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Brits Release More UFO Files

Monday October 20, 2008
Unless you've been under a rock somewhere, you know that the British Ministry of Defence has released more UFO files. These files come from all over Great Britain, and have a number of really impressive sightings. Almost every UFO-related web site you go to, has something on this release.

I will eventually download and read them all, and the files are free for anyone to download at the British National Archives. Before you do, though, be forewarned that they are a total of almost 800 megabytes, and all in the .pdf format. There are a number of researchers going through these as we speak, and most of the best material is coming online now.

I have written my own synopsis of some of the best cases that I have read about. Be sure to check it out at Brits Release More UFO Files, and comment on any of them that you feel are interesting.

Comments

October 21, 2008 at 3:15 am
(1) ray says:

As far as all of us are concerned who read this web-site..UFO’S and ET’S exist..What is needed is for everybody on our planet to come to terms with this knowledge then maybe we can start to move on…

October 21, 2008 at 5:25 am
(2) shirley says:

Correct. Also just think over the past decades or so of the many genuine encounters that never ever reached the MOD or media which the experiencers kept to themselves.

October 21, 2008 at 6:18 am
(3) scott says:

nice summary. some interesting sightings for sure. wouldn’t mind seeing more of this.

October 21, 2008 at 1:38 pm
(4) John says:

Imagine how amazing the next batch will be, they’re keeping the best until last. These are fantastic and proves that the ufo phenomenon exists, although not yet proven to be aliens. But we will see evidence of aliens soon I’m almost certain of it.

October 21, 2008 at 1:39 pm
(5) John says:

Imagine how amazing the next batch will be, they’re probably keeping the best until last. These are fantastic and proves that the ufo phenomenon exists, although not yet proven to be aliens. But we will see evidence of aliens soon I’m almost certain of it.

October 21, 2008 at 3:50 pm
(6) KJ says:

Ohhhhh, Yummy !!!!!!

October 22, 2008 at 10:42 am
(7) Joe says:

some interesting accounts here but mostly simple yes no type sightings on form reports. If your looking for a smoking gun british admission of extraterrestial reality you will not find it here.

October 22, 2008 at 11:59 am
(8) shirley says:

This is the fault on those in high places hiding away documents which inevitably become old and basic gathering dust and not releasing them for years. Never underestimate the accountability of the witnesses or the truth will become lost in space.

October 23, 2008 at 1:39 pm
(9) KJ says:

@ Shirley

Are these the witnesses you are referring to ?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/359727/weird_people/

October 23, 2008 at 2:10 pm
(10) John says:

Why doesn’t kj the troll go stick his head in a microwave and do us all a favour

October 23, 2008 at 4:36 pm
(11) KJ says:

@ John,

Why does John the Ogre not demonstrate us how that is done ?

October 23, 2008 at 9:00 pm
(12) John says:

john the ogre is unavailable and you have shown how trollish anyone man or woman could be kj, and maybe my next msg won’t get past moderation as it would describe you in exact details.

October 23, 2008 at 9:01 pm
(13) john says:

or even better “go fu*k yourself kj you ugly piece of sh**te

October 23, 2008 at 9:02 pm
(14) John says:

haha that got past moderation. shows how your god loves you so much you pathetic piece of ****

October 23, 2008 at 9:45 pm
(15) KJ says:

Poor John, I think an Alien has sucked out his brain, you are getting really erratic in word choice. Please ask them to give it back. Oh wait, you did not have one in the first place.

October 23, 2008 at 10:16 pm
(16) John says:

oh dear kj you even think i care about what you say, you’re so pathetic that not even your jokes mean a shred of **** to me or anyone else

October 23, 2008 at 10:17 pm
(17) John says:

I’m not interested in dialogue with a troll, only kicking it in the face back into the gutter to die

October 24, 2008 at 2:25 pm
(18) rubin 1 says:

Bloody hell whats this!!! The KJ & JOHN show..Rock on boyz..Er is this a UFO website?

