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Frankie · 10-20-2008, 09:41 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081020/...itain_ufo#full

U.S. pilot was ordered to shoot down UFO
By Peter Griffiths Peter Griffiths

LONDON (Reuters) – Two U.S. fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, according to secret files made public on Monday.

One pilot said he was seconds away from firing 24 rockets at the object, which moved erratically and gave a radar reading like "a flying aircraft carrier."

The pilot, Milton Torres, now 77 and living in Miami, said it spent periods motionless in the sky before reaching estimated speeds of more than 7,600 mph (12,000 kph).

After the alert, a shadowy figure told Torres he must never talk about the incident and he duly kept silent for more than 30 years.

His story was among dozens of UFO sightings in defence ministry files released at the National Archives in London.

In a written account, Torres described how he scrambled his F-86 D Sabre jet in calm weather from the Royal Air Force base at Manston, Kent in May 1957.

"I was only a lieutenant and very much aware of the gravity of the situation. I felt very much like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest," he said.

"The order came to fire a salvo of rockets at the UFO. The authentication was valid and I selected 24 rockets.

"I had a lock-on that had the proportions of a flying aircraft carrier," he added. "The larger the airplane, the easier the lock-on. This blip almost locked itself."

At the last moment, the object disappeared from the radar screen and the high-speed chase was called off.

He returned to base and was debriefed the next day by an unnamed man who "looked like a well-dressed IBM salesman."

"He threatened me with a national security breach if I breathed a word about it to anyone," he said.

The documents contain no official explanation for the incident, which came at a time of heightened tension between the West and the Soviet Union. Planes were on constant stand-by at British bases for a possible Soviet attack.

The files blame other UFO sightings on weather balloons, clouds or normal aircraft. Torres said he had been waiting 50 years for an explanation.

"I shall never forget it," he told the Times. "On that night I was ordered to open fire even before I had taken off. That had never happened before."

UFO expert David Clarke said the sighting may have been part of a secret U.S. project to create phantom aircraft on radar screens to test Soviet air defences.

"Perhaps what this pilot had seen was some kind of experiment in electronic warfare or maybe it was a UFO," he said. "Something very unusual happened."

The files are online at:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos

JuicesFlowing · 10-21-2008, 01:56 AM

The UFO's were obviously trying to make crop circles.

Ultra Peanut · 10-21-2008, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DJJasonp

"I was only a lieutenant and very much aware of the gravity of the situation. I felt very much like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest," he said.

Never heard that before.....but that's funny right there!!

Frankie · 10-21-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

UFO: "Hello, we come in peace to share technologies to allow you all to be self-sufficient and use solar, wind and water power to power our homes freely.

We will teach you how to make all of your cars run on the earth's electo-magnetic field, we will teach you geological mining procedures and ways to harvest energy in a way that is endless and safe for everyone."

America: "Die you commie bastards!!! We don't know what you are, so you must be bad!"

If large US Corporations can't profit from it, then it just ain't American.

Good post.

Frankie · 10-21-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by boogblaster

That was my ole aunt Fanny flying her broom .. That biotch could fly upside down too .. Until she had a hairy-crack-up ...

Programmer · 10-21-2008, 07:17 AM

If there were actually UFO's don't you think there would be some recent video of them that isn't so crappy that you could actually see the object in question?

Get your tinfoil hats ready, frankie is on a fear tear.

HypnotizedMonkey · 10-21-2008, 09:15 AM

The "IBM- salesman" was none other than George Lucas' biological father, who was an alien.

crazycoffey · 10-21-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Hydrae

Peter GriffiN is the cartoon character, this is Peter GriffiTHS. Small difference.

Hello, Pen name... how about this one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Griffith

I don't believe actors either?????

btw -

DT58HOF · 10-21-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

They can be. One of'em is running for President right now.

Yep an ex American soldier vs a Arab smooth talking man that hates the USA so much he wouldn't stand for the National Anthem until the past few months!!

10-20-2008, 09:41 AM
Frankie Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Casino cash: $10004900	U.S. pilot was ordered to shoot down UFO http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081020/...itain_ufo#full U.S. pilot was ordered to shoot down UFO By Peter Griffiths Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) – Two U.S. fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, according to secret files made public on Monday. One pilot said he was seconds away from firing 24 rockets at the object, which moved erratically and gave a radar reading like "a flying aircraft carrier." The pilot, Milton Torres, now 77 and living in Miami, said it spent periods motionless in the sky before reaching estimated speeds of more than 7,600 mph (12,000 kph). After the alert, a shadowy figure told Torres he must never talk about the incident and he duly kept silent for more than 30 years. His story was among dozens of UFO sightings in defence ministry files released at the National Archives in London. In a written account, Torres described how he scrambled his F-86 D Sabre jet in calm weather from the Royal Air Force base at Manston, Kent in May 1957. "I was only a lieutenant and very much aware of the gravity of the situation. I felt very much like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest," he said. "The order came to fire a salvo of rockets at the UFO. The authentication was valid and I selected 24 rockets. "I had a lock-on that had the proportions of a flying aircraft carrier," he added. "The larger the airplane, the easier the lock-on. This blip almost locked itself." At the last moment, the object disappeared from the radar screen and the high-speed chase was called off. He returned to base and was debriefed the next day by an unnamed man who "looked like a well-dressed IBM salesman." "He threatened me with a national security breach if I breathed a word about it to anyone," he said. The documents contain no official explanation for the incident, which came at a time of heightened tension between the West and the Soviet Union. Planes were on constant stand-by at British bases for a possible Soviet attack. The files blame other UFO sightings on weather balloons, clouds or normal aircraft. Torres said he had been waiting 50 years for an explanation. "I shall never forget it," he told the Times. "On that night I was ordered to open fire even before I had taken off. That had never happened before." UFO expert David Clarke said the sighting may have been part of a secret U.S. project to create phantom aircraft on radar screens to test Soviet air defences. "Perhaps what this pilot had seen was some kind of experiment in electronic warfare or maybe it was a UFO," he said. "Something very unusual happened." The files are online at: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos
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