Darren Perks2013-05-24T10:41:15-04:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/index.php?author=darren-perksCopyright 2008, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.HuffingtonPost Blogger Feed for Darren PerksGood old fashioned elbow grease.A New Generation Of Ufologists?tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.21190042012-11-12T16:29:47-05:002013-01-12T05:12:01-05:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/Ufology, a word not recognised by the dictionary, yet a word well recognised around the world. The study of the UFO phenomena and it's related subjects. But is Ufology changing and are we starting to see new faces with their own way of investigation?
Since the early 20th century there have been many famous and well known UFO investigators, such as Robert Charroux, Jacques Vallée, Jenny Randles, Stanton Friedman, Jaime Maussan, Robert Dean, Steven Greer, Budd Hopkins and John Mack to name but a few as there are too many to list in this article.
Read more here: 20th Century Ufologists
Picture: John Mack & Bud Hopkins. Copyright Darren Perks.
But as modern times move forward and our lifestyles change with it, so does Ufology, and we are now seeing a new generation of UFO investigators. These investigators are fresh and have their own way of doing things, without following the 'sheep' of Ufology doing things the way that the older generation like things doing. In other words, 'enough of the text books' and boring stuff, lets get 'hands on'.
It's quite easy for anyone starting out investigating the phenomena to get sucked in and led by the ways of old, relying on second hand information and research. But now we see fresh ways of doing things with investigators who physically get involved and get outside with their own equipment, getting their own results and information. I'm not saying that the older generation of UFO investigators didn't do this, but it's clear that in some respect, many of them simply did not bother to get their hands dirty.
Read about new generation investigators: UFO Shropshire
More and more people have access to good quality cameras and video devices, and with added extras such as digital night vision and thermal imaging, its now easier than ever to kit yourself out and go investigate. Take a look at some of the equipment used today in UFO investigation: Digital Night Vision and Thermal Imagers
This has led to the new generation of investigators going out day and night in all weathers to different locations, getting results and speaking to witnesses. Also using their own minds to evaluate and report back to the public. Image Copyright Darren Perks
How many of the well known Ufologists around today of the older generation, actually go out and stand on the side of mountains watching the skies? How many go and speak to farmers or witnesses first hand to get their accounts? How many have actually witnessed a UFO incident in real life? How many produce their own images and video footage?
The list could go on and while I respect many of the older generation of investigators for their hard work and research, I simply wish to point out that things are changing. If investigation into this phenomena is to continue and the information be given to the masses, then it's this new generation who will provide it moving forward.
Recently we have seen the notions appear that UFO investigation is 'dead' and that it's just the old UFO incidents that everyone talks about. But this is not true and every day, week and month, real life UFO investigators on the front line in their everyday walks of life are reporting new incidents. Some are good and some are bad, but the investigation goes on. Quite frankly I personally think that those recent notions and comments were rubbish and may be just another attempt to ridicule the UFO community.
There will be those that go on about not having good quality images or footage and those points are listened to. But thousands of people are getting results of things that conventionally cannot be explained, basically the 5% of sightings that 'raise eyebrows'.
Think what you like about Ufology, but the fact remains that it's here to stay, and stay for a very long time. Investigation into this phenomena is taking a new direction and with it maybe that big question will finally be answered and confirmed....
Are we alone in the universe?]]>Will David Cameron Confirm UFOs and Extra Terrestrials?tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.19536132012-10-11T19:00:00-04:002012-12-11T05:12:01-05:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/
Will he keep a promise he made and confirm the existence of UFOS and extra terrestrial life?
In January 2009 whilst on the campaign trail, David Cameron vowed to publish any secret files that may exist on UFOs and extra-terrestrial life once he became prime minister. Speaking at one of his regular Cameron Direct public meetings, he pledged to be 'open and frank' with any government knowledge about close encounters.
