u l d b e
e s s e n t i a l . .
. V i s i t U r i G e l l e r s w e b s i t e
a t w w w . u r i g e l l e r . c o m
U n G e l l e r s
p a r a n o r m a l
n o v e l , E l l a , i s p u b l i s h e d
b y
H e a d l i n e a t [ 9 . 9 9
Fu n z o n e
~
c o u r s e s . A v a i l a b l e f o r t h e P C
a n d t h e P l a y S t a t i o n . 0 1 2 1 - 62 5
3388
T e x t e a s e Mu l t i m e d i a
( S o t t e a s e , f r o m E 85 s i n g l e u s e r
t o E 37 5 s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l
l i c e n c e ) : T e a c h e r s a n d p u p i l s o f
a l l a g e s a n d a b i l i t i e s c a n
l e a r n t o u s e w o r d - p r o c e s s o r s ,
d e s k t o p p u b l i s h i n g a n d
m u l t i m e d i a p r o j e c t s w i t h t h i s
i n t e g r a t e d p a c k a g e . T h e
c o m p u t e r c a n r e a d b a c k t e x t a s
i t i s
t y p e d i n W i n d o w s 3. 1 1 &
9 5 o r A c o r n . 0 1 332 2 0 49 1 1
I n t r o d u c i n g a n e w c o l u m n i n
w h i c h t h e w o r l d s m o s t c e l e -
b r a t e d p a r a n o r m a l i n v e s t i -
g a t o r e x p l o r e s t h e w i l d e r
s h o r e s o f t h e I n t e r n e t .
E V E N t h e Mi n i s t r y o f D e -
f e n c e h a d t o a d m i t i t s a w t h e
l a t e s t U FO .
T h e m e n f r o m t h e m i n i s t r y
a r e m o s t l y s c e p t i c a l w h e n
i n e x p l i c a b l e l i g h t s a n d c r a f t
a p p e a r i n o u r s k i e s . T h e y
b e l i e v e a n y e x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l s
w i l l b e s i g h t e d o n t h e i r
p y r a m i d r a d a r a t R A F
Fy l i n g d a l e s i n n o r t h Y o r k -
s h i r e , l o n g b e f o r e m e r e c i v i l -
i a n s s e e a n y t h i n g .
S o c i v i l s e r v a n t s m a n n i n g
t h e W h i t e h a l l U FO h o t l i n e
( 0 1 7 1 - 2 1 8 2 1 40 ) h a v e t h e i r
r e b u t t a l s r e a d y .
" I t
m u s t
h a v e b e e n a b a l l o o n , s i r . O r
t h e p l a n e t V e n u s . P e r h a p s i t
w a s a s c r a t c h o n y o u r
s p e c t a c l e s ? "
B u t t h e o b j e c t t r a c k e d o f f
E a s t A n g l i a a n d r e v e a l e d a
f e w d a y s a g o w a s 30 0 y a r d s
.
l o n g . ~ d i t d i d s h o w
u p a t
Fy I i n g d a l e s , s o i t w a s n t
V e n u s r a s c r a t c h e d l e n s .
" I t
w a s d e f i n i t e l y u n d e r
c o n t r o l ,
j u d g i n g b y t h e v a r i -
o u s m a n o u e v r e s e x e c u t e d , "
a d m i t t e d t h e m i n i s t r y .
" I t
a p p e a r e d t o b e t r i a n g u l a r
a n d w a s a r o u n d t h e s i z e o f a
b a t t l e s h i p ( a b o u t 9 0 0 f t
l o n g ) . "
T h e D u t c h a i r f o r c e d e s -
p a t c h e d F- 1 6
f i g h t e r s t o i n -
T e s t f o r S u c c e s s : Ma t h s
( O K A c a c i a , E 1 9 . 9 9 ) : T h i s s t u d y
a i d f o r s t u d e n t s a t K e y S t a g e
3 ( 1 1 t o 1 4
y e a r s ) w a s p r e p a r e d
b y t e a c h e r s a n d h e a d s o f
d e p a r t m e n t t o e n s u r e m a x i m u m
r e l e v a n c e . T h e 1 , 30 0
qu e s t i o n s a r e a c c o m p a n i e d b y
2 , 0 0 0 g r a p h i c s t o e n c o u r a g e
a f u l l e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e
s u b j e c t .
0 1 7 1 - 8365 41 1
S n o w R a c e r 9 8 ( O c e a n ,
E 34. 9 9 ) : S n o w b o a r d e r s h a v e 1 5
s l o p e s t o p e r f e c t t h e 2 0 o r s o
s t u n t s f e a t u r e d i n t h i s g a m e . Fo r
t h e m a i n s t r e a m s n o w
a d v e n t u r e r , a s k i i n g c o m p o n e n t
o f f e r s s o m e t o r t u o u s s l a l o m
R E S T R I C T E D I
R E S T R I C T E D I
. R E S T R I C T E . D / ~
MI NI S T R Y OF D E FE NC E
~ "
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, ; - " - " " . - ~ . - ~
D I VI S I ON/ D I R E C T OR AT E / BR ANC H:
S W AS 0 \
\
E n c l o s u r e Ja c k e t No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D AT E OPE NE D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D . . . . . . ~ ~ q ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S UBJE C T :
u Fo - At f \ ( \
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2 , . . A4 ~ L l ~ q % , "
R e f e r r e d t o D a t e R e f e r r e d t o D a t e
NOT E S
1 . A T e m p o r a r y Ja c k e t w i l l o n l y be u s e d w he n t he R e g i s t e r e d Fi l e i s n o t a v a i l a bl e .
2 . T he c o n t e n t s o f a T e m p r a r y Ja c k e t m u s t be i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t he R e g i s t e r e d Fi l e a t t he e a r l i e s t
o p p o r t u n i t y . a n d t hi s i n c o r p o r a t i o n r e c o r d e d o n a t r a n s i t s l i p o r f i l e r e c o r d s he e t .
3 . T he m o v e m e n t s o f T e m p o r a r y Ja c k e t s a r e r e c o r d e d by t he R e g i s t r y . T r a n s i t i s t o be r e c o r d e d o n t r a n s i t
s l i p s a s f o r R e g i s t e r e d Fi l e s .
D OW NGR AD I NG
( t o be c o m p l e t e d w he n t he j a c k e t i s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t he R e g i s t e r e d Fi l e )
T hi s j a c k e t m a y be d o w n g r a d e d t o :- R E S T R I C T E D o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNC LAS S I FI E D ( i n s e r t d a t e )
C e r t i f y i n g Of f i c e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ap p o i n t m e n t
a n d Br a n c h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R E S T R I C T E D I
- 1 I I I I I I I I
NASA knows the truth
\
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e
The Expre ss
27 A pri l 1998
Page 27
RA F
spo t s
spe e di ng
UFOs
wi t h
ne w radar
BRITA INS X - Fi l e s may
be o pe ne d up
ami d c l ai ms
o f st unni ng e v i de nc e t hat
UFOs f l y o v e r Bri t ai n.
Tape s t o be sho wn t o Bri t i sh
and A me ri c an e xpe rt s are sai d
t o sho w o bj e c t s whi c h c hange
shape i n mi d- ai r and a bat t l e -
shi p- si z e d ai rc raf t t rav e l l i ng at
33 t i me s t he spe e d o f so und.
The de t ai l s are due t o be
re v e al e d i n e arl y June at a
Spac e Sympo si um at t he
.
RA Fs C ranwe l l st af f c o l l e ge .
.
A se ni o r RA F so urc e c l ai ms
t he myst e ry c raf t hav e be e n
pi c k e d up by t he l at e st Phase d
A { ray
radar at t he C o l d War
l i st e ni ng po st at Fyl i ngdal e s i n
No rt h Y o rk shi re .
One se ni o r o f f i c e r sai d:
"What we hav e se e n are no t
se c re t we apo ns. The y are c raf t
- : ; ; : ? ~ ; : ~ ~ If ~ ~
-
- - . . . : . . _ - - . . . . . . , . . ~ ~ . . : : . . ; - . . . . ; , ; ; . - ; ~ .
- . ,
BY JOH N ING H A M
o f whi c h we hav e no t e c hni c al
k no wl e dge . We k no w t he i r
shape , spe e ds and he i ght but
c anno t e xpl ai n what t he y
are . "
The mo st spe c t ac ul ar di s-
c o v e ry i s a c raf t spo t t e d by
Fyl i ngdal e s and t he Dut c h A i r
Fo rc e o v e r t he No rt h Se a.
De sc ri be d as "t he si z e o f a bat -
t l e shi p", i t z i g- z agge d at up t o
24, OOOmph f o r 15 mi nut e s,
"as
i f i t want e d t o be spo t t e d".
A no t he r t ape sho ws a gro up
o f 12 o v al o bj e c t s se e mi ngl y
c hange shape , t o t he amaz e -
me nt o f o bse rv e rs.
But t he RA F i s e xpe c t e d t o
wi t hho l d so me X - Fi l e s. It i s
f e are d t he y c o ul d re v e al ho w
so phi st i c at e d t he i r ne w radars
are .
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_ . ~ , , ; - : : - ~ ~ -
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)
I
RAF TRACKS MYSTERY
CRAFT
OVER
NORTH SEA . . . .
AND FIGHTERS
CANT
CATCH IT
. .
. . . .
Da i l y Ma i l
27
Ap r i l 1998
17
24 , OOOm p h
UFO
b u z z e s B r i t a i n
THE RAF h a s t r a c k e d a UFO
a s
b i g a s a b a t t l e s h i p o f f t h e
c o a s t o f B r i t a i n , m i l i t a r y
s o u r c e s r e v e a l e d y e s t e r d a y .
Th e y s a i d t h e m a s s i v e c r a f t wa s
t r a c k e d f l y i n g i n a z i g - z a g p a t t e r n
a t 17, OOOm p h o v e r t h e No r t h Se a .
It t h e n a c c e l e r a t e d t o 24 , OOOm p h
a n d z o o m e d o f f t o wa r d s t h e
At l a n t i c .
Th e Du t c h a i r f o r c e a l s o t r a c k e d t h e
UFO, b u t t wo F- 16 f i g h t e r s s c r a m b l e d
t o i n t e r c e p t t h e o b j e c t we r e u n a b l e t o
k e e p u p , i t i s c l a i m e d .
RAF o f f i c i a l s a r e s a i d t o b e b a l De d
b y t h e o b j e c t , s p o t t e d b y t h e Mi n i s t r y
o f De f e n c e l o n g - r a n g e l i s t e n i n g s t a -
t i o n o n Fy l i n g d a l e s m o o r i n No r t h
Yo r k s h i r e .
It
wa s d e f i n i t e l y u n d e r c o n t r o l ,
j Ud g i n g b y t h e v a r i o u s m a n o e u v r e s
e x e c u t e d , s a i d a s o u r c e . It
a p p e a r e d
t o b e t r i a n g u l a r a n d wa s a r o u n d t h e
s i z e o f a b a t t l e s h i p ( a b o u l 90 0 f l l o n g ) .
Ra d a r r e c o r d s o f t h e c r a f t a r e d u e
t o b e p r e s e n t e d t o s c i e n c e a n d m i l i -
t a r y e x p e r t s f r o m a r o u n d t h e wo r l d ,
wh o wi l l e x a m i n e h o w t o e x p l o i t
s p a c e f o r m i l i t a r y p u r p o s e s a t a c o n -
f e r e n c e a t RAF Co l l e g e , Cr a n we l l ,
L i n c o l n s h i r e , i n Ju n e . Ot h e r t a p e s o f
- ? : : ! ~ ~ ~ : ~
" - . , .
B y DAVID DERB YSHIRE
Sc i e n c e Co r r e s p o n d e n t
t h e UFO
-
t h o u g h t t o h a v e b e e n
m a d e d u r i n g t h e l a s t t wo y e a r s
-
a r e
b e i n g wi t h h e l d b e c a u s e t h e y g i v e t o o
m u c h i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e r a d a r
b a s e s s c a n n i n g a b i l i t y .
Ho we v e r , m i l i t a r y c h i e f s m a y
r e l e a s e a s e c o n d s e r i e s o f t a p e s ,
r e p o r t e d t o s h o w 12 UFOs c h a n g i n g
s h a p e i n m i d - f l i g h t .
W h i l e t h e b a t t l e s h i p UFO i s m o s t
l i k e l y t o b e a n e x p e r i m e n t a l a i r c r a f t
.
o r a s i g h t i n g c a u s e d b y a f r e a k
we a t h e r e f f e c t , UFO wa t c h e r s
b e l i e v e i t i s f u r t h e r e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e
Ea r t h i s b e i n g v i s i t e d b y a l i e n c r a f t .
Th e p o p u l a r i t y o f TV s e r i e s s u c h a s
t h e X - Fi l e s h a s r e k i n d l e d i n t e r e s t i n
f i y i n g
s a u c e r s a n d c o n s p i r a c y t h e o -
r i e s i n r e c e n t y e a r s .
A s p o k e s m a n f o r t h e Fo r t e a n
Ti m e s , t h e j o u r n a l d e v o t e d t o UFOs ,
p s y c h i c p h e n o m e n a a n d t h e p a r a -
n o r m a l , s a i d : Th e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f
s t r a n g e o b j e c t s s e e n i n t h e s k y h a v e
.
a m o r e d o wn - t o - e a r t h e x p l a n a t i o n .
B u t m o s t UFO i n v e s t i g a t o r s wo u l d
b e v e r y i n t e r e s t e d i n s e e i n g t h e s e
t a p e s . Th e l a t e s t t h e o r y g a i n i n g
- _ . q _ : . _ ~
p o p u l a r i t y a m o n g s o m e d e d i c a t e d
UFO wa t c h e r s i s t h a t t h e m i l i t a r y
d e l i b e r a t e l y r e l e a s e s t o r i e s a b o u t
UFOs a s a s m o k e s c r e e n
-
a n d t h a t
wi t n e s s e s a r e r e a l l y s e e i n g t o p -
s e c r e t e x p e r i m e n t a l a i r c r a f t .
Th e b a s e a t RAF Fy l i n g d a l e s h a s
.
b e e n wa t c h i n g t h e s k i e s s i n c e t h e
e n d o f t h e Co l d W a t . A
l a r g e p y r a m i d -
s h a p e d , 3 6 0 - d e g r e e r a d a r h a s n o w
r e p l a c e d t h e
g i g a n t i c l a n d m a r k g o l f
b a l l s t r a c k i n g s y s t e m .
Th e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c o n c e n t r a t e d o n
t r a c k i n g s a t e l l i t e s a n d p i e c e s o f
s p a c e j u n k c i r c l i n g t h e Ea r t h .
. .
I
) (
I
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l . V e
l i a r
~ .
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g r a C e f U l l y ,
f 1 1 0 s e
p a s s e d
O v e r
"
a r e
l e f t
t o
i n
t h e i r
i d i o s Y n c r a c i e s . "
I
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T / I V ) e ; : ; .
. /
B r i t a i n
1
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t 6 1
t Q ~ .
s e a r c h
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RO B I N
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p h o n i n g
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B r i t i s h
r a d i o
a s t r o n o m e r s c o u l d
s h o r t l y
b e
l i s t e n i n g
i n
t o
h i s
c a l l s .
S c i e n t i s t s
a t
J o d r e l l
B a n . k
i n
C h e s h i r e
a r e
t o
p l a y a
k e y
r o l e
i n
t h e
m o s t
i n t e n s i v e
s e a r c h
y e t f o r
e v i d e n c e
.
o f
e x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l
i n t e l l i g e n c e .
A n d
i f
t h e r e
a r e
r a d i o
h a m s
s t r i v i n g
t o
m a k e
C O n t a c t
f r o m
d i s t a n t
g a l a X i e s
We
m i g h t
b e
O n
t h e i r
w a V e l e n g t h
Wi t h i n
a
d e c a d e .
T h e
p l a n
i s
t o
l i n k
t w o
o f
t h e
w o r l d s
l a r g e s t
r a d i o
t e l e -
s c o p e s
s o
t h a t
t h e y
c a n
j O i n t l y
s c o u r
t h e
s k i e s
i n
s e a r c h
o f
s i g n a l s
f r o m
a l i e n
c i V i l i s a _
t i o n s .
T h e
2 5 0
f t
l o v e l l
T e l e s c o p e o p e r a t e d
b y t h e
U n i v e r s i t y
o f
M a n c h e s t e r
Wi l l b e
l i n k e d
t o
t h e
v a s t
1 , 0 0 0
f t
i n s t r u m e n t
a t
A r e c i b o
i n
P u e r t o
Ri c o .
Wo r k i n g
t o g e t h e r
O V e r
a
t e n - y e a r
p e r i o d ,
t h e y
Wi l l
l i s t e n
f o r
a r t i f i c i a l
r a d i o
m e s -
s a g e s
f r o m
2 , 0 0 0
S u n - l i k e
s t a r s
Wi t h i n
a
r a n g e
o f
1 5 0
l i g h t
y e a r s
f r o m
t h e
Ea r t h . S t a t e - o t - t h e _ a r t
c o m p u t e r t e c h n o l o g y
Wi l l
a l l o w
t h e
s c i e n t i s t s
t o
s c a n
a n d
s i f t "
5 0
m i U i o n
f r e q u e n c y
c h a n n e l s
a t
t h e
s a m e
t i m e .
T h e
m o v e
m a r k s . a
t u r n i n g
,
.
. p o i n t
i n
t h e
S e a r c h
f o r
Ex t r a
T e r r e s t r i a l
I n t e l l i g e n c e
( S e t i ) .
A n
A m e r i c a n
s c i e n t i s t
a t
t h e
f o r e f r o n t
o f
t h e
p r o j e c t
s a i d
h e
w o u l d
b e
s u r p r i s e d
i f
ET
f a i l e d
t o
m a k e
C o n t a c t .
.
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p r e s e n t
t h e
C a l i f o r n i a _
b a s e d
S e t i
I n s t i t u t e
o p e r a t e s
f r o m
a
r e l a t i v e l y
s m a l l
1 4 0
i t
r a d i o
t e l e s c o p e
a t
Gr e e n _
b a n k ,
We s t
V i r g i n i a .
B u t
t h i s
s U m m e r
t h e
w h o l e
s c a l e
o f
P r o j e c t -
P h o e n i x ,
t h e
S e t i
p r o g r a m m e
l a u n c h e d
b y t h e
i n s t i t u t e
i n
t h e
1 9 7 0 s ,
Wi l l
b e
t r a n s f o r m e d
w h e n
i t
S Wi t c h e s
t o
P u e r t o
Ri c o .
A r e c i b o ,
t h e
. l a r g e s t
s i n g l e -
d i s h
r a d i o
t e l e s c o p e
i n
t h e
Wo r l d ,
i s
b U i l t
i n
t h e
n a t u r a l
h o I 1 o w
o f
a
m o u n t a i n
a n d
u s e s
t h e
r o t a t i o n
o f
t h e
Ea r t h
t o
s c a n
t h e
s k y .
Ri c h a r d
D a v i s ,
s e n i o r
l e c -
t u r e r
i n
p h y s i c s
a n d
a s t r o n o _
m y a t
M a n c h e s t e r
U n i v e r s i t y ,
w h o
Wa s
c h i e f l y
r e s P o n s i b l e
f o r
b r i n g i n g
S e t i
t o
J o d r e l l
B a n k ,
s a i d :
" P e o p l e
o f t e n
w o n d e r
Wh y
S e t f
h a s n t
b e e n
s u c c e s s f u l ,
b u t
a
s e r i o u s
s e a r c h
h a s
n o t
b e e n
m a d e
t o
d a t e .
T h i s
i s
t h e
f i r s t
t i m e
We v e
h a d
a
s y s t e m
t h a t s
r e a I 1 y
u p t o
t h e
j o b .
I f
t h e r e
a r e
a n y
t r a n s m i s s i o n s
O u t
t h e r e ,
We l l
f i n d
t h e m . "
,
. .
T.
Sunday
Illes
18 January 1998
Page
1. 3
To ri es
h i d
H o w ard s
ali en
v i si t at i o n
/ ,
b y Seb ast i an
H ami lt o n
W est mi nst er
C o rresp o ndent
PERH APS
t h ey w ere i llegal
ali ens. M i c h ael
H o w ard, t h e
fo rmer h o me
sec ret ary, w as

v i si t ed
b y ex t rat errest ri al b e-
i ngs i n t h e run- up t o t h e last
elec t i o n, ac c o rdi ng t o U F O -
w at c h ers near h i s h o me i n
K ent .
In a c ase w o rt h v o f Th e X
F i les, t h e c lai ms ~ ere
ap p ar- )
ent ly c o v ered
up b y a C o nser-
v at i v e
p art y medi a mac h i n e
desp erat e t o av o i d emb arrass-
i ng h eadli nes and c art o o ns.
Seni o r
To ry sp i n do c t o rs
say t h ey w ere aw are o f t h e
st o ry, w h i c h
ap p eared i n a
lo c al
new sp ap er, w h i le H o w -
ard s
agent h as admi t t ed h alt -
i ng p ub li c at i o n o f furt h e~
det ai led rep o rt s ab o ut t h e i n-
c i dent i n t h e
p ap er
b ) 1
c o mp lai ni ng t o t h e edi t o r.

Th e b i z arre st o ry b egan 0
I
t h e ni gh t o f M arc h 8, 1997 ,
w eek b efo re Jo h n M ajo r an-
no unc ed t h e dat e o f t h e gen-
eral elec t i o n b ut w i t h all t h
p art i es already fi rmly i n c am
p ai gn mo de. At 3 am Sarah
H all, a rep o rt er o n t h e F o lke
st o ne H erald, w as dri v i n
alo ng Do nkey St reet
i ~
Lymp ne, near
H yt h e, w h e
sh e h eard a st range h ummi n
and st o p p ed h er c ar.
Ah ead o f h er sh e sa w a
h ugq
t ri angular c raft h o v eri ng
o v e1
a fi eld. " It
h ad a large do me a
o ne end and lo t s o f b ri gh
li gh t s aro und t h e si des and
lo o ked q ui t e sh i nv . I h ad no
i dea w h at i t w as~ I felt t h e
h ai rs st and
up o n t h e b ac k o f
my nec k, " sh e sai d.
!
" Aft er a few sec o nds i t
Sh O ~ o ff and
st o p p ed 50 0 met re
aw ay. It t h en mo v ed an
st o p p ed fo ur t i mes b efo re li v
i ng o ff. "
.
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H er
si gh t i ng w as
c o nfi rmed
b y C h ri s Ro lfe, a lo c al U F d
sp o t t er. " Th i s
t alli es w i t h an
uno ffi c i al ac c o unt I w as
gi v er/
t h at i t w as seen b v t w o fi reJ
men h o \ eri ng
ah o v ~ M r H o w J
. - .
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j
fi led w i t h lo c al U F O - sp o t t ers
o f a t ri angular c raft , grey i n
c o lo ur, h o v eri ng i n an area 15
mi les aro und H o w ard s h o me.
H all w ro t e
up h er ex p eri -
enc e fo r h er
p ap er
b ut w as
ast o ni sh ed t o fi nd t h at w h en i t
ap p eared, t h e lo c at i o n
h ad;
b een mo v ed fro m near H o w -
ard s
h o me t o t h e o t h er si de o f
t h e marsh es at New Ro mney.
" Ev ent s seemed t o h av e
b een relo c at ed sev eral mi les
aw ay. I do n t kno w h o w t h i s
c am~ ab o ut ; I h av e asked b ut
h av e no t b een gi v en an
ex p lanat i o n.
"
W h en H all at t emp t ed t o
suggest i n a lat er art i c le t h at
H o w ard s
h o me h ad b een t h e
real si t e o f t h e v i si t , t h e To ri es
b egan t o fi gh t b ac k. M i c h ael
Bux t o n, H o w ard s
agent , t ele-
p h o ned t h e
p ap er t o c o m-
p lai n: t h e st o ri es
st o p p ed.
Nei t h er t h e lo c al p o li c e no r
t h e
M i ni st ry o f Defenc e h av e
any rec o rd o f an i nc i dent t h at
ev eni ng, desp i t e t h e seri es o f
si gh t i ngs. A p o li c e sp o kesman,
h o w ev er, sai d i t mi gh t h av e
b een dealt w i t h
b y
H o w ard s
o w n p o li c e p ro t ec t i o n t eam.
Sh ei la Gunn, Jo h n M ajo r s
p ress sec ret ary, sai d last w eek
sh e w as aw are o f rep o rt s at
t h e t i me o f an ex t rat errest ri al
si gh t i ng. b ut t h e To ri es h ad
managed t o keep t h em o ut o f
t h e nat i o nal p ap ers.
" It
w as
. all rat h er st range, " sh e sai d,
" b ut
t h en, t h at elec t i o n c am-
p ai gn w as
p ret t y st range all
ro und, w asn t i t ? "
Th e < : se i s no w b ei ng
p ressed
b y M ark W at t s, t h e
.
