09-06-2007, 01:40 AM
By Anuji Varma
A TOP Government official admitted the existence of UFOs in a secret document about a dramatic Midland sighting.
The Ministry of Defence boss made the astonishing claim after dozens of eyewitnesses reported a 'hovering' flying saucer in Shropshire.
His confidential report features in a new book by Timothy Good, regarded as a world expert on alien phenomena.
Need To Know features previously secret Government papers about UFO sightings from around the world.
A whole section is devoted to a mystery craft which 'shot beams of light' near RAF Shawbury, Shropshire, in the early hours of March 31, 1993.
It had earlier been spotted in the skies above Devon, Cornwall and South Wales.
Up to 70 credible eyewitnesses later came forward to report the sighting - including military personnel and police officers.
The newly-obtained Midland document shows that a Head of Secretariat for the Ministry of Defence wrote to the Assistant Chief of Air Staff following the chilling encounter - and was convinced it was a genuine UFO.
He says: "In summary, there would seem to be some evidence on this occasion that an unidentified object (or objects) of unknown origin was operating over the UK. Some reports state that the object was moving at a very high speed, while some say that it was hovering or moving very slowly.
"Many of the reports refer to the object being very large, flying low and making a low humming sound.
"My staff have spoken to a number of the military and police witnesses, many of whom commented that the object was unlike anything they had ever seen before.
"And a Met officer at RAF Shawbury reported seeing the object projecting a narrow beam of light at the ground at a height of 400-500 feet."
Last month we revealed how Shrews-bury, Shropshire, was a hotspot for UFOs after figures on total sightings from 1998 to 2006 were released by the MoD.
But author Timothy Good's documents - many obtained through the Freedom of Information Act - date back to the 1940s.
He said: "Evidence for the existence of unidentified flying objects is indisputable, as millions of sightings have been reported throughout the world.
"Most of this material will be new - even to aficionados. Moreover, much of the material is disturbing.
"It is no wonder that governments are so reluctant to release information."
The release of the book comes as the MoD prepares to publish other UFO reports dating back to 1967. Those documents are also said to include witness accounts from civilian pilots and military personnel.
Most are believed to have been collected and filed by a secret unit within defence intelligence called DI55. A few are thought to have been investigated further by the military, but the details have never been made public.
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A TOP Government official admitted the existence of UFOs in a secret document about a dramatic Midland sighting.
The Ministry of Defence boss made the astonishing claim after dozens of eyewitnesses reported a 'hovering' flying saucer in Shropshire.
His confidential report features in a new book by Timothy Good, regarded as a world expert on alien phenomena.
Need To Know features previously secret Government papers about UFO sightings from around the world.
A whole section is devoted to a mystery craft which 'shot beams of light' near RAF Shawbury, Shropshire, in the early hours of March 31, 1993.
It had earlier been spotted in the skies above Devon, Cornwall and South Wales.
Up to 70 credible eyewitnesses later came forward to report the sighting - including military personnel and police officers.
The newly-obtained Midland document shows that a Head of Secretariat for the Ministry of Defence wrote to the Assistant Chief of Air Staff following the chilling encounter - and was convinced it was a genuine UFO.
He says: "In summary, there would seem to be some evidence on this occasion that an unidentified object (or objects) of unknown origin was operating over the UK. Some reports state that the object was moving at a very high speed, while some say that it was hovering or moving very slowly.
"Many of the reports refer to the object being very large, flying low and making a low humming sound.
"My staff have spoken to a number of the military and police witnesses, many of whom commented that the object was unlike anything they had ever seen before.
"And a Met officer at RAF Shawbury reported seeing the object projecting a narrow beam of light at the ground at a height of 400-500 feet."
Last month we revealed how Shrews-bury, Shropshire, was a hotspot for UFOs after figures on total sightings from 1998 to 2006 were released by the MoD.
But author Timothy Good's documents - many obtained through the Freedom of Information Act - date back to the 1940s.
He said: "Evidence for the existence of unidentified flying objects is indisputable, as millions of sightings have been reported throughout the world.
"Most of this material will be new - even to aficionados. Moreover, much of the material is disturbing.
"It is no wonder that governments are so reluctant to release information."
The release of the book comes as the MoD prepares to publish other UFO reports dating back to 1967. Those documents are also said to include witness accounts from civilian pilots and military personnel.
Most are believed to have been collected and filed by a secret unit within defence intelligence called DI55. A few are thought to have been investigated further by the military, but the details have never been made public.
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/sund..._page.html