At the meeting in Tynemouth, North Tyneside in January 2009, Mr Cameron was questioned about a spate of mysterious incidents. A member of the audience asked:
"In July last year the respected scientist and astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon, spoke on a British radio station. He said the American government had had contact with extra terrestrials on multiple occasions and that these were ongoing."
"He [Dr Mitchell] spoke about the Roswell event in 1947 where wreckage of a downed UFO was recovered and found to contain Extra-Terrestrial bodies. He said this event was real but was covered up by the government for many years."
Do you agree with me that the British people have a right to know if we have been visited, and if so, when you become prime minister will you seek to lift the veil of secrecy and give the public the truth that they deserve?"
Mr Cameron replied: "I think we should be as open as possible, so I would be quite happy to give you a guarantee that if I became prime minister I would always be entirely open and frank about these things. I don't think any of us have any clue whether there's intelligent life out there and it is certainly not something that any government should seek to hide from anyone."
President Obama also promised to create more transparency in US government. Several key members of his administration are known to be in favour of being open and honest with the public about UFO files. Russia, France, UK, Brazil, and other countries are way ahead of the US with such openness. But the US President has yet to release suppressed files that former government whistle blowers say have denied Americans superior medical and clean energy technologies of extraterrestrial origin.
Campaign promises come and go faster than UFOs, but maybe one day prime minister Cameron will represent the honest and courageous side of humanity more than other politicians have so far. If he does then he might trump US politicians on a galactic scale.
Uniting the people and political parties is a huge challenge. But it might be made easier if the prime minister quickly released the UFO files and made disclosure, which could then inspire a global, unified preparation for acknowledging and interacting with extraterrestrial intelligent civilizations.
David Cameron has so far not spoken about this subject since he has been prime minister. But people don't forget promises, and not sticking to them could in the long run ruin a political career.
The British government has released various UFO files over the years, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is far more to it than meets the eye and when a government says, "We no longer investigate the UFO or alien phenomena", you know deep down that they are telling fibbies.
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Maybe it's time for the British Government to sit up and listen to real life UFO investigators and researchers, and get their input on this subject. As time goes on the truth will slowly come out...
Read more about my investigation and research here: UFO Shropshire]]>UFO: Flying Trianglestag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.19226942012-09-28T19:00:00-04:002012-11-28T05:12:01-05:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/There are thousands of UFO sightings around the world every year, but a high percentage of them relate to one very common UFO and shape....
Strange flying black triangle UFOs
I myself witnessed one on 30 March 1993, which was part of the famous UK Cosford UFO incident, and I became one of thousands of people who have witnessed these strange craft in our skies.
Read more about the Cosford UFO incident here: Cosford UFO
But what are they?
They are large, triangular-shaped UFOs, often black in colour, with rounded corners and making a low, humming noise. They disappear to the horizon at unbelievable speed. They are ususally big craft and show up from nowhere in the blink of an eye.
The first sighting of these mystery triangles was recorded and reported in 1965. Some say they were first sighted in 1950s. For some time people have said they are secret military projects - the next generation stealth aircrafts. But why are they flying the same way since sixties. How come the technology never changed in more than 50 years?
According to many ufologists like myself, these UFOs are the outcome of direct transfer of technologies from extraterrestrials to human civilization in different parts of the world. They are believed to be reverse engineered from crashed UFOs, and have been developed behind closed doors at top secret military facilities and bases around the world. One such facility is Groom Lake aka Area 51 in Nevada USA: AREA 51
The triangle shaped UFOs are said to use anti-gravity propulsion. They also use superconductors to create the electromagnetic flux as well as anti-gravity propulsion. That is why the humming noise comes out which was heard by myself and many others. What I witnessed on 30th March 1993 was very real indeed and is still unexplained along with other flying triangle incidnets. But we have to consider the possibility that it may not just be Extra-Terrestrail UFOs, but craft developed by us from their technology...
