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'Aliens could attack at any time' warns former [Britain]MoD chief [Dems Must Act Now!]
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 9th November 2006 | By CHARLOTTE GILL

Posted on 11/09/2006 4:59:42 PM PST by excludethis

UFO sightings and alien visitors tend to be solely the reserve of sci-fi movies.

So when a former MoD chief warns that the country could be attacked by extraterrestrials at any time, you may be forgiven for feeling a little alarmed.

During his time as head of the Ministry of Defence UFO project, Nick Pope was persuaded into believing that other lifeforms may visit Earth and, more specifically, Britain.

His concern is that "highly credible" sightings are simply dismissed.

And he complains that the project he once ran is now "virtually closed" down, leaving the country "wide open" to aliens.

Mr Pope decided to speak out about his worries after resigning from his post at the Directorate of Defence Security at the MoD this week.

"The consequences of getting this one wrong could be huge," he said.

"If you reported a UFO sighting now, I am absolutely sure that you would just get back a standard letter telling you not to worry. ''Frankly we are wide open - if something does not behave like a conventional aircraft now, it will be ignored.

"The X-Files have been closed down." If these words had come from a sci-fi fanatic, they could be easily dismissed by cynics.

But Mr Pope's CV - he was head of the UFO project between 1991 and 1994 - cannot be ignored.

When he began his job, he too was sceptical about UFOs but access to classified files on the subject and investigation of a series of spectacular UFO sightings gradually changed his mind.

And while Mr Pope says that there is no evidence of hostile intent, he insists it cannot be ruled out.

"There has got to be the potential for that and one is left with the uneasy feeling that if it turned out to be so, there is very little we could do about it," he said.

"If you believe these things are extra terrestrial craft then you cannot rule out that what is happening is some kind of covert reconnaissance."

One incident which persuaded him of the existence of alien lifeforms was in 1993. There were reports of a "vast, triangular-shaped craft" spotted flying over RAF bases in the West Midlands.

"Most of the witnesses were police and military personnel," he said.

"Hundreds of members of the public also had sightings over a period of several hours."

In another incident in 1980 at RAF bases in Suffolk, staff investigated a suspected plane crash after bright lights were reported coming from nearby woods.

They found a kind of lunar landing module standing on three legs which then flew off. The indents it left in the ground were found to emit ten times the normal levels of radiation. Mr Pope said: "These sort of incidents are why I got so frustrated.

"In my time I would brief the more interesting sightings up the chain of command to people like the Chief of the Air Staff and would get the answer back that it was very interesting and I had clearly done a good job investigating it and that was it.

"Every one is a piece of a puzzle but no one takes it seriously. There needs to be more resources and people who are prepared to look past the philosophical issues, look at the reports and investigate them properly.

"Whether you believe these things are foreign air forces testing prototype aircraft or whether you believe they are something more exotic, with the speeds and movements they are capable of, it's technology we would very much like to get hold of."

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence insisted that all UFO sightings were investigated for "evidence to suggest that UK airspace has been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air activity."

She said: "Unless there is such evidence, the MoD doesn't attempt to positively identify what was seen."

Mr Pope is continuing his UFO research in a private capacity since leaving the MoD and is recognised as a leading authority on UFOs and the unexpected.

He has written four science fiction books drawing on his experience at the MoD, and lectures around the world on the subject.

He has appeared on BBC Newsnight and Radio 4's Today programme and has acted as consultant on numerous television documentaries.


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1 posted on 11/09/2006 4:59:44 PM PST by excludethis
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Who will be the first to post pix of Helen Thomas, Pelosi, Kennedy, Reid, etc.?

Doesn't Reid come from somewhere suspiciously close to Area 51?

2 posted on 11/09/2006 5:01:00 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: excludethis

This is HUGH!


3 posted on 11/09/2006 5:01:40 PM PST by Redgirl (Mecca lecca hi mecca hiney ho!)
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To: zot; SeraphimApprentice

tinfoil hat ping.


4 posted on 11/09/2006 5:02:17 PM PST by GreyFriar ( (3rd Armored Division - Spearhead))
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To: excludethis
I would expect a long, slow, drawn out negotiation process from the Dems. But the aliens may not be in the mood for bi-partisanship, and blast us with their superior weapons anyway, what the hey...
5 posted on 11/09/2006 5:02:26 PM PST by PatrickF4
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To: excludethis
DUmmies secret to election revealed
6 posted on 11/09/2006 5:03:05 PM PST by excludethis
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To: excludethis

Is 'the Hook' still on British soil? That would explain a lot...


7 posted on 11/09/2006 5:07:07 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: excludethis

If there are hostile aliens out there then I would rather they bring it on now while I still have my guns rather than after the Democraps are in power who are more than likely to strike up a deal with the multi appendaged creeps and give them the addresses of us republicans.......


8 posted on 11/09/2006 5:07:46 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (I was just thirteen, you might say I was a musical proverbial knee-high...)
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9 posted on 11/09/2006 5:08:06 PM PST by buffyt (America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. Pres. George Bush)
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To: excludethis

England is full of Islamofascists and they HAVE BEEN ATTACKING, maybe he should start looking at that.


10 posted on 11/09/2006 5:09:26 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: excludethis

Idiot aliens. Trying to get into Britain.

If they come to America, we'll give them amnesty.


11 posted on 11/09/2006 5:09:49 PM PST by djf (Islam!! There's a flag on the moon! Guess whose? Hint: Not yours!)
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And prescription drugs, damn, what were they think'n?!?
12 posted on 11/09/2006 5:11:06 PM PST by txroadkill (It's a war stupid, not a trial.)
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To: excludethis

Well screw the wall... What we need is a ROOF!!!!!!


13 posted on 11/09/2006 5:13:43 PM PST by txroadkill (It's a war stupid, not a trial.)
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To: excludethis
Thank God! Something for the Global Warming whacks and the bird flu birdbrains to jump on. The aliens are coming; phasers on kill! Whee-hee!!! :)
14 posted on 11/09/2006 5:17:03 PM PST by samm1148 (Pennsylvania-They haven't taxed air--yet)
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15 posted on 11/09/2006 5:18:04 PM PST by excludethis
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To: excludethis

Well, I for one welcome our new Overlords!!!

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16 posted on 11/09/2006 5:19:21 PM PST by txroadkill (It's a war stupid, not a trial.)
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17 posted on 11/09/2006 5:35:42 PM PST by TUAN_JIM (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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18 posted on 11/09/2006 5:37:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
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To: excludethis
I am absolutely certain that there are many other planets inhabited by intelligent, technologically advanced populations.

I cannot imagine a reason why they would travel such distances to come here to visit

19 posted on 11/09/2006 5:44:12 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: excludethis

"vast, triangular-shaped craft"

Not to worry. It is the USAF.


20 posted on 11/09/2006 6:32:14 PM PST by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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