UPDATE 10/21/2008 AT 1:05 PM:

Here are thumbnails of the pilot’s very interesting description of the event released by the MOD (UK) on Monday 10/20/2008 (pages are numbered 1/2/3 from left–doubleclick on thumbnail to read)…

Source: defe-24-1931, pages 260-262 (the pages preceding 260-262 have MOD transmittal letters for this report)

ORIGINAL POST 10/20/2008 AT 9:14 AM:

This event happened 50 years ago but was announced yesterday and reported by FoxNews.com today. Solid evidence that people are getting tired of election news and need a little interesting diversion (excerpt and link).

A former Top Gun said Sunday he was ordered to shoot down a massive UFO over Norwich, England, 50 years ago.

RAF controllers told U.S. pilot Milton Torres to “lock on” and launch all 24 of his rockets over the city.

But as he came within seconds of firing at the alien intruder — “the size of an aircraft carrier” on his radar — it vanished at 10,000 mph.

The amazing close encounter is revealed in secret Ministry of Defense X-Files which are being declassified Monday.

Read it all…

Other related links:

The actual UK UFO files released today (10/20/2008)

Today’s coverage at the BBC online

Today’s coverage at the CNN online

http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/07/24/ex-astronaut-aliens-are-real-and-gov’t-knows-it-fox-news/

http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/06/13/ufo-reported-by-police-officers-to-uk-ministry-of-defence-drawing-included/

Tags: BBC, FoxNews.com, Milton Torres, MOD, UFO, UK UFO files link