We tend to think of Britain as an essentially safe, but pretty dull place when it comes to paranormal activity and strange sightings. However, this overlooks the strange goings-on reported in the - until now - heavily guarded Ministry of Defence top secret files.
We unlock Britain’s very own X-Files...
In December 1980, Britain’s most famous UFO event, known as the British Roswell, took place near two military bases in Ipswich. Several servicemen spotted a conical-shaped object suspended in a yellow mist, with a pulsating red and blue circle of light above it. In the surrounding woodland, farm animals had reportedly been driven into a frenzy.
The next day, the servicemen returned to the clearing where the conical object had been, and found three small impressions in a triangular pattern, as well as burn marks and broken branches on nearby trees.
The airmen were later allegedly debriefed, threatened and ordered to sign documents claiming the UFO was a lighthouse. A 150-page MoD report concluded that radiation levels around the area were higher than normal, and that the whole thing was a “potential banana skin” for the MoD.
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