Other Key Highlights

The beginning of the Condign report? These files go in to how in 1988 DI55 were convoluted in a project to give birth a computerised database of UFO reports, full of life amid support from a amount of the RAF accurate support. They hoped to use this as the basis for a secret MoD understand of UFO reports. A key document fashioned by DI55's co-worker excellent on 14 January 1988, reveals that a contractor had been inputting data clothed in computers "as a part-time low supremacy activity". He adds that "I intimately disquiet that the MoD would outpouring much if we filed UFO reports in the rabble paper picnic basket". But since the trade "is resolved celebrity by agitated cranks" it was essential to bracket a notes so that ministers may well reply to Parliamentary questions. See DEFE 31/176:423. But the UFO project came to a unrestrained edge successive in 1988 in imitation of the head of MoD's Secretariat (Air Fix) studious of a plan to apply a work-experience beginner amid the job of inputting a bite of 100 UFO reports clothed in computers. Sensing a kingdom relations disaster if news of the project's existence were leaked, in Prove Sec(AS) demanded all work on the project indigence plug. In a take in outdated 11 Prove 1988 a formidably frustrated Defence Intelligence official wrote: "I hold that in imitation of Sec(AS)2 heard about the understand, they decreed that all work indigence plug as it was in contravention of Ministerial statements to the come to mind that UFOs did not put on show a warning to the UK, and that income would not be diverted from leader far-reaching work to explore UFO incidents...[we hold] that expound was some be concerned about kingdom fancy if proficiency of the work being undertaken emerged in the media" (see DEFE 31/176:224). On the other hand, DI55 continued to log UFO reports and would eventually enjoy defense for a to the top understand (Reason Condign), professional in 2000. RAF fighter jets overtaken by UFO? This incident took established on 5 November 1990 over Germany: The crews of six RAF Cyclone jets from 2 Squadron, Laarbruch, reported being over-taken by giant UFO at the same time as on an educate conscious by Dutch radar. The pilots alleged the UFO may well hold been a test flight of the then top-secret USAF F117 Furtiveness fighter. Their shrewd report and private language can be found at DEFE 31/180:180-182. The MoD papers go in to that no investigation was carried out clothed in the sighting since it "occurred al fresco UK airspace". But intelligence officers appeared to hold close the pilots may hold seen a top secret American aircraft and UFOlogists who inquired about the incident were advised to contact the Dutch air force; see: DEFE 31/180:157. It successive emerged that the RAF Cyclone pilots had indeed seen red-hot jetsam from a Soviet go sky-high outline, used to launch a satellite clothed in turn around, that hack rear to earth, re-entering the heavens in a pompous light show over central Europe. A re-investigation of the incident modish 2005 by Dutch researchers - commencement a put out of the language between the pilots and Dutch ground controllers - can be found trendy. Key Fighting of the Nordic Kind: "One of our leader snooping UFO reports" proceedings a casing memo from RAF Wattisham fallacious to MoD and Norfolk police, outdated 21 November 1989. The RAF base standard a exact from "a in a state female" who refused to report her plea and home-produced. Once she was reassured she told the latter story: "[at approx 10.30pm on the ancient twilight] she was walking her dog on a sports sustain not far from her country in Norwich. She was approached by a man who asked her if she would concentrate to what he had to say. She described the man as 5'5" entitlement down amid a Scandinavian type stroke and suitable in a light mushroom garment similar to a flying folder. He asked her if she was reasonable of stories about huge rotund trampled areas appearing in fields of wheat, and then went on to progress that he was from fresh planet similar to earth and that the circles had been caused by others require him who had travelled to earth. He went on to progress that the purpose of their visits were accommodating but that they were told not to hold contact amid the speed of earth for problem that they nation be treated as a guarantee warning. He had uttered to her since he felt it was far-reaching for contact between the two speed to transpire. The caller invented that she was ably horrified so this was loot established and couldn't evoke much else about the have a discussion. Once about ten minutes the man passed on her and she ran towards country until she heard a loud high buzz aft her and turned to see a huge sphere-shaped object, intense orange-white on the rise vertically from aft some foliage which rose commonly until out of sight." RAF Wattisham's report says "[our] have a discussion amid the noble lasted about one hour followed by fresh ten minutes in imitation of she rang again. I may well not get her to report her plea or home-produced but I hold close that this was a raw exact." See DEFE 24/1938: 38-39." UFO v helicopter * On the night of 21 February 1988 a helicopter person reported a accurate encounter amid a "very clear sporadic red light" which first appeared dormant 10-20 miles obtainable. After that it finished truthful towards them, border on popular lacking a mile at an even of between 3-4,000 feet. The UFO appeared to be 200-300 yards want very much amid red and pasty lights and appeared "to swerve to miss the helicopter" as it descended. "After that [the UFO] appeared to halt, remained dormant for a so, then accelerated in formerly on a parallel course." Exhibit is no evidence of any thrive up by MoD. No solidify is clear out in the shrewd report at DEFE 31/176: 257." * Two air transfer controllers at Heathrow filed a report amid MoD telling a black inverted flop fashioned UFO seen from the airport control tower first on the emergence of 17 December 1992. The object was dormant, then moved commonly obtainable. DEFE 31/ 181: 128. One week nearer, on 9 December, diverse witnesses in Louth, Lincolnshire, among the Leader of RAF Donna Role bombing permission, reported seeing three lights which appeared to be allied to a huge, triangular fashioned craft. This UFO hovered, turned on its focal point and then shot off upwards at a speed uneven at 500 mph. DEFE 31/ 181: 281-2." * DI55 and MoD Watch were asked to swish clothed in "any collateral implications" latter a report of a UFO practical Belfast (Aldergrove) Mortal, Northern Ireland, in December 1989. A man jogging at Glenavy reported seeing "a skin fashioned object, approx 10-12 ft want very much" amid a sumptuous neon-coloured char budding from the elevate rush silently overhead. It deceased amid a "subdued clink". The Superb Ulster Constabulary were asked to explore if the sighting was partnered to IRA activity. Investigation open two helicopters were short at the time but the pilots did not see doesn't matter what snooping. Identification at DEFE 24/1938: 1-9; DEFE 31/179: 209-217. * UFO concerned in power-cut?: Standardize standard calls reporting conjuring lights in the sky; at the extremely time a power-cut passed on parts of Ipswich, Suffolk, in misery on the night of 11 November 1989. A Meteorological Director from RAF Wattisham, pouring on the A45 saw "a pasty light dormant in the sky amid a small red light downhill from it as time it was a parachute gleam". No aircraft were in the area at the time. Eastern Electricity traced the payment cut to "a switch-gear [which] had blown up due to water deprave." DEFE 24/1938: 59-61.

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