October 24, 2008 at 5:06 pm
(19) KJ says:

I am trying to post a UFO website here but it does not happen.

I guess, I have to instruct people here how to find it.

Go to Google and type in Stratocat and then choose “Balloon related UFO incidents” with your mouse.

Enjoy !

October 24, 2008 at 5:16 pm
(20) KJ says:

There is another video I would UFOlogists to look at.

Go to Youtube,

Fill in the search area Michael Schermer. Then find the video:

Michael Shermer on How to Fake UFO Photographs

I would like to see what UFOlogists have to say about this.

When I see myself such evidence this man uncovers with professional people at the helm, I must say that that is very likely how the UFO community is been set up.

I am still of the opinion that this is 100% of the time the facts that the UFO community desperately tries to hold up.

I have noticed also that whenever you try to post this link on this site it does not pass moderation or something. Other links pass but these do not.

Why is that ???????

October 24, 2008 at 5:27 pm
(21) John says:

Around 10-15% of all sightings remain unexplained, and that’s what scientific ufo investigators such as mufon try to investigate. And they’ve done a great job at least providing some circumstancial evidence. Nobody is bothered about the hoaxes kj once they been proven a hoax so maybe they don’t need to read your links. Why don’t you explain the unexplained sightings, and prove they are all balloons and hoaxes if you believe so. If you can’t they still remain unexplained and ufology remains in existence.

October 24, 2008 at 6:50 pm
(22) KJ says:

Well, I think one day those 10-15% unexplained one’s will be scientifically proven as being a hoax.

October 24, 2008 at 7:27 pm
(23) John says:

Maybe so, but since science doesn’t make large assumptions it’s not scientific to say that statement is true.

October 24, 2008 at 7:30 pm
(24) John says:

I think hoax or mistaken identity could be the largest contributor towards the unexplained if more data was available, but it doesn’t mean we don’t try and solve them, and that’s what ufology does, even if all they do is prove some are hoaxes, it’s still worthwhile.

It only takes one to be extraterrestrial with physical evidence produced, and that would make the task even more worthwhile.

October 24, 2008 at 9:01 pm
(25) KJ says:

Well, I am still waiting that one is passing by and park behind my car and say hello and come and drink some Earl Grey tea. I doubt they will in my lifetime. Checked out the MUFON website and what do I see ? Dan Akroyd from Ghost busters.

Quoting him there with his letter is the following:

“The reading within is always interesting and challenging as MUFON is recognized as the world’s leading data assembler on what surely must be considered one of the most important and fundamental
mysteries of our existence.”

He clearly does not mention in that letter “Extraterrestrial influences” as the source of those mysteries, for me and I believe others would do the same, it easily can be interpreted also that there is a God who created mankind as we know it.

Collecting data is what people do, they were created Hunter, Gatherers and Conquerors. It’s in their nature naturally. Easily said in terms as Survival. In whatever form this comes, is being seen over the centuries, whether this is hunting and killing a woolly mammoth or just hunting and collecting stamps. It simply all boils down to the same answer. Which is, the ever continual cycle of mankind to look how to fill the emptiness of self with, food, transpiration, information, gadgets, technology and material things which are basically useless, superseded and obsolete in 10 years time from now. And then the cycle starts all over again. Most things are just the variation on the theme. Unless you want to brand certain things as “classics”, what collectors love to have in their collections. Again these are things that you can little or nothing with then just looking at it and handle them over and over again.

The maniac that yesterday made a certain painting of something can be famous in 50 years time and bring up millions, while the maker of it just used 10 dollars in materials applied.

Searching for the meaning of life is not a easy direction to go, but if you are stretching out for it and you ask, even if you just talk in front of you, (whether people declare you insane for) you will see a certain direction will unfold on the path you are walking on. Unless you deliberately go off the beaten track and the chance is big that you will die on the way you have chosen there. Or…. you could find a new road of discovery. Still there is the deception out there that could have misled you without you realizing.

