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July 2nd, 2008, 01:19 PM
From THE SUN (UK) - 6/21/08:
Welsh Police Helicopter Encounters A UFO - June 7-8, 2008
Cardiff, Wales, UK - Stunned police gave chase to a UFO after it attacked their helicopter near a military base. The mystery aircraft zoomed straight at the chopper as the three-man cop crew prepared to land. 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. All three crew described the object as “flying saucer-shaped” and circled by flashing lights. They reported it to senior officers, who passed on the report to Britain’s UFO investigators.
The incident happened as the helicopter was returning to the MoD’s St Athan base near Cardiff, where it is stationed. The chopper was at 500ft and waiting to land when the crew saw the UFO speeding towards them from below. A source said: “It closed in at great speed, aiming straight at the helicopter.
http://billknell.tripod.com/cardiffufohelicopter.JPG
“The chopper had to swerve sharply to avoid being hit. The guys said if they’d stayed where they were, they’d be dead – it would’ve been a direct hit. They are convinced it was a UFO. It sounds far-fetched, but they know what they saw. These guys are hardened professionals and know people will take the mickey, but they are certain they saw a UFO.”
The source added: “After the near-collision they decided to follow it to find out what the hell it was. They belted across the Bristol Channel in pursuit, but it was too quick. They got to the North Devon coast and had to turn back because they were running low on fuel.”
The chopper is crammed with hi-tech cameras and surveillance gear, but the UFO somehow avoided being caught on film. Strangely, the crew could not see the craft with night-vision goggles – but all said it was “clearly visible” to the naked eye on the night of June 7. South Wales Police said last night: “We can confirm the Air Support Unit sighted an unusual aircraft. This was reported to the relevant authorities for their investigation.”
The MoD, which usually investigates UFO sightings, said: “We’ve heard nothing about this. But it is certainly not advisable for police helicopters to go chasing what they think are UFOs.”
MORE…from THE SUN (UK)
Hundreds of UFO sightings over Wales were reported yesterday after a mystery craft threatened a police helicopter. The Sun was bombarded with calls from readers who also saw the UFO on the same night as the chopper drama in Cardiff. And the mystery deepened as experts revealed airline pilots have spotted hundreds of UFOs over the nearby Bristol Channel this year. We exclusively revealed yesterday how the helicopter’s three-man crew took evasive action to avoid being rammed by the UFO. They then chased it to North Devon before giving up as fuel ran low.
Dawn Williams, 45, feared an Independence Day-style alien invasion when she spotted a sinister shape in the sky above Aberdare Country Park hours earlier, on June 8. She said: “It came over the horizon and was traveling for about a minute and a half before it disappeared.
“It was circular and had a dome on top – it looked like a planet with rings. I didn’t say anything at the time because I didn’t think anyone would believe me.”
Cabaret duo Katy Cunnion and Russell Quinn said a weird light in the sky followed them on the A5 near Shrewsbury an hour after the ’copter scare. Katy, 25, said: “It was hovering. At first I thought it was a helicopter, but every time I changed direction it was in the same place. "It disappeared, then I got a bit freaked out when the light came back close enough for us to see it was saucer-shaped with lights which flashed from one to another in a chain.
“It looked like no plane or aircraft I had ever seen.” It finally zoomed off “like a shooting star” after an hour. Katy’s description of the UFO matches the one given by the helicopter cops. Expert David Coggins, who has studied UFOs for 30 years, revealed: “I’m told that in the past three months airline pilots have been reporting at least two or three encounters a week with UFOs over the Bristol Channel. “Many of them will have rational explanations, but the probability is around 15 to 20 per cent can’t be identified.”
The Ministry of Defence, which investigates UFO sightings, said it was still awaiting the police report on the helicopter incident.
