Codename Angel (The Angel Chronicles Book 1) (45 page)

Fact
File

The story you have
just read is a work of fiction. However there are several key elements which
have their roots in factual events.

1.
On July 28
^th
1952 Winston Churchill actually wrote a memo regarding flying saucers to Lord
Cherwell (Frederick Lindemann) Churchill wrote ‘What does all this stuff about
flying saucers amount to, what can it mean, what it the truth, let me have a
report at your convenience.’

Cherwell wrote a memo
back saying that he had discussed the matter with other people. It is not known
whether or not Churchill maintained an interest in the UFO phenomenon.

During the 1950s a
top secret group known as the flying saucer working party operated within the
government. The group was led by Henry Tizard who helped develop radar during
the war. Tizard felt that there was substance to the Flying saucer phenomenon.
Churchill’s ‘flying saucer memo.’ Can be found at the National Archives in Kew.
Other reports relating to flying saucers and the Flying saucer working Party can
also be obtained.

2
. Royal Equerry Sir
Peter Horsley who is mentioned a number of times in the book claimed that he
used to investigate UFO sightings during the 1950s while he was part of the
Royal Household. In his autobiography
Sounds from another Room,
Horsley
states that Prince Phillip had a keen interest in UFOs and would talk at length
about the possibility of life beyond our planet.

In his book Horsley
states that in November 1954 at a flat in Smith Street London he encountered a
mysterious character simply known as Mr Janus. Horsley claimed that this Mr
Janus had the ability to read his mind. Many UFO researchers believe that Horsley
had encountered an extraterrestrial being, one of many who appear human.
Horsley later went on to become Head of the Royal Air Force.

3.
During Operation
Mainbrace in 1952 there were a significant number of both UFO and USO
(Underwater submarine objects) A number British newspapers reported these
sightings.

4.
Operation Paperclip
which is mentioned in this book involved the recruitment of Nazi scientists and
engineers after the war. Most notably Wernher Von Braun responsible for
designing the V2 Rocket and later the Saturn 5 Rocket that took man to the
moon.

5.
Patrick More was one
of the top astronomers in the country. He present the BBC’s Sky at Night
program for over 50 years. His first television appearance was a debate
regarding UFOs, in which he strongly argued against the existence of flying
saucers. Apposing him and supporting the theory that UFO are was Sir Arthur
Barrat head of the Royal Air force during the Battle of Britain.

Declaration

 As author of this
book I would state that I have always been fascinated by the UFO Phenomenon.
However for the record I would like to state that I have never seen a UFO.
There are many things in the night sky that at first glance can seem like
something mysterious. There have been countless sightings of UFOs over the
years. Many documented by official organisations. It is believed that around
99% of all UFO sightings can be explained. However a tiny proportion, 1% are
unexplained. 1% doesn’t sound a lot, but when you add it up over a period of
five centuries there are hundreds of thousands, quite possibly stretching into
millions of unexplained sightings.

As for a cover up, I
suspect that someone somewhere knows something. Not so much our modern day
leaders. Perhaps sat at the back of House of Lords there’s a former high
ranking military official left over from the Cold War who knows the truth.

Are we alone?

The question of our
place in the universe has been debated for centuries. We live in a modern age
where it is now widely accepted that we may not be alone in the universe. This
belief has not spawned from a conspiracy theorist website, but comes with the official
stamp of approval from major players in the scientific field.

Carl Sagan, Professor
Stephen Hawking and other top scientists have often stated that it is now a
matter of fact that life exists elsewhere. Official organisations such as NASA
have spent billions of taxpayers’ dollars sending robotic probes to other
planets. Mars has always been a place of interest to the ageing space agency.
The most recent mission Curiosity, has exceeded all expectations.

SETI continues to
monitor the heavens for signs of life in the form of alien transmissions. In
July 2015 Professor Hawking helped launch a $100 million project to find signs
of intelligent life elsewhere in our universe.

The Kepler space
telescope has opened our eyes to an ever expanding universe. Kepler has spotted
hundreds of exoplanets which exist outside our solar system, and that is just
the data the public are aware of. Some of these planets exist in what is known
as the habitable zone (Goldilocks Zone) A region of space which is not too hot
or too cold.

The James Webb Space
Telescope is scheduled to be launched in 2018. It is just one in a future
generation of space telescopes not only powerful enough to spot other planets but
will able to see plant life and even the twinkling lights of an alien city.

It is no longer a matter
of if we find life elsewhere, but when.