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UPDATE ON UK UFO INCIDENT IN CARDIFF!

June 20, 2008 on 6:52 am | In | 4 Comments

As I had stated a few moments ago I did ask UFO expert and former UK Ministry of Defense officer Nick Pope ( http://www.nickpope.net/ ) about this newly reported incident in the UK.  Nick has graciously provided the following statement which he has allowed for me to quote:

“Greg,

This is one of the most interesting UFO sightings in recent years and I’ll be investigating this incident.  Whatever one believes about UFOs, this illustrates that the phenomenon raises serious defense and flight safety issues.  The Ministry of Defense and the Civil Aviation Authority [the UK equivalent of the FAA] need to make urgent enquiries into this incident.  As ever, radar data may hold the key to this matter.”

As you can see, Nick Pope is taking this incident very seriously and you can rest assured he’ll get to the bottom of it in no time at all.  We are all fortunate to have such a dedicated professional like Nick who was a skeptic at first and then having headed the MOD’s division regarding UFO investigation came to the conclusion there was something more than just reports.  Nick has written and lectured on the subject for years now with the candor and eloquence the public is rare to find in this field. 

The news of this close encounter of a dangerous kind is now hitting the news services.  I personally sent the story to Matt Drudge.  Let’s see if Matt posts it on his super popular site. 

I have to agree with Nick however that this was a dangerous incident.  Those officers aboard that helicopter could have been injured or killed by that craft.  It’s bad enough police officers have enough danger on the ground but in the skies is adding greater worry.

Here’s another take on the story:

http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=75483

India picks up news from the UK and you can bet the other allies and UK territories will too.  Let’s keep an eye out for video and pictures which there is sure to be.

UPDATE…

Here’s a link to another story adding more data to this incident.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080620151351.3l2zsy4b&show_article=1

As I had mentioned earlier on this blog I sent a link to the story to Matt Drudge of the www.drudgereport.com site.  He now put this latest story up on his site so it’s getting global attention.  We’ll see soon what this object was or was not.

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Here’s a somewhat ‘official’ news report.  It differs from the original stories but we’ll wait til the full investigation to determine what really happened as these UFO stories can get out of hand.  However, sometimes a UFO story can be so thoroughly debunked that the truth evades us.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080620/od_afp/britainpoliceufooffbeat_080620151351

LONDON (AFP) – UFO enthusiasts got a boost Friday when Welsh police confirmed that one of their helicopter crews had spotted an “unusual aircraft” flying over Cardiff earlier this month. An investigation into the sighting had been launched, they said.
 
The police clarification came after The Sun reported a UFO had “attacked” a police helicopter, following it for several miles over the Bristol Channel. “The pilot banked sharply to avoid being hit, then launched into a high-speed pursuit. But he was forced to give up the chase as the helicopter’s fuel ran low — and the UFO escaped,” the tabloid reported. The helicopter crew had described the object as “flying saucer-shaped and circled by flashing lights,” it added.

“Err… ” not so, said the police.

“South Wales Police can confirm its air support unit sighted an unusual aircraft. This was reported to the relevant authorities for their investigation,” police said in a brief statement, avoiding the use of the term ‘UFO‘, or unidentified flying object.

At the time of the incident, the helicopter with three men on board was waiting to land at the St Athan RAF base near Cardiff. The sighting reportedly took place at 00:40 am (23:40 GMT) on June 8.

South Wales Police denied there was a pursuit and indicated that the helicopter crew was never in any danger.

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