Lab o ur M EP fo r K ent East ,
w h o i s aski ng t h e Euro p ean
p arli ament t o i nv est i gat e.
~
" Th ere h av e b een so many
si gh t i ngs fro m reli ab le w i t -
nesses
-
p eo p le c an t b e
sufferi ng fro m mass h ys-
t eri a, " h e sai d.
H o w ard, w h o w as last year
desc ri b ed as h av i ng " so me-
e
t h i ng o f t h e ni gh t ab o ut h i m"
b y Ann W i ddec o mb e, t h e fo r-
mer p ri so ns mi ni st er, w as last
. w eek unav ai lab le fo r c o m-
ment . A seni o r To ry p art y
sp o kesman sai d h e knew no t h -
i ng ab o ut t h e st o ry; no r c o uld

h e c o nfi rm t h e ex ac t mo v e-
ment s t h at day o f Jo h n Red-
w o o d, t h e sh ado w t rade
sec ret ary, ni c knamed " t h e
Vulc an" b ec ause o f h i s
v aguely ex t rat errest ri al
ap p earanc e.
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t h a t t h e r e i s s ome t h i ng t op s e c r e t b e i ng f e s t e d b y
t h e MOD a t RAF Sp a d ~ a d a m. I f t h a t s t h e c a s e I
t h i nk p e op l e s h ou l d k now i f t h e s e t h i ngs a r e l a nd -
i ng i n t h e Sa l wa y"!
Mr s W i l 1 i a ms on, wh o wa s d r i v i ng, r e v e a l e d s h e
wa s e q u a l l y mys t i f i e d b y wh a t t h e y wi t ne s s e d .
Sh e c omme nt e d :
I v e ne v e r s e e n a nyt h i ng l i k e
t h i s b e f or e . Th e or a nge ob j e c t wa s d a z z l i ng a nd
v e r y d i s t i nc t i v e b u t s oon v a ni s h e d .
"Th e s i l v e r s h a p e d one wa s a l s o c l e a r a nd wa s
v i s i b l e f or f u l l y t wo mi nu t e s . I t wa s h a r d t o e s t i -
ma t e i t s s i z e b u t i t t r a v e l l e d f or a wh i l e a t t h e
h e i gh t of a l ow f l yi ng
j e t ".
Sh e a d d e d t h a t i t wa s a f a i r l y b r i gh t a f t e r noon
wi t h good v i s i b i l i t y.
Th e wome n s a i d t h e y d i d not c ont nc t t h e e me r -
ge nc y s e r v i c e s a t t h e t i me b e c a u s e t h e r e wa s no
ob v i ou s i nd i c a t i on of a c r a s h a nd t h e y f e l t s u r e t h e
s p e c t a c l e wou l d h a v e a l s o b e e n wi t ne s s e d b y ot h e r
p e op l e .
Bot h a r e c e r t a i n, h owe v e r , t h a t wh a t t h e y s a w
wa s u nc onne c t e d wi t h e l e c t r i c a l s t or ms i n t h e
we s t of Du mf r i e s a nd Ga l l owa y ov e r t h e s a me
we e k e nd .
A s p ok e s ma n a t t h e H. M. C oa s t gu a r d c ont r ol
c e nt r e a t L i v e r p ool s a i d t h a t no s p e d f i c i nc i d e nt
h a d b e e n l ogge d
i n t h e Anna n a r e a of t h e Sol wa y
a t t h a t t i me .
. .
He s a i d :
"W e d i d r e c e i v e r e p or t s of u nu s u a l
l i gh t s i n t h e s k y ov e r Du mf r i e s a nd Ga l l owa y
f r om. t h e C u mb r i a n c oa s t a nd t h r ou gh p ol i c e on
t h e I s l e of Ma n b u t t h a t wa s e v e nt u a l l y p u t d own
t o t h e l i gh t ni ng".
Bu t h e a d d e d : "Th e r e s e e ms t o b e a l ot goi ng on
i n t h e s k y ov e r t h e Sou t h e r n Sc ot l a nd c oa s t a s we
ge t mor e r e p or t s of u nu s u a l s i gh t i ngs t h e r e t h a n
a nywh e r e e l s e ".
An RAF s p ok e s ma n i n L ond on s a i d l a s t ni gh t
t h a t t h e r ol e of t h e f or me r r oc k e t - t e s t i ng b a s e a t
Sp a d e a d a m wa s now p r i ma r i l y gr ou nd l e v e l
we a p ons t e s t i ng a nd a s a t a r ge t i n a i r a t t a c k e x e r -
c i s e s .
He a d d e d : "N ot h i ng i s l a u nc h e d i nt o t h e a i r
f r om t h e s t a t i on".
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THE MYSTERY of t h e s o- c a l l e d Sol wa y
U FO t r i a n~ l e d e e ne ne d t h i s we e k wh e n t wo
K i r t i e b r i d ge wom n d e s c r i b e d a n e nc ou nt e r
wi t h a s i l v e r y c ol ou r e d
c r a f t .
Ef f i e Gow a nd Be t t y W i l l i a ms on b r ok e t h e i r s i -
l e nc e ov e r t h e i nc i d e nt a f t e r r e a d i ng r e p or t s of
s i mi l a r s i gh t i ngs i n t h e Du mf r i e s s h i r e N e ws p a -
p e r s Gr ou p .
Th e wome n we r e on t h e f i na l l e g of a c a r j ou r -
ne y f r om Du mf r i e s t o Anna n wh e n t h e i r a t t e nt i on
wa s d r a wn t o a b r i gh t
"t a nge r i ne - c ol ou r e d b a l l " i n
t h e s k y wh i c h v a ni s h e d wi t h i n s e c ond s .
Mor e s i gni f i c a nt l y, t h e y d e s c r i b e d t h a t ov e r
t h e ne x t t wo mi nu t e s a n a r r ow- s h a p e d s i l v e r .
c ol ou r e d ob j e c t p l u nge d ou t of t h e s a me a r e a of
s k y t owa r d s t h e Sa l wa y Fi r t h .
Mr s . Gow, a f or me r Mi ni s t r y of De f e nc e
wor k e r of Ti l e k i l ns C ot t a ge , a nd Mr s W i l l i a ms on,
wh o f a r ms wi t h h e r s on a t J oc k s t own, a d mi t t e d
t h a t t h e wi d e l y h e l d s c e p t i c i s m of U FOs i ni t i a l l y
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17 August 1997
P age 13
R i d d l e o f
. the
B l ac k Tr i q n gl e
AN I n d e p e n d e n c e D ay -
sty l e UFO has be e n
sp o tte d ho ve r i n g
me n ac i n gl y
o ve r a
B r i ti sh c i ty .
The d ar k tr i an gl e -
shap e d c r af t was
c o mp l e te l y
mo ti o n l e ss
be f o r e r ac i n g away .
Man y r e p o r ts have
d e sc r i be d the c o l o ssal
c r af t as at l e ast twi c e
the si z e o f e j umbo j e t
an d p OS S I bl y 500 y ar d s
wi d e
-
l i k e the UFO
whi c h ho ve r e d o ve r
W ast. i n gto o
i n the hi t W i D
S mi th H o l l y wo o d f i l m
I n d e p e n d e n c e D ay .
The c r af t, n i c k n ame d
the
" B l ac k Tr i an gl e " ,
has be e n ap p e ar i n g
f o r
mo n ths i n the L an c aste r
ar e a.
S o me ti me s i t
e mi ts
thr e e bi n d i n g f l ashe s o f
whi te f i ght
f r o m e ac h
c o r n e r .
I t f l i e s f r e q ue n tl y o ve r
n uc l e ar p l an ts at
H e y sham
an d S e l l af i e l d .
S o me UFO e x p e r ts
thi n k
i t may be a n e w war -
B y
FI ONA MAY
p l an e be i n g d e ve l o p e d
by
B r i ti sh Ae r o sp ac e at
W ar to n , L an e s.
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r e p o r ts o f .
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tr i an gI e -
shap e d . B ti sh e q ui va-
l e n t o f i : the US S te
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d e n i e d
.
the r e was a
H AL O
p r o j e c t
an d s3i d
the o n l y te st ai r c r af t
be i n g f l o wn i n . the
L an c aste r ar e a was the
1, 300mp h
E ur o f i ghte r .
H e ad d e c :: " V i e W e d
f r o m un c I e r n e ath i t d o e s
l o o k tr i an gl e ~ ~ , , -
.
p e r hap S
that i s whr e
the r e p o r ts
ste m f r o m, "
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the No r th
.
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UFO I n ve sti gati o n
G r o up
who has p i c tur e s
o f the
c r af t, sai d :
" I
wo utd n o t
l i k e to
say
f o r sur e i t i s
e x tr a- te r r e str i al but that
has to be a p o ssi bc l i ty . "
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17 August 1997
P age 19
f a
L \ . \ S
.
D ai l y Te l e gr ap h
17 August 1997
P age 6
B usi n e ss
, .
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at G KN,
the
e n gi n e e r i n g
an d auto mo ti ve
gr o up ,
n o d o ubt c r i n ge d
l ast
we e k whe n the
Nati o n al
Aud i t Of f i c e p ubl i she d
i ts
r e p o r t o n p r o bl e ms
wi th the
c o un tr y s d e f e n c e
p r o c ur e -
me n t p r o
r amme ,
i n c l ud i n g
d e l ay s i n the d e l i ve r y o f the
i ts o wn
W e stl an d
Me r l i n
he l i c o p te r .
B ut al l thi s i s a
d i ve r si o n
f r o m a gr o wi n g
o r e r bo o k at W e stl an d an d
G KN s str o n g
p e r f o r man c e
ac r o ss i ts r an ge o f busi -
n e sse s. The r e c e n t bul l i sh
r e sul ts have se n t the shar e s
up war d s to
f : l 2 . 6 5 but the
gr o up
sti l l tr ad e s ata smal l
d i sc o un t to the se c to r . G KN
has
d e mo n str ate d an i mp r e s-
si ve abi l i ty to avo i d the wo r st
r avage s o f the str o n g p o un d
an d un d e r C K Cho w, the
n e w c hi e f e x e c uti ve ,
the r e
ar e p l an s
f o r e x p an si o n an d
the mo o d i s up be at.
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at
se l l - o ut
o n j e ts
f o r J ak ar ta
A FUR I OUS p ar l i ame n tar y
r o w has e r up te d o ve r Mi n i s-
, te r s . r e f usal to an swe r f ur -
the i q ue S ti o n s o n the c o n tr o -
ve r sy o ve r B r i tai n s sal e o f 16
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H awk j e ts to I n d o n e si a,
:
wr i te s P atr i c k W i n to ur .
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,
c o mme r c i al c o n f i d e n ti al i ty
o ve r ~ e
U6 0 mi l l i o n d e al ,
an d say s f ur the r d i sc l o sur e s
c an
o n l y be gi ve n wi th the
agr e e me n t o f B r i ti sh Ae r o -
sp ac e , whi c h mak e s the
H awk . Op p o n e n ts o f the d e al
ar e f ur i o us abo ut the r e f usal .
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say t E d e ts, e ar m k e d
f o r ti n i n gp i l o ts, wi l l be f i t-
te d wi th gr o un d attac k
we ap o n s to sup p r e ss r e be l s i n
E ast Ti mo r .
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Cl y wd ~
wr i ti n g i n Tr i bun e ,
say s Fo r e i gn S e c r e tar y
R o bi n
Co o k has f ai l e d i n the f i r st
te st o f hi s n e w e thi c al f o r e i gn
p o l i c y .
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has d o n e what he
had c o n stan tl y c r i ti c i se d the
p r e vi o us go ve r n me n t f o r
d o i n g by r e f usi n g to mak e a
state me n t o n the f l o o r f the
Co mmo n s so that so me o f the
148 L abo ur MP s who had
si gn e d a Co mmo n s mo ti o n
c al l i n g f o r an e n d war ms
sal e s to I n d o n e si a c o ul d q ue s-
ti o n hi m o ve r hi s ap p ar e n t
vo l te - f ac e .
The r e i s sp e c i al an ge r be -
c ause susp i c i o n s have be e n
r ai se d at the way i n whi c h
the D e p ar tme n t o f Tr ad e an d
I n d ustr y an n o un c e d i n a
wr i tte n an swe r o n 11 J ul y
that
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c o n tr ar y
to e ar l i e r i n -
f o r mati o n gi ve n to p ar i i a-
me n t
-
e x p o r t l i c e n c e s had ,
i n f ac t, al r e ad y be e n gr an te d
by the p r e vi o us go ve r n me n t.
P r e V i o usl y P ar l i ame n t had
be e n to l d
-
i n c o r r e c tl y
-
that thi s was n o t the c ase .
L e f t. wi n g L abo ur MP s ar e
susp i c i o us that Mi n i ste r s ar e
be i n g mi si e d by o f f i c i al s
e age r to p r o te c t val uabl e d e -
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i s s u e h i t s t h e s h e l v e s a t a t i m e
wh e n c o n s p i r a c y t h e o r i s t s t h e
wo r l d o v e r a r e ju m p i n g u p
a n d
d o wn s h o u t i n g ,
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t o l d y o u s o ! W e r e
n o t ju s t p a r a n o i d ! T h e g o v e r n m e n t
r e a l l y i s h i d i n g t h e t r u t h a bo u t UFOs !
R e a d i t f o r y o u r s e l f ! " An d r e a d a l l
a bo u t i t y o u c a n , h e r e i n t h e o n e a n d
o n l y Al l E N E NC OUNT E R S.
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i n i f h 1 p p e d q u i t e n e a t l y
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r n t
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: m t e h ~ d e p t l i r e p o r t . f
R e c e n t n e ws s u g g e s t s t h a t i t s n o t
ju s t t h e B r i t i s h Go v e r n m e n t m a k i n g
a n t i - UFO n o i s e s , bu t t h e Am e r i c a n s a s
we l l . A n e wl y d e c l a s s i f i e d C I A
d o c u m e n t g o e s t o g r e a t l e n g t h s t o
p r o v e t h a t r e p o r t e d UFO s i g h t i n g s we r e
i n f a c t m e r e l y Am e r i c a n m i l i t a r y
s p y
p l a n e s s u c h a s t h e SR 71 B l a c k bi r d a n d
t h e L o c k h e e d U2 A. Uf o l o g i s t s h a v e
n a t u r a l l y r i s e n u p
i n a r m s o v e r t h e
p u bl i c a t i o n , c o n v i n c e d t h a t . i t i s m e r e l y
a
p l o y
t o d i s c r e d i t r e a l UFO s i g h t i n g s
a n d bu r y l i n k s be t we e n t h e C I A a n d
UFOs . T h e y d o h a v e a p o i n t
-
i f t h e
C I A we r e i n n o c e n t , wh y bo t h e r g o i n g
t o s u c h l e n g t h s t o p r o v e t h e i r p o i n t ?
St i c k i n g wi t h t h e f a c t u a l s i d e o f
u f o l o g y ,
we v e a l s o g o t a s m a s h i n g
a r t i c l e wr i t t e n
by
Au s t r a l i a n a n t i -
g r a v i t y e n g i n e e r , T e d R o a c h . R o a c h
e x p l a i n s t h e s c i e n c e be h i n d a n t i - g r a v i t y
p o we r e d f l y i n g v e h i c l e s , p r o v i n g t h a t
t h e t e c h n o l o g y t o bu i l t t h e s e c r a f t i s
f i r m l y i n o u r g r a s p . T h e r a m i f i c a t i o n s
o f t h i s d i s c o v e r y a r e h u g e
-
i m a g i n e
t h e s u d d e n wo r t h l e s s n e s s o f f u e l -
p o we r e d a i r c r a f t , r e s u l t i n g i n a n e w
i n d e p e n d e n c e f r o m f o s s i l f u e l s .
T o p i c s l i k e t h i s s h o u l d r e a l l y be
p u bl i c k n o wl e d g e , y e t t h e y a r e
c o n s i s t e n t l y i g n o r e d by
t h e m e d i a a t
l a r g e . I t s e e m s t h a t Ge o r g e Or we l l s
f i c t i o n a l B i g B r o t h e r s c e n a r i o i s r a p i d l y
be c o m i n g f a c t .
I t o n l y r e m a i n s f o r AL I E N E NC OUNT E R S
t o r i s e a bo v e t h e s e p o l i t i c a l s i l e n c e s ,
a n d a t t e m p t t o i n f o r m a s m a n y
m e m be r s o f t h e p u bl i c a s p o s s i bl e .
W e h a v e n t be e n s i l e n c e d by
t h e
p o we r s t h a t be a s y e t , a n d h o p e f u l l y
we n e v e r wi l l .
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c on f u s i . . . . . 1 . \ c t i v i t i es hav e b een
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m ad e.
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i n t r od u c t i on
of
an t i - p s y c hot i c
d r u g s
30
y ear s
ag o was a
hu g e ad v an c e i n t he
t r eat m en t
of
s c hi z op hr en i a.
U n f or t u n at e-
l y 2 5
p er c en t of
p at i en t s f ai l ed t o
r es p on d
t o t hes e
d r u g s . an d hal f of t hos e
t r eat ed
wi t h t hem
r el ap s ed
wi t hi n t wo
y ear s . .
Man y of t he
d r u g s al s o hav e
u n p l eas an t
s i d e- ef f ec t s .
Ov er t he
p as t y ear or t wo a n ew er a i n
t he
t r eat m en t
of
s c hi z op hr en i a
has s t ar t ed
wi t h t he ad v en t of t he
at y p i c al n eu r o-
l ep t i c s . The
i n d i c at i on s
f or t he
p r es c r i p -
t i on of
Ri s p er d al
has
r ec en t l y b een
ex t en d ed .
The ad v i c e t o d oc t or s t o u s e
Ri s p er d al wi t h
c au t i on i n t he
el d er l y I t as
b een
r ep l ac ed wi t h t he
s t at em en t
t hat i t i s
wel l t ol er at ed
i n ol d er
p at i en t s .
.
Dr
Ton m oy
S har m a.
s en i or
l ec t u r er at
t he
Mau d s l ey
Hos p i t al .
L on d on . s ai d :
" Thes e
n ew
d r u g s of f er a
p r ov en t r eat -
m en t wi t h f ewer
s i d e- ef f ec t s
t han t he
ol d er
t r eat m en t .
P at i en t s ar e l es s
l i k el y t o
s u f f er
ex c es s
t i r ed n es s .
s ex u al
d y s f u n c -
t i on . g r os s wei g ht
g ai n . or
u n c on t r ol l ab l e
m ov em en t t o t he f ac e an d l i m b s t han ar e
t hos e
t ak i n g
c on v en t i on al
n eu r ol ep t i c s .
The n ew
d r u g s ar e al s o
b et t er at
c on t r ol l i n g a wi d e
r an g e of
p s y c hot i c
s v n l n t n r n
"
The
au t ob i og r ap hy of Ai r
Mar s hal
S i r
P et er
Hor s l ey . f or m er war -
t i m e
p i l ot an d
l at er
d ep u t y
head of S t r i k e
Com m an d ,
i s
b ei n g p u b l i s hed i n Oc t ob er .
Ther e ar e
al r ead y
p r es s an d
r ad i o
r ep or t s t hat t he b ook
c on t ai n s
an ac c ou n t
of S i r
P et er s
c on v er s at i on
wi t h
an
al i en . who t ol d t he ai r
m ar s hal
ab ou t l i f e on
f l y i n g s au c er s .
On e
i n t er es t i n g
f eat u r e
of
t hes e
t r av el l er s
f r om
ou t er
s p ac e i s t hat as
t hey
j ou r n ey
t hey c ar r y wi t h t hem i n t hei r
l u g g ag e s p ar e b od y p ar t s .
W hat ev er
hap p en ed i n t he
f l at i n
S m i t h
S q u ar e. W es t -
m i n s t er .
wher e S i r P et er had
hi s
en c ou n t er
i n
1 9 5 4 .
m ay
n ev er b e
u n r av el l ed
b u t he i s
u n l i k el y t o c on v i n c e
ei t her hi s
RAF
c ol l eag u es , or hi s d oc t or s .
t hat
hi s
i n f or m an t ,
J an u s ,
ex i s t ed .
I t i s
i n t er es t i n g
t hat p at i en t s
au d i t or y ,
v i s u al or
ol f ac t or y
hal l u c i n at i on s ,
an d t he d el u -
s i on s t hat s t em f r om
t hem . ar e
d ep en d en t
on t he
p r ev ai l i n g
c u l t u r e. I f S i r P et er had l i v ed
s ev er al
c en t u r i es
ag o. an d i f
t he
ex p l an at i on
f or t he
s t r an g e
hap p en i n g s i n S m i t h
S q u ar e
i s t he r es u l t of a
hal l u c i n at i on .
he
m i g ht hav e b een
c on f r on t ed
b y t he
Dev i l . or a s ai n t .
Rel i g i ou s
i m ag er y i s n ow u n ~
f as hi on ab l e.
an d
p eop l e who
b el i ev e
t hey hav e
had p ar a-
n or m al
ex p er i en c es
ar e m or e
l i k el y t o r ec ou n t
how
t hey
hav e m et a m an f r om ou t er
s p ac e. An d
m an y ar e c on -
v i n c ed
t hat
t hey hav e b een
ab d u c t ed
or
r ap ed
b y t he l i t t l e
g r een m en . b u t when
p r es s ed
ar e
c har ac t er i s -
t i c al l y s hor t of
t he
d et ai l t hat
wou l d
hav e
m ad e t he
s t or y
s o
f as c i n at i n g .
an d
ad d ed v e-
r ac i t y t o i t . I t i s
s t r i k i n g
t hat
n ow
Mar s has
b een
ex p l or ed .
t he
al i en s ar e
ap t t o c om e
f r om ou t er
s p ac e.
V er y d e-
p r es s ed
p at i en t s
m ay d ev el op
p s y c hot i c
s y m p -
t om s .
i n c l u d i n g
hal l u c i n at i on s
an d
d el u s i on s .
Man y ot her
p at i en t s
s u f f er i n g f r om s c hi z o-
p hr en i a. or i t s r el at ed d i s or -
d er s , al s o hear v oi c es an d
m ay
c ar r y on
l on g an d
c om p l i c at ed
c on v er s at i on s
wi t h t hem .
U n t i l
r ec en t l y . t he
p eac e of
t he
m or n i n g r oom of on e
L on d on
c l u b was
r eg u l ar l y
d i s t u r b ed
b y t he
n oi s y ar g u -
m en t t hat on e
m u c h- l ov ed
m em b er hel d wi t h hi s v oi c es .
Tog et her
t hey b at t l ed
ov er t he
p ol i t i c al
p oi n t s
r ep or t ed i n t he
n ews p ap er s an d ot her m em -
b er s wer e t r eat ed t o a
r u n n i n g
c om m en t ar y
on t he
d i s c u s . s i on
i n s i d e hi s head .
Hal l u c i n at i on s
m ay al s o b e
t ac t i l e s o
t hat
p at i en t s n ot
on l y
hear t he v oi c e of
t he
i n v i s i b l e
s t r an g er .
b u t
m ay f eel t hem
an d
m ay ev en
c om p l ai n
t hat
t he
hai I u c i n a-
t or y
p r es en c e
has m ad e s ex u al
ad v an c es .
V i s u al ha1 ! u -
c i n at i on s
ar e al -
s o
c om m on
i n
m an y f or m s of
d em en t i a as we1 ! as i n p s y c hot -
i c
c on d i t i on s .
Del i r i u m t r e-
m en s
an d
L ewey
b od y
d em en t i a, a f or m of s en i l e
d em en t i a, ar e
p ar t i c u l ar l y as -
s oc i at ed
wi t h
v i s u al
ha1 ! u c i n at i on s .
I n
L ewey b od y d em en t i a t he
v i s i on i s
f r eq u en t l y i n c om -
p l et e. a
p hen om en on
t h t
m ay
S i r P et er
Hor s l ey
J el l y f i s h
war n i n g
t o
hol i d ay m ak er s
THE hot
weat her
has
p r od u c ed t he
u s u al
p r ob l em s
f or s eas i d e
hol i d ay m ak er s .
Thi s week
v i s i t or s t o
b eac hes i n Eas t
An g l i a hav e b een
s u f f er i n g
f r om
j el l y f i s h
s t i n g s .
The
t en t ac l es
of
j el l y f i s h r el eas e a
m i l d t ox i n when
t hey ar e
t ou c hed . I t
u s u al l y c au s es
l i t t l e
m or e t r ou b l e
t han s om e
r ed d en i n g of t he s k i n , a f ai n t
r as h
whi c h i s
m i l d l y i r r i t an t .
