Outer space alien conspiracy theorists worldwide are breaking out the champagne, while one of the most famous of Las Vegas attractions - Area 51, now takes a backseat, at least temporarily. That’s because the UK Government has unlocked it’s own version of the X-Files - UFO files from their national archives.

The collection of newly released files includes close encounters over Gatwick Airport, alien abductions, stray satellites, and lots more.  And I want to believe, cause it includes reports and expert opinion about what the UK Government thought of it al, including investigation results. Dr David Clarke, an expert in UFO history, guides you through the highlights of the newly released UFO files. You can see the full Monty here and Dr. Clarke discussing it a video here.

Here’s a sample.

One of the first UFO files to be released by the Ministry of Defence under the Code of Practice for Access to Government Information, the predecessor of the FOIA, in 2001 was that containing papers on the famous Rendlesham Forest incident, often called ‘Britain’s Roswell’. The sightings took place over two nights late in December 1980 at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, an airbase loaned to the USAF.

Mysterious lights were seen to land in the forest beyond the perimeter of the base and a group of airmen went to investigate. They reported seeing lights they were unable to identify moving through the trees. The next day marks were allegedly found on the ground and on trees in the forest where the men claimed the UFO had landed. Two nights later UFOs were again sighted from the base and the deputy base commander, Lt Col Charles Halt, took a team of handpicked men into the woods to investigate. During the expedition Halt saw several unidentified lights and made a live tape recording of the incident.

There’s a good summary of what you’ll find in the files here.

Posted on October 21st, 2008 by Thomas
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