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

One thing I noticed about the MUFON sight as well. All the sightings on the world-map are in the USA, in the UK, the Netherlands, but the rest of the world is obtuse regarding this. No sightings reported or barely. I seems that “Aliens” are way more interested in countries like that. I don’t see reportings in Mogolia, Crozet Islands, or in Kiribati. Which means that “Aliens” are very picky regarding countries.

Hence the more for me to say, yes hoaxes make people interested in something mystical and mysterious. After all believing something that you hope one day will be manifest keeps people continue in their quest regarding that. Still I find that not worthwhile.

October 24, 2008 at 9:03 pm
(26) KJ says:

Well, I am still waiting that one is passing by and park behind my car and say hello and come and drink some Earl Grey tea. I doubt they will in my lifetime. Checked out the MUFON website and what do I see ? Dan Akroyd from Ghost busters.

Quoting him there with his letter is the following:

“The reading within is always interesting and challenging as MUFON is recognized as the world’s leading data assembler on what surely must be considered one of the most important and fundamental
mysteries of our existence.”

He clearly does not mention in that letter “Extraterrestrial influences” as the source of those mysteries, for me and I believe others would do the same, it easily can be interpreted also that there is a God who created mankind as we know it.

Collecting data is what people do, they were created Hunter, Gatherers and Conquerors. It’s in their nature naturally. Easily said in terms as Survival. In whatever form this comes, is being seen over the centuries, whether this is hunting and killing a woolly mammoth or just hunting and collecting stamps. It simply all boils down to the same answer. Which is, the ever continual cycle of mankind to look how to fill the emptiness of self with, food, transpiration, information, gadgets, technology and material things which are basically useless, superseded and obsolete in 10 years time from now. And then the cycle starts all over again. Most things are just the variation on the theme. Unless you want to brand certain things as “classics”, what collectors love to have in their collections. Again these are things that you can little or nothing with then just looking at it and handle them over and over again.

The maniac that yesterday made a certain painting of something can be famous in 50 years time and bring up millions, while the maker of it just used 10 dollars in materials applied.

Searching for the meaning of life is not a easy direction to go, but if you are stretching out for it and you ask, even if you just talk in front of you, (whether people declare you insane for) you will see a certain direction will unfold on the path you are walking on. Unless you deliberately go off the beaten track and the chance is big that you will die on the way you have chosen there. Or…. you could find a new road of discovery. Still there is the deception out there that could have misled you without you realizing.

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

October 24, 2008 at 9:09 pm
(27) KJ says:

Ughhh site takes a while to accept posts, which results in double posts. There should be an option for the poster to be able to delete or edit a post after one has posted information. I think that would create a better site overall. It’s hard to see the little font while typing and even though there is a spellchecker that comes into action with red underlining. It still would be nice if you could alter or delete the text after posting.

Billy ask the About.com people if you can add that option to these posting screens. It would be really handy. Yahoo Answers does have these options and it is really handy.

October 24, 2008 at 9:13 pm
(28) John says:

Yea we would hate to have to read his comments twice

October 24, 2008 at 9:29 pm
(29) John says:

MUFON has limited resources, and may not be able to collect data from all over the world. And it depends on who reports them, can you imagine the Chinese for example having access by their government to actually post details of their sightings. What you don’t seem to see is that there can be many reasons for why there’s mostly or only western countries listed there, and your explanation that they’re all hoaxes cannot be verified and so is invalid. In fact the reason I gave is also equally as possible, and therefore again you have not managed to prove all sightings to be hoaxes. You practice so much false logic.

And don’t insult the human race by spouting bible words on here, you show yourself up completely. Most people who believe in god on here even disagree with you and understand the bible does not represent anything more than primitive human cognition.

kj said “He clearly does not mention in that letter “Extraterrestrial influences” as the source of those mysteries, for me and I believe others would do the same, it easily can be interpreted also that there is a God who created mankind as we know it.”

