Not a wasted effort when you think who reported the most interesting sightings! Although many of the sightings could be explained the sightings by Aircrew were some of the most interesting.
Also remember the time period when the unit was set up? The time frame during the Cold War with the question arising whether these sightings were of defence significance? The Soviets releaved that they too had a unit which investigated the phenomenon. Both military pacts each side of the Iron Curtain were paranoid that the other side had a technological advantage. It was only logical that each side took a keen interest of what was reported in their airspace.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in the UK Air Defence Region
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Of interest is the two covert aircraft types (text and images) that have been edited out in the section covering.
Working Paper No.9 'Black' and Other Aircraft as UAP Events.
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Is one of the edited out types the aircraft that Chris Gibson saw in 1989? The aircraft was in formation with a KC-135 flanked by two F-111s. I used to serve with Chris in the Royal Observer Corps during the 1980s. Chris was a true expert in aircraft recognition, yet here was an aircraft type that completely stumped him.
Chris Gibson video interview
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http://www.militaryextreme.com/viewpage.php?memid=162" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Chris is also the co-author of the book 'British Secret Projects: Hypersonics, Ramjets & Missiles'
TJ
