Richard Deakin Head of UK Air traffic: UFOs in UK 'around one a month'

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9745000/9745210.stm

Radio clip within the link.

So what do you guys think on this? Does he mean UFO's in the context of alien ships, or things like microlights, small planes and other hobby related aircraft?

I think the "my children asked" kind of mutes the point a little, but he doesn't outright admit it "There are objects that don't conform to normal traffic
patterns", yet he doesn't outright dismiss it.
 
LateX'Dog said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9745000/9745210.stm

Radio clip within the link.

So what do you guys think on this? Does he mean UFO's in the context of alien ships, or things like microlights, small planes and other hobby related aircraft?

I think the "my children asked" kind of mutes the point a little, but he doesn't outright admit it "There are objects that don't conform to normal traffic
patterns", yet he doesn't outright dismiss it.
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You do know what UFO stands for yes?
 
The unidentified flying objects are most often subsequently identified and as a result, the pilot of said aircraft has an interview with the CAA, no tea and no biscuits.

Most of the time it is an aircraft. Sometimes it's balloons or chinese lanterns.
 
He means they were not identified.

He clearly thinks (and so do the presenters of Today given all the laughing) that the idea of little green men whizzing about once a month in the skies over the UK is nonsense.
 
Why would green men only fly over the UK once a month? What is stopping them from doing it the rest of the time?
 
willhub said:
Why would green men only fly over the UK once a month? What is stopping them from doing it the rest of the time?
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They are on a meter and every month they forget to top it up and their cloaking device runs out of power over Reading.

"Damn", they say (well they actually say something that we can't hear as the pitch is too high but it probably is equivalent) and think about writing it on the memo board in the spaceship that reminds them to do other things like cleaning the contact lenses in their 876 eyes. But there is always so much to do flying around the UK they never remember. And so the next month comes around...
 
Scuzi said:
The unidentified flying objects are most often subsequently identified and as a result, the pilot of said aircraft has an interview with the CAA, no tea and no biscuits.

Most of the time it is an aircraft. Sometimes it's balloons or chinese lanterns.
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Wow! :eek:

Thank you for not taking the usual OCUK stance.

Whats the Air Traffic controls procedure when spotting something that isn't identified?

I'm assuming you work in Air Traffic control to know so much about it, so have you ever experienced something like this?
 
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