The witnesses described an inverted cone shaped object with a larger rectangular structure at its base and stated "It was be brown in colour and travelling in a fluent and silent motion". Heavy cloud cover assisted the witnesses to estimate the altitude of the object to be between 1000 and 2000 ft and they added that "the UFO was the size of a people carrier on its side".

In December 1980, several United States Air Force Personnel witnessed a cone shaped UFO (above) actually make a trace landing at Rendlesham Forest which was on the perimeter of their RAF Woodbridge Air Base in Suffolk.

USAF documents uncovered in October 1983 confirmed the event of the UFO incident and the immediate investigation by its personnel.

UFODATA

Cumbrian based researcher Chris Parr has been quoted and miss-quoted in the UK press from tabloid to broadsheet and has stirred interest from satellite news broadcasters too over the last few days.

The quotes started only days after Chris received an interesting set of photographs from The Eccles area of Greater Manchester. He shared the case with UFODATA and the images can be seen on our home page.

Below is an article carried by one local paper giving a little bit of background into Chris’s passion for this strangest of subjects…

UFOLOGIST Chris Parr is writing a book on Cumbria’s fascinating UFO history as he seeks to resurrect interest in unexplained aerial phenomena in the county.

The 39-year-old researcher has spent the last 12 years trying to discover the truth about the numerous bizarre sightings which led to Cumbria being known as a hotbed of UFO activity.

He was recently forced to the review the future of Whitehaven-based British UFO Hunters (Bufoh) which he co-ordinates, following a dramatic decline in sightings. In 2003 there were 60 reported sightings in Cumbria, but that fell to 40 in 2004 – and there have only been two so far this year.

But Chris is determined to keep alive what he calls “the UFO dream” in Cumbria and has now teamed up with rival ufologist Sharon Larkin, of the North West Cumbria UFO research and investigations group. He hopes his book, which will also reveal the bizarre adventures of British ufologists, will generate new interest in UFOs locally and encourage a whole new generation of skywatchers to come to the fore.

“Despite the lack of UFO sightings for Cumbria for 2005, the state of British Ufology is alive and kicking,” he said.

“Although media interest in the subject has waned over the last couple of years and Cumbria has so far had a very quiet year, this is by no means a reflection on the dedicated work of ufologists throughout Britain who continue to monitor the skies and network with the public and local media in order to acquire UFO-related evidence.

“Ufology is a study that encompasses the whole field of unidentified flying objects and not just “alien craft” which is the usual image presented by the media.”

Chris will be concentrating on his book after completing the Cumbria UFO survey for 2005. It will focus on Cumbria’s UFO history and the bizarre adventures of British ufologists in their quest for the truth. Sometimes the characters in Ufology are just as fascinating as the UFO cases,” he said.

In the meantime, he and his team at Bufoh will continue scanning the skies above for evidence of unexplained aerial phenomena – and hope others will come forward with reports of their sightings. Anyone who spots a UFO can contact the British UFO Hunters hotline on 01723 514700, while would-be X-Files agents can check out the Great British UFO Show conference in Leeds on October 1. It will feature a range of speakers and a selection of the world’s best UFO footage.

UFODATA

Look at the numbers reported here 60 in one year 40 a year later that’s a hundred over a two year period. The statisticians say 95% of all sightings are easy to explain, so according to these figures Cumbria has had around five possible UFO sightings.

Roswell for the record has had one good sighting in 60 years.

Keep watching the skies.