The truth is out there – are we looking for it? Britain 'could be running secret UFO study'
A former defence chief believes the British government could be running a secret UFO study.
This is despite Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson claiming he has 'no plans' to open the secret department.
Britain's UFO desk, which probed notorious sighting such as Shropshire's 'Cosford Incident', closed in 2009.
But Nick Pope, who ran the former Ministry of Defence desk from 1991 to 1994, believes parts of the government could still be investigating the phenomena.
This is because, he says, UFOs are a real 'threat to Britain's skies' and should be taken seriously.
And he said sightings might not just be 'extra-terrestrial visits' - but 'drones, Russian aircraft and atmospheric phenomena'.
Mr Pope told the Express & Star: "There are no circumstances where the MoD, the Royal Air Force and indeed the government as a whole shouldn't be making every effort to identify anything unusual operating in our airspace.
"It doesn't matter if you're a sceptic or a believer and it doesn't matter if you think UFO sightings are generated by drones, Russian aircraft, exotic atmospheric plasma phenomena, or extraterrestrials.
"If there's something in our skies, there are clear defence, national security, and air safety implications."