Some laugh at this theory and just asume people who see these triangles are seeing illusions. But when have you heard and invetsigated people seeing exactly the same thing or 'illusion' (from a sceptics point of view) in places tens of thousands of miles apart, it cannot be and illusion or something just made up in the mind.
The propagation, navigation and feed back controls in these UFOs match the theoretical requirements in a typical advanced Extraterrestrial UFO, At the same token, could it made by different countries with whom the Extra-Terrestrail civilizations are collaborating?
Such possibilities are very strong...
Government departments such as the FBI, CIA, NSA and MoD and others in all the countries around the world involved in this type of technology are tight lipped. They just do not recognise anymore real life witness accounts, and fob us off saying that 'We no longer investigate the UFO phenomena' depsite the release of classified UFO files. However, the facts now point a finger towards a secret joint development in a collaborative manner with Extra-Terrestrails to develop these UFOs.
A lot of people will find what I have written here quite unusual and maybe unreal. But when you look at all the sigtings reports, images, eye witness accounts, and inside information from people who worked within military and black ops projects, things become a lot clearer.
No one yet has solid proof that Extra-Terrestrials are with us and among us flying about our skies. But the evidence is growing and as time goes on things will surely change...
Read more about my UFO invetsigation and research plus media contribution on my website www.ufoshropshire.co.uk]]>UFOs, Ancient Sites and Ley Linestag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.18247172012-08-24T19:00:00-04:002012-10-24T05:12:11-04:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/Are ancient sites such as stone circles and Ley lines invisible powers pulsating with a mystical energy that UFOs and their Extra-Terrestrial visitors use to navigate Earth?
We know that there are thousands of report and confirmed UFO sightings connected to these sites and areas, and with more and more being witnessed is the energy being used as a way of navigation or a way of connection by the Extra-Terrestrial craft?
I believe that they are...
Let me use Stonehenge as my first example:
Stonehenge on Sailsbury Plain took approx 300 years to build (so it is said), starting around 2000BC. Why it was built is not really known, but what is undeniable is the fact that it lines up with another five prehistoric and religious landmarks.
Stonehenge is part of a 30km long ley line...
Ley Lines are invisible alignments of landmarks. Typical features on a ley line include stone circles, standing stones, pagan alters and burial sites. Churches, holy wells, hill tops, cairns can also be points on a ley.
The theory of the ley line is that they may have been used as a route laid out by line of sight, but on some type of mystical or magnetic energy areas in pre Bronze and Iron Ages. These were forgotten in modern times, but the network of leys were accidentally preserved as many medieval churches were built on top of pagan sites, which were monuments on a ley.
Stonehenge was built so that at dawn on midsummer morning, 21st June, the sun rose over the circles Heel Stone.
What about Mitchells Fold my second example?
Ley lines could be used by Extra-Terrestrial craft to refuel by tapping in to them. I believe that Extra-Terrestrail craft and UFOs use electromagnetic energy and gyroscopes to power their craft and to navigate using the Earths own magnetic fields. They also use Ley Lines as a point of navigation, which may also suggest that if 'wormhole' type travel is being used, then they could be linked to the stone circle sites such as the case at Mitchells Fold in Shropshire.
Mitchells Fold stone circle is a location of high UFO activity as well as animal mutilation. The circle is said to date back beyond 3000BC which means it is far older than Stonehenge.
The stone circle at Mitchells Fold lies within the general area of the Montgomery Ley, on the Welsh border. It is one of the less clear cut Leys and the actual exact path cannot be confirmed. However in this area there are numerous stone circles, cairns and standing stones.
Over the years there have been sightings of structured disc and triangle shaped craft as well as one farmer in 2011 reporting that he had encountered Reptilian type Extra-Terrestrials who were more than interested in his sheep during the early hours of the morning. This lead to the discovery of a mutilated sheep who had had all its internal organs removed and its tongue cut out by what could only be described as a laser type device. Again in this case there was the small cricular incision hole towards the hind of the animal but no traces of blood...
