More Real-Life UK UFO X-Files Released
Nick Pope formerly ran the British Government's UFO Project and is now recognised as one of the world's leading experts on the unexplained. See his web site at nickpope.net for more information.
Nick Pope notes: “The latest batch of MoD UFO files has been released today (August 17) at the National Archives. There are 14 files, covering the period 1981 - 1996 and collectively, there are several thousand pages of documentation. I welcome the release of these real-life X-Files. This is a real blast from the past for me as I led the investigations into many of these cases that have now been declassified. Most sightings had conventional explanations but some were a complete mystery. There are cases where UFOs flew over RAF bases and instances where jets were scrambled to try and intercept a UFO being tracked on radar. There were also some near-misses with commercial aircraft. Whatever you think about UFOs, these sorts of cases show that there are serious defense, national security and air safety issues involved. The files also contain reports of crop circles and alien abductions.”
The official UK National Archives news release follows:
UFO files: attempted abductions and scrambled fighter jets
It can be nice to feel needed - but two men returning home from an evening out in Staffordshire were less than happy when a lemon-headed alien supposedly appeared beneath a hovering UFO and wanted to take them away.
Sketch of a UFO made by a witness. Catalogue reference DEFE 24/1963 p53
Dashing to their local police station, the terrified men filed a report which ended up with the Ministry of Defence. It can now be found among the many mysterious incidents featured in official UFO files released today.
The files are available to download for free for one month from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos, where you can also find a wealth of information on the files, and a videocast by UFO expert Dr David Clarke.
The release is part of a three-year project by the Ministry of Defence and The National Archives to open up these records to a worldwide audience. This fourth instalment consists of 14 files of sightings, letters and Parliamentary Questions spanning from 1981 to 1996. (more…)
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