From: UFO UpDates - Toronto <post.nul>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:15:31 -0500
Archived: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:15:31 -0500
Subject: UK's Fox Mulder At UFO Forum




Source: The Wiltshire Times - England, UK

http://tinyurl.com/cgcmpt

Thursday 5th February 2009


UK's Fox Mulder At UFO Forum
By Craig Evry

UFO and paranormal enthusiasts will this summer descend on a
Wiltshire town credited with being the nation’s hotspot for
mystery sightings.

Warminster will play host to the Weird 2009 conference in
August, which will be attended by UFO expert and former Ministry
of Defence employee Nick Pope, who during his time at the MoD
was tasked with documenting the UFO phenomenon.

Mr Pope, nicknamed the British Fox Mulder, referring to the
character in The X Files, will be one of the guest speakers at
the conference, being held in the Athenaeum Centre on the
weekend of August 29-30.

Warminster is known as the former UFO capital of the UK,
possibly the world, with 5,000 sightings over a 10-year period.

During the conference a skywatch and paranormal investigation
will be held on the famed Cradle Hill.

Warminster became a hive of activity in the 1960s and 70s when a
mystery sound was first heard on December 25, 1964.

Witnesses described a strange cracking and crashing sound which
later became known as The Thing.

Over time the noise phenomenon reduced and people started seeing
UFOs, describing them as silent, stationary and cigar-shaped.
The first sighting was on May 19, 1965.

The phenomenon lead to a public meeting in the town hall in
August 1965, which was televised and reported worldwide.

Chris Williams, one of the organisers of Weird 09, said: “This
is more than a normal UFO or paranormal conference.

“Weird 09 will be an experience for everyone who attends.

“We have an atmospheric venue, a great line-up and will soon be
announcing a very well known personality who will act as our
host for the weekend.”

Other guest speakers will include US crop circle researcher
Nancy Talbot and UFO researchers and authors Paul Devereux and
Joe McGonagle.

Fundraising will take place over the two days for the Great
Western Hospital Special Care Baby Unit.

Tickets for the event are on sale and can be bought at:

www.mystical-county.org.uk/booking.htm


[Thanks to Frank Fields for the lead]