The
s y m p t om s ar e
r ead i l y
aI l ev i at ed
b y a
s i m p l e
p ai n k i l l er
-
V eg an i n . f or
i n s t an c e, f or
ad u l t s ,
p ar ac et am ol
f or
c hi l d r en ,
an d
i n f l am m at i on
i s
r ed u c ed
b y t he
ap p l i c at i on of
hy d r oc or t i s on e
c r eam . I f
p ar t of t he
t en t ac l e
r em ai n s
s t u c k t o t he s k i n an
ap p l i c at i on of
v i n eg ar f r om t he
p i c n i c
b as k et
wi l l
u s u al l y c au s e i t t o d r op of f ,
or i t
m ay b e
r em ov ed
b y
ap p l y i n g
s t i c k y
p l as t er an d
t ear i n g of f .
S om e
p at i en t s ar e
al l er g i c t o s u c h
s t i n g s . I f t he
r eac t i on i s
v er y s ev er e
t hey
m ay n eed an
i m m ed i at e
s u b c u t an eou s
i n j ec t i on of on e i n a
t hou s an d
ad r en al i n ,
an d i n t he
v er y
wor s t c as es
t r an s f er t o
hos p i t al .
Tr av el ,
p ag e 37
W at c h ou t f or
j el l y f i s h on t he b eac h
~
. \ , j < : : : ~ :
I
ac c ou n t
f or t he
n u m b er of
g hos t s whi c h ar e ei t her head -
l es s ot wi t hou t f eet . .
P er hap s S i r P et er
r eaI l y d i d
m eet an al i en , b u t f or t hos e of
u s who d on t
l i k e t o t hi n k t hat
t he m an i n
c har g e of a n u c l ear
s t r i k e f or c e was
ha1 ! u c i n at i n g ,
t her e i s an ot her
m or e r eas s u r -
i n g ex p l an at i on . I t i s
p os s i b l e
t hat S i r P et er .
ex hau s t ed
af t er
hi s
d u t i es at
B u c k i n g ham
P al ac e
wher e he was t hen
p os t ed ,
d r op p ed of f t o
s l eep i n .
t he
S m i t h
S q u ar e f l at an d
ex p er i en c ed
a
hy p n ag og i c
ha1 ! u c i n at i on .
Hy p n ag og i c
ha1 ! u c i n a-
t i on s ar e t he p hen om -
en a i n whi c h a
p er s on who i s i n t he
t wi l i g ht
z on e b et ween
s l eep an d
wa~ e-
f u l n es s
s ees ; hear s an d ev en
f eel s a
hal l u c i n at or y
ot her
p er s on . The
i m ag e i s v er y r eal
an d i t c an b e
v er y har d t o
c on v i n c e
t he d r eam er t hat t he
i n c i d en t
t ook
p l ac e on l y i n hi s
or her m i n d .
Hy p n ag og i c hal -
l u c i n at i on s
ar e
c om p ar at i v el y
c om m On
an d
wher eas
t hey ar e
u s u al l y
p ar t of a
c on t i n u i n g
s l eep d i s or d er ,
t hey c an OCc u r
i n
p eop l e who d on t
hav e a
hi s t or y of
ab n or m al
s l eep
p at t er n s .
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B Y TO B Y MO O RE AN D I V O R K E Y
CO N SPI RACY theo r i s ts
have r eac ted w i th ty p i c al
s c ep ti c i s m to the
" l eak ed "
new s that tho us and s o f UFO
s i ghti ngs w er e no t al i en
o b s er ver s at al l .
A hi s to r i an has c l ai m ed that
hal f o f the s i ghti ngs o f " ay i ng
s auc er s " s p o tted i n the Fi f ti es
and Si x ti es w er e i n f ac t s ec r et
s PY p l ane
m i s s i o ns w hi c h the US
Go ver nm ent d i d no t w ant to
ad m i t to at the ti m e.
I nter es t i n UFO s has s p aw ned
no t o m y a m ul ti - m i l l i o n d o l l ar
to ur i s t i nd us tr y i n s o - c al l ed
" ho t- s p o ts " , b ut the i nf l uenc e o f
hi t TV p r o gr am m es
-
no tab l y
The X - Fi l es
-
has f uel l ed
.
w i d es p r ead c l ai m s o f a c o ver - up
o f al i en vi s i ts and ab d uc ti o ns .
HO LLY WO O D has b een f o l l o w ed b y
an
unl i k el y f o r c e
-
the CI A
-
i n the r us h to tel l
us ab o ut al i ens . I nter es t i n hi t f i l m s l i k e Men
i n B l ac k and I nd ep end enc e D ay w i l l d o ub t-
l es s s o ar i n the l i gb t
o f the
CI A s ad m i s s i o n
that i t c o ver ed up
the tr o th b ehi nd UFO s .
c o nti nues .
- 0
\ . , .
~ d
51
I t
i s n o t , t h e r e f o r e , s u r p r i s i n g
~ J 1 a t
a r a t i o n a l e x p l a n a t i o n f r o m
,
a g o ve r n m e n t a g e n c y i n f a m o u s
f o r s u b t e r f u g e a n d
m i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s q u i c k l y
di s m i s s e d.
UFO e n t h u s i a s t s s a l d t h a t a n
a dm i s s i o n o f c o ve r - u p b y t h e
CI A c a n
o n l y
m e a n t h a t a n o t h e r
c o ve r - u p l u r k s b e h i n d i t s
n e w - f o u n d h o n e s t y .
" T h e y r e s t i l l
l y i n g ,
"
s a i d
Ri c h a r d H a l l , c h a l r m a n o f t h e
Fu n d f o r UFO Re s e a r c h .
" T h e Am e r i c a n p u b l i c i s n o t
s t u p i d, " a dde d W a l t e r An dr u s
i n t e r n a t i o n a l di r e c t o r o f t h e

Mu t u a l UFO Ne t w o r k .
" T h e y ve b e e n l i e d t o b y t h e
g o ve r n m e n t s o o f t e n o ve r t h e
y e a r s t h a t t h e y r e n o t g o i n g t o
b e l i e ve i t n o w . "
T o p h i s t o r i a n G e r a l d H a i n e s
h o w e ve r , c l a i m e d i n h i s r e s e a r c h
p a p e r , T h e CI A s Ro l e i n t h e - : .
- . ~
s t u dy
o f UFOs 1 9 4 7 - 9 0 , t h a t t h e
" f a l s e c o ve r s t o r y " i s t r u e .
" Ove r h a l f o f a l l UFO r e p o r t s
f r o m t h e l a t e 1 9 5 0 s t h r o u g h t h e
1 9 60 s w e r e a c c o u n t e d f o r b y
m a n n e d
r e c o n n a l s s a n c e f l i g h t s , "
h e s a i d.
" T h i s l e d t h e Ai r Fo r c e t o
m a k e m i s l e a di n g a n d de c e p t i ve
s t a t e m e n t s t o t h e p u b l i c i n o r de r
t o a l l a y p u b l i c f e a r s a n d t o
p r o t e c t a n e x t r a o r di n a r i l y
s e n s i t i ve n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y
p r o j e c t . "
T h e p a p e r
c l a i m e d t h a t t e s t
m g h t s b y
t h e t o p - s e c r e t ,
h i g h - a l t i t u de U2 s p y
p l a n e
w e r e
m i s t a k e n f o r UFOs f r o m i t s
l a u n c h i n 1 9 5 4 u n t i l 1 9 60 , w h e n
t h e S o vi e t s s h o t do W n G a r y
Po w e r s i n o n e .
L a t e r ,
e x i s t e n c e o f t h e
f u t u r i s t i c
S R- 7 1 B l a c k b i r d w a s
a l s o de n i e d, a s w a s Pr o j e c t Y
-
i r o n i c a l l y , a p r o t o t y p e f i y i n g
s a u c e r de ve l o p e d b y
W e s t e r n
p o w e r s ,
i n c l u di n g B r i t a i n ,
w h i c h
c o u l d e ve n h o ve r .
T h e l a t t e r a i r c r a f t w a s k e p t
s e c r e t , i t w a s c l a i m e d b y Mr
H a i n e s , b e c a u s e o f " a g e n c y f e a r s
t h a t t h e ! : ) o vi e t s
w e r e t e s t i n g
s i m i l a r
de vi c e s " .
T h e c o ve r - u p ,
h o w e ve r
-
i f ,
i n de e d, t h e r e w a s o n e
-
b a c k f i r e d a s e a r l y a s 1 9 5 2 w h e n
o f f i c i a l s f e a r e d m a s s h y s t e r i a
w o u l d s o o n b r e a k o u t b e c a u s e o f
t h e r a s h o f u n e x p l a i n e d
s i g h t i n g s .
Mr H a i n e s s a i d t h e y f e a r e d t h e
S o vi e t s w o u l d c a s h i n o n t h e
p a n i c b y s t a g i n g
m a s s UFO
s i g h t i n g s
w h i c h w o u l d di s r u p t
Am e r i c a s a i r de f e n c e s y s t e m s
a n d e n a b l e a s u r p r i s e
n u c l e a r
a t t a c k t o b e l a u n c h e d.
T o p
s e c r e t
m o n i t o r i n g .
o r g a n i s a t i o n s
di s c u s s e d e n l i s t i n g .
s c h o o l s , w o r k c l u b s a n d e ve n
W a l t Di s n e y t o h e l p p r e ve n t
" h y s t e r i c a l m a s s
b e h a vi o u r " .
Eve n t h e Na t i o n a l S " e c u r i t y
.
Co u n c i l w a s u r g e d t o
" de b u n k
UFO r e p o r t s a n d i n s t i t u t e a
p o l i c y o f p u b l i c e du c a t i o n t o
r e a s s u r e - t h e p u b l i c o f t h e l a c k o f
e vi de n c b e h i n d UFOs " .
As t h e Co l d W B I b e t w e e n
Ru s s i a a n d t h e US i n t e n s i f i e d,
f i y i n g
s a u c e r s i g lt j n g s
i n c r e a s e d.
A s p e c i a l p a n e l o f s c i e n t i s t s ,
a s k e d t o i n ve s t i g a t e t h e s e c u r i t y
i m p l i c a t i o n s o f a l l e n i n va s i o n ,
c o n c l u de d u n a n i m o u s l y i n 1 9 5 3
t h a t t h e r e w a s n o c r e di b l e
e vi de n c e o f a l l e n s , n o r e vi de n c e
o f a di r e c t n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y
t h r e a t .
Mr H a i n e s s a l d t h a t b y
1 9 5 6,
t h e US Ai r Fo r c e w a s a b l e t o
a t t r i b u t e 9 6 p e r c e n t o f a l l UFO
s i g h t i n g s
t o t h e h i g h
a l t i t u de U2
a n d S R- 7 1 i n t e l l i g e n c e g a t h e r i n g
p l a n e s .
H e s a l d t h a t t h e Ai r Fo r c e ,
w h i l e a l l o w i n g t h e f l i g h t s
o ve r
p o p u l a t e d a r e a s w h e r e t h e y
m i g h t ve r y
w e l l b e s e e n , t o o k
c a r e
" n o t t o r e ve a l t h e c a u s e o f
t h e s i g h t i n g s
t o t h e p u b l i c " .
I n : t h e f o l l o w i n g 20 y e a r s , a l l
s o r t s o f e x p l a n a t i o n s
w e r e
o f f e r e d t o a di s b e l i e vi n g p u b l i c ,
i n c l u di n g i c e c r y s t a l
f o r m a t i o n s ,
" t e m p e r a t u r e
i n ve r s i o n s " a n d
e ve n t h e s u n l i g h t
r e f i e c t e d o f f
s e a g u l l s .
Eve n Mr H a i n e s a dm i t t e d t h a t
t h e CI A di d i t s e l f n o f a vo u r s b y
c o n t i n u i n g w i t h s u c h a w e a k
c o ve r - u p .
H e w r o t e t h a t b y
s t e a df a s t l y
c o n c e a l i n g i t s i n t e r e s t i n t h e
m a t t e r , t h e CI A
" c o n t r i b u t e d t o
l a t e r c h a r g e s o f a CI A c o n s p i r a c y
a n d
c o ve r - u p " .
H e a dde d:
" T h e UFO i s s u e w i l l
p r o b a b l y
n o t g o a w a y s o o n , n o
m a t t e r w h a t t h e a g e n c y
do e s o r
s a y s .
" T h e b e l i e f t h a t w e a r e n o t
a l o n e i n t h e u n i ve r s e i s t o o
e m o t i o n a l l y a p p e a l i n g
a n d t h e
di s t r u s t o f o u r g o ve r n m e n t i s t o o
p e r va s i ve t o m a k e t h e i s s u e
a m e n a b l e t o r a t i o n a l .
e x Pl a n a t i o n a n d
e vi de n c e . "
H a r de n e d Uf o l o g i s t s r e m a i n
u n c o n vi n c e d b y
t h e
CI A s
a dm i s s i o n , w h i c h c l o s e l y f o l l o w s
s e ve r a l o t h e r s b y
t h e US
G o ve r n m e n t .
I n M! U" c h ,
t h e m i l i t a r y
c l a i m e d
t h a t a s p a t e o f s i g h t i n g s o ve r t h e
Ar i z o n a de s e r t w e r e t h e r e s u l t o f
f i a r e s f i r e d i n t o t h e de s e r t s k i e s .
An d i n J u n e , t h e US Ai r Fo r c e
s a l d t h a t t h e f a m o u s Ro s w e l l
UFO c r a s h o f 1 9 4 7 c o n t a i n e d
c r a s h t e s t du m m i e s a n d n o t
~
de a d a l i e n s .
I t h a s n o t , h o w e ve r , e x p l a i n e d
t h e t r u t h b e h i n d a s e c r e t 1 l l m
-
r e c e n t l y r e l e a s e d t o t h e m e di a
-
w h i c h w a s a l l e g e d t o b e a n
a u t o p s y o f o n e o f t h e a l i e n
vi c t i m s .
" T h e
f i y i n g
s a u c e r
c o m m u n i t y i s de f i n i t e l y
o n t o
s o m e t h i n g i n c h a r g i n g
t h a t t h e
m i l i t a r y i s h i di n g s o m e t h i n g , "
s a i d J o h n Pi k e , h e a d o f s p a c e
p o l i c y a t t h e Fe de r a t i o n o f
Am e r i c a n S c i e n t i s t s .
T h e US r e ve l a t i o n s h a ve a l s o
p r o m p t e d
r e q u e s t s t h a t t h e
B r i t i s h
G o ve r n m e n t n o w c o m e s
c l e a n a b o u t a 5 0 - y e a r s p a t e o f
i n c i de n t s o ve I h e r e .
J o e Mc Na l l y ,
a s s o c i a t e e di t o r
o f Fo r t e a n T i m e s , t h e l e a di n g
j o u r n a l o f s t r a n g e
p h e n o m e n o n ,
s a i d t h a t
" i n t e n s e s e c r e c y "
f o s t e r e d b y
g o ve r n m e n t s h a s
s i m p l y k e p t t h e UFOs a l i ve i n t h e
p u b l i c s i m a g i n a t i o n .
" T h e r e h a ve n o w b e e n t h r e e
di f f e r e n t e x p l a n a t i o n s o f
Ro s w e l l , f i r s t i t w a s a r o c k e t ,
t h e n i t w a s a b a l l o o n n o w
i t s
c r a s h t e s t du m m i e s , t o
e n c o u r a g e
s c e p t i c i s m . "
T y p i c a l l y ,
t h e Mi n i s t r y
o f
De f e n c e s a l d y e s t e r da y t h a t i t
w a s n o t i n vo l ve d i n
a n y
s e c r e t
m o n i t o r i n g o f UFOs s p o t t e d o ve r
B r i t a i n .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e r e w a s
a b s o l u t e l y n o r e a s o n t o r e ve a l
a n y t h i n g
t o t h e p u b l i c a b o u t
s u c h s i g h t i n g s .
" W e h a ve a l w a y s s a l d t h a t w e
do n t b e l i e ve i n UFOs , " s a l d a
s p o k e s m a n .
" W e h a ve n o c o m p e t e n c y i n
t h a t a r e a . W e o n l y t a k e n o t e o f
r e p o r t e d s i g h t i n g s
t o e s t a b l i s h i f
t h e r e i s a n y
t h r e a t t o UK
a i r s p a c e . "
T h e c o n s p i r a c y
t h e o r i s t s w i l l
n e ve r b e l i e ve s u c h a s e e m i n g l y
r a t i o n a l e x p l a n a t i o n .
T h e y a l s o n o w h a ve s o m e t h i n g
e l s e t o c h e w o n
-
G e r a l d H a i n e s
p u b l i s h e d h i s r e s e a r c h i n a CI A
j o u r n a l .
ET : UFO e n t h u s i a s t s b e l i e ve
a l i e n o b s e r ve r s o f t e n vi s i t Ea r t h
e n ds .
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~ : t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ r D i s p e n s e r
t o
g e t
j u m p ; .
e y e
i n j u r i e s
s t a r t
a f t e r
8 7 - d a y
b r e a k
A n
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
b y t h e US
D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e
(D o D )
h a s d e c i d e d i t i s
u n l i k e l y t h a t
e y e i n j u r i e s s u f f e r e d
b y a US
Na v y o f f i c e r i n
A p r i l we r e
c a u s e d
b y a l a s e r f i r e d f r o m a
R u s s i a n
c a r g o s h i p .
Th e o f f i c e r
r e p o r t e d
e y e d a m -
a g e a f t e r
p h o t o g r a p h i n g
t h e
Ka p i t a n Ma n i n US
wa t e r s
n o r t h o f P u g e t S o u n d o f f W a s h -
i n g t o n S t a t e . He wa s
s e r v i n g a s a
c r e w m e m b e r o n a
C a n a d i a n
F o r c e s C H- 124
S e a
Ki n g h e l i -
c o p t e r .
P h o t o g r a p h s s h o w a r e d l i g h t
b e l o w t h e
p o r t b r i d g e o n t h e
s h i p a n d t h e D o D
s u s p e c t e d i t
m a y h a v e b e e n a l a s e r t a r g e t e d
a t t h e
h e l i c o p t e r t o b l i n d t h e
o c c u p a n t s .
A f t e r a n i n v e s t i g a -
t i o n t h e D o D s a i d i t wa s a p o r t
n a v i g a t i o n a l
r u n n i n g l i g h t .
A s e a r c h o f t h e
s h i p b y US
C o a s t Gu a r d a n d
Na v y p e r s o n -
n e l f o u n d n o e v i d e n c e o f a l a s e r
o r
m o d i f i c a t i o n s
t o t h e
s h i p
wh i c h
wo u l d
i n d i c a t e
t h e
r e m o v a l o f a l a s e r .
Th e US A i r F o r c e W i n d C o r -
r e c t e d
Mu n i t i o n s
D i s p e n s e r
(W C MD )
p r o g r a m m e i s l o o k i n g
" a t
a n y t h i n g we c a n d o "
t o
j u m p - s t a r t i t s s c h e d u l e f o l l o w-
i n g 8 7 d a y s o f s t o p p e d wo r k ,
W C MD
p r o g r a m m e
m a n a g e r
L t C o l S t e v e n W e l C h s a i d .
Th e
p r o g r a m m e , wh i c h h a s
b e e n o n t h e f a s t t r a c k s i n c e i t s
i n c e p t i o n , c a m e t o a h a l t wh e n
A l l i a n t
Te c h s y s t e m s
p r o t e s t e d
a g a i n s t L o c k h e e d Ma r t i n s wi n -
n i n g o f a c o n t r a c t t o f i n i s h
W C MD
d e v e l o p m e n t a n d b e g i n
p r o d u c t i o n . Th e US Ge n e r a l
A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e
r e j e c t e d t h e
p r o t e s t .
A i r f o r c e a n d L o c k h e e d o f f i -
c i a l s h e l d t h e i r f i r s t
p o s t - p r o t e s t
m e e t i n g t h i s m o n t h t o l o o k a t
t h e s c h e d u l e a n d b e g i n d e b a t i n g
t r a d e - o f f s .
Th e
u p c o m i n g m i l e -
s t o n e s a r e c r i t i c a l , s o t r a d e - o f f s
wi l l b e " s c r u t i n i s e d we l l " ,
C o l
W e l c h s a i d . " W e
wo n t
t r a d e
q u a l i t y f o r s c h e d u l e :
BY S TA C EY
EVER S
W A S HI NGTO N D C
Th e
m e e t i n g s
a g e n d a
i n c l u d e d a b r i e f i n g o n L o c k -
h e e d - p r o p o s e d
t e c h n o l o g y
i n s e r t i o n s
a n d
c o n t r a c t o r
p l a n s
f o r h o w t o i n s t a l l t h e S e n s o r
F u z e d
W e a p o n .
F o r e i g n
m i l i t a r y
s a l e s
o p t i o n s a r e a l s o a n i s s u e ,
a s L o c k h e e d
Ma r t i n h a s
b e g u n
l o o k i n g f o r m a r k e t s a n d t h e
US A F
i n t e r n a t i o n a l
a f f a i r s
o f f i c e h a s s t a r t e d
d e v e l o p i n g a n
e x p o r t
s t r a t e g y .
Th e W C MD t a i l k i t
a s s e m b l y
s y s t e m i s
e x p e c t e d t o
i m p r o v e
t h e
p r e c i s i o n o f t a c t i c a l m u n i -
t i o n s s u c h a s t h e
C o m b i n e d
Ef f e c t s
Mu n i t i o n
b y p r o v i d i n g a
s m a r t
g u i d a n c e
c a p a b i l i t y . f o r
t h e
e x i s t i n g
d i s p e n s e r . Th e
d e v e l o p m e n t a l
t e s t a n d e v a l u a -
t i o n
f l i g h t t e s t , wh i c h wa s t o
s t a r t i n
Ma y , i s s c h e d u l e d t o r u n
f r o m
S e p t e m b e r t o
J a n u a r y .
Ho we v e r , t h e
c o n t r a c t
a wa r d
US A F
p r e s e n t s C a s e
C l o s e d
o v e r
R o s we l l
. . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . , . .
A l i e n b o d i e s
s u p p o s e d l y r e c o v -
e r e d i n Ne w Me x i c o i n 1947
we r e a c t u a l l y
h u m a n - l i k e d u m -
m i e s
d r o p p e d
d u r i n g t h e
m i d - 195 0 s ,
t h e US A i r F o r c e
r e v e a l e d i n a n e w
r e p o r t o n t h e
f a m o u s
R o s we l l UF O
i n c i d e n t .
Th e US A F
c o n t e n d s
t h a t
t h e
r e p o r t e d 1947 c r a s h o f
a n
" e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l
f l y i n g d i s c "
a n d i t s " a l i e n "
o c c u p a n t s
we r e d e b r i s
f r o m
P r o j e c t
Mo g u l , a
h i g h - a l t i t u d e
b a l l o o n
r e s e a r c h
p r o j e c t .
Th e p r o -
g r a m m e wa s t o
d e t e r m i n e
wh e t h e r a s o u n d
c h a n n e l
e x i s t s
i n t h e
u p p e r a t m o s p h e r e
t h a t
c o u l d b e u s e d t o d e t e c t
b a l l i s t i c
m i s s i l e s .
Th e
m o s t l y u n c l a s s i f i e d P r o -
j e c t Mo g u l u s e d a c o u s t i c a l
s e n s o r s , r a d a r r e f l e c t i n g t a r g e t s
a n d o t h e r d e v i c e s a t t a c h e d t o a
t r a i n o f we a t h e r b a l l o o n s m o r e
t h a n 18 0 m
l o n g . I n 1947 a
r a n c h e r
t u r n e d i n t h e r a d a r t a r -
g e t s t o t h e l o c a l s h e r i f f ,
a l l e g e d l y
a f t e r
h e a r i n g m e d i a
r e p o r t s o f
f l y i n g d i s c s .
Th e f i r s t c l a i m s t o h a v e s e e n
8
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Th e f i r s t
p i c t u r e s o f t h e US A F s
h i g h - a l t i t u d e
b a l l o o n
e x p e r i m e n t s
a n d (i n s e t ) t h e d u m m i e s
d r o p p e d i n t h e m i d - 195 0 s
(P h o t o : US D o D )
b o d i e s c a m e i n t h e l a t e
197 0 s ,
l e a d i n g US A F o f f i c i a l s t o a r g u e .
t h a t t h e
m e m o r i e s o f wi t n e s s e s
h a v e
c o n s o l i d a t e d
a i r f o r c e
a c t i v i t i e s
f o r a p e r i o d o f y e a r s
i n t o a h a n d f u l o f
d a y s i n
J u l y
1947 . Th e
wi t n e s s e s
a r e " wr o n g
a b o u t t h e 1947 d a t e " ,
s a i d US A F
C o l J o h n Ha y n e s i n a
P e n t a g o n
b r i e f i n g .
F r o m 195 3 t o 195 9, t h e A i r
F o r c e A e r o Me d i c a l
L a b o r a t o r y
u s e d
a n t h r o p o m o r p h i c d u m -
m i e s a s p a r t o f h i g h - a l t i t u d e a i r -
c r a f t
e s c a p e
p r o j e c t s c a l l e d Hi g h
D i v e a n d Ex c e l s i o r .