No because it’s unscientific to make a conclusion without relevant data to back it up, and so they’re ufos, and not ifos. We don’t call these ufos santa claus so we’re not gonna to assume god did anything or that he even exists. If god did create you kj then he did a sh*t job.

I support Richard Dawkin’s efforts 100% to place “There’s probably no god, enjoy life and stop worrying” messages on London buses, in fact on all buses. You know the christians are wailing that this might cause more terrorist attacks, but that is analogous to blaming girls who wear short skirts for being raped. There are contributing factors, i.e. the skirt or bus, but there are major causes, which are obviously the rapists and extreme religious views. The major causes are what we should erradicate, and instead teach people how to behave civilised without needing to hate others thru’ religious teachings, which kj promotes by insulting others on here. To pick at the small contributing factors does not help anyone and instead will only give in to extremism.

October 27, 2008 at 1:48 pm
(30) Lauriate Roly says:

Oh what a lovely bunch of coconuts. Blymie.

October 27, 2008 at 5:21 pm
(31) trish says:

I have read all your comments with interest, and I’m afraid I believe KJ needs to go back to playing with his Dinky Toys,. Anyone who believes Mufon etc is a waste of space, all UFO report are hoaxes thus believing extraterrestrial live can’t exist is nuts. The fact that humans exist is a miracle in itself, so why couldn’t that miracle just as easily have happened on another planet.

October 27, 2008 at 5:48 pm
(32) William says:

Again, after reading the comments posted, I am not too sure that some(a couple) of the people seem to more impressed with cute ways to insult each other than to ingage is serious dialog about Billy’s postings. I think they need to grow up and get a little self control.

October 27, 2008 at 6:11 pm
(33) KJ says:

@ Trish,

What are Dinky Toys ? Never had one. I believe that was a condescending remark from a grown up woman ? If you are so talented and can write a big expose about what you have “seen”, why don’t you post is over here, so we all can be educated of your prowess of sightings and alien life forms ?

I guess you don’t do that do you ? You rather spout out some insults to people who have written lots of personal experiences and investigations over here and is refuting the evidence that has been posted so far.

Dumping a little insulting post does not cut the cake, Trish. Not saying that quantity is quality. But most of it is my daily life (maybe for other people not interesting, but for others (perhaps billions of them)) and even more. I have not seen anything from you what is your life, investigation or even proofs of your so called empirical evidence.

I would say: Go on then….give us a shot.

October 27, 2008 at 6:19 pm
(34) KJ says:

@ William,

When I came on here, I was literally attacked for what I stood for. Why should i not defend myself ? After all you don’t want to see a weak milk toast spineless forum guest to bring forth a story that can be entertaining but actually is a lifestyle and a very satisfying one as well is it now ? I thought, I just write something about it. That I was hated for it did not surprise me, I know that my bible had predicted that for others as well. Does that mean I have to give up my life “living against the grain” what others feel is their life ?

It’s my path, it’s my choice, it’s my way of living. I don’t believe in Aliens, nor UFO’s or even IFO’s ( I have said before I have never seen one, nor did I encounter Aliens.) and in the sight of Science which is the “New Religion” and a so called answer to everything. Maybe “Theory of Everything.” I am on the way of learning process and if you think that “poking” at me will result in anything, I can just say, no !

October 27, 2008 at 7:24 pm
(35) John says:

ok a religious person asks for evidence on ufos?? His hypocrisy is amusing

kj you were attacked because you are obviously an extremist nutcase.

October 27, 2008 at 8:23 pm
(36) Scott L. Felton says:

Hey Guys,

Let’s not forget, that the UKs Ministry of Defence will take years to release all its files and that is because each and everyone is vetted beforehand.

Of those released already, certain cases have not even been acknowledged. So, all files are not being released. Some are so classified, they’ll never see the light of day.

