UFO archive records reveals Clifton's own X-File

Thousands of reports of suspected UFO sightings have been released by the National Records Archive for the first time, including reports of strange lights in the sky over Bristol.

The records have attracted national press coverage today as they include orders by Churchill during WW2 to cover up a possible sighting on the south coast and airline pilots reporting flying objects over Manchester.

Here in Bristol we have our own extensive claims made by a UFO investgator and several other witnesses in July 1996, who saw a collection of 26 lights hovering over the city, from Clifton to Bedminster, and many points inbetween.

One of the entries reads: "Sighting of double circle of lights by 36 year old man over Clifton, they were moving across the sky in different directions. Time 2.00hrs, duration 1 hour 5/7/96."

Accompanying the claims are detailed diagrams outlining where people had seen the lights and claims of strange whirring noises heard at the same time.

The investigator, from the Bristol-based UFO Search group, entered more than 10 pages of evidence to back up the claims, but the government and Bristol Airport could not confirm any unusual radar activity on the night in question, July 6, 1996, and that it may have been caused by the light show finale of an outdoor concert taking place at the same time in Swansea.

The investigator, who is not named in the released records (if you who this person is, get in touch!), concludes that there is no man-made explanation for the strange circle of lights.

But the investigator added that there had been a large amount of UFO activity over Bristol at the time, including sightings of triangular aricraft and strange lights, from credible sources.

To see the files click on this link and scroll down the PDF to p287 to 300.