Th e s e
p r o g r a m m e s a i m e d t o
d e v i s e m e t h o d s f o r
r e t u r n i n g
p i l o t s o r
a s t r o n a u t s t o e a r t h
b y p a r a c h u t e
s h o u l d
t h e y b e
f o r c e d t o
e s c a p e a t
e x t r e m e
a l t i t u d e s .
Th e
d u m m i e s ,
t r a n s p o r t e d
b y b a l l o o n s
t o a l t i t u d e s
a s
h i g h
a s
98 , 0 0 0 f t
(30 , 0 0 0 m ), f e l l f r e e l y
wh i l e
i n s t r u m e n t s
r e c o r d e d
p . . . .
L O
~
f o r l o w- r a t e
i n i t i a l
p r o d u c t i o n i s
p r o j e c t e d t o
s l i p
b y o n l y t wo
m o n t h s , t o Ma r c h n e x t
y e a r .
D u r i n g
d e v e l o p m e n t a l
t e s t -
i n g , a n F - 16
wi l l m a k e s e v e n
d r o p s a t Eg l i n A F B, F l o r i d a , a n d
a B- 5 2
wi l l m a k e 13
d r o p s
a t Ed wa r d s
A F B,
C a l i f o r n i a .
A b o u t f i v e
m o n t h s o f o p e r a -
t i o n a l t e s t a n d
e v a l u a t i o n
wi l l b e g i n i n
J a n u a r y wi t h 20
m o r e
d r o p s f r o m a n F - 16
a n d
B- 5 2.
Ea r l y
o p e r a t i o n a l
c a p a b i l i t y
f o r t h e B- 5 2,
o r i g i n a l l y s e t f o r
F e b r u a r y , wi l l n o w b e a c h i e v e d
b y 31
J u l y . Th i s i s s t i l l o n e
y e a r
a h e a d o f t h e s c h e d u l e s e t
b y t h e
a i r f o r c e s
O p e r a t i o n a l
R e q u i r e -
m e n t s
D o c u m e n t , C o l W e l c h
s a i d .
Th e
o n l y m i s s e d
o p p o r t u n i t y
wi l l b e j o i n t t e s t i n g o n t h e B- 5 2
wi t h t h e J o i n t D i r e c t
A t t a c k
Mu n i t i o n
p r o g r a m m e ,
a l t h o u g h
s o m e s o f t wa r e
d e v e l o p m e n t c a n
b e d o n e i n
c o l l a b o r a t i o n .
b o d y m o v e m e n t s a n d
e s c a p e
e q u i p m e n t
p e r f o r m a n c e .
F o r t y -
t h r e e
h i g h - a l t i t u d e
b a l l o o n s
c a r r y i n g 6 7
d u m m i e s
we r e
l a u n c h e d a n d r e c o v e r e d
a c r o s s
Ne w Me x i c o
b e t we e n 195 4 a n d
195 9 a n d 30 we r e
d r o p p e d
b y
a i r c r a f t o v e r W h i t e S a n d s P r o v -
i n g Gr o u n d , Ne w
Me x i c o , i n
195 3.
" Th e
d u m m i e s
we r e s o m e -
t i m e s
t r a n s p o r t e d t o a n d f r o m
o f f - r a n g e
l o c a t i o n s i n wo o d e n
s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s , s i m i l a r t o
c a s k e t s , t o p r e v e n t
d a m a g e t o
f r a g i l e
i n s t r u m e n t s
m o u n t e d i n
a n d o n t h e d u m m y , " t h e r e p o r t
s a i d .
I n 1994 t h e US A F r e l e a s e d i t s
f i r s t
R o s we l l
r e p o r t o n t h e o r d e r
o f a Ne w
Me x i c o
c o n g r e s s m a n .
Th e US A F s a i d i t h a s v o l u n -
t e e r e d
t h i s
s e c o n d
R o s we l l
r e p o r t t o a n s we r
" l i n g e r i n g
q u e s t i o n s "
a b o u t
s i t i n g s o f a l i e n
b o d i e s , a
s u b j e c t n o t d i s c u s s e d
" e x t e n s i v e l y "
i n t h e 1994
p a p e r .
S u b t i t l e d C a s e
C l o s e d ,
t h e
n e w
d o c u m e n t a l s o s e r v e s a s a
p r e - e m p t i v e s t r i k e
a g a i n s t t h e
p u b l i c i t y t h a t i s
s u r r o u n d i n g
t h e 5 0 t h
a n n i v e r s a r y
o f t h e
i n c i d e n t .
J a n e s
D e f e n c e
W e e k l y 2
J u l y 1997

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The People
Sunday, . J uly 13,1997
Page 29
/ 1A C - :
5 15 11 A L I E I " " R I D D L E .
Tr
O R S
s aw
~ f our li t t le
gr ey
m en w alk - i nt o am b us h
-
t hen v ani s h
_ . " . . 4
.
e
SA S s oldi er s w ai t i ng t o
am b us h I R A gunm en
w er e
s t unned w hen A L I E NS
w alk ed i n f r ont of t hei r
gun- s i ght s , i t w as c lai m ed
yes t er day.
The under c ov er t r oops
-
hi di ng near an anns c ac he on
a hi lls i de i n Sout h A r m agh
-
s ay t hey s aw up t o f our
s m all gr ey
f i gur es .
The
" ali ens " and s oldi er s
. . . .
s t ar ed at eac h ot her f or a
m i nut e. Then t he
" s pac em en"
di s appear ed
-
and s ec onds lat er
t he ei ght SA S t r oops s aw a f las h
i n t he s k y.
TI ley w er e s o di s t ur b ed b y
w hat
t hey had s een t hey t ook t he r ar e
dec i s i on t o ab andon t he s t ak e- out .
Thei r c om m ander w as f ur i ous
-
and t hei r c om r ades i n t he eli t e
Spec i al A i r Ser v i c es r egi m ent
laughed or ac c us ed t hem of b ei ng
hi gh on dr ugs .
B ut t he ei ght s t uc k t o t hei r
B y
J O E B R A D Y
s t or y and i t w as ac c ept ed. Now ,
f our year s lat er , i t has b een
r ev ealed t o an U ls t er U FO
s t udy gr oup b y
a f or m er A r m y
i nt elli genc e of f i c er .
B elf as t - b as ed ex per t Hugh
O B r i en s ai d:
" We
ar e t r yi ng t o
i nt er v i ew t he s oldi er s ev en
t hough s om e m ay b e t oo
em b ar r as s ed t o c om e f or w ar d.
" We
hav e lear ned t hat on t hat
.
L O
~ ~
. . ,
U
4 - ~
f "
m or ni ng t hey w er e C l1nyi nc ed
t hey s aw t hr ee, per ha s f our .
s m all gr ey
li gur es i n hum an
f or m .
" A t
no s t age di d t he s oldi er s
f eel t hr eat ened. They s i m ply
c oul not b eli ev e w hat t hey w er e
s eei ng.
The ali en f or m s m ade no
m ov e t ow ar ds t hem b ut j udgi ng
f r om w hat t he s oldi er s t old
t hei r r egi m ent al pr i es t and
c om m andi ng of f i c er . t he ali ens
k new t he s oldi er s w er e t her e. I t
w as li k e a s t and- of f . \ \ t hi n a
f ew m i nut es , pr ob ab ly
m uc h
les s . t he ali ens di s appear ed.
" A ll t he m en c an r ec all i s t hat
i n a v er y q ui c k s pac e of t i m < :
t hey s aw a b r i ef f las h of t i ght i n
t he s k y -
. \ 1r
O B r i en added:
" Thes e
111( / / I r er e f i t .
I dghly- t r ai lled
ob s er v er s alld 10 pllt i t dow ll t o
s O lli e f li ght oj i m ( i g w li onll ould
b e ab s ur d.
. .
The w eapons c a w as
r e. : ov er ed b y
ot her s ol i er s .
.
. ! ~
15 .
e
r / l e
Pcopl e
2 < ) . J u n c I ( ) ! ) 7
Pagc J : : i
D ,
Col cman s
Caschook
. LC
Lt ~
/ r , r pf .
TWO we e ks ago I aske d r e ad e r s t o
wr i t e t o Ton y B l ai r r e mi n d i n g hi m
t hat b e f or e t he e l e ct i on he had
pr omi se d t o st op hu n t i n ! ! on
F or e st r y Commi ssi on an d M i ~ i st r y
of D e f e n ce l an d .
I t he n se n t copi e s of
my col u mn an d
t he l e t t e r I had r e ce i v e d f r om E l l i ot .
M or l e y M P
-
n Ow
M i n i s~ f or
I
F i she r i e s an d t he Cou n t r si d ; : t o !
e v e r y M P i n B r i t ai n . M an y M Ps hav e
al r e ad y wr i t t e n t o of f e r t he i r su ppor t .
He r e ar e j u st t h r e e of scor e s of
su ppor t i v e r e pl i e s [ r e ce i v e d :
. Pau l F l yn n M P ( Ne wpor t We st ) :
"I
i n t e n d t o r ai se t hi s mat t e r t hr ou gh
a Par l i ame n t ar y Q u e st i on an d i e t t e r
an d am most gr a, e f u I : 0 you f or
ke e pi n g m; : f u l l y i n f or me d . "
~ J i m Cu n n i n gh~ m M P ( Cov e n t r y
S ou t h) :
"Li ke
you , 1 am gr e at l y
con ce r n e d ab ou t t hi s m; j t t e r ~ n d I
appr e ci at e r e ce i v i n g you r t hou ght s. !
hav e wr i t t e ! 1 t o Ton y B l ai r wi t h a
copy of you r l e t t e r . I \ con t act you
whe n I r e ce i v e a r e spon se . . . . .
. Or J ohn M ar e k M P ( Wr e xham) :
"I
hav e wr i t t e n t o E l l i ot M or i e y
aski n g what he i n t e n d s t o
d o. "
B u t 1 0 mr hor r or [ d i scov e r e d l ast
we e k t hat i t i s n ou
f ar f r om ce r t ai n
t hat hU l / t i n g on pu b l i cl y- ol t n e d l an d
u i l l b e b al / n e d af t e r al l .
E l l i ot M or l e y s pr e - e I e ct i on l e t t e r t o
me sai d :
"We
ar e commi t t e d t o an
i mme d i at e su spe n si on of l i ce n ce s t o
hu n t i n g wi t h hou n d s on F or e st r y
Commi ssi on an d M oD [ an d :
Thi s
pr omi se was u n q u al i f i e d .
B u t on J u n e 2 4 M or l e y wr ol e : "An y
d e ci si on wi l l con t i n u e t o b e hase d on
a pr ope r r e v i e w t aki n g i n t o accou n t
pr ope r cr i t e r i a i n r e l at i on t o t he
e f f e ct i v e man age me n t of t he se cS l at e s
an d whe t he r or n ot hU n l i n \ ! wi t h
hou n d s i s an e l i e ct i \ e me l hod - ( t
f ox
an d d e e r con t r ol :
Re ad t hat agai n
-
an d r e ad i t
sl owl y. [ t was \ \ Ti l t e n LAS T WE E K
b y a LAB OU R mi n i sl e r !
An d who wi l l con d u ct t he r e v i e ws?
The Gov e r n me n l
won t
r e kasc t he
n ame s of t he of f i ci al s car r ~ i n g ou t t he
, e cr e t r e v i e ws.
How d o we kn ow t he r e v i cws ar e n t
he i n g con d u ct e d b y hl l n t e r s or hu n l
su ppor t e r s !
. I s I he r e l l f l \ , OI l ( I e / ! ( J u l I he l e I I ) W
. \ I i l l he l i e l ( : s i l l Toi l l 8 ! ai r ( { I / ( I hi s
l I . "e l ( h( ( / Ne l l [ . ( { hou r :
~ ~ : ! i ~ ~ - ) . . .
. , . ,
< . ; ; u > . "", , , , , J , ":
~ ~ 1 : 1 ! ~ . "o"- , _ ,
~ : ; h ; . ;
The Pcopl e
2 9 J u n c 1 997
Pagc 1 4
.
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.
; t ; ; ; } , t i . . . . . ; ~ j j ~ \ i ? i ; i } ~
r "f r ~ ~ t S i of
. . ! .
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. & . : . . . .
: ~ . ~ .
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TI : : I G Pe opl e
has . ob t al , , ~ Pf ! ) of Q . f : . 8 f - . .
M ol l t l u sh- u p of a! i e n e r f t , sl ght
n gs { ;
.
~ e cr e t
ml ! l f ar y
pape r s, .
I n cl u d i n g:
ad yl 9 . t 9. J he D e f e r . e
.
~ , e cr e t ar : y,
col j t
e Y i d an ce of .
.
.
.
.
~ B r i t al n ~ "
".
; f J j, dt s, , d at i
. ~ "t o . t he
5 Q s: ; ~ n d
6
~
hav ~ ; j U sf , r ~ l e
s~ ,
af t e ( ~ ; y~ ! : S ~ mo~ f l cl a. } ~ e s.
. ; "7
"1 "I 1 Y . S h t h\ ; ; t he J : l . ~ d
ot he r , . .
mi l l t ar yu l ! i t ~ ", we r e i n v . . . . . . . ,
i n
. U f P
I I ) ~ t i gat i on s.
I n 1 95 7 t he M i n i st r y
r e ce i v e d RAF
r e por t s
Of an ob j e ct
ov e r
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e
The Guardian
28 . J une 1997
Page 4
THE WEEK
1i t h
-
t h
De ar N ic k ,
ru
I n
e
l AM inde e d f am il iar w it h t he w ork
of Dr Al l e n Hyne k . I have his book
be s ide m e . I s e e he c aut ions us .
agains t " uninhibit e d t he O t - is ing" in
- I -
h
t he e x p l anat ion of UFO s be c aus e
t t
w e < m us t re l y on ane c dot al re p ort s .
Dr Hyne k p oint s out t hat " uninhib-
it e d t he oris ing" , t he ye as t of t he
s c ie nt if ic m e t hod, is ap p rop riat e
onl y w he re s uc h t he orie s c an be p ut
t o dire c t t e s t , w hic h w e have f ail e d
WI
19
.
~ ~ ~ t l ,
t odo! nt h ~ " orUf f i, .
Al ie ns at R os w e l l ? As US of f ic ial s
s p e ~ ul at io t hat
s : ! gge s t s
it is
I t hink w e are al l agre e d t hat it is
unl ik e l y t hat w e w il l e ve r m ak e
bot h uns c ie nt if ic and im p rop e r t o
s w it c h s t orie s again, f orm e r c ont ac t w it h anot he r c ivil is at ion.
dis m is s UFO re p ort s w it hout due
. .
k P
The Eart h is an ide al p l ac e f or int e l -
c ons ide rat ion. B ut w e s houl d al l
MoD s k y
w at c he r Hl c op e
l ige p J l if e t o de ve l op . N e ve rt he l e s s
re m e m be r t hat t he l e t t e rs UFO
d b t U FO
t h
G
h it t ook 4 5 0 0 m il l ion ye ars f or it t o
s t and f or Unide nt if ie d Fl ying
e a e s s WI re e nw l c
ap p e ar in a f orm c ap abl e of c om . :
O bj e c t . The y do not and s houl d not
O bs e rvat ory as t ronom e r
m iinic at ion. . Whe n t he Eart h w as
be
us ~
t o re f e r
. t o
a s p ac e s hip
w it , ~
born t he Um ve rs e w as al re ady at
or w I t hout " ht t l e gre e n m e n,
R obin C at c hp ol ~ l e as t 6 0 0 0 m il l ion ye ars ol d. C l e arl y
w hic h I w oul d c al l a p e rf e c t e x am - :
. ~ .
t he re has be e n e nough t im e f or a
p ie of " uninhibit e d t he oris ing" .

c ivil is at ion l ik e ours [0 de ve l op and
To c om e t o your q uot at ion f rom :
s p re ad it s radio s ignal s at t he s p e e d
Te re nc e Mc Ke nna, ap art f rom < he
;
of l igl l t t hrough: : m t our gal ax y and
obvioas ohs e rvat ion t ! 1at t he re are
ar be yond. As w e l is t e n w it h s o~ e
m any good I t al ian re s t aurant s on
of ~ he w orl d s m os t p ow e rf ul radI O
Eart h, . w hic h is s ure l y p art of our
t e l e s c op e s , w e he ar not h: ; l g. How
gal ax y, I w oul d p oint out t hat
m uc h l e s s p robabl e it is t hat t he y
al t hough ne t c ul t ure - bound, our
are s il e nt l y f l ying dround us .
u: 1ive rs e is s c ie nc e - bound.
Y ours s inc e re l y,
I k now t hat it is bot h dange rous
R obin C at c hp ol e .
and unf as hionabl e t o im p l y w e
k now t he l aw s t hat gove rn our Uni.
ve rs e but t he e s s e nc e of a re s t au.
rant ,
nam e l y t he ne e d t o p rovide
t he buil ding m at e rial f or re p l ic at .
ing l if e f orm s , w oul d, I f e e l , be uni.
ve rs al . As w oul d t he ne e d t o
c om m unic at e us ing t he f as t e s t
avail abl e m e ans , il am e l y e l e c t ro.
m agne t ic radiat ion or radio w ave s .
I t he re f ore f m d t he gre at s il e nc e
out t he re s adl y l one l y, al t hough I
l ive in h p e t hat w e m ay ye t he ar
s om e t hing.
Y ours s inc e re l y,
R obin C at c hp ol e .
De ar R obin,
I
FI R ST be c am e invol ve d in l I FO
w . t c hing in 1991, as p art of m y
gove rnm e nt w ork . I am a c ivil
s e rvant at t he Minis t ry of
De f e nc e , and be t w re n 1~ 1
and!
1994 I w ork e in a dl vis iO l I c al l e d
Se c re t ariat (Air St af f ) ,
,
w he re m y
j ob w as t o inve s t igat e re p ort s of
UFO s ight ings . I c onf e s s t o be ing
init ial l y s c e p t ic al . I I } e l ie ve d UFO s
w e re vague l ight s in t he s k y s e e n by
p e op l e
out l at e at night w al k ing
t he ir dogs
-
p e rhap s on t he ir w ay
bac k f rom t he p ub! I w as w rong. ,
I re c e ive d be t w e e n t w o and t h: re e
hundre d UFO re p ort s e ac h ye ar. .
and c arrie d out de t ail e d inve s t iga-
t ions in at t e m p t s t o c orre l at e s ight -
I
ings w it h airc raf t ac t ivit y,
as t ronom ic al p he nom e na, e t c .
Af t e r a rigorous inve s t igat ion,
be t w e e n 90 and 95 p e rc e nt of s ight .
ings c oul d be e x p l aine d as ,
m is ide nt if ic at ions of k now n
obj e c t s and p he nom e na
-
any.
i
t hing f rom airc raf t l ight s t o I
w e at he r bal l oons : This l e f t w hat I
c al l e d t he re al UFO S.
The re al UFO s are s t ruc t ure d
c raf t of unk now n origin, c ap abl e of
p e ne t rat ing our s op his t ic at e d air
de f e nc e ne t w ork w it h im p unit y.
I
Som e t im e s t he y s how up on radar,
and s om e t im e s not . The y have be e n
s e e n by c ivil and m il it ary p il ot s ,
and on oc c as ion. R AF j e t " have
be e n s c ram bl e d t o t ry and int e rc e p t
t he s e m ys t e ry c raf t ; w e have not
be e n abl e t o c at c h t he m .
.
I ac c e p t t hat j us t be c aus e a UFO
s ight ing re m ains une x p l am e d. I t I S
not une x p l ainabl e . B ut t he s e c raf t
dis p l ay a t e c hnol ogy
w hI c h goe s
be yond t he c ut t i ng e dge of at : y-
t hing in our t e rre s t rial inve nt ote s
De ar R obin,
I AM al w ays p l e as e d w he n s c ie n.
t is t s s uc h as yours e l f ge t invol ve d
Pop e (l e f t ) and C at c hp ol e (right )
in t he de bat e about UFO s , and t he
.
I
f ac t t hat
you ~ re
an as t ronom e r
(inc l uding p rot ot yp e c raf t ) , bot h in
.
p ut s
I ? e
m m m d of
o~ e
of t he
t e rm s of s p e e d and m anoe uvrabil -
~ f oundm g f at he rs of s e rI O US
l WO
it y. I am c onvinc e d t his t e c hnol ogy
re s e arc h, t he l at e Dr J Al l ~ n
c an onl y be e x t rat e rre s t rial .
Hyne k . As you m ay k now , Hyne k
Y ours s inc e re l y;
w as Prof e s s or of
. As t r? noI ? Y
at
N ic k Pop e
N ort h We s t e rn
ym : re rs I t y
m t he
US and w as s C ie nt if ic c ons ul t ant
t o Proj e c t B l ue B ook , t he US Air
De ar N ic k ,
Forc e s s t udy int o t he UFO p he .
I AM an as t ronom e r, and in m y 35
nom e non. He f e l t t he UFO s it ua-
ye ars of obs e rvat ion and re s e arc h I
t ion m e rit e d s e rious s c ie nt if ic
have ne ve r c om e ac ros s anyt hing I
s t udy, and s e t up a s t udy group
w oul d de s c ribe as a UFO , al t hough I
w he n B l ue B ook w as c l os e d dow n.
did onc e c al l of f a p ol l e e c ar f rom
I w oul ~ l ove
t o.
s hare
~ om e of m y
. ow n of f ic ial f indm gs w I t h you, but
p urs uing V e nus s e t t ing be ne at h a:
s us p e c t t hat unt il and unl e s s t he
t hunde r c l oud. I am gl ad t o s e e t hat
UK has a Fre e dom of I nf orm at ion
R os w e l l w as not m e nt ione d in your
Ac t , t his w il l not be p os s ibl e . What
l e t t e r, e ve n t hough t his de bat e m us t
I c an do is p oint you in t he dire c .
m ark it s 5 0 t h annive rs ary.
t ion of s om e of t he Minis t ry of
As a s c ie nt is t , I re s p e c t obs e rva.
De f e nc e s ol d UFO f il e s f rom t he
t ions and p art ic ul arl y your c l aim
f if t ie s and s ix t ie s . N ow de . c l as s i.
t hat be t w e e n 1991 an 1994 t he re
f ie d, t he y are avail abl e t o al l at t he
w e re be t w e e n 10 and 30 re p ort s p e r
Publ ic R e c ord O f f ic e in Ke w , and
ye ar, m ade by q ual if ie d obs e rve rs
m ak e f as c inat ing re ading.
f e . : - w hic h you had no e x p l anat ion.
Whil e I unde rs t and t he p oint
This is , of c ours e , a val uabl e body
about t he l ac k of radio s ignal s
of dat a t hat s houl d be p ubl is he d
f rom an e x t rat e rre s t rial c ivil is a.
and m ade avail abl e t o t he s c ie nt if ic
t ion, I w il l q uot e p hil os op he r Te r.
c om m unit y. Unt il t his is done I c an.
e nc e Mc Ke nna, w ho s aid:
" To
not ac c e p t your de duc t ive j um p
s e arc h e x p e c t ant l y f or a radio s ig.
f rom t he obs e rvat ions t o t he e x is .
nal f rom an e x t rat e rre s t rial s ourc e
t e nc e of c raf t t hat go be yond our
is p robabl y as c ul t ure - bound a p re .
e x is t ing t e c hnol ogy.
. s um p t ion as t o s e arc h t he gal ax y
I w oul d l ik e t o op e n t he de bat e
I
f or a good I t al ian re s t aurant " .
w ide r and. at t he ris k of bl e m is h. !
Y ours s inc e re l y,
j ng m v p os it ion as a narrow .
N ic k Pop e
1. 0
o ; J > \ 1
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I N DEC EMB ER 1980 num e rous m il .
it ary Pe rs onne l w it ne s s e d a UFO in
R ande l s ham Fore s t in Suf f ol k . R adi.
at ion re adings w e re t ak e n f rom t he
s it e w he re a m e t al l ic c raf t l ande d,
and t he de f e nc e radiol ogic al p rot e c .
t ion s e rvic e c onf irm e d t he s e w e re
10 t im e s bac k ground l e ve l s .
O n Marc h 31, 1990 t w o B e l gian
F1G f ight e rs w e re s c ram bl e d in an
at t e m p t t o int e rc e p t a UFO t hat had
be e n s e e n by s e ve ral t hous and w it .
ne s s e s and s im ul t ane ous l y de t e c t e d
on B e l gian and N at o radar s ys t e m s .
The p il ot s l oc k e d on t o t he m ys t e ry
c raf t , but it t ook e vas ive ac t ion. The
B e l gian air s t af f adj udge d t hat it
had be e n unde r int e l l ige nt c ont rol .
