May 7, 2006

WHITLEY STRIEBER WEEPS:

UFO study finds no sign of aliens (Mark Simpson, BBC News, 5/7/06)

A confidential Ministry of Defence report on Unidentified Flying Objects has concluded that there is no proof of alien life forms.

In spite of the secrecy surrounding the UFO study, it seems citizens of planet Earth have little to worry about.

The report, which was completed in 2000 and stamped "Secret: UK Eyes Only", has been made public for the first time.

Only a small number of copies were produced and the identity of the man who wrote it has been protected.

His findings were only made public thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, after a request by Sheffield Hallam University academic Dr David Clarke.

The four-year study - entitled Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK - tackles the long-running question by UFO-spotters: "Is anyone out there?"

The answer, it seems, is "no".

The 400-page report puts it like this: "No evidence exists to suggest that the phenomena seen are hostile or under any type of control, other than that of natural physical forces."

The sheer enjoyment one could derive from the reaction to an official report "validating" flying saucers is well worth the trouble of bribing a government agency to produce one.

Posted by Matt Murphy at May 7, 2006 9:18 PM
Comments

That would be great. My Son-in-Law was raised on a farm in Roswell, NM back in the UFO heydays. It's hilarious listening to him tell about people that came there, what they brought, how they dressed as decoys, etc. They simply wanted to believe in them.

Posted by: Tom Wall at May 7, 2006 10:37 PM

This report conclusively proves there is a conspiracy to deny the truth to people of Earth.

Sincerely,

Posted by: Overlord-trainee Kucinich at May 7, 2006 11:59 PM

We are here you insignificant carbon-based low life forms!

Posted by: Klaxxzukjs at May 8, 2006 12:11 AM

I, for one, welcome our non-existent alien overlords!

Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at May 8, 2006 1:05 AM

No offense to the British, but why would the Americans share their hard won knowledge of the aliens?

Posted by: RC at May 8, 2006 1:59 AM

Problem is that the aliens from outer space in the UK are easily spotted by their snaggle toothed smiles.

Posted by: erp at May 8, 2006 5:23 PM

Joseph Hertzlinger:

I was going to post some variant of the Brockman line as the heading before I realized I'd already done it before. Drat.

Posted by: Matt Murphy at May 8, 2006 7:18 PM
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