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Britain
'Aliens could attack at any time' warns former MoD chief
2006-11-10
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.
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#16  damn another abduction and "probing". I'll be glad when these stop every time I go out drinking
Posted by: Frank G   2006-11-10 22:29  

#15  Bomb iran and syria, blame it on the aliens.

anonymous5089, I like it! Though, some rather unorthodox weapon should be used to have plausible deniability.

Posted by: twobyfour   2006-11-10 21:13  

#14  When did the Weekly World News buy the Daily Mail?
Posted by: ed   2006-11-10 18:18  

#13  F-117's being retired. Now you know why (these UFO sightings aren't alien.)
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-11-10 18:15  

#12  Dulce underground complex.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-11-10 16:55  

#11  Crop circles.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-11-10 14:45  

#10  Thanks Mike (#5). Remember, in case I get out of hand - "Klaato Barada Nikto"

I always did like Patrica Neal.
Posted by: GORT   2006-11-10 10:22  

#9  ...Call Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, they know how to handle this.
(BTW, is there anybody else here who thinks that the shots in Independence Day of the US fighters and attack ships gathering for the big finish would make one hell of a screen saver?)

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-11-10 09:15  

#8  So he has never considered that these craft, if they exist, might just belong to an ally?

You know Oscam's Razor and all that...

Posted by: 3dc   2006-11-10 08:57  

#7  "Frankly we are wide open - if something does not behave like a conventional aircraft now, it will be ignored...."

"And for once, I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-11-10 08:08  

#6  'To Serve Man'

The other other white meat.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2006-11-10 08:06  

#5  I for one welcome the rule of our new alien overlords.
Posted by: Mike   2006-11-10 08:05  

#4  Bomb iran and syria, blame it on the aliens.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-11-10 06:31  

#3  Bet they dont land in the Middle East though ,they've surely got more brains than that .. Travel a gazzion miles to land in Tehran ! whoops u-turn !
Posted by: MacNails   2006-11-10 05:41  

#2  This guy was was interesting at one point, now you just looks like a twat saying that. All credability gone out the window.
Posted by: Shep UK   2006-11-10 05:35  

#1  If aliens are coming here across interstellar distances with hostile intent, then we are screwed whatever we do.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-11-10 05:26  

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