It is clear that the connection between ancient sites, Ley lines and UFOs exists. We just neeed to understand and confirm why our Extra-Terrestrial visitors really do use them and for what purpose...
I feature in a new BBC3 documentary called Conspiracy Coach Trip and you will be able to view this when it's aired in Autum 2012.
I am commited to investigating and researching the UFO phenomena, and along with my group UFO Shropshire we strive to provide the public with as much information as we can on this subject.
Times are changing and this subject is becoming much bigger with an ever growing amount of people in search of the truth. The people have a right to know what's really going on regarding Extra-Terrestrials and UFOs and it will only be a matter of time before we as a race move forward and take the next step...]]>Area 51 - Myth or Reality?tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.17317402012-08-03T19:00:00-04:002012-10-03T05:12:02-04:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/
Also known as Dreamland or Groom Lake, it's a real place, a top secret military installation that I have seen and been detained on for tresspass.
Why could entering this part of the Nevada desert cost you your life? Is the US Government hiding UFOs there and using their technology to build craft unimaginable?
Situated about 85 miles North West of Las Vegas in the Nevada desert, the official maps stop. Nothing beyond that point is 'clearly named' or pointed out. This is a vast area of roads, creeks, mountains, bunkers and a huge five mile runway. Signs warn of trespassing and photography and if your caught then you could face a fine, six months in jail or a visit from the secret services and even death threats. If you 'disappeared' your body would never be found, say the boundary security guards aka 'Camo Dudes'.
I got caught trespassing on the base on 14 May 2012. I was filming a UFO documentary and although we were harmless to security, it turned out to be one of the most frightening days of my life. It was literally a case of being held at gunpoint face down in the dirt for three solid hours, thinking that you may never see your family again.
But I took in what I saw and heard, and lying there on the ground I suddenly realised that we should not be ignoring the fact that this base has a big secret to hide.
So it's a real place and it's reality, what about all the hype regarding Extra Terrestrial technology?
The base was founded in 1954 as a top secret facility in which Lockheed Aircraft Corporation could develop spy planes for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). Area 51 is still home to some of the most futuristic projects that man has ever been capable of making. The stealth bomber was tested here, along with other unconventional aircraft.
It has always been shrouded in mystery and is well known with conspiracy theories and myths and some elaborate stories. The USAF (United States Air Force) only admitted it's existence in 1994 but only because it represented the cutting edge of technology.The only trouble with this, is that the technology was not American. Neither were the people that built it, and both are from outer space...
Ever since the base was established, people have reported odd looking objects and craft in the sky above Nevada. The claims have always rubbished by the authorities, but denial soon turned to embarrassment when one of their own alleged that not only were UFOs above Area 51, but the USAF was actively working with Extra Terrestrial technology.
The whistle blower was a man called 'Bob' Lazar. He was contract scientist who worked on the base from December 1988. He revealed in 1989 that the US Government was then working on nine flying saucers and were trying to reverse engineer and adapt the extra terrestrial technology.
He then went on to describe another top secret area nearby called the 'S4' site which can be found next to Papoose Lake within Area 51. This is where the Extra Terrestrial craft were stored, and he revealed that he was part of a team of 22 engineers who had the job of trying to figure out how the propulsion systems operated.
S4 is also belived to be the place where a crashed UFOs from Roswell and Aztec where taken and there inhabitants stored in large grey canisters deep underground.
According to Lazar, S4 was an underground complex which went right underneath a whole mountain range. When he worked on the craft he described them of having "no physical seams, no welds, bolts or rivets." He described the propulsion unit as "a baseball sized object that radiated an anti-gravity field through the centre of the craft."
These were incredible claims to make, but since the claims he made more than a dozen or so people have come forward over the years with supporting evidence and claims.
Year after year people visit Area 51 and try to get as close as they can. Belive me I tried and was lucky to get off with a fine of $600. But more questions need to be asked...
Why has the US Government never officially confirmed the base even though everyone knows it's there?
