FROM FOX NEWS: Newly released police logs and video footage contradict official explanations of a near-collision between a U.K. police helicopter and unidentified aerial objects over a U.S. air base last year, an encounter authorities had previously dismissed as a routine fighter jet sighting.
According to documents the Daily Mail obtained through Britain’s Freedom of Information Act, the Nov. 22, 2024, flight forced a National Police Air Service (NPAS) EC135 helicopter to take emergency evasive action after reporting that two fast-moving craft “targeted” and pursued the aircraft over RAF Lakenheath, a major U.S. military installation in Suffolk.
The pilots described a steep dive to avoid impact as the objects matched their speed, roughly 165 knots (190 mph), for several minutes before disappearing from view.
Nick Pope, who formerly investigated UFOs for the U.K. Ministry of Defence, told Fox News Digital the episode shows how unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, have evolved from a fringe curiosity into a legitimate defense and aviation issue.
“This disturbing incident perfectly illustrates why the UAP issue has gone from fringe to mainstream,” Pope said. “Whatever people’s beliefs, this is a serious safety-of-flight matter that demands urgent attention and action.”
“‘Drone’ has become a convenient shorthand for anything unexplained that people see in the skies,” he said. “So, we really don’t know what we’re dealing with here.”
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