O n N ove m be r 5 , 1990 a s q uadron
of R AF Tornado j e t s w e re c as l l iil l ~
ove rt ak e n by an unide nt irt e d c raf t
w hil e on Marc h 31, 199: 1 a UFO t h(
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i n c e
b ou n d . a n I f l a w s th a t ! - :( w ern
th e
u n i verse a re c on sta n t. th en I h "
sa me fa c tors th a t g i ve ri se to i n tl l l i .
g en t l i fe on ea rth mu st h a ve
en su red th a t oth er c i vi l i sa ti on s
h a ve evol ved el sew h ere a mon g th e
I
b i l l i on s of sta rs i n th i s i n fi n i te
u n i verse,
Y ou rs si n c erel y ,
N i c k P op e
Dea r N i c k ,
Y OUR evi d en c e i s so c omp el l i n g ,
w h y d oes i t a l w a y s seem tu b e l eft i n
sp l en d i d i sol a ti on b y th ose for
w h om i t h a s seri ou s i mp l i c a ti on s?
T h ere i s n o d ou b t th a t sec ret mi l .
i ta ry a c ti vi ty i s oftel l mi sta k en b y
th e p u b l i c a n d mi l i ta ry a s evi d en c e
of a l i en s. T h e n eed to h i d e th i s
a c ti vi ty h a s l ed to a b el i ef th a t g ov-
,
ern men ts c on sp i re to h i d e a l i en
c on ta c ts. I f th i s w ere tru e, w e
w ou l d see va stl y su p eri or tec h n ol -
og y a s g overn men ts ex p l oi ted th ei r
sec ret k n ow l ed g e. Bu t w e d o n ot.
A l th ou g h w e sh ou l d ta k e UF O
ob serva ti on s seri ou sl y . th ey a re d i f.
fi c u l t to a n a l y se. A stron omp .rs h a ve
more p rod u c ti ve w a y s of sea rc h i n g
for l i fe. ~ h ese i n c l u d e th e sea rc h for
p l a n ets a rou n d oth er sta rs, i n vesti -
g 1 ti on of org a n i c ma teri a l s on
c omets, th e forth c omi n g ex a mi n a -
ti on of p ri mi ti ve l i fe on M a i s, a n d
h op efu l l y Ga n y med e a n d Ca l l i sto,
I
a n d th e sea rc h for i n tel l i g en t ra d i o
si g n a l s. A l th ou g h i t seems l on el y
ou t th ere, I sh a re y ou r op ti mi sm
th a t w e ma y n ot b e a l on e.
Y ou rs si n c erel y ,
Rob i n Ca tc h p ol e
T h e Un i n vi ted b y N i c k P op e i s p u b l i ~ h ed
b y S i mon & S c h u ster
S c i en c e fi c ti on 0 1 sc i en c e fa c t. . . h ow ea sy i s i t to tel l th e
d i fT el l 1 1 ( .( "
en d s.
D
M l b W E f 1 <
CO J R STOR Y
- ,
F r o m
1 9 9 1 - l 9 9 4 , N i c k P o p e
was t h e m an r e sp o nsi b l e f o r
i nv e st i g at i ng UF O si g h t i ng s
f o r t h e M i I 1
sUy
o f D e f e nc e .
He wr o t e a b e st - se l l i ng b o o k l ast
y e ar , Op e n Sk i e s. Cl o se d M i nd s,
wh i c h d e t ai l e d h i s st ar t l i ng f i nd i ng s.
N o w
h e s
g o t a ne w b o o k o u t , Th e
Uni nv i t e d , wh i c h l o o k s at al i e n
ab d u c t i o ns.
I t s
a so b e r i ng r e ad , and
h i s c o nc J u si o ns ar e a m i t e u nse t t l i ng
-
h e b e l i e v e s ab d u c t i o ns r e al l y d o
h ap p e n and t h e y r e f ar m o r e
wi d e sp r e ad t h an any o ne p r e v i o u sl y
t h o u g h t .
I n h i s e ar l y t h i r t i e s, P o p e sc ar c e l y
se e m s o l d e no u g h t o h av e wo r k e d i n
su c h a p r e st i g i o u s j o b
-
h e was, af t e r
al l , t h e
UK s
o nl y o f f i c i al r e se ar c h e r
i nt o t h e su b j e c t . B u t wh at h e l ac k s i n
ag e , h e m o r e t h an m ak e s
u p
f o r i n
e nt h u si asm .
I d b e e n i n t h e M i ni st r y si nc e
1 9 8 5 , h e e x p l ai ns,
b u t
t h e y m o v e
y o u ar o u nd e v e r y t wo o r t h r e e y e ar s
t o g i v e y o u a b r o ad sp e c t r u m o f
e x p e r i e nc e . A nd j u st o u t o f t h e b l u e I
was ask e d ,
"Ho w
wo u l d y o u l i k e t o
l o o k at UF Os? ", so I j u m p e d at t h e
c h anc e . I d j u st c o m e f r o m a j o b
wh e r e I d b e e n wo r k i ng i n t h e J o i nt
Op e r at i o ns Ce nt r e d u r i ng t h e G u l f
W ar . so y o u
c o u l d nt
g e t m o r e d i f f e r -
e nt .
He was assi g ne d t o Se c r e t ar i at ( A i r
St af f ) 2 a, b e t t e r k no wn as t h e
UF O
d e sk .
I was ab l e t o l o o k at UF O si g h t i ng s
and al i e n ab d u c t i o ns f r o m t h e i nsi d e ,
and I was p e r h ap s ab l e t o p u t a d i f f e r -
e nt sp i n o n t h e m . I h ad ab d u c t e e s
p h o ne m e
u p at t h e M i ni sUy and ask
f o r h e l p , and t h at s h o w I f i r st c am e t o
t h e su b j e c t . P e o p l e m ay p i c k u p m y
b o o k b e c au se o f m y b ac k g r o u nd at
t h e M o D
-
t h e y l l r e ad i t and r e al i se
t h e y r e no t al o ne i n t h e se e x p e r i e nc e s,
and t h e n t h e y l l c o m e f o r war d . I t h i nk
we r e
g o i ng t o se e t h e f l o o d g at e s
o p e n i n t h e ne x t y e ar o r so , and
i t s
g o i ng t o b e e x t r e m e l y i nt e r e st i ng t o
se e wh at s
g o i ng t o h ap p e n.
A k e y p o i nt i n P o p e s b o o k i s t h at
t h e UF O p h e no m e no n c an b e
sh ap e d
b y t h e wi t ne sse s t h e m se l v e s. Hu m an
p e r c e p t i o ns ar e
v e r y i m p o r t ant wh e n
l o o k i ng at ab d u c t i o n r e p o r t s, h e
e x p l ai ns, Th e y m ay p l ay a p ar t i n
sh ap i ng t h e p h e no m e no n i t se l f . P u t i t
t h i s way , i f a r e l i g i o u s p e r so n se e s a
f o r m at t h e e nd o f t h e i r b e d , t h e y
m i g h t say t h at t h e y v e se e n t h e
B l e sse d V i r g i n M ar y . I f a g h o st
h u nt e r saw e x ac t ] y t h e sam e t h i ng
t h e y d
say t h e y we r e se e i ng a g h o st ,
M A M Z l N E : T . : nJ L \ . f "q . . .
I
Of f i c i al
-
we ar e no t al o ne . N i c k
P o p e , a g o v e r nm e nt UF O e x p e r t , ad m i t s i n a st ar t l i ng
4 - 1
ne w b o o k t h at al i e n ab d u c t i o ns c an
-
and h av e - t ak e n
p l ac e . . I nt e r v i e w: M ar k Cam p b e l l
Th e UF O M an
F r o m Th e
M i ni st r y
and i f a UF O r e se ar c h e r saw
so m e t h i ng , t h e y d
say
"Oh
m y g o sh ,
I m b e i ng ab d u c t e d . " I t s t h e b e l i e f
sy st e m o f t h e wi t ne ss t h at s
r e al l y
c r u c i al ,
I n t h e o l d e n d ay s t h e r e we r e
p l e nt y
o f ac c o u nt s o f p e o p l e b e i ng t ak e n
away b y t h e f ai r i e s t o t h e f ai r y wo r l d
wh e r e t i m e b e h av e d i n v e r y d i f f e r e nt
way s t o m o r t al t i m e . A nd i t s q u i t e
st r i k i ng t o se e t h e p ar al l e l s b e t we e n
t h e se f o l k l o r e t al e s and t h e m o d e m
ac c o u nt ~ o f so - c al l e d m i ssi ng t i m e .
So m e o ne s d r i v i ng b ac k d o wn a
l o ne l y c o u nt r y r o ad at ni g h t ar r i v e s
b ac k t wo o r t h r e e h o u r s l at e r t h an
t h e y wo u l d h av e e x p e c t e d , and t h e n
i t su b se q u e nt l y e m e r g e s t h at t h e r e
was an ab d u c t i o n i nv o l v i ng sm al l
b e i ng s.
W h e t h e r
y o u c al l t h e m al i e ns,
v i si t o r s, f ai r i e s, wh at e v e r nam e y o u
g i v e t h e se o t h e r i nt e l l i g e nc e s, t h e
e v i d e nc e f r o m f o l k l o r e and l e g e nd -
and al l l e g e nd s ar e r o o t e d i n so m e
so r t o f f ac t
-
i s t h at t h e se t h i ng s h av e
b e e n wi t h u s f o r a l o ng , l o ng t i m e .
A
l o t o f p e o p l e say r e l i g i o n and
UF Os d o nt
m i x , and I t h i nk
u p t o a
p o i nt t h at s t r u e . B u t at t h e e nd o f t h e
d ay t h o se
p e o p l e
wh o b e l i e v e i n G o d
wo u l d p r e su m ab l y t ak e t h e v i e w t h at
G o d i s t h e G o d no t j u st o f E ar t h b u t
o f t h e e nt i r e Uni v e r se . Th e r e f o r e
su r e l y a Uni v e r se f u l l o f l i f e o nl y
e nh anc e s t h e m aj e st y o f G o d s
c r e at i o n. I m no t r e l i g i o u s m y se l f , b u t
I h av e a h u g e am o u nt o f r e sp e c t f o r
p e o p l e wi t h r e l i g i o u s b e l i e f s, u p t o
t h e p o i nt wh e r e t h e y st ar t k no c k i ng
UF Os and d e m and i ng p r o o f . A t t h at
p o i nt , I say
"W e l l , h o w m any
p h o t o g r ap h s h av e y o u se e n o f
G o d ? ".
1 8
A nd wh at ab o u t t h e al i e ns m o t i v e s
i n ab d u c t i ng u s? I s i t c o r r e c t t o say
t h e y r e t e ac h i ng u s t o b e m o r e
c o m p assi o nat e ?
I
wo u l d nt
ne c e ssar i l y u se t h e
wo r d t e ac h ,
h e say s c ar e f u l l y .
W h at
I v e f o u nd m o st st r i k i ng i n t h e
ab d u c t i o n c ase s t h at I v e i nv e st i g at e d
i s t h e t r ans f o r m at i v e nat u r e o f t h e
e x p e r i e nc e , t h e way i n wh i c h i t h as
af f e c t e d t h e wi t ne sse s. I f so m e b o d y
h as b e e n t h r o u g h wh at , at f ac e v al u e ,
i s q u i t e a t r au m at i c e x p e r i e nc e
-
t ak e n ag ai nst t h e i r wi l l and su b j e c t e d
t o so m e r at h e r st r ang e and u np l e as-
ant p r o c e d u r e s
-
y o u wo u l d e x p e c t
t h e r e t o b e a g r e at b i t t e r ne ss, a g r e at
ang e r . B u t I f i nd m any i nst anc e s o f
p e o p l e wh o t ak e a m u c h m o r e
p o si t i v e v i e w. So m e p e o p l e h av e
d e v e l o p e d sp o nt ane o u s i nt e r e st s i n
e nv i r o nm e nt a] i ssu e s, so m e
p e o p l e
~
e l Y e b e c o m e
p s y c h i c , o r
d e v e l o p e d
s k i l l s a s s p i r i t u a l h e a k r : " We a r e
p e r h a p s b e i n g c h a n g e d i n , S o m e wa y ,
b u t t h e
k e y i s s u e i s wh e t h e r
i t s
b e i n g
t a u g h t o r n o t
-
wh e t h e r
i t s
f o r o u r
p u r p o s e s
o r wh e t h e r
i t s
f o r t h e i r s .
Th e m o d e m UFO s t a J 1 e d i n 1 9 4 7
wi t h K e n n e t h
A r n o l d a n d t h e
R o s we l l c r a s h . I f we we r e
b e i n g
o b s e r v e d i n t h e 4 0 s
b y i n t e l l i g e n t
e x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l s ,
wh a t wo u l d
t h e y
h a v e s e e n ? Th e S e c o n d Wo r l d Wa r
wi t h a l l i t s h o r r o r a n d
m i s e r y , t h e
f i r e b o m b i n g o f c i v i l i a n
t a r g e t s , a n d
.
t h e n
t h e y wo u l d h a v e s e e n u s
d e v e l o p V2 r o c k e t
t e c h n o l o g y ,
wh i c h wo u l d
e v e n t u a l l y l e a d t o t h e
A p o l l o p r o g r a m m e . Th e y wo u l d
h a v e s e e n a n i n t e l l i g e n t
s p e c i e s , b u t
c o m m i t t i n g t h e m o s t h o r r e n d o u s
e v i l ,
e v e n
u p o n o u r o wn
p e o p l e
a n d
o u r o wn
e n v i r o n m e n t ; a n d t h e n
l o o k i n g a s i f we a r e a b o u t t o m a k e
t h a t
ju m p
o u t i n t o
s p a c e . Ma y b e
t h a t s wo r r i e d t h e
e x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l s ,
a n d
m a y b e t h e y a r e
t r y i n g t o d o
s o m e t h i n g a b o u t i t t o m a k e u s l e s ~ o f
a t h r e a t .
P o p e f e e l s s u r e t h a t t h e r e s
m o r e
t h a n o n e a l i e n r a c e b e h i n d i t a l l .
I
t h i n k i t s
v e r y u n l i k e l y t h a t i f t h e r e a r e
i n t e l l i g e n t
e x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l s
e l s e wh e r e i n t h e Un i v e r s e , t h e r e s
ju s t
o n e o t h e r
p l a n e t . E v e n
m a i n s t r e a m
s c i e n c e i s n o w
c o m i n g r o u n d t o t h e
v i e w t h a t t h e Un i e r s e i s
p r o b a b l y
t e a m i n g wi t h l i f e .
A m o n g s t t h e
b i g
n a m e s i n t h e s c i e n t i f i c
c o m m u n i t y ,
y o u d
p r o b a b l y o n l y f i n d o n e o r t wo
wh o wo u l d b e
p r e p a r e d t o
s a y
t h a t
we we r e
a b s o l u t e l y a l o n e i n t h e
Un i v e r s e . S o i f t h e r e i s l i f e e l s e wh e r e
i n t h e
Un i v e r s e , t h e n t h e r e s
l i k e l y t o
b e a
h u g e v a r i e t y o f i t .
Wh e n
y o u l o o k a t t h e
r e p o r t s o f t h e
a b d u c t e e s ,
a l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e
c o m m o n
t h e m e s , t h e r e a r e
p l e n t y o f
d i f f e r e n c e s t o o . A n d
a l t h o u g h a l o t o f
p e o p l e
s e e t h e s e s h o r t
g r e y
c r e a t u r e s
wi t h t h e
l a r g e h e a d s a n d t h e
h u g e
a l m o n d - s h a p e d b l a c k
e y e s , t h a t s n o t
t o
s a y t h a t t h e r e a r e n t
o t h e r
t y p e s .
I
t h i n k t h e r e i s s t i l l c h r o n i c u n d e r -
r e p o r t i n g o f a b d u c t i o n s . B u t i f
y o u
i m a g i n e h o w d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r
s o m e o n e t o c o m e f o r wa r d a n d t a l k
a b o u t a UFO
s i g h t i n g , o f t e n b e c a u s e
o f t h e i r
r e s p o n s i b l e
p o s i t i o n i n
s o c i e t y , i m a g i n e h o w m u c h m o r e
d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r t h e m t o c o m e
f o r wa r d wi t h a n a b d u c t i o n a c c o u n t . [
s u s p e c t t h a t t h e r e a r e c a s e s o u t t h e r e
wh e r e t h e m a t e r i a l h a s
ju s t n o t
y e t
s u r f a c e d .
I s
P o p e wo r r i e d a b o u t wh a t t h e
f u t u r e
m a y h o l d ?
Th e r e i s t h e
d a n g e r o f c u l t s
g e t t i n g i n v o l v e d , a n d
t r a g i c a l l y
" 0 < : 1 \ \
t h a t \ \ i i h t h e H e a v e n s
G a t e
, l l l : , \ [ i ; [ 1 i n
. . \ m e r i c a
( t h e c u l t
d J 1 1 m t l e d m a s s s u i c i d e wh e n
t h e y
t h o u g h t a l i e n s f r o m t h e H a l e - B o p p
c o m e t wo u l d b e a m t h e m
u p ) ,
s o we
a l wa y s h a v e t o b e o n o u r
g u a r d
a g a i n s t t h a t . B u t i f
y o u c a n
g e t r i d o f
t h e c u l t s a n d
g e t
r i d o f t h e c r a n k s ,
y o u r e
l e f t wi t h a h a r d c o r e o f e x t r a o r -
d i n a r y a c c o u n t s
c o m i n g f r o m
v e r y
o r d i n a r y
p e o p l e . Ma n y o f t h e
p e o p l e
s p o k e o n l y o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t
p s e u d o -
n y m s we r e u s e d .
Th e y c e r t a i n l y
we r e n t
i n t e r e s t e d i n
m o n e y o r
p u b l i c i t y , t h e y ju s t wa n t e d s o m e
s t r a i g h t a n s we r s ,
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A n d t h e
r e p l y c a m e
b a c k ,
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i s a c r i m i n a l o f f e n c e , a n d
a s s u c h i t i s a m a t t e r f o r t h e
p o l i c e . " !
S o m e a b d u c t e e s
r e g a r d e d t h a t wi t h
g r e a t h u m o u r , s o m e wi t h
g r e a t a n g e r ,
1 t h i n k i t d o e s s h o w t h a t t h e r e a r e
a t t i t u d e s t h a t n e e d t o b e c h a n g e d a n d
t h e r e i s wo r k s t i l l t o b e d o n e , b u t we
a r e m u c h f u r t h e r
a l o n g t h e r o a d t h e n
we we r e f i v e
y e a r s a g o . Mo r e a n d
m o r e
g o o d c a s e s a r e
c o m i n g
f o r wr u d , a n d m o r e a n d m o r e s e r i o u s ,
m a i n s t r e a m
p e o p l e
a r e
b e g i n n i n g t o
t a k e r u l i n t e r e s t , b o t h i n s c i e n c e a n d
t h e m e d i a . I t h i n k t h e n e x t f e w
y e a r s
a r e
g o i n g
t o b e
v e r y , v e r y e x c i t i n g .
A l t h o u g h
P o p e h a s n o w l e f t t h e
UFO d e s k
( To c o i n a
p h r a s e : h e
s a y s ,
t h e
X FI L E S h a v e b e e n c l o s e d
d o wn ) ,
h e s t i l l wo r k s i n a
p r i v a t e
c a p a c i t y a s a UFO r e s e a r c h e r . I f
y o u
t h i n k y o u v e
s e e n a UFO, o r b e t t e r
s t i l l b e e n a b d u c t e d
b y
a n a l i e n ,
y o u
c a n wr i t e t o h i m a t t h e f o l l o wi n g
a d d r e s s :
N i c k
P o p e c / o S i m o n & S c h u s t e r
L t d We s t G a r d e n P l a c e K e n d a l
S t r e e t L o n d o n W2
2A Q
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P o p e i s
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f / 5 . 9 9
.
eve b ec o m e
p s y c h i c , o r
d evel o p ed
s k i l l s a s s p i r i t u a l h ea k r : , . We a r e
p er h a p s b ei n g c h a n g ed i n . s o m e w a y .
b u t t h e
k ey i s s u e i s w h et h er
i t s
b ei n g
t a u g h t o r n o t
-
w h et h er
i t s
f o r o u r
p l l l p O s es
o r w h et h er i t s t o r t h ei r s .
T h e m o d em UFO s t m 1 ed i n 1 9 4 7
w i t h K en n et h
A r n o l d a n d t h e
R o s w el l c r a s h . I f w e w er e
b ei n g
o b s er ved i n t h e 4 0 s
b y i n t el l i g en t
ex t r a - t er r es t r i a l s ,
w h a t w o u l d
t h ey
h a ve s een ? T h e S ec o n d Wo r l d Wa r
w i t h a l l i t s h o r r o r a n d
m i s er y , t h e
f i r eb o m b i n g o f c i vi l i a n
t a r g et s , a n d
t h en
t h ey w o u l d h a ve s een u s
d evel o p V2 r o c k et
t ec h n o l o g y ,
w h i c h w o u l d
even t u a l l y l ea d t o t h e
A p o l l o
p r o g r a m m e. T h ey w o u l d
h a ve s een a n i n t el l i g en t
s p ec i es , b u t
c o m m i t t i n g t h e m o s t h o r r en d o u s
evi l ,
even
u p o n o u r o w n
p eo p l e
a n d
o u r o w n
en vi r o n m en t ; a n d t h en
l o o k i n g a s i f w e a r e a b o u t t o m a k e
t h a t
ju m p
o u t i n t o
s p a c e. Ma y b e
t h a t s w o r r i ed t h e
ex t r a - t er r es t r i a l s ,
a n d
m a y b e t h ey a r e
t r y i n g t o d o
s o m et h i n g a b o u t i t t o m a k e u s l es s o f
a t h r ea t .
P o p e f eel s s u r e t h a t t h er e s
m o r e
t h a n o n e a l i en r a c e b eh i n d i t a l l .
I
t h i n k i t s
ver y u n l i k el y t h a t i f t h er e a r e
i n t el l i g en t
ex t r a - t er r es t r i a l s
el s ew h er e i n t h e Un i ver s e, t h er e s
ju s t
o n e o t h er
p l a n et . E ven
m a i n s t r ea m
s c i en c e i s n u w
c o m i n g r o u n d t o t h e
vi ew t h a t t h e Un i er s e i s
p r o b a b l y
t ea m i n g w i t h l i f e.
A m o n g s t t h e
b i g
n a m es i n t h e s c i en t i f i c
c o m m u n i t y ,
y o u d
p r o b a b l y o n l y f i n d o n e o r t w o
w h o w o u l d b e
p r ep a r ed t o
s a y
t h a t
w e w er e
a b s o l u t el y a l o n e i n t h e
Un i ver s e. S o i f t h er e i s l i f e el s ew h er e
i n t h e Un i ver s e, t h en t h er e s
l i k el y t o
b e a
h u g e va r i et y o f i t .
Wh en
y o u l o o k a t t h e
r ep o r t s o f t h e
a b d u c t ees ,
a l t h o u g h t h er e a r e
c o m m o n
t h em es , t h er e a r e
p l en t y o f
d i f f er en c es t o o . A n d
a l t h o u g h a l o t o f
p eo p l e
s ee t h es e s h o r t
g r ey
c r ea t u r es
w i t h t h e
l a r g e h ea d s a n d t h e
h u g e
a l m o n d - s h a p ed b l a c k
ey es , t h a t s n o t
t o
s a y t h a t t h er e a r en t
o t h er
t y p es .
I
t h i n k t h er e i s s t i l l c h r o n i c u n d er -
r ep o r t i n g o f a b d u c t i o n s . B u t i f
y o u
i m a g i n e h o w d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r
s o m eo n e t o c o m e f o r w a r d a n d t a l k
a b o u t a UFO
s i g h t i n g , o f t en b ec a u s e
o f t h ei r
r es p o n s i b l e
p o s i t i o n i n
s o c i et y , i m a g i n e h o w m u c h m o r e
d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r t h em t o c o m e
f o r w a r d w i t h a n a b d u c t i o n a c c o u n t . I
s u s p ec t t h a t t h er e a r e c a s es o u t t h er e
w h er e t h e m a t er i a l h a s
ju s t n o t
y et
s u r f a c ed .
I s
P o p e w o r r i ed a b o u t w h a t t h e
f u t u r e
m a y h o l d ?
