Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings

May 14, 2008 By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press Writer Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings (AP)

In this image made available by Britain's National Archives Wednesday May 14, 3008, a sketch made by a police officer after a sighting of an unidentified Flying Object in England in 1984 is seen. The National Archives are releasing new files which contain a wide range of UFO-related documents covering the years 1978–2002. (AP Photo/National Archives)

(AP) -- The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their names be kept off the official report.

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BobKob - May 14, 2008
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"National Archives Wednesday May 14, 3008, a sketch made by a police officer.."

Woah, the government is hiding the information for another thousand years?
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fleem - May 14, 2008
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heh. didn't notice that till you pointed it out.
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Mercury_01 - May 14, 2008
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So, I wonder if there is anyone out there who still disbelieves in ufo's. Id like to hear from one, because everyone I know either believes or leaves the question wide open.
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COCO - May 21, 2008
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Well count me as a disbeliever - not an ounce/gram of proof - more evidence to support Christian myths. Eye witness accounts by booze addled Brits does not fill me with same confidence as the red neck jugheads and their stories from the swamps of Florida. Get a job guys.
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