Ground Report

A group of retired pilots and government officials has called on the US government to re-open a full scale investigation into claims of UFO sightings.Project Blue Book, run by the US Air Force to look into the UFO phenomenon, was stopped in the late 1960s. The group, which includes former military officers from seven countries, all say they have seen a UFO or have conducted research into the phenomenon and have urged the US govt to take these claims seriously.The apparent sightings of hovering orbs, glowing lights and high-speed spacecraft are a national security concern and should no longer be dismissed, the group said in a statement.After the attacks of 11 September, it was no longer satisfactory to ignore radar returns that could not be associated with existing helicopters and other aircraft. The US Air force has responded by saying that nothing credible has happened in the last four decades to resume UFO investigations.