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The National Archives issued this highlights guide in August 2009 to help readers navigate newly released Ministry of Defence UFO files. It explains how to use the PDF bookmarks and lists key stories highlighted by Dr David Clarke. These include the Rendlesham Forest incident, the 1989 to 1990 Belgian wave, the 1993 Cosford sightings (attributed to a re-entering Cosmos 2238 rocket), a Virgin airship over London, aircraft encounters and Bonnybridge. It also gives a regional index of file references to reports.
believed it must have been a Space Shuttle, but subsequently found it was already down. UFOs on radar DEFE 24/1970 (p125) – Ministry of Defence statement from 1993: “I am not aware of instances where radar operators have detected an object, judged it to be solid, and not been able to identify it…” continuing, “..we have never detected a structured aircraft in UK airspace, that has remained unidentified”. Crop circles Parliamentary Questions in 1989 and 1990 regarding crop circles are found at: DEFE 24/1970 (p175-178, p229-231, p275-278) Attempted alien abductions DEFE 24/1961 (p191-207) – Staffordshire Police report May 1995 on two youths who claimed they saw a UFO land in a field at Chasetown. A face appeared and a voice said: “We want you, come with us.” UFO attack on cemetery DEFE 24/1976 (p180) – Cheshire police report from July 1996. A young man returning home near Widnes ran after seeing a UFO over a cemetery. He reported that beams of light were projected onto the ground, a wailing noise was heard and smoke rose from the ground. Investigations at the scene found a hole burned in a railway sleeper still smouldering when police arrived. Glastonbury Festival UFO DEFE 24/1960 (p295-305) – two female festival-goers reported a UFO over the jazz field in June 1994. Scotland UFO sightings DEFE 24/1959-1961 (a number of Scottish sightings are included in these files) – Bonnybridge, near Stirling, was featured in the national press during 1994-1995 as Britain‟s hotspot for UFO sightings. A local councillor wrote to John Major asking for an inquiry and tried to twin the town with Roswell.
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