What really is being hidden or stored there, that suggests having a 25 mile boundary in place?
We may never know the answers to these questions, but slowly over time more information is becomign available and only time will tell.
Still 'something' is certainly happening deep in the Nevada desert. We know that the secret 'black programs' exist, and they are said to eat up over $35 billion of public cash every year. But there is more to it than this...
The craft are ultra secret, silent and incredibly fast. They can cloak themselves so that they disappear from the naked eye, and it is said that they can with stand massive G forces. All this and the finger points frimly in the direction that it was all developed from Extra Terrestrial technology.
The staff that work there all live in the state and travel from places such as Las Vegas by private aircraft or commute from places such as nearby Alamo and Rachel. They are bound by data protection and secrecy and have to undergo very strict criteria to even be able to work on or near the base.
The bottom line is that Area 51 is no myth. It's reality... and it really does have some weird and wonderful things. The question is who gave us the technology and where did it really come from...
Read more about my trip to the USA and Area 51 on my website blog: UFO Shropshire]]>Solar Warden - The Secret Space Programtag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.16591922012-07-11T19:00:00-04:002012-09-10T05:12:03-04:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/
Is this nonsense, is it a conspiracy or is it simply so sensitive that it will cause uproar around the world?
These are my own words after conducting research into the secret program. Whilst conducting an FOI (freedom of information) request with the DoD (department of defence) in 2010, I had a very unexpected response by email from them which read:
"About an hour ago I spoke to a NASA rep who confirmed this was their
program and that it was terminated by the President. He also informed me that it was not a joint program with the DoD. The NASA rep informed me that you should be directed to the Johnson Space Center FOIA Manager.
I have ran your request through one of our space-related directorates and I'm waiting on one other division with the Command to respond back to me. I will contact you once I have a response from the other division. Did NASA refer you to us?"
The program not only operates classified under the US Government but also under the United Nations authority. So you might be wondering, how do I know this information?
Well there are a few people and many others that have tried hard to find out the truth, and have succeeded by leaked information or simply asking questions and have government departments slip up and give away information freely, just like what happened when Darren Perks asked the DoD. One notable contributor is Gary Mckinnon.
When Gary McKinnon hacked into U.S. Space Command computers several years ago and learned of the existence of "non-terrestrial officers" and "fleet-to-fleet transfers" and a secret program called "Solar Warden", he was charged by the Bush Justice Department with having committed "the biggest military computer hack of all time", and stood to face prison time of up to 70 years after extradition from UK. But trying earnest McKinnon in open court would involve his testifying to the above classified facts, and his attorney would be able to subpoena government officers to testify under oath about the Navy's Space Fleet. To date the extradition of McKinnon to the U.S. has gone nowhere.
McKinnon also found out about the ships or craft within Solar Warden. It is said that there are approx eight cigar-shaped motherships (each longer than two football fields end-to-end) and 43 small "scout ships. The Solar Warden Space Fleet operates under the US Naval Network and Space Operations Command (NNSOC) [formerly Naval Space Command]. There are approximately 300 personnel involved at that facility, with the figure rising.
Solar Warden is said to be made up from U.S. aerospace Black Projects contractors, but with some contributions of parts and systems by Canada. United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Russia, and Australia. It is also said that the program is tested and operated from secret military bases such as Area 51 in Nevada, USA.
So should we just write this off as utter nonsense?
No we shouldn't and as time goes on the truth will slowly come out. Many people around the world are now witnessing craft moving around in the skies and sub space that completely defy gravity. Whether they are part of the Solar Warden secret program, military experimental aircraft or not, thousands of people know what they see.
In my view Solar Warden is very real and a very strong possibility.
So no, I don't think we should rule it out as complete nonsense.
Yes, it's a conspiracy because of all the hype and controversy surrounding the facts and information about the program.
Sensitive is an understatement. This program would change the world and our views on space exploration and travel, so no wonder that it would be kept a big 'secret'.