THE SUN story links:
Article 1 (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1323017.ece)
Article 2 (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1315843.ece)
UK UFO Sightings UPDATE (6/25/08):
- DOG WALKER SEES UFO: A TAMWORTH woman claims to have witnessed a UFO as she walked her dog in Bromsgrove. Bonnie Lewis, aged 29, was with her boyfriend Colin Middlemore when she saw the strange cylinder shapes overhead at around 10pm on Friday (6/20/08). She said: “I ignored them, thinking they were satellites. “But when it was closer it was clear they were not. I’m not into sci-fi, but they were not from planet Earth.” - Birmingham Evening Mail, UK
- SOLDIER SIGHTING: A soldier claims he saw 13 UFOs in the skies above his military barracks in Shropshire (6/7/2008). Corporal Mark Proctor was among three squaddies who spotted the objects while out on night patrol. He filmed them on his mobile phone and reported the close encounter to Army top brass, reports The Sun. MoD experts are reportedly studying his report after ordering Mark and his pals not to say anything else about the incident. The sighting, at Tern Hill barracks near Market Drayton, came two hours before helicopter police officers reported an encounter with a huge craft 80 miles away near Cardiff. Cpl Proctor, 38, of the 1st Battalion Irish Regiment, recalled how he saw the UFOs just after 11pm on Saturday, June 7. He said: "I was on duty in the guard room when the other boys outside began shouting. I went out to see what the commotion was about and could see thirteen craft in the skies. "They were zig-zagging, but I filmed two before they disappeared. They were like rotating cubes with multiple colours. "I made a full report to my commanding officers and gave them my footage. The other lads were as amazed by it as I was." An MoD spokesman said: "We deal with any UFO sightings to see if there was a military threat." - The Sun, UK
- UK M.O.D. URGED TO INVESTIGATE UFO SIGHTINGS: The MoD confirmed today that it had been handed footage captured on a mobile phone by a corporal on guard duty at Tern Hill barracks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, on June 7, 2008. Corporal Mark Proctor told a national newspaper he witnessed a "fleet" of objects zig-zagging across the sky at about 11pm. The 38-year-old soldier, a member of the 1st Battalion Irish Regiment, said: "I was on duty in the guard room when the other boys outside began shouting. "I went out to see what the commotion was about and could see 13 craft in the skies. They were like rotating cubes with multiple colours." The police helicopter incident happened at 12.40am on June 8 as the craft was hovering in the sky above RAF St Athan, a military base outside Cardiff. It was claimed the helicopter, which had a crew of three, had to take action to avoid being hit by a mystery object. A South Wales Police spokesman confirmed at the time the crew had seen an ?unusual aircraft?. Former MoD UFO expert Nick Pope said an inquiry to establish what had been seen by the witnesses was vital. Mr Pope said: "Something quite extraordinary does seem to be going on in British air space at the moment. "There has got to be an official inquiry into all this and we need a senior air force officer to take personal charge and oversee the inquiry." Radar tapes, as well as footage of the incidents, should be examined as part of the investigation, said Mr Pope, who added: "It?s indisputable that something was seen ? the very fact that it was seen by military personnel over a military base makes it a national security incident." An Army spokesman declined to comment in detail on the sightings at Tern Hill. "The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity," the spokesman said. "Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported." - South Wales Evening Post, UK
UK UFO Sightings Covered by THE SUN
Bromsgrove incident - BONNIE Lewis is walking her dog last Friday night when these objects appear in the sky overhead. The 29-year-old, who is out with boyfriend Colin Middlemore, films the bizarre cylinders on her mobile phone. Bonnie, of Tamworth, Staffs, says: “I ignored them, thinking they were satellites. But when I looked closer it was clear they weren't. I am not into sci-fi, but they weren'tt from this planet.”
The MoD Incident - SOLDIERS on night patrol are stunned to see UFOs hovering in formation above their Army base. One squaddie, Cpl Mark Proctor, captures this eerie image on his phone and sends it to MoD chiefs. Two more colleagues also spot the startling “fleet” above Shropshire's Tern Hill barracks. Just hours later, three South Wales helicopter police officers watch in awe as a huge object rises from the ground to meet them as they land near Cardiff. The crew log the incident with their superiors. Less than an hour later, two cabaret performers report a strange light in the sky near Shrewsbury.
MORE...
