Posted on 02/23/2010 10:30:40 AM PST by JoeProBono
Official reports in Britain show that sightings may be as much 'X-Files' as reality.
It is one of the most memorable opening sequences on film: A small craft is being pursued through outer space by a massive triangular vessel, which passes over viewers' heads with a roar that made audiences at screenings of "Star Wars," in 1977, feel something like dolphins submerged under a passing aircraft carrier. So powerful was the image that it may have haunted some viewers' dreams -- or waking visions.
We were reminded of this scene on Thursday when the British government released its fifth and largest collection of files about unidentified flying objects, which officials in Britain continued to monitor for years after the United States government stopped in 1969 (or claimed to have stopped -- some conspiracy theorists think there are still men in black keeping tabs on little green men). It's fascinating stuff for lovers of the unexplained, loaded with stories of eerie lights in the sky, descriptions of vessels that defy the laws of physics, and warnings of alien viruses. One of the more compelling reports comes from a man in South Wales, who in January 1997 claimed that his car was enveloped by a beam of light while he was driving home at night. He emerged from the car to total silence, and began to feel ill. When the beam passed, his car was filthy and he developed a skin condition that required treatment.
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A spot of tea with your saucer?
An evening with Jim Beam perhaps?? ;-)
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Thx FM,
LVD, you’ll have to do the honors if warranted.
thx.
Quix,
Thanks..
DCP, ping to you as a FYI.
Thanks, LVD!
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