We should all keep it in the back of our minds... for now at least!]]>The Strange Phenomena of Animal Mutilationstag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.16504932012-07-06T19:00:00-04:002012-09-05T05:12:07-04:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/
Some linked to strange moving lights and extra-terrestrial beings and even silent 'black' helicopters.
So what is the truth behind these stories, and just what are animal mutilations?
The first time in modern history we really hear about these strange animal deaths is 1967 in Colorado. A young colt is found dead and stripped of flesh from the neck upwards. The animals brain, spine and internal chest organs were all removed with incredible precision. The animal had been completely drained of blood with no blood stains around the dead animal and no signs of foul play. When tissue samples from the animal were examined, vets and doctors were shocked to discover that the flesh had a darkened colour. This was as if the flesh had been opened and cauterised or burnt apart by a high heat source, and it was almost as if it had been done by a modern day laser. Another mystery was the absence of any tracks from vehicles, humans or other animals any where near the carcass.
In fact in this case the only tracks or prints found, were the colts own hoofprints, and they ended approx 30 metres from it's body...
This was the start of numerous animal mutilations across Midwestern, Southwestern and Western states of North America. To date cases are now reported all over the world, with reports coming from Canada, Central and South America, Australia and Europe including the UK. The majority of cases have followed the same similar pattern:
■ Most cases involve cattle, although there are now many reports of sheep, goats, horses and deer especially in the UK.
■ No traces of struggle. Even in snow and ice conditions there are no tracks or footprints near the carcass. It sometimes appears as if the animal was 'lifted' off the ground and then later dumped from the air.
■ Internal organs such as eyes, ears, tongues, rectums and genitalia are removed along with strips of flesh from the jaw areas.
■ Oval or circular bloodless incisions often only hide deep are found on the carcasses, many are also completely drained of blood. These incisions are made with surgical precision that no human could perform.
Microscopic tissue analysis has shown that some of the cuts point to the use of a scalpel, while others appear to have been made without a knife, either by somehow cutting between the cells or by 'cooking' the flesh with a laser like heat source. But this being done without leaving carbon traces that are normally left by lasers.
In the UK and especially Shropshire and the Mid Wales areas, we see our fair share of animal mutilation cases. From sheep and cattle in the South Shropshire area to deer, foxes and badgers and even domestic pets in the Welsh valleys. A lot go unnoticed and unreported, but it's the small few that we become aware of and we do our best to get to the bottom of them.
So What Are The Possible Causes?
This phenomenon has baffled investigators, vets and pathologists alike. Many farmers and ranchers who have been dealing with this mutilations for years, are convinced that these particular cases could not possibly be the work of predators such as wolves, birds, coyotes and other native to each country.
In some cases the capillary veins had been drained of blood, which would not have occurred had the animals been attacked by predators. What predator could be capable of surgically boring out the genitalia of a cow?
Many investigations over the years failed to establish any natural causes, so other theories have been put forward. From satanic cults, fleets of 'black' helicopters and bulky medical lasers, through to extra-terrestrial beings and UFOs abducting the animals.
If extra-terrestrials are involved in mutilations, and we think they are to some degree, then the question we need to ask is why are they doing it? Many researchers around the world believe that these mutilations are linked to human abductions and are carried out by the same extra-terrestrial species. That is a possibility that we cannot discount and another is the fact that the military or some kind of 'black project group' are also involved. If this is the case then again we need to ask why? Is there some kind of secret research into the food chain at base level connected to the chemicals we as a race put into the chain? Abducting or mutilating animals and testing them in this way by removing organs etc could be the way they want to do this. What about animal hybrid creation cojoined with extra-terrestrial interaction?
The simple fact is we are no nearer to discovering the truth behind animal mutilations. We know that there is a pattern to them which in most cases would suggest that there is a 'purpose' to all this...
But what is that 'purpose'? What ever it could be it is still a matter of guess work and investigation and research needs to continue into this phenomenon.