A shaken soldier told last night how he saw THIRTEEN UFOs spinning in the skies above his military barracks. Corporal Mark Proctor was among three squaddies who spotted the objects while out on night patrol. He filmed them on his mobile phone and reported the close encounter to Army top brass.
http://members.tripod.com/billknell/soldierufo67.jpg STILL taken from the Soldier Video
Ministry of Defence experts were studying his report and video yesterday — after ordering Mark and his pals NOT to say anything else about the incident. The sighting, at Tern Hill barracks near Market Drayton, Shrops, came two hours before helicopter police officers reported an encounter with a huge craft 80 miles away near Cardiff.
And three hours before a couple claimed they were followed by a strange light in the sky along the A5 near Shrewsbury. Yesterday further mind-boggling evidence emerged as dog walker Bonnie Lewis, 29, told how she filmed seven UFOs at Bromsgrove, Worcs, last Friday.
http://members.tripod.com/billknell/bonnieukufos.JPG Sky lights ... strange shapes seen by Bonnie
Cpl Proctor, 38, of the 1st Battalion Irish Regiment, recalled how he saw the amazing “craft” just after 11pm on Saturday, June 7. He said: “I was on duty in the guard room when the other boys outside began shouting. I went out to see what the commotion was about and could see thirteen craft in the skies. “They were zig-zagging, but I filmed two before they disappeared. They were like rotating cubes with multiple colours. “I made a full report to my commanding officers and gave them my footage. The other lads were as amazed by it as I was.”
http://members.tripod.com/billknell/mapukufo608.JPG Astonishing ... map indicating UFO discoveries A 19-year-old private on patrol said he also saw the “fleet”. The soldier, who asked not to be named, said: “I saw these things flying in the sky and I told my guard commander. “There were about 30 lights passing over for a few minutes, very high but not at a great speed. They were bright red. Another soldier saw them too.” An MoD spokesman said: “We deal with any UFO sightings to see if there was a military threat.” The Sun told last week how helicopter cops were confronted by an object as they attempted to land at their base near Cardiff the same night. Cabaret duo Katy Cunnion and Russell Quinn claimed they were pursued by the light in the sky for nearly an hour at 1am the following morning. And last night Bonnie told of seeing cylinder-shaped craft. She said: “They weren’t from this world. They made no sound and had flashing dots inside.”
Welsh Police Helicopter Encounters A UFO - June 7-8, 2008
Cardiff, Wales, UK - Stunned police gave chase to a UFO after it attacked their helicopter near a military base. The mystery aircraft zoomed straight at the chopper as the three-man cop crew prepared to land. 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. All three crew described the object as “flying saucer-shaped” and circled by flashing lights. They reported it to senior officers, who passed on the report to Britain’s UFO investigators.
The incident happened as the helicopter was returning to the MoD’s St Athan base near Cardiff, where it is stationed. The chopper was at 500ft and waiting to land when the crew saw the UFO speeding towards them from below. A source said: “It closed in at great speed, aiming straight at the helicopter.
http://billknell.tripod.com/cardiffufohelicopter.JPG
“The chopper had to swerve sharply to avoid being hit. The guys said if they’d stayed where they were, they’d be dead – it would’ve been a direct hit. They are convinced it was a UFO. It sounds far-fetched, but they know what they saw. These guys are hardened professionals and know people will take the mickey, but they are certain they saw a UFO.”
The source added: “After the near-collision they decided to follow it to find out what the hell it was. They belted across the Bristol Channel in pursuit, but it was too quick. They got to the North Devon coast and had to turn back because they were running low on fuel.”
The chopper is crammed with hi-tech cameras and surveillance gear, but the UFO somehow avoided being caught on film. Strangely, the crew could not see the craft with night-vision goggles – but all said it was “clearly visible” to the naked eye on the night of June 7. South Wales Police said last night: “We can confirm the Air Support Unit sighted an unusual aircraft. This was reported to the relevant authorities for their investigation.”
The MoD, which usually investigates UFO sightings, said: “We’ve heard nothing about this. But it is certainly not advisable for police helicopters to go chasing what they think are UFOs.”
