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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: UFO Sighting: 'Security Probe Needed' |
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25th June, 2008
A UFO expert says the latest reported sighting over a military base in
Shropshire should be enough to prompt a formal inquiry into Britain's
airspace security.
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Nick Pope, who used to work for the Ministry of Defence's UFO project,
has viewed recent footage filmed by a soldier at the Tern Hill
barracks and said "it's all getting very interesting".
It follows a series of UFO sightings across Wales last week.
In one incident, a police helicopter was forced to swerve sharply as
it was apparently 'buzzed' by a strange craft.
"This all started off with a near miss between an object and a police
helicopter on June 8," Mr Pope said.
"Now it's transpired that at the same time there were other UFO
sightings being reported around the country.
"This lends weight to the fact that there does seem to be something
odd going on in our airspace."
Mr Pope said a formal inquiry should be launched by the MoD and the
Civil Aviation Authority.
"All this clearly illustrate that there are flight safety issues," he
said.
"I have seen three separate videos - all were interesting.
"The fact that this latest one was shot by military personnel shows
the seriousness of this incident.
"The report from the soldiers will be on its way to Whitehall and the
way forward now will be they (the MoD) should interviewing witnesses
and examining civil and military radar."
He added that any hoax or mock-up by military personnel would be a
disciplinary offence - and therefore less likely to happen.
"I've seen another video which showed a craft with a diameter of, I
would estimate, several hundred metres, hanging silently over people's
heads," he said.
"It was a clear breach of UK air security. So I think something is
going on here."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080625/tuk-ufo-sighting-security-probe-needed-45dbed5.html |
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