1 00:00:01,550 --> 00:00:08,370 nightline continues from new york city 2 00:00:04,230 --> 00:00:10,980 with martin bashir for more than two 3 00:00:08,369 --> 00:00:13,018 decades the archives collected dust 4 00:00:10,980 --> 00:00:17,100 hidden from the public by the British 5 00:00:13,019 --> 00:00:20,730 government some 4,500 pages of documents 6 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:23,250 detailing UFO eyewitness accounts that 7 00:00:20,730 --> 00:00:26,399 defense officials recorded and in some 8 00:00:23,250 --> 00:00:28,948 cases investigated but today light was 9 00:00:26,399 --> 00:00:31,948 shown in a dark place when a portion of 10 00:00:28,949 --> 00:00:34,439 that archive was Declassified so did 11 00:00:31,949 --> 00:00:39,109 these documents answer the question are 12 00:00:34,439 --> 00:00:41,759 we really alone Nick what now reports 13 00:00:39,109 --> 00:00:44,969 lieutenant Milton Torres was ordered to 14 00:00:41,759 --> 00:00:49,890 keep silent about what happened today we 15 00:00:44,969 --> 00:00:51,840 learned the details may 20th 1957 he 16 00:00:49,890 --> 00:00:54,259 scrambled his saber jets from a base in 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:58,350 England with orders to arm all weapons 18 00:00:54,259 --> 00:01:01,500 fire and sight before he could fire the 19 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:06,659 erratic bright blip on his radar simply 20 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:09,390 disappear April 1991 an Italian airline 21 00:01:06,659 --> 00:01:12,150 pilot approaching Heathrow so a craft he 22 00:01:09,390 --> 00:01:15,150 described as light brown similar to a 23 00:01:12,150 --> 00:01:16,259 missile he shouted to his co-pilot look 24 00:01:15,150 --> 00:01:18,630 out look out 25 00:01:16,259 --> 00:01:21,900 the British government investigated this 26 00:01:18,629 --> 00:01:25,649 near-miss but came up with nothing there 27 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:27,810 are some cases and it's about 5% that 28 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:30,170 can't be explained they are genuine 29 00:01:27,810 --> 00:01:30,170 unknowns 30 00:01:30,329 --> 00:01:36,750 Mick Hope worked for Britain's Ministry 31 00:01:32,670 --> 00:01:41,120 of Defence his job to investigate UFO 32 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:43,920 sightings overleaf we have a sketch 33 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:46,439 extremely interesting people are taken 34 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:50,519 seriously people are listened to people 35 00:01:46,439 --> 00:01:54,780 are believed and people are prepared to 36 00:01:50,519 --> 00:01:57,269 investigate 11,000 UFO sightings have 37 00:01:54,780 --> 00:02:00,420 been reported in Britain since 1959 38 00:01:57,269 --> 00:02:03,780 records of everyone are kept here in the 39 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:06,390 vast National Archive only now are the 40 00:02:03,780 --> 00:02:09,719 details being revealed conspiracy 41 00:02:06,390 --> 00:02:12,870 theories have already started suggesting 42 00:02:09,719 --> 00:02:15,120 for example that this is a a whitewash 43 00:02:12,870 --> 00:02:17,550 that this is disinformation I don't 44 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,680 think the Ministry has revealed 45 00:02:17,550 --> 00:02:22,350 everything by any means the facts are 46 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:25,110 too disturbing for the majority of the 47 00:02:22,349 --> 00:02:27,960 populace some of them actually have 48 00:02:25,110 --> 00:02:33,180 bases and have had bases on planet earth 49 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:35,939 for maybe thousands of years any day now 50 00:02:33,180 --> 00:02:38,760 the most contentious file of them all 51 00:02:35,939 --> 00:02:39,300 will be opened the file on Rendlesham 52 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:43,310 forest 53 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:43,310 Britain's equivalent of Roswell 54 00:02:45,310 --> 00:02:52,659 I have no explanation for the Rendlesham 55 00:02:49,239 --> 00:02:57,700 forest incident it was Christmas night 56 00:02:52,659 --> 00:02:59,889 1980 guards at two US Air Force bases in 57 00:02:57,699 --> 00:03:02,889 eastern England thought they saw a plane 58 00:02:59,889 --> 00:03:07,000 crash in these woods they investigated 59 00:03:02,889 --> 00:03:10,029 and reported a strange glowing object 60 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:12,189 metallic in appearance it illuminated 61 00:03:10,030 --> 00:03:20,979 the entire forest the object was 62 00:03:12,189 --> 00:03:23,560 hovering or on legs two nights later the 63 00:03:20,979 --> 00:03:26,560 lights returned Lieutenant Colonel 64 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:29,640 Charles halt recorded this as he walked 65 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,640 through the dark forest 66 00:03:47,909 --> 00:03:55,329 Holtzman recorded high radiation levels 67 00:03:51,099 --> 00:03:58,299 here at the alleged landing site it 68 00:03:55,329 --> 00:04:03,459 suggests that this object whatever it 69 00:03:58,299 --> 00:04:05,969 was was unusual in nature something was 70 00:04:03,459 --> 00:04:09,400 physically present in that clearing 71 00:04:05,969 --> 00:04:15,159 do you see aliens yes we have done so 72 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:17,560 yes fellow UFO enthusiasts believe 73 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:20,079 Rendlesham forest is still an alien 74 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:23,288 destination when they come they come in 75 00:04:20,079 --> 00:04:24,910 a load of mist like just a whole cloud 76 00:04:23,288 --> 00:04:26,699 of mist and you can actually see them 77 00:04:24,910 --> 00:04:29,280 standing in the mist 78 00:04:26,699 --> 00:04:32,339 these are the photographs but Brenda 79 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:34,919 rarely snaps the aliens she meets and 80 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:36,479 I've said to you know that they don't 81 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:42,750 like photographs they don't like the 82 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:44,970 flash right because I mean if aliens 83 00:04:42,750 --> 00:04:47,399 really do want to make contact with our 84 00:04:44,970 --> 00:04:51,210 leaders why would they chat to Brenda in 85 00:04:47,399 --> 00:04:54,719 a remote forest ridicule is the 86 00:04:51,209 --> 00:05:00,359 principal tool used to discredit the 87 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:02,490 subject but says good the time has come 88 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:06,150 the policy of our governments has 89 00:05:02,490 --> 00:05:09,000 changed and releasing these files is key 90 00:05:06,149 --> 00:05:12,419 the official agenda is I've been told on 91 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:15,800 both sides of the Atlantic is that 92 00:05:12,420 --> 00:05:20,100 gradual disclosure has to be the way and 93 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:22,949 my instinct tells me that disclosure 94 00:05:20,100 --> 00:05:25,200 process has begun something's being 95 00:05:22,949 --> 00:05:29,069 tracked flew off in the direction of 96 00:05:25,199 --> 00:05:30,750 Basel done we're being primed and when 97 00:05:29,069 --> 00:05:33,839 we're deemed ready to handle the 98 00:05:30,750 --> 00:05:35,759 unsettling truth of aliens among us then 99 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,879 all will be revealed 100 00:05:35,759 --> 00:05:42,349 have we been attacked I think there is a 101 00:05:38,879 --> 00:05:45,180 conflict situation very noisy 102 00:05:42,350 --> 00:05:48,840 interesting I'm the water annoyed line 103 00:05:45,180 --> 00:05:51,350 in London interesting indeed our thanks 104 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,349 to Nick watt