MORE…from THE SUN (UK)
Hundreds of UFO sightings over Wales were reported yesterday after a mystery craft threatened a police helicopter. The Sun was bombarded with calls from readers who also saw the UFO on the same night as the chopper drama in Cardiff. And the mystery deepened as experts revealed airline pilots have spotted hundreds of UFOs over the nearby Bristol Channel this year. We exclusively revealed yesterday how the helicopter’s three-man crew took evasive action to avoid being rammed by the UFO. They then chased it to North Devon before giving up as fuel ran low.
Dawn Williams, 45, feared an Independence Day-style alien invasion when she spotted a sinister shape in the sky above Aberdare Country Park hours earlier, on June 8. She said: “It came over the horizon and was traveling for about a minute and a half before it disappeared.
“It was circular and had a dome on top – it looked like a planet with rings. I didn’t say anything at the time because I didn’t think anyone would believe me.”
Cabaret duo Katy Cunnion and Russell Quinn said a weird light in the sky followed them on the A5 near Shrewsbury an hour after the ’copter scare. Katy, 25, said: “It was hovering. At first I thought it was a helicopter, but every time I changed direction it was in the same place. "It disappeared, then I got a bit freaked out when the light came back close enough for us to see it was saucer-shaped with lights which flashed from one to another in a chain.
“It looked like no plane or aircraft I had ever seen.” It finally zoomed off “like a shooting star” after an hour. Katy’s description of the UFO matches the one given by the helicopter cops. Expert David Coggins, who has studied UFOs for 30 years, revealed: “I’m told that in the past three months airline pilots have been reporting at least two or three encounters a week with UFOs over the Bristol Channel. “Many of them will have rational explanations, but the probability is around 15 to 20 per cent can’t be identified.”
The Ministry of Defence, which investigates UFO sightings, said it was still awaiting the police report on the helicopter incident.
THE SUN story links:
Article 1 (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1323017.ece)
Article 2 (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1315843.ece)
UK UFO Sightings UPDATE (6/25/08):
- DOG WALKER SEES UFO: A TAMWORTH woman claims to have witnessed a UFO as she walked her dog in Bromsgrove. Bonnie Lewis, aged 29, was with her boyfriend Colin Middlemore when she saw the strange cylinder shapes overhead at around 10pm on Friday (6/20/08). She said: “I ignored them, thinking they were satellites. “But when it was closer it was clear they were not. I’m not into sci-fi, but they were not from planet Earth.” - Birmingham Evening Mail, UK
- SOLDIER SIGHTING: A soldier claims he saw 13 UFOs in the skies above his military barracks in Shropshire (6/7/2008). Corporal Mark Proctor was among three squaddies who spotted the objects while out on night patrol. He filmed them on his mobile phone and reported the close encounter to Army top brass, reports The Sun. MoD experts are reportedly studying his report after ordering Mark and his pals not to say anything else about the incident. The sighting, at Tern Hill barracks near Market Drayton, came two hours before helicopter police officers reported an encounter with a huge craft 80 miles away near Cardiff. Cpl Proctor, 38, of the 1st Battalion Irish Regiment, recalled how he saw the UFOs just after 11pm on Saturday, June 7. He said: "I was on duty in the guard room when the other boys outside began shouting. I went out to see what the commotion was about and could see thirteen craft in the skies. "They were zig-zagging, but I filmed two before they disappeared. They were like rotating cubes with multiple colours. "I made a full report to my commanding officers and gave them my footage. The other lads were as amazed by it as I was." An MoD spokesman said: "We deal with any UFO sightings to see if there was a military threat." - The Sun, UK
- UK M.O.D. URGED TO INVESTIGATE UFO SIGHTINGS: The MoD confirmed today that it had been handed footage captured on a mobile phone by a corporal on guard duty at Tern Hill barracks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, on June 7, 2008. Corporal Mark Proctor told a national newspaper he witnessed a "fleet" of objects zig-zagging across the sky at about 11pm. The 38-year-old soldier, a member of the 1st Battalion Irish Regiment, said: "I was on duty in the guard room when the other boys outside began shouting. "I went out to see what the commotion was about and could see 13 craft in the skies. They were like rotating cubes with multiple colours." The police helicopter incident happened at 12.40am on June 8 as the craft was hovering in