T h er e i s t h e
d a n g er o f c u l t s
g et t i n g i n vo l ved , a n d
t r a g i c a l l y
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t h a t \\ i l h t h e H ea ven s
G a t e
. " a : , I I I " ! l i n
A m er i c a ( t h e c u l t
d ) l 1 l m i l l ed
m a s s s u i c i d e w h en
t h ey
t h o u g h t a l i en s f r o m t h e H a l e- B o p p
c o m et w o u l d b ea m t h em
u p ) ,
s o w e
a l w a y s h a ve t o b e o n o u r
g u a r d
a g a i n s t t h a t . B u t i f
y o u c a n
g et r i d o f
t h e c u l t s a n d
g et
r i d o f t h e c r a n k s ,
y o u r e
l ef t w i t h a h a r d c o r e o f ex t r a o r -
d i n a r y a c c o u n t s
c o m i n g f r o m
ver y
o r d i n a r y p eo p l e. Ma n y o f t h e
p eo p l e
s p o k e o n l y o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t
p s eu d o -
n y m s w er e u s ed .
T h ey c er t a i n l y
w er en t
i n t er es t ed i n
m o n ey o r
p u b l i c i t y , t h ey ju s t w a n t ed s o m e
s t r a i g h t a n s w er s .
T h er e s
a m a r vel l o u s
s t o r y t h a t
s o m eo n e s en t a l et t er t o t h e Mo D
-
a f t er I l ef t , I h a ve t o
s a y
-
a s k i n g w h a t
t h ei r
p o l i c y w a s o n a l i en a b d u c t i o n s .
A n d t h e
r ep l y c a m e
b a c k ,
" A b d u c t i o n
i s a c l i m i n a l o f f en c e, a n d
a s s u c h i t i s a m a t t er f o r t h e p o l i c e. " !
S o m e a b d u c t ees
r eg a r d ed t h a t w i t h
g r ea t h u m o u r , s o m e w i t h
g r ea t a n g er .
t h i n k i t d o es s h o w t h a t t h er e a r e
a t t i t u d es t h a t n eed t o b e c h a n g ed a n d
t h er e i s w o r k s t i l l t o b e d o n e, b u t w e
a r e m u c h f u r t h er
a l o n g t h e r o a d t h en
w e w er e f i ve
y ea r s a g o . Mo r e a n d
m o r e
g o o d c a s es a r e
c o m i n g
f O l w r u d , a n d m o r e a n d m o r e s er i o u s ,
m a i n s t r ea J l l
p eo p l e
a r e
b eg i n n i n g t o
t a k e a n i n t er es t , b o t h i n s c i en c e a n d
t h e m ed i a . I t h i n k t h e n ex t f ew
y ea r s
a r e
g o i n g
t o b e
vel Y , ver y ex c i t i n g .
A l t h o u g h
P o p e h a s n o w l ef t t h e
UFO
d es k
( T o c o i n a
p h r a s e, h e
s a y s ,
t h e
X FI L E S h a ve b een c l o s ed
d o w n ) ,
h e s t i l l w o r k s i n a
p r i va t e
c a p a c i t y a s a UFO r es ea r c h er . I f
y o u
t h i n k y o u ve
s een a UFO , o r b et t er
s t i l l b een a b d u c t ed
b y
a n a l i en ,
y o u
c a n w r i t e t o h i m a t t h e f o l l o w i n g
a d d r es s :
N i c k
P o p e c / o S i m o n & S c h u s t er
L t d Wes t G a r d en P l a c e K en d a l
S t r eet L o n d o n W2
2A Q
T h e Un i n vi t ed
b y
N i c k
P o p e i s
p u b l i s h ed
b y
S i m o n & S c h u s t er a t
: f 1 5 . 9 9
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c ap tu r e s
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UFO p u z z l e .
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l i g h ts i n
th e
s k y
. Ai . ~ i nt 5tB c onti nu e to Q i g c s t d ata tr am a
p r ob e on Mar s .
my s te r y s u r r ou nd s s tr ang e
,
l i g h ts w i tne s s e d i n th e s k i e s ab ov e a Mi d Wal e s
c oti l u u ni ty .
.
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] j g h ts
S p p e ai "
f r om a h i l l s i d e at
Un- ne r tY ] , ne ar Ll anf ai r Cac r c .
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.
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c ou p l e tr av e H i ng th r ou g h th e ar e a I l I i W " s tr ang e
l i g h b i n th e s k y " and r
or te ~ i t to th e m e ar l y
on Satu r d ay .
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Rh i an / l . w as SI ) tak e n ab u c k
b y
tl 1e s i g h t ah e r ~ l ) 1 d e d i t
on h e r v i d l l o c ame r a.
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. f or ( l v e r Rn h ou r as s tr ang e t
b e ams D f l i g h t l i Mb e d f r Om I I
th e f ar s J d e or th e h i l l .
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m~ P i ( l 1 l i g h ts on v i d oo
d w atc h i ng th f : ! m b ac k h as
COnV00d h e r s h e ~ aw 1X I " , 1t-
th i ng ou t of th e or d i nw y .
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t! f t r mI d ni g h t. T h r e e p ow -
e r f u l b e WD s w e r e p ! ay i ng l J p
and d ow n th e mou ntai n and
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d l l / l l l e d of f and g ot th 4! :
c l I I I l COr d e r e nd l me d th e
l i g h ts f or ab ou t an h ou r . I
h av e s i nc e b oon tol d th at th "
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, c e ntr e of a Uf t O s i ti ng .
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at l J anf l \ r Cae ni mon,
j u s t
0. f t! w A\ e a aw ay .
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p oo.
p I e ~ ng UFOs b u t f u tv e
Bl w ay s h i e n 8, b i t np ti c aJ .
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am 8v n mor e c onv i m: e d
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1 9 9 7
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o f f i c i a l
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f o u r - y e a r ,
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r e f l e c t o r s ,
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t o
b l a m e .
O n
J u l y
5,
1 9 4 7 ,
M a c
B r a z e l ,
a
R o s w e l l
r a n c h - h a n d ,
s t u m b l e d
o n
t h e
f l i m s y
m e t a l -
l i c
r e m n a n t s
o f
a n
a i r b o r n e
o b j e c t
i n
a
f i e l d
7 5
m i l e s
P r o f i t
o u t
o f
t h i s
w o r l d
f o r
a l i e n s
n o r t h w e s t
o f
t h e
t o w n .
U n a b l e
t o
i d e n t i f y
t h e m ,
h e
t u r n e d
t h e m
o v e r
t o
t h e
s h e r i f f
w h o ,
i n
t u r n ,
g a v e
t h e m
t o
t h e
R o s w e l l
A r m y
A i r
F i e l d
( R A A F ] .
T h r e e
d a y s
l a t e r
a n
o f f i c i a l
a r m y
p r e s s
r e l e a s e
s t a t e d
t h a t
t h e
w r e c k a g e
o f
a
" f l y i n g
d i s c "
h a d
b e e n
r e c o v -
e r e d ,
g i v i n g
t h e
R o s w e l l
D a i l y
R e c o r d
a
f r o n t
p a g e
n o w
c o v e t e d
a n d
f r a m e d
b y " u f o l o -
g i s t s "
a r o u n d
t h e
w o r l d ,
" R A A F
C a p t u r e s
F l y i n g
S a u -
c e r
o n
R a n c h
i n
R o s w e l l
R e g i o n " ,
t h e
h e a d l i n e
r e a d .
A
r a p i d
c o r r e c t i o n
o f
t h e
,
A n y
d u m m y
k n o w s
w h a t
a
d u m m y
l o o k s
l i k e ,
a n d
t h o s e
w e r e n t
d u m m i e s
J u l y
8
p r e s s
r e l e a s e
a n n o u n c -
i n g
t h a t
w h a t
h a d
c r a s h e d
w a s ,
i n
f a c t ,
a
w e a t h e r
b a l l o o n
s a t i s f i e d
t h e
m e d i a
a n d
t h e
w i d e r
w o r l d
f o r
d e c a d e s .
B u t
i t
n e v e r
q u a s h e d
s p e c u l a t i o n
i n
t h e
d i e h a r d
U F O
c o m m u n i t y .
S i x t y - f i v e
p e r
c e n t
o f
A m e r i -
c a n s
n o w
b e l i e v e
a
U F O
c r a s h e d
n e a r
R o s w e l l ,
a c c o r d -
i n g
t o
a
r e c e n t
p o l l .
L o c a l s
c l a i m i n g
t o
h a v e
s e e n
a l i e n s
t h e r e
h a v e
c o m e
f o r -
w a r d
i n
d r o v e s
y e a r s
a f t e r -
w a r d s .
W .
C u r r y
H o l d e n ,
l e a d e r
o f
a n
a r c h a e o l o g i c a l
t e a m ,
s a i d
h e
s a w
" a
c r a s h e d
a i r p l a n e
w i t h o u t
w i n g s
a n d
w i t h
a
f a t
f u s e l a g e " ,
a n d
t h r e e
b o d i e s ,
o n
J u l y
5.
F r a n k
K a u f m a n n ,
n o w
81 ,
w a s
a
c i v i l i a n
e m p l o y e e
a t
t h e
a i r f i e l d
w h e n
h e
w a s
d i s -
p a t c h e d
t o
s e e
w h a t
h a d
c r a s h e d .
H e
s a y s
h e
g o t
a
c l o s e
l o o k
a t
t w o
d e a d
a l i e n s .
" T h e y
w e r e
v e r y
g o o d - l o o k i n g
p e o p l e ,
a s h . . , o l o u r e d
f a c e s
a n d
s k i n .
.
.
a b o u t
5f !
S i n
t a l l ,
e y e s
a
l i t t l e
m o r e
p r o n o u n c e d ,
s m a l l
e a r s ,
s m a l l
n o s e ,
f i n e
f e a t u r e s
a n d
h a i r l e s s , "
h e
s a y s ,
a d d i n g
t h a t
h e
s a w
m i l i t a r y
p e r s o n n e l
p l a c e
f i v e
c o r p s e s
i n t o
b o d y
b a g s .
B e f o r e
h i s
d e a t h
i n
1 9 9 5,
J i m
R a g s d a l e ,
o w n e r
o f
t h e
l a n d
o n
w h i c h
t h e
i n c i d e n t
h a p -
p e n e d ,
v i v i d l y
d e s c r i b e d
f o r
t h e
f i r s t
t i m e
h a v i n g
s e e n
d e a d
a l i e n s
a n d
e v e n
t r y i n g
t o
t o u c h
o n e .
T h a t
y e a r
t w o
b l a c k - a n d -
w h i t e
f i l m s ,
o f
1 8
m i n u t e s
a n d
t h r e e
m i n u t e s
a n d
p u r p o r t i n g
t o
b e
o f
m i l i t a r y
s u r g e o n s
o p e r a t i n g
o n
d e a d
a l i e n s ,
f o u n d
t h e i r
w a y
i n t o
a
B r i t i s h
d o c u m e n t a r y
o n
R o s w e l l .
T h e
P e n t a g o n
d i s m i s s e d
b o t h
f i l m s
a s
h o a x e s .
N o
b o d i e s
f e l l
t o
e a r t h
w i t h
t h e
O p e r a t i o n
M o g u l
b a l l o o n ,
a c c o r d i n g
t o
R o s w e l l :
C a s e
C l o s e d ,
w h i c h
s u g g e s t s
t h e
s o u r c e
o f
a l i e n
r u m o u r s
m a y
b e
p h o t o g r a p h s
t a k e n
o f
w o u n d e d
m i l i t a r y
b a l l o o n
p i l o t s .
B u t
b e l i e v e r s
w i l l
n e v e r
b e
d i s s u a d e d .
" I t s
j u s t
a n o t h e r
c o v e r - u p , "
t h e
a r m y
p r e s s
o f f i c e r
" , h o
i s s u e d
t h e
J u l y
8,
1 9 4 7 ,
r e l e a s e
t o l d
A B C
N e w s
t h i s
w e e k .
" A n y
d u m m y
k n o w s
w h a t
a
d u m m y
l o o k s
l i k e ,
a n d
t h o s e
w e r e n t
d u m m i e s . "
A
m o d e l
o f
a n
" a l i e n "
p r o v e s
a
b i g
a t t r a c t i o n
f o r
c h i l d r e n
v i s i t i n g
A m e r i c a s
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
U F O
M u s e u m
a n d
R e s e a r c h
C e n t r e
a t
R o s w e l l
i n
N e w
M e x i c o .
A
r e c e n t
p o l l
s h o w s
t h a t
a s
m a n y
a s
6 5
p e r
c e n t
o f
A m e r i c a n s
b e l i e v e
t h a t
a
U F O
c r a s h e d
o u t s i d e
t h e
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D ~ , i l y T e l e g r a p h
1 3 June 1 997
Pa g e 1 9
M y s t e r y
o f
a i r l i ne r s
.
ne a r I nJS S
w i t h
U F O
B y
Pa ul M a r s t o n
.
T r a ns p o r t C o r r e s p o nd e nt
I
AI R i nv e s t i g a t o r s a r e b a f f ~ e d
. b y
a n a p p a r e nt
ne a r - m I s s
i b e t w e e n a n Ae r L i ng us j e t
: a nd a n uni d e nt i f i e d f l y i ng
o b j e c t .
T h e B Ae 1 4 6 , b o und f o r
S t a ns t e d f r o m D ub l i n, t o o k
e v a s i v e a c t i o n f t e r b o t h
p i l o t s s a w w h a t t h e y
d e s c r i b e d a s a r e d a i r c r a f t
w i t h b l ue a nd w h i t e s t r i p e s
h e a d i ng t o w a r d s t h e m a s
t h e y f l e w o v e r H e r t f o r d s h i r e .
T h e j e t p a s s e d 1 . 0 0 f t a b o v e
t h e i nt e r l o p e r t w o
-
s e c o nd s
l a t e r .
.
T h e c r e w r e p o r t e d t h e i nd -
d e ni t o a i r t r a f f i c c ( ) nt r o l a nd
s ug g e s t e d t h a t w h a t t h e y h a d
s e e n m i g h t h a v e b e e n a m i l i -
t a r y
a i r c r a f t , s uc a s a Re d
Ar r o w s H a w k. .
.
B ut i nq ui r i e s ; : : i nv o l v i ng
s e a r c h e s o f r a d a d - e c o r d i ng s
a nd r a d i o t r a ns c r i p t s , f a i l e d
t o f i nd a no t h e r a i r c r a f t .
I nv e s t i g a t o r s e s t a b l i s h e d
t h a t no Re d Ar r o w s a i r c r a f t
f l e w t h a t d a y ,
a nd
c h e c ks o n
a l l m i l i t a r y o r c i v i l H a w ks
r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e l a s t o ne t o
b e a i r b o r ne h a d l a nt l e d f o ur
h o ur s e a r l i e r .
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I nq ui r i e s i nt o t h e
w h e r e .
a b o ut s o f Gna t a i r c r a f t .
w h i c h a r e s i m i l a r t o H a w ks .
a l s o r e v e a l e d no f l i g h t s ,
r h e
p o s s i b i l i t ~ . t h a t ~ 1 1
unr e g i s t e r e d
e x - m l h t a r y a l ~ -
c r a f t h a d t a ke n o f f f r o m a p n-
v a t e a i r s t r i p w a s r ul e d o ut a s
" i nc o nc e i v . a b l e "
b e c a us e
r a d a r i n t h e a r e a w o ul d m a ke
d e t e c t i o n a c e r t a i nt y .
T h e C i v i l Av i a t i o n
Aut h o r -
i t y g r o up
s e t up t o e x a m i ne
t h e i nc i d e nt s a i d y e s t e r d a y
t h a t t h e r e w a s no d o ub t t h a t
t h e p i l o t s
" s a w s o m e t h i ng
a nd a g r e e d i n s o m e d e t a i l i n
t h e i r
d e s c r i p t i o ns " .
Gr o up
m e m b e r s
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c r e d e n t i a l s o f R AF e m p l o y e e s w h o w o r k w i t h c l a s s i f i e d d a t a . T h e y k e e p b u l k y f i l e s o n R AF
e m p l o y e e s w i t h " h i g h l y s u b v e r s i v e " i n t e r e s t s , An i m a l R i g h t s , N u c l e a r D i s a r m a m e n t , L i b e r t y e t c . I t i s
n o t k n o w n f o r c e r t a i n w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e S e c u r i t y S e r v i c e s t a k e o n U F O m a t t e r s , b u t a c c o r d i n g t o a n
e x - MI 5
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i n v e s t i g a t o r s a n d c i v i l i a n U F O r e s e a r c h g r o u p s .
T h e r e p o r t s t h a t c o m e i n t o t h e MO D a r e s e n t t o D I 5 5 w h o t h e n f o r w a r d t h e m t o t h e D i r e c t o r o f
S e c u r i t y a n d P r o v o s t Ma r s h a l l (R AF ) i n L o n d o n , w h o i n t u r n w i l l i n f o r m a n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e o f o t h e r
d e p a r t m e n t s s u c h a s Ai r F o r c e o p e r a t i o n s a n d Ai r b o r n e e a r l y w a r n i n g / g r o u n d e n v i r o n m e n t . S o m e o f
t h e s e o r g a n i s a t i o n s a r e a m o n g s t t h e m o s t w e l l d e v e l o p e d m i l i t a r y s y s t e m s i n t h e m o d e r n w o r l d .
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s u c h a s t h e Am e r i c a n N S A, C I A, U S Ai r F o r c e O f f i c e o f S p e c i a l I n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d t h e S t a t e
D e p a r t m e n t s O f f i c e o f S e c u r i t y As s i s t a n c e , S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y . T h e D e f e n c e I n t e l l i g e n c e
L i a i s o n b r a n c h o f t h e MO D (D I AL L ) p r o v i d e s t h i s a f f i l i a t i o n t h r o u g h t h e Go v e r n m e n t
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s He a d Q u a r t e r s .
I n t e n s e Go v e r n m e n t i n t e r e s t i n t h e U F O t o p i c
d o e s n t e n d w i t h t h e MO D s
p r e o c c u p a t i o n . Ac c o r d i n g
t o
m y s o u r c e , t h e Ho m e O f f i c e
p l a y s
a n o p e r a t i v e r o l e , s u s t a i n i n g t e e m i n g c o m p u t e r f i l e s o n t h e
s u b j e c t . T h e MO D s Ai r S t a f f 2 a h a s c o m p u t e r i s e d U F O f i l e s , b u t m o s t o f t h e m a r e p r e t t y i n n o c e n t .
N i c k R e d f e r n , a n o u t s t a n d i n g I n t e l l i g e n c e r e s e a r c h e r , t o l d m e t h e d a t a b a s e h e l d
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t h e D e f e n c e
I n t e l l i g e n c e S t a f f i s m e a n t t o b e e x p l o s i v e a n d r e f e r s t o N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y Ag e n c y f i l e s (d e s p i t e t h e i r
b e i n g n o s u c h a g e n c y ). My
s o u r c e t o l d m e t h e r e i s a
Ma i n
C o m p u t e r w i t h i n t h e Ho m e O f f i c e (F 1 0
D i v i s i o n ) w h i c h c o n t a i n s a d a t a b a s e o n s e v e r a l g o v e r n m e n t a l i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g U F O s .
My
c o n t a c t
a l s o s a i d t h a t " o n l y s e l e c t i v e p e o p l e c a n u s e t h e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m i n t h e m a t t e r s o f N a t i o n a l
S e c u r i t y " . He c o n t i n u e d ,
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h a d a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e Ho m e S e c r e t a r y , Mi c h a e l Ho w a r d , a n d a t t h e e n d
o f i t I a s k e d h i m a b o u t t h e U F O p r e d i c a m e n t . Ho w a r d d i d n t
s a y m u c h a b o u t t h e s u b j e c t a n d w e n t
v e r y
q u i e t . " T h i s p u b l i c i t y w i l l c e r t a i n l y b e u n w e l c o m e . T h e P o l i c e F o r c e a l s o t a k e s i n a r e a s o n a b l e
p o r t i o n o f U F O r e p o r t s . T h e U KAt o m i c E n e r g y Au t h o r i t y C o n s t a b u l a r y a r e r e g u l a r l y b r i e f e d t o
a n t i c i p a t e U F O s i g h t i n g s i n t h e p r o x i m i t y o f a t o m i c e n e r g y i n s t a l l a t i o n s . T h e y a r e t o t a k e n o o t h e r
a c t i o n b u t a r e t o p r e p a r e a r e p o r t , w h i c h t h e y t h e n s e n d t o t h e i r s u p e r i o r s .
U n q u e s t i o n a b l y , o u r o w n a r m e d f o r c e s a r e l i v e l y U F O r e s e a r c h e r s .
N u m e r o u s i n s t a n c e s h a v e c o m e t o l i g h t i n v o l v i n g U F O / R AF d o g
f i g h t i n g , c r a s h r e t r i e v a l v e n t u r e s a n d c l a n d e s t i n e r e s e a r c h i n t o Al i e n
t e c h n o l o g y a t p l a c e s s u c h a s R AF F a r n b o r o u g h , w h e r e d u r i n g t h e
m i d - 5 0 s , s e c r e t r e s e a r c h w a s c o n d u c t e d i n t o U F O s , a c c o r d i n g t o s e v e r a l
R AF s o u r c e s . T h e D e f e n c e a n d E v a l u a t i o n R e s e a r c h Ag e n c y h a v e a
f a c i l i t y a t F a r n b o r o u g h , r u m o u r e d l a t e l y t o b e h o u s i n g a d o w n e d U F O
a n d B o e i n g 7 47 j u m b o j e t .
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Ma n o r Wo o d s , n o t f a r f r o m F a r n b o r o u g h .
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t o l d m e t h e r e w a s a s t r o n g m i l i t a r y a t t e n d a n c e i n t h e w o o d s
a f t e r s e v e r a l h e x a g o n a l s h a p e d U F O s v i s i t e d t h e d i s t r i c t . N o w a d a y s , t h e
a r e a i s a Me c c a f o r e n i g m a t i c u n m a r k e d h e l i c o p t e r s a n d w h e n
q u e s t i o n e d t h e l o c a l Ai r F o r c e , P o l i c e a n d Ai r p o r t a s s u r e m e t h e i r
a i r c r a f t a r e n o t i n t h e t e r r i t o r y . L a s t y e a r , a h e l i c o p t e r h o v e r e d o v e r a
h o u s i n g e s t a t e e a r l y o n e m o r n i n g . T h e r e s i d e n t s g o t u p
a n d w e n t o u t s i d e
t o s e e w h a t a l l t h e f u s s w a s a b o u t a n d i t w a s t h e n t h e y s a w f o u r p u l s i n g
r e d l i g h t s a b o v e a c o r n f i e l d . T h e h e l i c o p t e r b e g a n t o c l o s e i n o n t h e l i g h t s a n d a s i t g o t n e a r e r , t h e
l i g h t s s h o t o f f a t g r e a t s p e e d t o w a r d s Al d e r s h o t .
I n r e t r o s p e c t , i t i s n o w o b v i o u s t h a t t h e B r i t i s h Go v e r n m e n t i n v e s t i g a t e s U F O r e p o r t s , b u t h a s i t
d r a w n a n y c o n c l u s i o n s ? Ac c o r d i n g t o s o m e s o u r c e s , t h e R AF d i d i n d e e d r e a c h a U F O d e c i s i o n
a s s e r t i n g t h e r o o t o f t h e p h e n o m e n a w a s e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l a n d t h a t h u m a n k i n d w a s s o m e h o w r e l a t e d t o
t h e v i s i t o r s ! Wa s D a r w i n w r o n g ? I d a r e n t
s a y ,
b u t I h a v e l e a r n e d t h a t d u r i n g t h e 1 9 6 0 s a b u i l d i n g
c a l l e d R i v e r w a l k Ho u s e , w h i c h w a s u s e d
b y
t h e I n t e l l i g e n c e S e r v i c e s (S I S , MI 6 , MI 5 ) f o r t h e
c o m p i l a t i o n o f E a s t e r n b l o c a n d R u s s i a n a f f a i r s , d i d h a v e s o m e o f t h e s o u g h t a f t e r a n s w e r s .
Ap p a r e n t l y , d u r i n g a d o c u m e n t r e v i e w i n t h e b u i l d i n g s l i b r a r y , t w o f e m a l e c o l l e a g u e s c a m e a c r o s s a
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m y s t e r y ,
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a r e n t a l o n e !
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t h e F r e e d o m o f I n f o r m a t i o n A c t . H e r e , m i n i s t e r s u s e s e c r e c y t o s u p p r e s s e m b a r r a s s i n g f i n d i n g s a n d
t o p r o t e c t t h e m s e l ve s f r o m p u b l i c c h a l l e n g e . B u t t h e f i n d i n g s a b o u t U F O s m a y b e s o p o w e r f u l ,
g o ve r n m e n t s a c t i n g i n o u r n a m e s , m a y o n l y b e d o i n g s o b e c a u s e t h e y f e e l i t i s t h e r i g h t t h i n g t o d o .
A f e r a l l , g o ve r n m e n t i n f l u e n c e a f f e c t s j u s t a b o u t e ve r y a s p e c t o f o u r l i ve s . I n m a t t e r s o f n a t i o n a l
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b e l i f t e d a n d g o ve r n m e n t s s h o u l d b e c o m e m o r e h o n e s t w i t h s o c i e t y .
