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UFO encounters in the UK have been exposed as the Public Record Office release X-Files.
Amounting to nearly 6,000 pages, which are available online, the declassified files mostly cover UFO sighting incidents from 1994-2000. Many are complete with crude drawings of alien spacecraft.
One of the most bewildering reports listed relates to an object flying at speeds of over 1,000 knots as gauged by Prestwick airport in 1999.
As baffling were UFO sightings by cops over the North Sea near Lincolnshire, and a British Airways 737 that reported a near-miss with a mysterious flying object in January 1995.
Another highlight is that there were over 600 reported sightings of mysterious objects over what was labelled the "Bonnybridge Triangle" in Scotland between 1995 and 1997.
But this is not all. Some people even claim to have had direct interaction with UFOs.
For instance, on January 27, 1997, South Wales Police reported claims of a UFO encounter by a driver in Ebbw Vale. The man said his car was covered in a tube of light which hovered over it for five minutes. He claimed that his radio and mobile phone did not work at this time. According to the report, the man's car was left covered in "dust and dirt".
The report adds: "He felt and was indeed sick later on. He is still feeling ill today and has developed a skin condition. Advised to see doctor."
In March 1997, a man in Kingstanding, Birmingham, reported to have seen a 200 foot triangle over his back garden. The hovering object caused dogs to bark, he said, before speeding into the sky. It left a "silky white substance" on the trees, which the man reportedly collected in a jam jar. What happened to the contents of the jar is not told.
The files are available to download for free for a month from the website www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos
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