Tuesday, August 18, 2009
AFP - Tuesday, August 18
LONDON (AFP) - - Lemon-headed aliens, scrambled fighter jets and mysterious lights over a cemetery were among details of some 800 UFO sightings released by British authorities Monday.
But another intriguing finding to emerge from the 1981-1996 archives was a surge in reports at the time of UFO-related blockbusters such as 1996's "Independence Day," not to mention the British television run of "The X-Files."
Among the most striking accounts released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is that of two boys who reported being spoken to by an alien with a lemon-shaped head, who appeared before them in a field on May 4, 1995.
"We want you, come with us," said the alien's voice, according to a police report filed after the youngsters, who seemed "agitated and distressed," recounted their experiences.
"They stated the object was about four houses high in the sky and about forty foot away from them," said the report, adding that when officers went to check two days later, they found only a farmer spraying his crops.
In another account bound to excite ufologists, a former armed forces chief urged authorities to take more seriously a report by US Air Force (USAF) staff near an airbase in eastern England.
The individuals "reported seeing a strange glowing object in the forest," said a report by a US air force commander, recounting what three of his staff told him of the incident, early on the morning of December 27, 1980.
"It illuminated the entire forest with a white light. The object itself had a pulsing red light on top and a bank of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it manoeuvred through the trees and disappeared."
Then there is the report of how, between November 1989 and April 1990, the Belgian air force scrambled F-16 fighter jets to investigate a series of UFO sightings -- and reportedly "locked on" to them with their radars.
"The mystery remains unresolved," wrote General Wilfried de Brouwer, Chief of Operations, Belgian Air Staff, adding that despite being sceptical, "the evidence was remarkable."
One of the spookiest incidents occurred in the early hours of July 15, 1996, when a UFO was spotted hovering over a cemetery in Widnes, northwest England, before firing burning laser beams into the ground.
Cynics would note that the man involved was heading home from a night out at the time -- possibly in a similar mental state to two revellers who claimed to have seen a UFO hovering over the jazz tent at the 1994 Glastonbury Festival.
And sceptics will also point to a more general trend made clear by the latest archives.
In 1995 there were 117 UFO sightings reported to authorities, but this spiked to 609 in 1996, according to the MoD reports, released after a three-year project with the National Archives.
"It's evident there is some connection between newspaper stories, TV programmes and films about alien visitors and the numbers of UFO sightings reported," said UFO expert and journalism lecturer David Clarke.
"Aside from 1996, one of the busiest years for UFO sightings reported to the MoD over the past half century was 1978 -- the year 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' was released," added Clarke.
The tutor announced at 11:16 PM.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Jasmine has begun her 1st day at
NTU today. She has been of great help, together with her beau. They helped me organise the students' profiles and even
computerized their information, and what's more, without being asked to. This is what we call initiative. Sometimes, we need to have initiative, to do the right things without being told.
This wonderful picture was taken by me of them at the Marina Barrage on National Day. So professionally done.
This was sent to me. Jasmine claimed that it is her "nice nice pic". I agree... but I think the people in the pic is nicer than the pic itself. :)
This is the pic that she
does not want to to post, as she says she looks fat.
Lol... come on, look at me, now who is fatter? (U do not have to comment on what I have just typed, Sherwin.)
Anyway, here's me wishing Jasmine all the very best in her endeavours at School of Mechanical Engineering,
NTU. And not forgetting you, Daryl, best of luck in your final hurdles too. Good luck for the exams!
The tutor announced at 9:44 AM.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Hi students! How's everything? Hope you are coping well in school. For some of you, the continual assessments and common tests are around the corner, right. Study hard please. =)
So sorry, cause at times, I really do not know what to post in this blog... any suggestions anyone? By the way, here is a picture of Momo which I took this morning. He is seen here munching on a piece of food. Looks like he is getting fatter.... some resemblance to his owner I reckon. Er.... who is his owner?
The tutor announced at 9:40 AM.