British Government Releases 200 Reports of UFO 'Sightings'
Flying saucers? Alien encounters? It may sound cliché to seriously consider visits from little green men descending from saucer-shaped spacecraft, but the British government is releasing first-person accounts from people who have claimed to see unidentified flying objects.
Among these encounters are indeed alleged visits from space dudes in green.
A spokesman for the National Archives says the government is releasing the documents in response to several Freedom of Information Act requests. About 200 files will be made available to the public during the next four years as part of an effort by the Ministry of Defence to show it is "open and transparent."
Among the first files released there are accounts of alleged sightings over the River Thames, reports by patrons at a pub who saw lights in the sky near Gatwick Airport (what were they drinking, we want to know), and even a sighting by two U.S. Air Force policemen who claimed to see unusual lights near a Royal Air Force location.
Perhaps the best of the batch is an account by a 78-year-old man who says he met an alien in 1983. After spending some time on board a UFO he was asked questions by the alleged aliens. In the end, they told him to disembark with a somewhat condescending statement: "You are too old and too infirm for our purpose."
The lesson here? If you're hoping for a more successful alien encounter, perhaps it's time to start your fitness regimen now.
Want to learn more? Go to the U.K. National Archives site. [Source: BBC News]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
F.L. said 2:34PM on 5-14-2008
The Vatican knows something.
Marsha Smith, director of the Congressional Research Service, Science and Technology Division. Under the Carter Administration was instructed to conduct a major investigation of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence and the relationship of the UFO phenomenon. She consulted with Daniel Sheehan, who at that time served as General Counsel for the Jesuit National Headquarters, National Social Ministry Office... and asked him to see if they could obtain access to the Vatican Library to obtain information that the Vatican had in regards to extraterrestrial intelligence and the phenomenon of UFO's. That request was perused with the permission of Father William J Davis, Director of the National Office at that time. But as the United States Jesuit Order, were refused access to the information in possession of the Vatican Library.
Here is a video clip of attorney Daniel Sheehan discussing this issue before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C on Wednesday May 9, 2001
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33890488
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Pig said 2:46PM on 5-14-2008
Nanoo nanoo.
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edwood1951 said 3:07PM on 5-14-2008
I was abducted by a UFO one time. Good thing I was wearing my tinfoil hat. It prevented them from reading my mind and they soon grew tired of my wonderful stories....what's up with that? anyway they dropped me off in the south bronx.......they wanted me to score some crack for them, but I told them I'm not into that kinda thing. I stole one of their wallets when I was leaving just so I could prove my story. I still have his/her driver's license from the planet Uranus. I also took about 7 pounds of gold from the ship which they were using for a doorstop. Seems gold is like coal where they come from. I hope I don't upset the world's economy with it....anyway have a nice day everybody.......eD
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Randalflagg said 5:47PM on 5-14-2008
LOL!
Very funny indeed!! Thanks for the laughs. And next time they drop you off in the Bronx see if you can score me some YANKEES ticket?
a454dinosaur said 7:14PM on 5-14-2008
I found a metal colander works really well and its a lot more stylish.
larry said 3:25PM on 5-14-2008
off course they are here who do you think is running washington d.c.
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BC said 3:26PM on 5-14-2008
I gotta remember to make one of those Tinfoil Hats. That could come in handy.
BC
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Alan said 3:35PM on 5-14-2008
I was abducted one time but I started playing my harmonica and it drove them crazy. They let me go.
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xxebbanginxx said 3:36PM on 5-14-2008
I can't believe some of you still believe that we are alone in this Huge Universe that we know nothing about in the first place....Most of you still believe that the Bible is 100% truth and that is crazier than believing in UFOs..I don't think that thousands of people are mistaken...probably some of them I would imagine...but until you've seen something you can't explain, you're always going to doubt things thats over our heads..I would too..but I seen something one night that was unexplainable..and I never reported it because I didn't want people to think I was retarded or something..It was no plane for sure...,ore like a blue comet flying horizontal...didn't even look like a UFO to me...just a beautiful, huge comet flying over the treeline.
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es3153 said 3:40PM on 5-14-2008
I think the person who drew that UFO drawing must have been watching Will Robinson on "Lost in Space," because this is EXACTLY like their spaceship! Eating Doritos and watching Lost in Space! What a combo!
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Paulie said 3:44PM on 5-14-2008
I got whacked in the cabbage by one of those outerspace guys and they ab duckted me.
They got me drunk and stupid, I have never recovered.
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xxebbanginxx said 3:45PM on 5-14-2008
the spaceship in the artical looks like a typical UFO in cartoons...never like the ones other people report...its fake
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Guzuntight said 3:47PM on 5-14-2008
I love hats and think the tinfoil type referred to several times is the key to survival of our civilization, thank you very much.
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Paulie said 3:57PM on 5-14-2008
I was whacked in the cabbage by one of the outer space guys and they ab duck ed me and got me drunk and stupid and I have never recovered, thank you.
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es3153 said 5:23PM on 5-14-2008
I guess the big question at hand in my mind is really: WHAT KIND OF TINFOIL HAT IS BEST? I mean, the cone shaped or the sailboat one? Is one more powerful than the other, or will they both work? Can I use aluminum foil instead of tin? Is aluminum more powerful than tin or vice versa? What height is optimal? SHould it fit snug or be kinda loose? Will the cerrated cut edges provide stealth properties, like in the F22 Raptors, or is a straight cut just fine?
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Osman said 8:26PM on 5-14-2008
There is also a claim that during the second World War (WWII), Germans actually made UFO's -Haunebu Project-: It is up to you to decide:
http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/HAUNEBU.htm
It is up to you to decide about the Identified or Unidentified Flying Objects.
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Os said 8:30PM on 5-14-2008
Please see the Coanda effect for lift and watch the movie at the following web site:
http://jlnlabs.online.fr/gfsuav/coanda/index.htm
The following web site shows an actual man made UFO in flight:
http://jlnlabs.online.fr/gfsuav/index.htm (Please watch the movie!)
The following web site shows how to make a UFO yourself, including all the parts:
http://jlnlabs.online.fr/gfsuav/gfsuavn01a.htm
It is up to you to decide about the Identified or Unidentified Flying Objects.
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jimmy said 8:50PM on 5-14-2008
If ET is out there,law probly restricts them from interfearing with us.Look what it would do to religion.Many might claim its God and make offerings
or start religious wars
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Os said 9:07PM on 5-14-2008
Please look at this web site for UFO's;
http://www.laesieworks.com/ifo/lib/WW2discs.html
Decide for yourself.
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AMB said 3:23PM on 5-16-2008
Now If we could only get rid of the illegal aliens....beam them up SCOTTY
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