Issue date: Saturday, November 18,
2006
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Greetings, Earthlings!
In the past few days I had several interesting
pieces relating to UFOs come across my desk, so I thought I would research
some of the latest news. Earlier this week, there were reports out of Portugal
that two young men had witnessed a strange object in the skies over Algarve,
rotating at great speed and making an "infernal noise". The two men, one of whom
is a lifeguard and the other a receptionist, first saw the object independently
and were very surprised when they met and compared notes. The object, which one
man first spotted right over his back yard and the other from his balcony, is
said to have slowed down at one point and hovered, emanating red and blue light
as it rotated. The pair agreed to go stake out the scene of one of their
sightings that same evening and were rewarded by two more appearances of
the object at 2 am and 3:45 that same morning. The witnesses are said to have
captured both photos and film footage of the UFO. In September of this year, a
guest at an area resort also reported several sightings of a UFO over the course
of several days.
Risking Alien Attack
Nick Pope, former head of Britain's Ministry of
Defence UFO project, says that subsequent to his resignation from his post
Oct. 31, 2006 as well as the disbanding of the Ministry's UFO program, there is
little in the way of safeguard left against potential alien attack.
Contrary to some media sources, though, who suggest
that Pope is issuing an urgent alarm, the former Director of Defence Security
says simply that more needs to be done now that the X-files are basically
closed.
In his latest press release, Pope says, "I
haven't resigned because of my belief in an imminent alien
invasion, as has
been reported in certain media outlets. That said, I remain convinced that the
UFO phenomenon raises important defence and national security issues, and
believe sightings should be investigated in a proper scientific
way."
Pope, who is
the authour of 4 books relating to ufology, is recognized as a leading authority
on UFOs as well as subjects like alien abductions,
crop circles, cattle mutilation, ghosts and other phenomena. He has had
many featured roles as a consultant in many television documentaries about UFOs
and is popular as a radio/TV guest and international lecturer in his field.
When he began his government job heading up the British
X-Files back in 1991, Pope says he did not believe in aliens, but the
investigations he pursued in the course of his top level position soon convinced
him otherwise. A handful of sightings in particular stand out in
Pope's mind and have helped convinced this former skeptic that aliens and
UFOs are real.
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Pope
cites a 1976 incident over Tehran, the Rendlesham Forest incident, the wave of
sightings over Belgium in 1990 and the 1993 case when a UFO was observed by
flying over RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury as the most compelling cases he's
investigated. In the Rendlesham Forest incident, which occurred
in 1980, bright lights were observed by military and police personnel as well
hundreds of the general public, coming from the woods between 2 Suffolf air
bases that were at the time being operated by the United States Air Force.
Instead of finding a downed airplane as expected, investigators found what
looked like a lunar landing module with 3 legs, which then took off, leaving
indentations in the ground that were emitting 10 times normal levels of
radiation. Nearby farm animals were going into a frenzy during the
incident. One security police officer actually got close enough to touch the
side of the craft and another eyewitness was close enough to see, and later
sketch, the strange symbols on the side of the craft which resemble Egyptian
hieroglyphics.
The UFO was witnessed again 2 nights later
by high-ranking Intelligence staff from the base. Official investigations have
to this day remained
inconclusive. Pope believes that although there is no evidence that aliens have
hostile intentions towards us, the possibility is real.
"If you believe
these things are extra-terrestrial craft then you cannot rule out that what is
happening is some kind of covert reconnaissance." He has also been quoted
expressing his frustration at the lack of follow through by government officials
in investigating these cases to a conclusion.
The Ministry of
Defense is maintaining that all UFO sightings continue to
be investigated for evidence of hostile or unauthorized activity in British
air space.
Mr. Pope, the real-life version of the X-Files' Fox
Mulder, is continuing his UFO research in a private capacity since leaving
the MoD. He is working, along with other experts, on investigating the cases
of several 'abductees'.
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ET Phone KFC?
Has marketing reached its earthly limits and is KFC pioneering a
new trend to go where "no one has gone before...?" It could appear that
Colonel Sanders is now hyping fried chicken to extraterrestrials.
KFC Corp. has constructed a one-hectare image of the
Colonel in Rachel, Nevada, on The World’s Only Extraterrestrial Highway in
a publicity stunt designed to get world-wide
attention, but who knows if it might get even more?
The 65,000-piece mosaic, measuring a gargantuan 87,500 square
feet, is situated in a parcel of desert known as the UFO capital of the world,
Area 51.
KFC says it’s the world’s first brand to be visible from
outer space. The mammoth smiling image of the Colonel introduces a
massive global re-image campaign with an updated look for the famous Colonel.
His southern gentleman's white suit has been replaced with a chef's red and
white striped apron. If ET's have been watching, how will they even recognize
him?:>) KFC seems to have no qualms on that point.
"If there are extraterrestrials in outer space, KFC
wants to become their restaurant of choice," said Gregg Dedrick, president of
KFC. "For now, we'll be very content satisfying the entire human population with
our finger lickin' good chicken. Besides, who knows if extraterrestrials even
have
fingers?"
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UFOs
Invade British Skies
The Welwyn Hatfield Times in the U.K reported a rash of UFO
sightings just this week, saying that their newsdesk was swamped with calls from
people witnessing mysterious "spacecraft" in the skies.
Over the course of 3 nights, bright orange lights flying in a
triangular formation had people mesmerized, with many thinking at
first that the lights might be an airplane headed to crash. The maneuvers
exhibited by the lights, however, quickly dispelled that theory. Eyewitnesses
say the craft resembled a helicopter, flying very low and completely
noiselessly. One terrified couple pulled their car over when they spotted the
craft in the sky and sat there in disbelief as it flew right over them.
Calls to the airport provided no explanations, as officials stated
there had been no scheduled fly-bys of planes or helicopters through the
area.
The WH Times interviewed American UFO investigator Chris Augustin
for his thoughts on the sightings. Augustin said that there had been numerous
similar sightings of orange orbs of light in recent months. He added that the
triangular formation described is one of the most common shapes for UFOs,
having become prevalent in Belgium in the late 80s and early 90s. When asked for
his opinion on just what the lights are, he replied, "With many
other sightings, these balls of light are identified to be individual objects;
they tend to fly back and forth, sometimes merging or separating with other
lights, but tend to move in an organised formation for long durations. These
lights can number anywhere from one to dozens."
The WH Times article goes on to say that when
Augustin was asked whether he subscribes to the popular conspiracy theories
that governments know about and use alien technology, he replied that he does.
"There's no doubt in my mind that our world powers have such
knowledge. The Roswell crash gave our military and government some very advanced
technology that they have been reverse engineering for years. I have personally
visited Area 51 twice in the past few years."
It's interesting to note that this news of a fresh wave of
sightings in the U.K. comes only days after reports that Nick Pope, former head
of the Ministry of Defence UFO department, issued warnings about the dangers
of the X-Files having been closed. The WH Times articles quotes Pope as
saying, "Frankly we are wide open. If something does not behave like a
conventional aircraft now it will be ignored. The consequences of
getting this one wrong could be
huge."
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