E n c o u n t e r s w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k J o n a t h o n D i l l o n f o r t h i s f a s c i n a t i n g i n s i g h t i n t o o u r g o ve r n m e n t s
g u a r d e d s i l e n c e . Sh o u l d y o u h a ve a n y i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t i n g t o R A F / M O D / M i l i t a r y i n vo l ve m e n t e t c .
w i t h t h e U F O s u b j e c t , J o n a t h o n w o u l d l i k e t o h e a r f r o m y o u . H e c a n b e c o n t a c t e d a t 1 7 6 C o a l
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v an i s he d w i t ho u t t r ace l e f t
w i t n e s s e s an d r e s cu e r s
b af f l e d
y e s t e r d ay .
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p l an e e x p l o d e i n f l am e s as i t hi t a
r e m o t e Y o r k s l m o o r .
E m e r g e n cy s e r v i ce s f r o m t w o
co u n t i e s l au n che d a
hu g e s e ar ch o n
M o n d ay n i g ht . .
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s co u r i n g t he m o o r s
f o r 2 4 ho u r s . n o t o n e p i e ce o f ,
w r e ck ag e W a; : ; f o u n d .
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D ak o t a. co m i n g d o w n n e ar b y .
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f i e l d , 3 9 , a f o r m e r s p e ci al co n s t ab l e
f r o m n e ar b y S he f f i e l d , s ai d :
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k n o w
w hat I s aw . No n e o f t hi s ad d s u p . "
T he s e ar ch b e g an af t e r s he an d
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o r an g e f l as h an d b i l l o w i n g s m o k e
as t he t w i n e n g i n e d p l an e cr as he d
o n t he P e n n i n e s ab o v e H o p e F o r e s t .
F i f t y p o l i ce f r o m Y o r k s hi r e
an d ,
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cr e \ \ , " S , m o r e t han 1 0 0 m e n an d d o g s
f r o m s e v e n m o u n t ai n r e s cu e t e am s ,
an R A F he l i co p t e r an d t he W e s t
Y o r k s p o l i ce he l i co p t e r j o i n e d i n .
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ce r t ai n l y i s a
m y s t e r y an d e x t r e m e l y
b af f l i n g
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r e l i ab l e w i t n e s s e s cl e ar l y s aw s o m e -
t hi n g g o d o w n , "
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w he r e t he D ak o t a cr as he d i n 1 9 45 ;
k i l l i n g al l s e v e n C an ad i an cr e w .
T w o y e ar s ag o p o s t m an
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s p e c i a l i s t kn owl e d g e .
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e x p e r t on UF O s , " s a i d a n
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t e l l i n g of a p p a r e n t UF O
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of kn owl e d g e , M r P op e ,
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l i v i n g wr i t i n g b ooks a n d
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l e c t u r e s l a s t y e a r , wi t h a
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t wo h ou r s a t E d wa r d
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C ou r t , E m m e r t on
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UF O s b u t we r e r e l u c t a n t t o
r e p or t t h e m f or f c a r of
r i d i c u l e .
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q u a l i t y a b ou t t h e s e
ob j e c t s
-
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u s on . I a m a wa r e t h a t
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i t s own UF O a c t i v i t y ,
e s p e c i a l l y ov e r C h i c ks a n d s
b a s e .
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c a r v e d f r o m t h e b a c k o f h i s n e c k t o
h i s s t o ma c h a n d t h e b i l l - h o o k wh i c h
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Un e x pl a i n e d
T h e c r e a t u r e wa s c o v e r e d i n r o u g h ,
di r t y b r o wn s k i n a n d h a d a ; s n a k e - l i k e
h e a d a b o u t a f o o t . wi de .
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The Sunday
Tel eg r ap h
6 O c t o b er 1996
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need no t t o int er f < : r e wit h
t ~ e
p al ac e s m ain f unc t io n as a hI s -
t o r ic b uil ding
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at t r ac t s
6 0 0 , 0 0 0 p ayiR g
V I Sit O r s a year .
.
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m us t no t hav e any us e t hat
i
af f ec t s t he v is it o r s enj o ym ent , "
he s ays .
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t h A no t her inJuo l t m g f ac t o r 15 e
l if t whic h c an
c ar r y o nl y f o ur
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!
s t at e r o o m s b el o w. F o r t he s am e
! r eas o n, no m aj o r s ~ r uc t ur al al -
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it ab l e us es as a s up er - l ux ur y
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s uit e o f p r es t ig e hig h- t ec h
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,
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g
t he
.
p al ac e s p r o X I m I t y t o Heat hr o w
air p o r t . The r o o m s w? ul d m ~ ke
a f ine s uit e o f t o p - f l ig ht ap ar t -
m ent s , b ut anyo ne who c o ul d af -
f o r d t o r ent t hem wo ul d dem a~ d
g ener o us p ar king s p ac e
-
m
s ho r t
s up p l y
at Ham ~ t o n C ? ur t
-
and wo ul d ent er t am l av I s hl y
and o f t en. That is t he ap p eal o f
m aking f l at s av ail ab l e o nl y t o
el der l y p eo p l e, w~ o
hav e
f ew c ar s and do no t g iv e m any
p ar t ies . Ther e wo ul d b e r o o m f o r
t o a do z en ap ar t m ent s ,
u/ I us
any nec es s ar y m edic al f a-
c il it ies . A f inal dec is io n wil l b e
t aken nex t year .
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f it f o r a
p ens io ner
( if r ic h)
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,
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p eo p l e in t he l and m ay s o o n b e
ab l e t o s p end t heir t wil ig ht year s
in s hel t er ed ac c o m m o dat io n o n
t he t o p f l o o r o f a r o ~ al p al ac e
wit h an uns ur p as s ed v iew
o ~
t he
Tham es . I t is o ne o f t he o p t io ns
b eing ur g ent l y deb at ed f o r t he
f ut ur e o f t he s p ac e ab o v e t he
I G no s
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em p t y
and , unus ed
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s el v es wer e r es t o r ed f o l l o wm g
t he m aj o r f ir e in 198 6 .
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g iv en r ent - f r ee t o
t ~ c : :
\\l do ws o f
dis t ing uis hed
m l l t t ar y. m en
and p ub l ic SC ! \- . Ul t s . I t was m o ne
o f t hc = m t hat t he f ir e b eg an. B ut
g r ac e and f av o ur ar e
unf as hio nab k in t he 1990 s ;
~
R o b in E v ans . D ir ec t o r o f HI s -
t o r ic R o yal P al ac es , t he
b o dy
t hat
adm inis t er s t hc =
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Tim es
6 O c t o b er
1996
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f il e
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o f
as t er o id
dis as t er .
b y Jo nat han
L eake
.
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C o r r es p o ndent
3
Tat e
41.
s : iid l as t week: I T I S t he X f e t he
M inis t r y o f
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has a l o ng his t o r y D ef enc e
wo ul d
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o f c o l l is io ns wit h as t er o ids and P r ep ar ed
p r iv at el y
b y an
anny
c o m et s , s ev er al o f whic h hav e o f f ic er , it
war ns t hat ex t r a-
c us ed m as s ex t inc t io ns and t er r es t r ial
o b j ec t s s ho ul d b e
p ut
s ev er e.
al t er at io ns in c l im at e. at t he
t o p o f t he l is t o f t hr eat s t o
" The
.
s p r ead o f
hum anit y nat io nal
s ec ur it y.
.
m akes it l ikel y t hat ev en a r el - The
r ep o r t , b y M aj o r
Jay
at iv eI y s m al l
im p ac t . c o ul d . Tat e,
a b al l is t ic s
ex p er t , c l aim s
c aus e m as s iv e l o s s o f l if e and t he t hr eat o f a
dev as t at ing -
p r o p er t y. "
. .
.
p ac t
b y a c o r net o r as t er o id
is
He t o o k
up as t r o no m , Y us m g r eal and
hum anit y c o ul d f o l l o w
a
p o c ket t el es c o p e t o r el iev e t he t he
dino s aur s
int o
ex t inc t io n.
b o r edo m o f nig ht dut y in G e: - The
M o D ,
ho wev er ,
has de-
m any, wher e he c o nt r o l l ed
an~ l - c ided it wil l t ake no
ac t io n,
air c r af t m is s il es , and hI s ev en
t ho ug h Tat e s
f inding s
o b s er v at io ns ar e b as ed o n year s hav e
ar o us ed
c o nc er n
am o ng
o f ex p er ienc e. .
. s o m e o f B r it ain s
l eading as t r a-
His int er es t in c o m et s and as - no m er s .
N ex t
m o nt h a
g r o up o f
t r o ids f o l l o wed a
p o s t ing . t o t hem ,
inc l uding
D r
Jas p er W al l ,
C anada, wher e: he was l I D - dir ec t o r
o f t he
R o yal G r een-
p r es s ed b y a
l ec l ! 1r e b y D av id wic h
O b s er v at o r y, wil l m eet at
~ L eyY, c o - dis c o v er er o f t he
. t he
B r it is h
N at io nal
Sp ac e
Sc ho em aker ~ L ev y
c o m et , C ent r e in L o ndo n t o dis c us s t he
whic h s m as hed int o Jup it er t wo t hr eat .
year s ag o . .
.
L ike
Tat e,
t he. as t r o no m er s
That
l ed.
t o his r es ear c h and b el iev e
p ub l ic - m o ney
s ho ul d b e
t he s c ient if ic
p ap er whic h has al l o c at ed
t o
m ap
p ing t he t ho u-
.
s o s t ir r ed t he p r o f es s io nal as - s ands o f
o b j ec t s who s e
o r b it s
t r o no m er s . Tat e
ho p es it wil l c r o s s t hat o f t he
E ar t h.
s o o n ar o us e t he s am e int er es t in Tat e s
r ep o r t , whic h r ec o m -
t he g ener al p ub l ic . . , m ends a
g r o up o f s c ient is t s and
W al l s aid his o b s er v at o r y c iv il s er v ant s b e s et
up . t o s t udy
s c ient is t s c o ns ider ed Tat e s t he
t hr eat , is t he f ir s t t o
anal ys e
wo r k ex c el l ent He added: t he wo r k o f
as t r o no m er s
who
" This
is a r eal t hr eat , b ut o ne hav e
s t udied
t he
c o ur s es o f
t hat we c an do s o m et hing c o m et s
. . and as t er o ids
and dis c o - :
ab o ut . "

.
v er ed
hundr eds o f
ex t r a- t er r es - : ;
.
, .
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M o D
s p O kes m an c o n-
ir ! aI
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p r o v ided
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r eac h
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m et hir l g S~ e
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, .
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4 -
11M C O L I E N G A N ME E T S N ~ C K P O P I E , A U T HO R O F O P E N S K i E S , C L O S E D
MI N pS A N D
O N E - T I ME DE S K O F F I C E R A T
S E C ( A S ) 2 A , T HE U F O I N F O RMA T I O N - G A T HE RI N G
DE P A RT ME N T A T T HE MI N I S T RY O F DE F E N C E .
A l l e g e d s pace cr af t phot og r aphe d at S i l v e r S pr i n g s , Mar yl an d by Mad e l e i n e Rod e f f e r i n 1965
O v e r
t he l as t f e w
;!
.
ye ar s s ome t hi n g
,
.
. . . .
e x t r aor d i n ar y bas
be e n happe n i n g
i n B r i t ai n . T he
t r i ck l e of i n t e r e s t i n U F O s an d
par an or mal phe n ome n a, whi ch
has t r ad i t i on al l y be e n i n v e s t -
i g ? , t e d by a col l e ct i on of s o- < : aU e d
f l i n g e
g r ou ps , an d n or mal l y
f i l l s t he col u mn s of a s mal l
n u mbe r of s pe ci al i s t mag az i n e s ,
has s u d d e n l y be come a r ag i n g
t or r e n t . I t appe ar s t hat what
was on ce con s i d e r e d t he
d omai n of a f e w e n t hu s : l s t i c
amat e u r s has n ow be come a
s u bje ct of major pu bl i c
f as ci n at i on , i n cr e as i n g l ~ f u e l l e d
by t he mai n s t r e am me d i a who
ar e f al l i n g ov e r t he ms e l v e s i n a
compe t i t i v e f r e n z y t o f e e d t hi s
e x pon e n t i al g r owt h i n al l t hi n g s
we i r d , won d e r f u l an d ce l J ai n l y
e x t r at e r r e s t r i al .
T he r e as on s be hi n d t hi s
e x pl os i on . of i n t e r e s t ar c
compl e x an d . mu ]t i f ace t e d .
P e r haps par t of t he r e as on l i e s
i n t he f act t hat man y ol d
par ad i g ms ar c col l aps i n g l i k e
2 2 K i n d r e d S pi r i t \ 10 1. 3
N "
12
hou s e s mad e of s t r aw. O n e of t he mos t s i g n i f i can t
Re v ol u t i on ar y n e w t he or i e s ar e chan g e s t o hav e occu r r e d i n t he
hamme r i n g at t he d oor s of an f i e l d of U F O r e s e ar ch has be e n
e n d l e s s l i s t of s ci e n t i f i c t he or i e s t he i n cr e as e i n t he n u mbe r of
i n phys i cs , me d i ci n e an d r e s pe ct e d acad e mi cs who hav e
ar chae ol og y, t o n ame bu t a f e w. be e n pr e par e d t o r i s k t he i r
A cl i mat e of u n ce r t ai n t y has t hu s
r e pu t at i on s by be comi n g
be e n cr e at e d whi ch pr ov ok e s i n v ol v e d . T I l l s has occu r r e d i n
bot h d e man d s f or chan g e an d t he poJ i t i cal ar e n a as we I l ,
an i n f e ct i ou s , al l - pe r v ad i n g e s pe ci al l y i n A me r i c
,
whe r e
cu r i os i t y at al l l e v e l s of ou r i n t e r e s t i n t he U F O phe n -
s oci e t y. ome n on has be come a pu bl i c
I t cou l d al s o be t hat d u e t o obs e s s i on .
t he v as t i n cr e as e i n i n t e r e s t i n Roy L ak e , who he ad s a U F O
t he l J F O phe n ome n on , whe t he r s t u d y g r ou p i n L on d on an d has
i n t he f or m of s ci e n ce f i ct i on or be e n i n v e s t i g at i n g t he phe n om-
i ,
d ocu me n t ar i e s or me d i a e n on f or 4 3 ye ar s , s t at e s : T he r e
i n v e s t i g at i on s , a mor e ope n i s n o d ou bt t hat i n t e r e s t i n U F O s
at mos phe r e has be e n cr e at e d an d al i e n v i s i t or s i s at an al l - t i me
i n whi ch
E S 2 P . l e
f e e L m. . q r e
hi g h. He be l i e v e s paI 1 of t he
con f i d e n t abou t d i s cu s s i n g t he r e as on f or t hi s i s t o d o wi t h t he
he ~ 10 1;: - ;J t h;;mt ~ 70 f f l ood of mat e r i a] comi n g f r om
r i N Q .I S : .
wi l i i l ~ e an cr i l lr e A me r i ca. T he r e has be e n a
s ci e n t i s t s ad mi t t i n g ju s t how mas s i v e g r owt h of i n t e r e s t i n
l i mi t e d t he i r k n owl e d g e i s , s u bje ct s s u ch as A r e a 51, t he
be i n g ag n os t i c abou t U F O s n ot or i ou s U S mi l i t ar y i n s t aJ l at i on
s e e ms an e v e r mor e r e as on abl e at G r oom L ak e , N e v ad a, whe r e
I
pos i t i on . O n e t hi n g i s ce r t ai n bl ack bu d g e t ope r at i on s ar c
t hou g h: t he act u al n u mbe r
0 11
car r i e d ou t
-
t he bu i l d i n g of t he
I
r e por t e d s i g ht i n g s
I . l as
i n cr e as e d S t e al t h bombe r an d S i al War s
e n of l l l ou s l y ov e r t he l as t f e wl t e chn ol og y r e s e ar ch f or
ye ar s .
~
e x ampl e . V ar i ol l s wi t n e s s e s who
~ . . ~
.
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cl ai m t o hav e wor k e d t he r e s ay
t he u n d e r g r ou n d bas e i s home
t o e x t r at e r r e s t r i al d i s cs , whi ch
ar e s u ppos e d l y be i n g
back
e n g i n e e r e d f or mi l i t ar y u s e .
L l k e al s o be l i e v e s t hat : T be
X - F i l e s has had a r e mar k abl e
e f f e ct on t he B r i t i s h pu bl i c. T hi s
pr og r amme has act e d as a
cat al ys t f or man y pe opl e who
or i g i n al l y we r e n ot i n t e r e s t e d
i n U F O s bu t hav e n ow be g u n t o
g e t mor e i n v ol v e d .
N i ck P ope : t he
mav e r i ck at t he MoD
Whe n T be X - F i l e s was f i r s t
s cr e e n e d on B E C 2 , i t s v i e wi n g
f i g u r e s of 6. 2 mi l l i on mack i t t he
chan n e l s mos t popu l ar pr og r a.
mme . I t s
s u cce s s has be e n s l I ch
t hat i t has s i n ce t r an s f e l 1e d t o
B E C 1 an d i s n ow s howi n g t wi ce
e v e l ) we e k . I f you be J i ~ v e t he
char act e r s i n T be X - F c: s t o be
pu r e f i ct i on , t he n t hi n k ag ai n .
A l t hou g h q u i t e cl e ar l y n ot i n
t he s ame l e ag u e as t he t e J e v i s i on
char act e r ,
~ oJ ) e ~ f t e n r e f e r s
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as t he
r e al F ox
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d e f i n i t e t h r e a t t o t h e s e c ur i t y of
t h i s c oun t r y .
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a c t ua lly d o
a n y t h i n g a b out t h e
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t h a t t h e s e a li e n
b e i n g s a r e a b le
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our
t e c h n olog y
i s , i n
c om pa r i s on t o t h e i r s ,li g h t y e a r s
b e h i n d . Th us b e i n g c on c e r n e d
a b out t h e r i s k t o our n a t i on a l
s e c ur i t y
m i g h t b e a s i m ple r e d
h e r r i n g ,a j us t i J a t i on f or f ur t h e r
s pe n d i n g on we a pon s of wa r
e v e n . A ll we c a n d o i s h ope t h a t
t h e i r i n t e n t i on s a r e
b e n i g n ,
b e c a us e i t i s ob v i ous t h a t i f t h e y
wa n t e d t o d e s t r oy us t h e y would
m os t li k e ly h a v e t h e
c a pa c i t y t o
d o s o. F or t h e m we c ould b e
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e n q ui r y .
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t o r e f e r t h e s e c a s e s on t o t h e
poli c e or t o r h e
; \ li n i s t r y of
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up
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t h e 3 h a v e t o l d t h e s a me s t o r y .
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t a l ke d a nd s u f f e r e d r i d i c u l e a nd
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l i g h t . b a t h e d t h e
wi d t h o f t h e r o a d .
" Su d d e nl y . i t wa s l i ke I wa s i n
a b l a c k v o i d , "
s a y s
G a r y . " T h e r e
I a m. s t a nd i ng u p a nd
t h i nki ng :
Wh e r e s
my c a r ? Wh e r e s Co l i n?
I wo nd e r e d i f I wa s d e a d .
" A no t h e r
1 5 s e c o nd s we nt b y a nd
I wa s b a c k i n
my c a r o n t h e
wr o ng
s i d e o f t h e r o a d , .
s h u nt i ng d i a g o -
na l l y i nt o t h e b a nki ng . " .
A t t h e i r f r i e nd s
h o me . t h e
t e r r i f i e d
p a i r t o l d wh a t h a d
. h a p p e ne d .
I nd e p e nd e nt l y , i n
s e p a r a t e
p a . r t
o f t h e h o u s e , t h e y d r e w wh a t t h e y
h a d s e e n. T h e
d r a wi ng s we r e i d e n-
t i c a l .
T h e y a l s o d i s c o v e r e d t h a t s o me -
h o w, t h e y h a d l o s t a n h o u r - a nd -
a - h a l f e n r o u t e .
Fo r
G a r y . t h e o r d e a l wa s j u s t
/
. ,
C a s e 3 : T h e f o r e s t e r
D a t e l i n e : N
o v , 1979
L o c a t i o n :
S c o t l a n d
. - - " ~
P H I L I P
MAN T L E,
o f t h e
~ ~
B r i t i s h
UFO
R e s e a r c h
As s o
~
t i o n
( B UFOR A) ,
h a s i n t e r -
v i e w e d
m a n y o f t h e B O B r i t o n s
N I C K
P OP E
s p ? n t ~ r e e
d a i m i n g a l i e n
e n c o u n t e r s
H e
y e a r s a t t h e
Mo D ,
, n v e s t i g a t _
s a y s : " T h e r e o r e t o o
I T 1C I 1) ~
i n g a n d
r e s e a r c h i n g t h e UFO
i n v o l v i n g
s a n e ,
s o b e r ,
d e c e n t m y s t e r y . H e
s a y s :
N I
h o v e
a n d h o n e s t
p e o p l e f o r i t t o b e
a b s o l u t e l y n o d o u b t t h a t s o m e
l S C OUn t e d .
o f t h e s e
a c c o u n t s d o
h a p p e n
" T h
f
h
I I
a n d t h a t s o m e s o r t o f o f t e f l i n t e I -
e o c t t a t 0
e g e d
, . b e
o I v e d
a b d u c t e e s
r i s k r i d i C I J l e
w h e n
J g e n c e
m a y m v
.
t I
t a l k
p u b r l d y m u s t d e t e r t h e
" Of
t h e Mo D UFO
s i g h t i n g s ,
a a n k s . "
f i v e _ t o t e n
p e r
c e n t a r e u n e x -
AN Mo D
S P OKES MAN
p / o i n e d .
d i s m i s s e d t h e
t h r e a t o f a l i e n s
" On
a n u m b e r o f
a c c o s i o n s ,
a r r i v i n g
h e r e a s
" n e g r J g i > l e " . H e R AF
j e t s h a v e b e e n
s a a m b l e d
s a i d : " W e d o n t
p e r c e i v e
a n y
t o
t r y
a n d
i n t e r c e p t UFOs . "
t h r e a t f r o m
e x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l s .
. P h i l i p Ma n t l e s
b o o k
W i t h -
" Ar o u n d
99. 9
p e r c e n t o f o u t
C o n s e n t i s
p u b r t s h e d
b y c a s e s a r e
e x p l a i n e d
b y n a t u r a l
R i n g p u / I P r e s s . Y o u c e n
c o n t a c t p h e n o m e n a
l i k e
l i g h t i n g ,
B UFOR A
a t B M
B u f o r a , w e a t h e r
b a l l o o n s o r a i r c r c r f t . . .
L o n d o n , W C ! N 3 X X
R ET I R ED
f o r e s t e r
B o b
T a y l o r
w i l l n e v e r
f o r g e t
t h a t
d a y i n
N o v e m b e r
1979
w h e n
h e w a s
a t t a c k e d
b y a UFO i n a
S c o t t i s h
w o o d .
B o b , 78 , w h o n o w
l i v e s
i n
T a y s i d e ,
s a y s :
" I
w a s
w a l k i n g
t h r o u g h
D e c h -
m o n t
w o o d s w i t h
m y r e d
s e t t e r L a r a a n d a s I t u r n e d
t h i s c o r n e r
t h e r e w a s t h i s
2 5 0 f t
s p i n n i n g
t o p t h i n g
i n f r o n t o f m e .
" T h e s e
s e a - m i n e - t y p e
t h i n g s w i t h
s p i k e s o n
t h e m c a m e o u t o f t h e
b a c k a n d
g r a b b e d
m y t r o u s e r s
r i p p i n g
r i g h t
t h r o u g h t o
m y
s k i n .
"
B o b
p a s s e d o u t .
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I c a m e
t o ,
I h e a r d a s o u n d o f
s o m e t h i n g
m o v i n g
v e r y f a s t
a w a y i n
t h e
d i s t a n c e . I e v e n -
t u a l l y
g o t o n
m y
k n e e s a n d
c r a w l e d t o
m y t r u c k b u t i t w a s
d e a d .
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B o b
A
T r AC K: B o b s
p i c t u r e o f h i s
a s s a i l a n t
S P I KES
W EN T
FOR
MY
L EGS
c r a w l e d
t h e m i l e t o
f h o m e a n d t o l d h i s
w i f e h e d
b e e n
a t t a c k e d
b y a UFO.
T h e
p o l i c e w e r e
c a l l e d t o t h e
s c e n e
a n d
t h e i r
r e p o r t
s t a t e s :
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m a r k s
i n d i c a t e d
a n
o b j e c t
o f s e v e r a l
t o n s h a d
s t o o d
t h e r e b u t n o
i n f o r m a t i o n
h a s b e e n
g a i n e d t o
e x p l a i n
t h e m .
