June 2021

  • Flying Saucers over Kent – July 1947

    Flying Saucers over Kent – July 1947

    July 1947, Kent in the UK just outside Rochester in the village of Snodland. Two people come forward to report they had seen a flying saucer overhead. A Miss Tomkins of “The Nook” in the village of Snodland reported “at 10:30pm I was astonished to see a peculiar round object in the sky, travelling at…

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  • A Teesdale tale of a spooky nature from 1820

    A Teesdale tale of a spooky nature from 1820

    Unlike many other people these days, I still get a newspaper delivered to my home each week. It is not a daily paper and every Wednesday, without fail, the Teesdale Mercury drops through my letterbox and is waiting for me when I get up. It was in this very newspaper title, albeit back in 1870,…

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  • Nothing is ruled in. Nothing is ruled out.

    Nothing is ruled in. Nothing is ruled out.

    As predicted, early press mentions of the US Government’s UFO report suggest it will be a non-committal response. In short, nothing’s ruled in and nothing is ruled out. All in all, it is a pretty weak response. Almost as disappointing as the UK Ministry of Defence’s stock response of “Not of Defence Interest“. I still…

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  • Building up for disappointment?

    Building up for disappointment?

    There seems to be increasing excitement online regarding a USA Government report into UFOs that is due to be published. I can’t help but think that rather this being the first stage of large scale public disclosure, it will turn out to be pretty much a non-event, disappointing many. The changing positions of the “Talking…

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