Ufo drawings from the national archives by david clarke publishes eyewitness illustrations of unidentified flying objects. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk set up to find evidence of extraterrestrial visitors because there was simply no evidence of extraterrestrial visitors. He was an employee at the british governments ministry of. Final cases of the mods ufo desk jump to media player the ministry of defence closed its ufo desk because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable defence. Did the ministry of defence ignore evidence of aliens. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk in 2009 because it served no defence purpose, newly released files showed today. Britains national archives releases documents detailing work of ufo desk. Declassified drawings from the british governments ufo desk. The uk has been looking for alien weapons but theres. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk in 2009 because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable defencerelated activities, newly released files. Ufo desk was kept busy, but not in defence south china. Documents reveal why mod shut down its ufo sightings desk. Britains defense ministry releases its final ufo files.
Uk government releases almost all of its ufo files. The mystery behind the closure of the ministry of defences ufo desk and hotline in 2009 has been solved with the release of declassified files. Image caption discoid shapes were spotted in photographs of stonehenge, according to the files. The document said the ufo desk sent her a bag of raf. The ufo sightings that pushed the uk to take flying. Author, journalist and tv personality nick pope used to investigate ufos and other mysteries for the british government, and is the worlds. Ministry of defence releases final x files containing the truth about britains secret ufo investigations. News uk news truth about ufos revealed as files go public the ministry of defence closed its ufo desk in 2009 because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more. Mod ufo desk closed because it served no defence purpose bbc. Did the ministry of defence dismiss evidence of aliens.
Why did the british government shut down its official ufo desk in 2009. The findings collected in the last two years of its operation are publicly available on the national archives website. The ministry of defence ran a secret ufo desk the public were not aware of, between 1947 and 1997. The 10th and final tranche released yesterday covers the work carried out during the final two years of. Exministry of defence ufo investigator publishes novel so. The final tranche of ufo files released by the national archives contain a wide range of uforelated documents, drawings, letters, and photos and parliamentary questions covering the final two years of the ministry of defences ufo desk from late 2007 until november 2009. The ministry of defence has a confidential hotline that you can use to raise concerns about fraud, security threats, damage to the environment, breaches of legal obligations or codes of conduct.
The truth can now be revealed, as the final cache of documents and ufo. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk and hotline in a year when sightings reported to the department had trebled. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk in 2009 because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable defencerelated activities, newly released files show. Ufo conspiracy theorist malcolm robinson says mod doesnt. The twoway the desk was maintained by the countrys ministry. Truth about ufos revealed as files go public the scotsman. Britains national archives releases documents detailing. The files cover apparent extraterrestrial encounters in the two years before the desk was shut down including sightings at several uk landmarks. A former defence chief believes the british government could be running a secret ufo study. Mod department that investigated ufo sightings closed the ministry of defence department that investigated ufos sightings has been closed after almost 60 years, it. Discover ufo files, newly released by ministry of defence with the national archives in june 20. It closed its ufo desk in 2009 after it was decided it served no defence purpose and that it took staff away from more valuable. Sadly, were probably not going to see a smoking gun which proves the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
The mod closed its ufo desk in 2009 because nothing reported to it in 50 years had revealed anything to suggest a military threat to the uk. Ufo desk closed by mod due to no evidence of military. Nick pope born 19 september 1965 is a freelance british journalist and media commentator. It has accrued a great deal of national and international press publicity, the majority of which can be considered to be positive or at worst neutral, a brief from the mods ufo desk officer. Report collating a decade of ufo sightings in 1990s was intended to protect ministry from more xfiles inspired requests. According to the times, the cost per year was around. Eight years after the desk closed, mr robinson called for government to launch an inquiry into clusters of sightings. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable defencerelated activities, newly released files show. Between 1962 and 2009, the british governments ministry of defence mod had a ufo desk and telephone hotline that collected around 11,000 cryptic sightings from. Twenty five declassified files from national archives suggest that the reason behind the shutdown of the ministry of defence\s mod ufo desk and hotline in 2009. Mod department that investigated ufo sightings closed. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk in 2009 because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk because it. Despite operating for more than 50 years it was now deemed to be a resource the british government could no longer justify.
On 23 rd december 2009 the uk government called time on the ufo desk, the mods ufo reporting facility. The sixpage report from the ministry of defences directorate of scientific intelligence. Final cases of the mods ufo desk jump to media player the ministry of defence closed its ufo desk because it served no defence purpose and. Ministry of defence releases final x files containing. A schoolgirl in manchester sent this drawing of a friendly alien spacecraft to the uk ministry of defence. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable defence related activities, newly released files show. Ministry of defence insider reveals the contents of final ufo xfiles. The ministry of defence closed its ufo desk in 2009 because it served no defence purpose and was taking staff away from more valuable defencerelated activities, newly released files have showed. The ministry of defence operated a ufo desk for 30 years, closing it in 2009.