It just grows stranger and stranger by the day...]]>The Cosford UFO Witnesstag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.16395732012-07-03T19:00:00-04:002012-09-02T05:12:16-04:00Darren Perkshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-perks/
But this is no ordinary UFO story - hundreds of people all across the UK saw the same craft on the same night. It has been dubbed the 'British UFO Mystery' and is now regarded as one of the UK's biggest UFO incidents to date.
To date in the UK there has been thousands of UFO sightings, some good, some bad, and some simply explainable. However, thousands of genuine people cannot be wrong in what they see and witness?
The UK MoD announced on 1 December 2009 it will no longer have a dedicated UFO desk in operation investigating reports.
But I am sure that somewhere and someone in the MoD will be looking out for reports, and at the end of the day if UK airspace is intruded by an unknown craft it has to be investigated properly. The more reports people come forward with, the more the truth will come out!
On 30 and 31 March 1993 there was a series of UFO sightings in the UK involving over a hundred witnesses. Many of these were police officers and military personnel as the UFO flew directly over two local RAF bases. It was dubbed 'The British UFO Mystery'.
As a 16-year-old at the time of the incident I was preparing to enter the army as a solider with the army air corps. Since the age of 12 I had been a member of the cadet force in which I held the rank of flight sergeant in the royal air force section. So as you can imagine I had extensive knowledge of all types of military aircraft in this country but also in other countries. I also had good knowledge of civilian and or NASA type aircraft and satellites. Being a member of the cadets I was a frequent visitor to RAF Shawbury airbase near my home where I went flying in fixed wing and non fixed wing aircraft.
I had and still have a big interest in aircraft.
On 30 March 1993 at approximately 11pm I was walking home from my part time job at the local bowling alley in the northern outskirts of Shrewsbury. My parents at the time owned a public house called the 'Harry Hotspur' and it was only 600 metres from my work along Harlescott lane.
The walk only took me normally approx 10 minutes. As walked back and got to within 100 metres of my home, my eye caught a slow moving structured object moving from left to right, south to north, in the sky approx 300ft up!
As I got to my home, I continued to watch this object. It was a black triangle shape, structured, approx 200ft in length and approx 150ft to 200ft in diameter. It was very defined, and blocked out the stars, as it was a clear night with no clouds. On the two rear points of the triangle I noticed a faint red or orange coloured glow and at the front the triangle was omitting a brilliant white light, and this was moving back and forth as if was looking for something.
The triangle was moving very slowly, I would say about walking speed, I could hear nothing but a very low humming sound that was irritating to hear. I also felt warm and the sense of being watched, or at least whoever or whatever was controlling the triangle knew I was watching it!
Opposite my house, at the time was rough ground and fields and the triangle continued to move north over them with the white light flicking back and forth randomly. At this point I estimated that I had been watching this craft for about two minutes when all of sudden it shot off to the north at incredible speed making no sounds at all.
I knew that this craft was not a military or civilian aircraft and I rushed into my house and woke my parents up to tell them what I had just witnessed, all of us then went outside to see if we could see the craft but there was nothing.
Basically that was that for me, I never told the authorities because I didn't know what to do and during my time in the military I never spoke of the incident as I didn't want to be ridiculed.
However it was only 2007 when I found out about the Cosford incident and what I witnessed was linked to sightings all over the UK that night.
Ever since the incident I have had a feeling of knowing that the craft will come back, it makes me feel uneasy but at the same time I want to know where it was from and why it was here? I can go back to the very same spot today that I witnessed the craft and get the same feeling all over again...
Since then I had researched and studied the subject and all related. Now I am a recognised and known UFO investigator in the UK and around the world. My aim is to share knowledge with the public as we have a right to know. You can read more about what I do on my website www.ufoshropshire.co.uk
I 100% believe that UFO and extraterrestrials are with us constantly, and it is only a matter of time until it is fact.
The truth is out there we just need to find it...]]>
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