A former British police detective has reignited debate around UFOs after revealing that more than 1,100 police officers have allegedly reported sightings of unexplained aerial objects over the past century, with some officers so disturbed by what they witnessed that they later 'cried down the phone' while recounting their experiences.
Gary Heseltine, a retired British Transport Police detective and founder of the PRUFOS police UFO database, claims the reports came from serving and retired officers across the UK. According to Heseltine, many never told their families what they saw because they feared ridicule, damage to their careers, or being branded unstable.
Speaking on aUFO podcast, Heseltine described one of the most striking cases in the database. Several police officers reportedly witnessed a giant object measuring around 300 to 400 feet wide hovering silently near a television mast in Yorkshire during the 1970s.
According to the testimony, six smaller cylindrical craft circled the object while beams of light scanned the ground below before the objects suddenly vanished without a sound.
Heseltine said the case stood out because officers from different locations all described the same event independently.
'If you've got six different police officers from six different patrol cars in six geographical areas all describing the same thing, that becomes compelling evidence,' he explained.
The former detective believes police officers make highly credible witnesses because they are professionally trained to observe incidents carefully, document events accurately, and identify inconsistencies in statements.
One of the most startling parts of Heseltine's claims involves theemotional impact these sightingsallegedly had on officers.
He said some former police personnel contacted him privately years after retiring because they were finally ready to discuss what they witnessed.
'Some people have been crying down the phone to me,' Heseltine revealed. 'They've never told their wives, girlfriends or family because of the stigma.'
Source: International Business Times UK
