Hum Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 LONDON: London's X-Files have been opened to the public. Reports of "lights in a worm shape wriggling around in the sky", a shiny "doughnut-shaped object" and a "massive light in the shape of an iron" are among sightings of UFOs which were meant to have been secret for 25 years. The files show that Loughton in Essex is the UFO capital of the Home Counties. The ministry of defence has six sightings listed there - five on the night of September 10 last year, when there was a series of reports of three mysterious orange lights in the sky. The sightings in Greater London, dating from 2002 and kept on Ministry of Defence files, have been released after a request under the Freedom of Information Act by the Evening Standard. The ministry receives hundreds of reports of sightings every year, most of which are dismissed as aircraft lights or natural phenomena. But some have no rational explanation, and as a result, the government remains "totally open-minded" about the concept of flying saucers and spaceships. Following the Standard's request, the ministry of defence's UFO department - SF4 - revealed details of 34 sightings with their date, time and location. Among them are descriptions of "a black cigar-shaped object which accelerated to a speed which would outstrip a fighter jet" over south-east London and a "rectangle-shape white light" hovering above Primrose Hill. Nick Pope, who ran the government UFO project between 1991 and 1994, said the data was unsurprising. He said: "London has the most sightings because there are more people living there to witness any unusual activity. "Almost 95% of sightings can be explained away but that still leaves five percent. I am not out to spook anyone but I do believe it is totally feasible that we are not alone in this universe." One of the witnesses, Robert Sloan, said: "There was a triangle of three piercing globes. It reminded me of a scene out of Close Encounters. Everyone was gobsmacked. There was no way a plane would look or move that fast." Other UFOs spotted include three over St John's Wood, two over Hornchurch, Essex, and three over Wimbledon. Timothy Good of Beckenham, an author of several novels on UFOs, said: "UFOs remain the most sensitive subject in British intelligence. It is wonderful that some of this information is now being made public even though I believe they are withholding even more. "The sheer number of sightings over London and the fact that none has a rational explanation is both fascinating and exciting to me." A ministry spokesman said there was nothing to suggest alien activity. "We examine reports of UFOs solely to establish whether there is any evidence that the UK's airspace has been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air activity," he said. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 WOW! :rofl: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powa Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I can't believe they were kept secret! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 OH SHI- im gunna get found out oh god oh god oh god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madnuke Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 The tin foil hatters will be frothing at the mouth. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2xSilverKnight Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 The tin foil hatters will be frothing at the mouth. :laugh: i never understood this expression some people have .. and can just rofl so much because of their ignorance. tin foil hatters .. meaningless expression used by uncounscious people :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 ^ Not sure, but I think it refers to the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz ... blowing steam out his top ? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid517 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 No, it refers to nutjobs who take this kind of stuff seriously and make 'tin foil hats' in order to prevent aliens and their government from practicing mind control by reading their thoughts and by planting ideas in their brains. But as I am too lazy to discuss it in any detail... here is the easy option: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinfoil_hat It is a legitimate phrase of modern internet culture. There are undoubtedly more than a reasonable share of 'tin foil hat' wearers in this particular section of Neowin. (Which is why presumably the Neowin moderators in their infinite wisdom build a little zoo to keep them all in). GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Version3 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I believe the correct phrase is now AFDB (Aluminium Foil Deflector Beanie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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