There have been cases already over here where persons who’ve made enquiries by letter about certain events, have found their letters classified top secret. Enquiring about this now when the case files are not released (as they should be), the MoD just denies all knowledge of the event and correspondence pertaining to it. For those who received any original acknowledgements (proving their letters reached the MoD), the MoD simply ignores this proof.

Remember also, that the UK military denied for years that it regarded UFO reports as serious stuff, yet the first batch of released files firstly showed that files had been kept and secondly, that over 130 were classified Top Secret or higher.

Not bad for something which does exist.

Scott L. Felton
Conwy UFO Group UK.
www.conwyufogroup.piczo.com
.

October 27, 2008 at 9:42 pm
(37) John says:

Why don’t you stick going to church KJ, imagine if I went into church and expected them to respect my views?! Religions get a free ride in life when it comes to them being offended by almost anything anyone says, and this PC nonsense about having to respect religious views more than any other opinion is just utter garbage.

October 27, 2008 at 10:08 pm
(38) KJ says:

Gives John a garbage-can and some gloves. I guess you have not checked the post Your Religion & Aliens post yet have you, where I have written some real stuff about Richard Dawkins and co and his “entertaining” ramblings.

If you would come to my church they would respect you for what you have to say, (maybe they would agree to disagree to science as the “new religion for the masses”) but there is a chance that the Holy Spirit would arrest you and nail you down on the floor for a while to soak in the presence of God so your eyes would open up what it really is like to experience the power of God.

October 27, 2008 at 10:22 pm
(39) KJ says:

@ John,

Let him chew on that for a while.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I0P7p2a02cs

October 28, 2008 at 8:25 am
(40) mcbain says:

@kj how dare you assume to know the mind, will ,or scope of what god can and cant do! let me ask you a question,what version of the bible do you read from they are a collection of stories that MEN decided should be our guide not god, so how do you know what really should be believed in? if you say faith, then its the same thing with ufo believers they have faith in what they believe in.and yes lets do away with science like the christian church tried to do in the old days,the earth is flat and the universe spins around the sun,want those days back too?

October 28, 2008 at 8:45 am
(41) John says:

kj you are a joke to mankind

October 28, 2008 at 10:50 am
(42) KJ says:

To Mcbain,

My answer to your question is: “but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” You can find that in your bible and it will be manifested right in front of your eyes when called upon in earnest.

The things that stand out about UFOlogists is simple. Lots of pictures always far away, videos that are hazy and far away and FXed or just hubcaps thrown in the air and taken, testimonies of people including high leveled scientists and others, who are generally shunned by the normal public because they think they are out of their minds. You think a Prime Minister or President cannot lie or make up stories ? Everyone can. But when it unfolds right in front of you when called upon, then you prove what you saying you are.

Until now I have not seen any channeler or psychic who claims to have contact with Aliens to prove the entire world they are true what they say. No close up manifestation right in front of us so we all can see what really is going on regarding UFO’s, IFO’s and Aliens.

If you can’t bring up better evidence, then what I have seen, then proof is just not happening.

And yes you can also believe in the Tooth-fairy, if you believe hard enough. Does that mean she exists ? A reality check, just says on the wholesale NO ! Unless you are child of 3-4 years old, who you can fool with a story.

October 28, 2008 at 10:56 am
(43) KJ says:

@ John,

Don’t you have anything to say about Cindy Trimm ? You probably will come up with a so called “scientific proof” that it was all garbage what happened there. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, always taking the road of the least resistance is testifying the way in front of you. This is at anytime you try to answer a situation that you can’t explain with your faculties and senses. This is your greatest deficit. Why don’t you try out some real Faith huh and see where it brings you. It certainly will not manifest UFO’s, IFO’s or Aliens for us all to see in front of our eyes.

October 28, 2008 at 12:47 pm
(44) John says:

you’re worth as much of my time as a fly I just squashed.

March 10, 2009 at 8:10 am
(45) austin says:

do you think the british will release any more of this information?? or are they going to hide this information like our goverment?

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