the sky above RAF St Athan, a military base outside Cardiff. It was claimed the helicopter, which had a crew of three, had to take action to avoid being hit by a mystery object. A South Wales Police spokesman confirmed at the time the crew had seen an ?unusual aircraft?. Former MoD UFO expert Nick Pope said an inquiry to establish what had been seen by the witnesses was vital. Mr Pope said: "Something quite extraordinary does seem to be going on in British air space at the moment. "There has got to be an official inquiry into all this and we need a senior air force officer to take personal charge and oversee the inquiry." Radar tapes, as well as footage of the incidents, should be examined as part of the investigation, said Mr Pope, who added: "It?s indisputable that something was seen ? the very fact that it was seen by military personnel over a military base makes it a national security incident." An Army spokesman declined to comment in detail on the sightings at Tern Hill. "The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity," the spokesman said. "Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported." - South Wales Evening Post, UK
UK UFO Sightings Covered by THE SUN
Bromsgrove incident - BONNIE Lewis is walking her dog last Friday night when these objects appear in the sky overhead. The 29-year-old, who is out with boyfriend Colin Middlemore, films the bizarre cylinders on her mobile phone. Bonnie, of Tamworth, Staffs, says: “I ignored them, thinking they were satellites. But when I looked closer it was clear they weren't. I am not into sci-fi, but they weren'tt from this planet.”
The MoD Incident - SOLDIERS on night patrol are stunned to see UFOs hovering in formation above their Army base. One squaddie, Cpl Mark Proctor, captures this eerie image on his phone and sends it to MoD chiefs. Two more colleagues also spot the startling “fleet” above Shropshire's Tern Hill barracks. Just hours later, three South Wales helicopter police officers watch in awe as a huge object rises from the ground to meet them as they land near Cardiff. The crew log the incident with their superiors. Less than an hour later, two cabaret performers report a strange light in the sky near Shrewsbury.
MORE...
A shaken soldier told last night how he saw THIRTEEN UFOs spinning in the skies above his military barracks. Corporal Mark Proctor was among three squaddies who spotted the objects while out on night patrol. He filmed them on his mobile phone and reported the close encounter to Army top brass.
http://members.tripod.com/billknell/soldierufo67.jpg STILL taken from the Soldier Video
Ministry of Defence experts were studying his report and video yesterday — after ordering Mark and his pals NOT to say anything else about the incident. The sighting, at Tern Hill barracks near Market Drayton, Shrops, came two hours before helicopter police officers reported an encounter with a huge craft 80 miles away near Cardiff.
And three hours before a couple claimed they were followed by a strange light in the sky along the A5 near Shrewsbury. Yesterday further mind-boggling evidence emerged as dog walker Bonnie Lewis, 29, told how she filmed seven UFOs at Bromsgrove, Worcs, last Friday.
http://members.tripod.com/billknell/bonnieukufos.JPG Sky lights ... strange shapes seen by Bonnie
Cpl Proctor, 38, of the 1st Battalion Irish Regiment, recalled how he saw the amazing “craft” just after 11pm on Saturday, June 7. He said: “I was on duty in the guard room when the other boys outside began shouting. I went out to see what the commotion was about and could see thirteen craft in the skies. “They were zig-zagging, but I filmed two before they disappeared. They were like rotating cubes with multiple colours. “I made a full report to my commanding officers and gave them my footage. The other lads were as amazed by it as I was.”
http://members.tripod.com/billknell/mapukufo608.JPG Astonishing ... map indicating UFO discoveries A 19-year-old private on patrol said he also saw the “fleet”. The soldier, who asked not to be named, said: “I saw these things flying in the sky and I told my guard commander. “There were about 30 lights passing over for a few minutes, very high but not at a great speed. They were bright red. Another soldier saw them too.” An MoD spokesman said: “We deal with any UFO sightings to see if there was a military threat.” The Sun told last week how helicopter cops were confronted by an object as they attempted to land at their base near Cardiff the same night. Cabaret duo Katy Cunnion and Russell Quinn claimed they were pursued by the light in the sky for nearly an hour at 1am the following morning. And last night Bonnie told of seeing cylinder-shaped craft. She said: “They weren’t from this world. They made no sound and had flashing dots inside.”