BRITISH STEALTH CRAFT

Fri, 06 Dec 1996 11:01:26 -0100
Source: John Burtenshaw

Hi

Following on from the discussion regarding British Triangles et al I am
rposting this from another list for information (and comments).


1       A small 30ft black triangular craft has been seen by members of
        the public on the ground at WARTON (British Aerospace)

2       It is believed that it is a prototype UAV, designated HALO and can 
        perform up to 9G turns.

3       It has been seen by numerous people in the Meols Cop, Banks and
        Hesketh Bank areas north of Southport.

4       Test flights are accompanied by a Tornado, callsign "Tarnish 3"

5       A D-Notice has been served on the BBC warning it NOT to report on 
        Britain's Stealth program.

6       A larger triangular craft is in operation over Britain and has been
        seen at Boscombe Down.

Notes for non-British readers.


A D-Notice is legal request, originally meant for newspaper editors,
asking organisations not to publish any stories that may endanger the
nation's security. It has been extended to TV and Radio broadcasters. 
There is a large fine and/or imprisonment if it is ignored.  The D
stands for Defence. It was described to me by a newspaper reporter like
this, Quote - If I see a tank with square wheels and want to write an
article on it I have to talk to my editor who checks to see if a
D-notice exists, if it does the story gets spiked.  Unfortunately the
D-Notice system has been extended to cover things not directly connected
with Defence topics such as MPs private lives on the spurious notion
that it may give benefit to our potential enemies. It has become a
convenient way of censoring the press at the same time maintaining the
guise of a *free press*. Sometimes the public will see a D-Notice in
action as a story appears which looks as if it will run and run but then
suddenly disappears from the media -end quote.


Boscombe Down is a test centre on a main road which allows spotters easy
viewing of some parts of it.  There are *no photography* signs at
regular places and it is patrolled by Ministry of Defence Police
officers who usually turn a blind eye to the activities of the spotters,
except when the mystery aircraft (widely reported on this list) crashed
there a few years ago who threatened the spotters with legal action if
they did not leave the area immediately. The road was closed for several
hours causing chaos to rush hour traffic.  Britain being a small island
has not got as many places to hide its "black" aircraft as the US has.

The British Govt has had a long history of succesfully keeping its
secrets away from public gaze (including the real costs of Defence
projects) and although this maybe fanciful or inaccurate reporting,
there maybe more than just a hint of truth in it.

Regards


John


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