Britain's biggest UFO mystery revealed by Air Force base chief.Byline: ANI London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. , Jul 9 (ANI): For years, Britain's biggest UFO UFO: see unidentified flying objects. (United Functions and Objects) A programming language developed by John Sargeant at Manchester University, U.K. mystery had been kept under wraps, but now an Air Force official has admitted that an "extra-terrestrial" craft did visit the air base at Rendlesham Forest in 1980. Former Deputy Base Commander Col Charles Halt claimed that even though the incident was later covered up, "extra-terrestrials" had been the cause of the close encounter in Suffolk. Halt had led a group of airmen who reported seeing a triangular UFO taking off into the air, leaving traces of radiation behind. "The UFOs I saw were structured machines moving under intelligent control and operating beyond the realm of anything I have ever seen before or since," the Daily Star quoted Col Halt, now retired, as telling investigator Gary Heseltine. "I believe the objects that I saw at close quarters close quarters Noun, pl at close quarters a. engaged in hand-to-hand combat b. very near together Noun 1. were extra-terrestrial in origin," he said. He added that the Air Force later issued "dis-information" to throw the public off the scent. His comments were hailed as "sensational sen·sa·tion·al adj. 1. Of or relating to sensation. 2. Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details: " by former Ministry of Defence UFO investigator Nick Pope Nick Pope is a ufologist who previously worked for the British Ministry of Defence as a government official since joining in 1985. He had many different postings and had undertaken a series of jobs within the Department, including work in the Joint Operations Centre during the Gulf . "This may help us to finally solve Britain's biggest UFO mystery," Pope said. "It blows the MoD's line that these events had 'no defence significance' out of the water," he added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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