丘吉尔曾禁报一起ufo事件-凯发k8官网

british wartime prime minister winston churchill banned the reporting for 50 years of an ¹ ufo incident because of fears it could create mass panic, according to claims made public on thursday.

英国于本周四披露的一份机密文件称，二战期间，英国时任首相温斯顿·丘吉尔曾下令在50年内禁报一起不明飞行物（ufo）事件，以防引发公众恐慌。

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the grandson of an raf officer who was one of churchill's personal ² wrote to britain's ³ of defence in 1999 about the alleged incident.

his account and churchill's claimed reaction featured in documents released on thursday from britain's national archives.

according to this account, the man's grandfather overheard churchill discussing the alleged incident with us wartime general dwight eisenhower.

reports given to churchill claimed that a reconnaissance aircraft（侦察机） returning to britain from a mission was shadowed by a ufo as it crossed the british coast.

the plane's crew were reported to have photographed the object, which they said had "⁴（盘旋，徘徊） noiselessly" near the aircraft, before moving off.

according to the letter describing this alleged incident: "mr churchill is reported to have made a declaration to the effect, 'this event should be immediately classified since it would create mass panic among the general population and destroy one's belief in the church.'"