OPEN OUR X-FILES

UK 'must restart UFO hunt' after American claims of a cover-up

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN and GEORGE LITCHFIELD

BRITAIN must reopen its X Files and become a world leader in investigating possible alien life forms, an expert says.

Nick Pope, who used to head the UK's UFO programme, says Parliament must get "beyond the stigma" of investigating potential sightings.

The former Ministry of Defence expert spoke out after a US Congress security panel was ago politicians were kept in the dark for decades over UFOs and UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomenon.

A whistleblower claimed "nonhuman biologics" had been found in crashed UAPS. Mr Pope said it was now vital to restart the UK's UFO programme. He added: "A UK investigation is long overdue, but there's complete silence from the MoD as well as from Westminster.