Oct 21 – Britain’s defence ministry makes public secret dossiers on reported UFO sightings.
The accounts include a reported near miss by the crew of an Italian passenger jet in 1991 as they were approaching London’s Heathrow and an account by a U.S. fighter pilot who says he was ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object over Britain during the Cold War.
Paul Chapman reports.
Secret UFO files opened
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The documents released show UFO citings by military aircrew
1957 was a very cold year.
Milton Torres fired at an unknown target.
The object was moving very slowly.
He thought it must be an alien spacecraft.
David Clark studies the history of UFOs.
The Al Italia pilot and companion both saw a UFO.
Air Traffic control confirmed that it was a UFO.
All files have now been released by the Ministry of Defence.