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w i d o w e r
B o b
s a y s :
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k n o w
t h e r e
i s
s o m e t h i n g
o u t
t h e r e .
T ER R OR
D R I V E:
R o s e a n d V a l a n d a n
i m p r e s s i o n o f t h e UFO
OUR
L OS T
3 0
MI N UT ES
I T W AS 2 a m a n d t h e r o a d w a s
d e s e r t e d .
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b r i g h t
l i g h t s
a p p e a r e d t o h o v e r i n
f r o n t o f V i v i e n
H a y w a r d s
c a r .
S h e . R o s e m a n
H a w k i n s
a n d
V a l e r i e
W a i t e r S
n o t e d t h a t t h e
h u g e o b j e c t a h e a d w a s
s i l e n t .
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c a r e r
R o s e m a r y ,
4 0 ,
r e c a l l s t h a t
n i g h t 15
y e a r s a g o :
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e n g i n e l o s t
p o w e r . T h e n
t h e o b j e c t s
l i g h t s d i m m e d
a n d
i t
d i s a p p e a r e d . W e
a r r i v e d a t
a
p o l i c e s t a t i o n a t 2 . 5 0 -
w e d
l o s t h a l f a n h o u r . "
Un d e r
h y p n o s i s ,
R o s e m a r y
r e m e m b e r e d
b e i n g s c a n n e d i n
C a . s e 3 : T h e
g i r l f r i e n d s
D a t e l i n e :
u l y , 198 1
W c a . t 1o n ;
AB , S h r o p s h i r e
a
m a c h i n e .
V a l e r i e
I e c a l l e d :
" S o m e t h i n g
g r a b b e d
m y s h o u l -
d e r s a n d a v o i c e t o l d m e n o t t o
b e a f r a i d .
" I w a s i n a r o o m w i t h n o d o o l S
a n d a t a l l , l o n g - h a i r e d
m a n a n d
w o m a n
a p p e a r e d . T h e f e m a l e
t r i e d o n
m y s h o e s a n d f e l l . I
a s k e d
w h a t
t h e y w a n t e d a n d w a s
t o l d :
" T h e r e w i l l b e a t i m e w h e n
y o u l l
u n d e r s t a n d . "
FOR MER
p o l i c e m a n
P h i l i p
S p e n c e r w a s
w a l k i n g
a c r o s s Y o r k -
s h i r e s
k l e y Mo o r
j u s t a f t e r d a w n
w h e n
h e
e n c o u n t e r e d
s o m e -
t h i n g i n c r e d i b l e .
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( n o ~ l 1i s r e a !
n a m e ) w a s
c ; a r r y i n g a
c a m e r a t o t a k e s o m e
s n a p s o f t h e t o w n
w h e n i t g o t l i g h t e r _
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m i n g
S o u n d , h e
l o o k e d
u p t o s e e a
f i g u r e h e i s c o n v i n c e d
w a s n t
h u m a n .
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p h o t o
a n d f o l l o w e d
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.
.
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a s e ~ :
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L o c a t i o n :
l l k I e y Mo o r ; Y o r k s h i r e

w h a t
a p p e a r e d t o b e
t w o
g i a n t
s i l v e r
s a u c e r s
s t u c k
t o g e t h e r .
.
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c r a f t
s h o t
u p w a r d s a n d
i n t o t h e
c l o u d s .
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g o t b a c k
i n t o
t o w n ,
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r e a l i s e d i t w a s l Oa m
-
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" l o s t "
t w o
h o u r s .
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h a d t h e
p h o t o s
d e v e l o p e d _
t o
f i n d t h e
c r e a t u r e
h a d
b e e n
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o n
f i l m .
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h y p n o t i c
r e g r e s s i o n
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d e s c r i b e d
e n ~ t h e c r a f t a n d
.
b e i n g p u t o n a t a b l e
b y c r e a t u r e s
w i t h
p o i n t e d e a r s .
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t h e y
s h o w e d
h i r n t w o
f i l m s , t h e f i r s t c o n -
t a i n i n g
s c e n e s o f
d e s t r u c t i o n a n d s t a r -
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t s
n o t i mme d i a t e l y cl e a r w hy a l i e n s
s ho u l d w a n t t o co r n e t o B o n n y b r i d g e . : \
, s ma l l , w i n d s w e p t t o w n j u s t n o r t h o f
Gl a s g o w , i t s i t s i n a mu d d y v a l l e y
, a me d
b y e l e ct r i c p y l o n s a n d o w hi l I s :
.
T he r e s a b r i d g e ( n o t r e mo t e l y b o n n y ) , a
C hi n e s e t a k e a w a y , t w o p u b s a n d 5 , 4 5 0 p e o p l e .
T he r e s a l s o p l e n t y o f s l . : y
-
a n d f r o m t he
w i n d o w o f t he i r s e v e n t h- f l o o r f l a t , p e n s i o n e r s
B i l l a n d M a b e l B e s t a l l ca n s e e mo s t o f i t . I f t he v
a r c p r e o ccu p i e d w i t h t he v i e w , f e w ca n b l a m~
t he m. Fr o m t he i r w i n d o w s , t he y ha v e w i t n e s s e d
UFO a ct i v i t y o n n o l e s s t ha n t hr e e o cca s i o n s .
B i z a r r e l y ,
p e ma p s ,
t hi s s ma l l , cl o s e - k n i t co mmu -
n i t y ha s b e co me t he s ce n e o f S co t l a n d s r e a l - l i f e
X - : ~ i l e s
-
a t o w n w he r e , w i t h s t a r t l i n g r e g u l a r i t y ,
r e s I d e n t s r e p o r t e v i d e n ce o f a l i e n a ct i v i t y ,
T he . mo s t d r a ma t i c o f t he s e s i g ht i n g s t o o k
p l a ce I n
, t he e a r l y ho u r s o f t he mo r n i n g l a s t
J a n u a r y . I t w a s a b o u t a q u a r t e r t o f i v e , a n d I d
g o t u p i n t he n i g ht , r e me mb e r s B i l l . S u d d e n l y ,
:
s p o t t ~ a l a r g e ci r cu l a r l i g ht ho v e r i n g o v e r
B o n n y b n d g e a n d r e a I i s e d i t w a s he a d i n g
t o w a r d s o u r f l a t s .
N e x t , t w o s ma l l e r ci r cu l a r o b j e ct s ca me
i n t o v i e w , s p i n n i n g a r o u n d t he l a r g e r o n e . [
w a s i n t r i g u e d a n d ca l l e d t he w i f e t o co r n e a n d
l o o k . Ho w e v e r , a s i t g o t n e a r e r , w e b e ca me
s ca r e d . I t w a s hu g e a n d i t w a s he a d i n g s t r a i g ht
f o r u s . B u t t he n i t s u d d e n l y r o s e
u p a n d o v e r
t he t o p o f t he f l a t s .
.
P e r ha p s i t w a s a p l a n e . Or a he l i co p t e r . Or
p e ma p s M r B e s t a l l i s co mp l e t e l y b a t t y . a n d s o i s
hi s w i f e
-
w ho , i n ci d e n t a l l y . co n f i n n s e v e r v
d e t a i l . A l l t he s e a r e p o s s i b i l i t i e s . B u t w he n y o ~
l o o k a t t he s he e r s t a t i s t i ca l ma s s o f s i g ht i n g s b v
p e o p l e i n t he B o n n y b r i d g e a r e a . t he n t he g r e a t ~ r
l i k e l i ho o d i s t ha t t i l e B e s t a l l s a r e t e l l i n g t he t r u t h.
Fo r s o me r e a s o n , t hi s co r r i d o r o f co u n t r y s i d e
b e t w e e n Gl a s g o w a n d E d i n b u r g h i s a UFO
hOL ~ p < J t . Of a l l s i g ht i n g s i n S co t l a n d , t w o - t hi r d s
o ccu r w i t l l n i t .
T o
my k n o w l e d g e , 3 . 0 0 0 p e o p l e
ha v e s e e n s o me t l l l n g u n u s u a l i n o u r s k i e s d u r i n g
t he p a s t f e w y e a r s , s a y s B o n n y b r i d g e co u n ci l l o r
B i l l B u cha n a n . A n d
t he r e mu s t b e ma n y mo r e
w ho ha v e b e e n a f r a i d t o co me f o r w a r d .
I
Wa l k d o w n t he ma i n s t r e e t , a n d e v e r y o n e
k n o w s s o me o n e w ho s s e e n a UFO. A t t he
e l e ct r i ca l g o o d s s ho p ,
i t s A n n e S t e w a r t s d a u g h-
t e r , C a r o l , w ho ha d a n i g ht e n co u n t e r w i t h b r i g ht ,
f l y i n g o b j e ct s w hi k d r i v i n g ho me .
We
w e r e a t
t he p u b w he n s he r a n g u s , t e r r i f i e d ,
s a y s he r
mo t he r . T he w ho l e b a r p i l e d o u t s i d e t o ha v e a
l o o k , b u t w ha t e v e r i t w a s ha d g o n e .
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p o s t o f f i ce , M a r l e n e
Fl e n
n g
ha s b e e n k e e p i n g a s e cr e t f o r y e a r s . I t
co n ce r n s a n e l d e r l y f r i e n d w ho w e n t f i s hi n g o n e
n i g ht a t n e a r b y S t He l e n s L o ch, a n d s a w a b r i g ht
"
l i g ht i n [ h. : s k : . . .
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t hi n g s t a r t e d I T hJ \ l n g ha ck
a n d f o n h J . n o s s t he w a t e r . s a V5 . \ 1 J r l e n c . T he n
i t s t : . 1 r t . : d f o l l o w i n g my
f r i . : n d . w h( ) l k c" l J . : d [ 0
h. : a d b J . ck ho me . B y
t he t i m. : he r ca c! J : G t he
ho u s e . he w a s f 1 J n n i n g f o r a l l he w a s w o r t h.
M a r l e n e s f r i e n d n e v e r ma d e hi s o r d e a l p u b l i c.
a n d ma n y o t he r s f e ci t he s a me w a y . T h. : r e i s .
ho w e v e r . s o me o n e t he y ca n t u r n t o . A n d t ha t s
J o hn J e n k i n s . . - \ 6 0 - y e a r - o l d p i a n o t u n e r f r o m
n e a r b y P e n i cu i k . J o hn w a s a s p a ce s hi p s ce p t i c u n t i l
o n e mOl l 1 i n g i n 1 9 9 2 . w he n he s a w i l l 1 o r a n g e -
g o l d e n
b a l l i n t he
s k y j u s t o u t s i d e E d i n b u r g h.
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w a s t r a v e l l i n g i n a n a b s o l u t e s t r a i g ht l i n e
a n d a t g r e a t s p e e d . r e ca l l s J o hn ,
1
t ho u g ht
t he w ho l e ci t y w o u l d b e i n a n u p r o a r . b u t
a l t ho u g h t he r e w a s a n a r t i cl e a b o u t i t i n T he
S co t s ma n , i t w a s q u i ck l y f o r g o t t e n .
B u t n o t b y hi m. B e f o r e l o n g . he w a s s e e k i n g
o u t o t he r s w ho ha d e x p e r i e n ce d cl o s e e n co u n -
t e r s . On e w a s A n d y S w a n , a 2 7 - y e a r - o l d e l e ct r i c
ca b l e l a y e r f r o m n e a r b y A r n l a d a l e . [ d b e e n t o
C o w d e n b e a t h, r e ca l l s A n d y ,
Whe n I g o t ho r n e ,
a r o u n d 1 1 . 4 5 p m, t he r e w a s a l i g ht n i n g s t a n n ,
a n d a s I w a s s i t t i n g i n t he ca r w a t chi n g i t . I s a w
t hi s l a r g e o b j e ct co me cr a s hi n ! ! d o w n f r o m t he
s k y
-
a b o u t 3 5 t o 4 0 f o o t l o ~ g , t he s i z e o f a
l o r r y t r a i l e r . I d e ci d e d t o d r i v e i n t he d i r e ct i o n i t
ha d b e e n t r a v e l l i n g .
A mi l e a l o n g t he r o a d , t he o b j e ct s u d d e n l y
ca me f l y i n g l o w o v e r t he he d g e r o w s . s t r a i g ht a t
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i t , - b u t
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f i e l d . I t j u s t s a t t l l e r e . ho v e r i n ! ! s i l e n t l y , a b o U[ 1 5
f e e t o f f t he g r o u n d . I g o t
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a n y
w in d o w s
o r
a n y t h in g
l ik e
t h a t .
T h e
c a p -
t a in
d r e w
a
s im il a r
s h a p e ,
b u t
,
h is
w a s
m a d e
u p
o f
l o t s
o f
d If -
f e r e n t
l it t l e
l ig h t s .
r
f e l t
h is
d r a w in g
c o u l d
b e
e x p l a in e d
b y
a
r e f l e c t io n
f r o m
o u r
l a n d in g
1Ig h t s
a s
t h e
o b je c t
w e n t
d o w n
o u r
r l g h t -
h a n d
s id e .
.
.
W e
t h e n
p h o n e d
a l r
t r a m c
c o n t r o l
a n d
d e c id e d
t h a t
w e
w o u l d
r l 1e
a n
a Ir
m is s ,
w h ic h
m e a n t
t h a t
a l l
t h e
t r a c e s
f r o m
r a d a r
w o u l d
h a v e
t o
b e
e x a m -
In e d
In
f u r t h e r
d e t a il .
B y
f il in g
t h a t
r e p o r t ,
t h e
t w o
m e n
l a u n c h e d
t h e m s e l v e s
o n
t o
t h e
t r e a d m il l
o f
r u m o u r
a n d
m y s t e r y
t h a t
a c c o m p a -
n ie s
a l l
s u c h
u n e x p l a in e d
s ig h t l n g s . M a n y
a ir l in e
p il o t s
t a l k
a n e c d o t a l l y
o f
s e e in g
U F O s .
B u t
v e r y
f e w
a c t u a l l y
r e p o r t
w h a t
t h e y
h a v e
s e e n ,
f e a r f u l
o f
a
s c e p t ic a l
r e s p o n s e
f r o m
t h e ir
c o l l e a g u e s .
A n d ,
u n t il
n o w ,
n o
p l 10 t
o f
a
c o m m e r c ia l
B r it is h
a l r c r a f t
h a s
e v e r
s p o -
k e n
p u b l ic l y
a b o u t
s u c h
a n
In c id e n t .
A l t h o u g h
O m c e r
s t u a r t
s t il l
c a n n o t
e x p l a in
w h a t
h e
a n d
h Is
c a p t a in
s a w ,
t h e r e
a r e
a
n u m b e r
o f
p o s s l b il l t ie s .
C o u l d
It
h a v e
b e e n
a
c r a f t
t h a t
h a s
b e c o m e
k n o w n
a s
t h e
S l ie n t
V u l c a n ,
a
s u p p o s -
e d l y
t o p - s e c r e t
A m e r ic a n
m il -
It a r y
a ir c r a f t ,
s o
c a l l e d
b e c a u s e
It s
s h a p e
r e s e m b l e s
a n
o l d
V u l c a n
b o m b e r ?
T H E
S l 1e n t
V u l c a n ,
a
s Im il a r
s h a p e
t o
t h e
S t e a l t h
b o m b -
e r ,
h a s
a l l e g e d iy
b e e n
s e e n
o v e r
E u r o p e
a n d
N o r t h
A m c r l c n ,
a n d
w a s
n r s t
s ig h t e d
o v e r
t h e
H u d s o n
V a l -
l e y
In
u p s t a t e
N e w
Y o r k
In
19 8 3 .In
B r it a in ,
m a n y
o f
t h e
s l
h t l n
s
s in c e
h a v e
t a k e n
p l a c e
In
t h e
P e n n In e
C o r r id o r ,
w h ic h
r u n s
f r o m
t h e
M id l a n d s
t o
Y o r k s h ir e .
In
19 9 0 ,
a n
o b je c t
s im l 1a r
t o
t h e
o n e
s e e n
b y
O f f ic e r
S t u a r t
a n d
h Is
c a p t a In
w a s
s p o t t e d
In
B e l g iu m ;
t h e
B e l g ia n
a ir
f o r c e
s c r a m b l e d
f ig h t e r
p l a n e s
t o
t r y
t o
in t e r c e p t
It ,
b u t
It
v a n is h e d
w it h o u t
l e a v -
in g
r a d a r
o r
r a d ia t io n
r e a d in g s .
C o n s p ir a c y
t h e o r is t s ,
w h o
.
h a v e
w e l c o m e d
t h e
B A
in c i-
d e n t
w it h
g l e e ,
p o in t
t o
t h e
f a c t
t h a t
t h e
A m e r ic a n
F - 117
S t e a l t h
b o m b e r
f l e w
f o r
f iv e
y e a r s
b e f o r e
t h e
U .S .
g o v e r n -
m e n t
c o n f ir m e d
It s
e x is t e n c e .
L ik e
t h e
S il e n t
V u l c a n ,
It
Is
t r ia n g u l a r
In
s h a p e ,
a n d
w a s
d e s ig n e d
n o t
t o
s h o w
u p
o n
r a d a r
s c r e e n s .
R a d a r
e x p e r t s ,
h o w e v e r ,
d o
n o t
b e l ie v e
t h a t
t h e
B A
s ig h t -
In g
c o u l d
h a v e
b e e n
a
S t e a l t h
b o m b e r .
It
is
n o t
a l l o w e d
t o
f l y
In
c o n t r o l l e l i
a ir s p a c e
w it h o u t
b e in g
Id e n t if ia b l e
t o
g r o u n d
c o n t r o l .
A n d
e v e n
t h e
S t e a l t h
b o m b e r
c a n n o t
e x p l a in
t h e
s p e e d ,
a g il it y
a n d
r a p id
a c c e l -
e r a t io n
d is p l a y e d
b y
t h e
o b je c t
t h e
B A
p il o t s
s a w .
T h e
C iv il
A v ia t io n
A u t h o r it y
( C A A )
s p e n t
m o n t h s
in v e s t i-
g a t in g
t h e
p il o t s
c l a l m s .
T h e y
t a l k e d
t o
a l l
t h e
f ig h t
c r e w s
a n d
a ir
s t a f f
in v o l v e d .
T h e y
e x a m in e d
r e c o r d in g s
a n d
r a d a r
t a p e s
w h ic h
w o u l d
t e l l
t h e m
w h e t h e r
a n y
o t h e r
a ir -
c r a f t
w a s
In
t h e
v ic l n l t y
o f
B A
f 1!g h t
5 0 6 1.
T h e y
f o u n d
n o t h in g .
.
In
A p r il
t h is
y e a r ,
t h e
C A A
a g r e e d
t h a t
t h e
c r e w
o n
b o a r d
t h e
n ig h t
h a d
s e e n
a n
u n id e n t if ie d
f l y In g
o b je c t
-
o r ,
a s
It
p r e f e r r e d
t o
t e r m
It ,
a n
u n a s s e s s a b l e
o b je c t .
T h e
C A A
d e c id e d
t h a t
In
t h e
a b s e n c e
o f
a n y
f ir m
e v i-
d e n c e
o r
e x p l a n a t io n
f o r
t h e
o b je c t ,
It
w a s
n o t
p o s s ib l e
t o
a s s e s s
e it h e r
t h e
c a u s e
o f
t h e
,
n e a r
m is s
o r
t h e
r is k
o f
t h e
e n c o u n t e r .
It
o n c Iu d e d
t h n t
t h e
In c i-
d e n t
d id n t
f it
IIn y
o f
t h e
n o r -
m a l
c r It e r ia
a p p l ic a b l e
t o
a l r - II\ l s s
r e p o r t s .
O f f ic e r
S t u a r t
w a s
n o t
h a p p y
w it h
t h e
r e s u l t .
W e
d id
n o t
g e t
t h e
a n s w e r s
w e
w e r e
h o p in g
f o r ,
h e
s a y s .
If
I
c a n t
e x p l a In
It
a n d
I
w a s
t h e r e ,
I
c a n n o t
h o p e
t h a t
a n y o n e
e l s e
c a n
e v e r
e x p l a in
It
a w a y .
P e s p l t e
S t u a r t s
r e s e r v a -
t io n s ;
t h e
C A A s
r e s p o n s e ...-
In
c o n d u c t in g
s u c l l
a
t h o r -
o u g h
In v e s t ig a t io n
~
h a s
I
b e e n
s e e n
a s
a
r n U e s t o n e
In
t h e
o f f ic ia l
r e c o g n it io n
o f
t h e :
U F O
p h e n o m e n o n .
T h e
M in is t r y
o f
D e f e n c e
is
s t il l
r e l u c t a n t
t o
d is c u s s
t h e
Is s u e
o f
U F O s
a t
a l l .
O f f ic ia l l y ,
t h e
M l n l s t r y
d o e s
n o t
!11V e s t l -
g a t e
in e x p l ic a b l e
s l g h t l n ~ s ,
b e c a u s e
t h e y
a r e
n o t
c o n s id -
e r e d
a
t h r e a t
t o
n a t Io n a l
s e c u r it y .
O t h e r s
t e l l
a
d l f t e r e n t
s t o r y .
F o r
t h r e e
y e a r s ,
N ic k
P o p e
h e a d e d
A Ir
S t a f f
2 11,
w it h in
t h e
M o D .
P a r t
o f
h is
w o r k
w a s
t o
in v e s t ig a t e
U F O
r e p o r t s .
P o p e ,
w h o s e
b o o k
O p e n
S id e s ,
C l o s e d
M in d s ,
w a s
s e r l -
a l l s e a
b y
t h e
D a l l y
M a l l ,
c a l l s
t h e
S il e n t
V u l c a n
t h e
F l y in g
T r Ia n g l e .
It
b e h a v e s
in
a
w a y
t h a t
is
b e y o n d
t h e
c u t t in g
e d g e
o f
o u r
o w n
t e c h n o l o g y ,
h e
s a y s .
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I
B U T
c o u l d
t h e
B A
p il o t s
,have
s e e n
t h e
m y s t e r io u s
m il -
It a r y
c r a f t
k n o w n
a s
t h e
S il e n t
V u l c a n ?
O r
m u s t
t h e r e
b e
a n o t h e r
e x p f a n a t l o n ,
t h a t
t h e
v e r s a t il it y
o f
t h e
c r a f t
t h e y
s a w
s im p l y
c a n n o t
b e
c r e a t e d
b y
h u m a n s ?
.
P o p e
s a y s
o f
s l g h t in g s
l Ik e
t h e
B A
o n e :
A l ie n
c r
~ f t
a r e
t h e
o n l y
l O g ic a l
c o n c l u s io n
o f
s o m e
s !g h t f n g s .
T h e
t e c h n o l -
o g y
t h e y
d is p l a y
is
w a y
b e y o n d
o u r
o w n .
A l t h o u g h
t h e
M o D
d e n ie s
a n y
s p e c ia l
r e s e a r c h ,
in s id e r s
w h o
h a v e
w o r k e d
w it h in
t h e
M in is t r y
c l a im
t h a t
t h e
M l n l s -
t r y
b a s e
a t
R u d l o e
M a n o r ,
in
W il t s h ir e ,
is
b e in g
u s e d
a s
a
c e n t r e
f o r
s e c r e t
in v e s t ig a -
t io n s
In t o
.a e r ia l
p h e n o m e n a .
T h e
P u b l ic
R e c o r d s
O f f ic e
in
K e w ,
S o t f t h - W e s t
L o n d o n .
s h e d s
e v e n
m o r e
In t r ig u in g
l ig h t
o n
ju s t
h o w
s e r io u s l y
in c id e n t s
l ik e
t h e
B A
o n e
a r e
b e in g
t a k e n
b y
t h e
G o v e r n m e n t .
F r o m
t h e
m id - F if t ie s
o n w a r d s ,
t h e
M o D
h a s
a c c u -
m u l a t e d
m o r e
t h a n
8 ,0 0 0
U F O
s l g h t in g s ,
a n d
h a s
w it h h e l d
t h e
In f o r m a t io n
u n d e r
t h e
3 0 -
y e a r
s e c r e c y
r u l e .
W h il e
m a n y
o f
t h e s e
a c c o u n t s
a r e
n o w
a v a l l a b l e
a t
K e w .
o t h e r s
w il l
r e m a in
s e a l e d
f o r
d e c a d e s
t o
c o m e .
O m c e r
S t u a r t
k n o w s
w h a t
h e
s a w .
H e
h a s
k e p t
t h e
d r a w -
In g
o f
t h a t
m y s t e r io u s
t r ia n -
g u l a r
o b je c t ,
a n d
h e
a n d
h is
c a p t a in
h a v e
f l e v e r
c h a n g e d
t h e ir
s t o r y .
T h e y
a l s o ,
o f
c o u r s e ,
c a n n o t
e x p l a in
It .
II
O U T
O f
T h is
W o r l d
is
o n
B B C 1,
t o m o r r o w ,
9 .3 O p m .
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