U.K. Telegraph: HUGE RISE IN BRITISH UFO SIGHTINGS! –
By Gary Cleland, Last Updated: 12:46 a.m. GMT 08/02/2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM – Clusters of up to 100 mysterious objects, bright
white lights and strange, triangular shaped objects are just some of a
huge surge in UFO sightings reported to the Ministry of Defence last
year.
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UPI: UFO SIGHTINGS PROLIFERATE IN BRITAIN! –
Published: Feb. 7, 2008 at 7:47 PM
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack
LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) – British officials have reported a surge in the
number of UFO sightings called in to the Ministry of Defense last year.
The number of sightings in 2007 was 135 -- up from 97 the previous year
-- and they included clusters of as many as 100 mysterious objects,
bright white lights and triangular shaped objects, the Telegraph
reported Thursday.
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U.K.:The Independent: UFO SIGHTINGS ON THE RISE –
By James Macintyre, Friday, 8 February 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk
http://www.independent.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM – Three pilots were among more than 100 – mainly
anonymous – people who reported the sightings, which included a flying
saucer in Staffordshire and a fast-moving triangular object in
Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Two of the pilots were flying over Alderney
in the Channel Islands when they saw bright orange objects, they said,
while the other saw a "balloon-like object" over the South-west.
U.K. Daily Mail: We're not alone...MoD reveal the number of reported UFO sightings in the UK has risen
We're not alone...MoD reveal the number of reported UFO sightings in the UK has risen
Last updated at 19:02pm on 7th February 2008
Comments (1) The number of reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in the UK has soared in the last year with people calling the Ministry of Defence with concerns about bright white lights, strange triangular-shaped objects and even alien abduction.
The MoD took details of 135 events in which mysterious objects were seen in our skies by witnesses including three pilots. Just 97 were reported in 2006.
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Unexpected visitors: The number of UFOs seen in the UK has increased in the last yearIn the West Midlands in December, a woman was terrified when a UFO shone a light into her window. She said the UFO then "shot off fast at first to the North East and then started to move at a slow pace".
Meanwhile in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, on April 12, a witness
reported seeing fifty objects, each with an orange light, assembling in
the sky before ascending.
Many of the reports refer to bright lights although some callers have insisted they saw "a definite UFO".
In one case a man calling from Cardiff, Wales, said spaceships had appeared and abducted his dog, car and tent.
The Ministry of Defence has released the file as part of its plan to open its archives on UFO research and sightings. Previously, details of classified reports were kept secret for 30 years.
A spokeswoman said the incidents are recorded but unless a security threat is suspected the Ministry does not investigate further.
"We only investigate if there have been any objects in British air space that may be military," she said. "Unless there's evidence of a potential threat we don't investigate."
Hilary Porter, from the British Earth and Aerial Mysteries Society (BEAMS) said she is not surprised by the rise in the number of UFOs reported to the MoD, as they have been inundated with similar reports.
She said: "There has been a huge influx of UFOs. We have had so many calls from people that have seen these huge formations.
"We have had call after call, from business people right down to ordinary folk in their cars. There have been some very close encounters that have been quite unnerving for the people involved. We have had other people reporting orb sightings."
But skeptics believe the UFO sightings can be easily explained. Many are helicopters or other human designed craft like weather balloons and satellites, while others are optical illusions or unusual cloud formations.
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