From: Stig Agermose <stig.agermose@privat.dk>
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 05:10:38 +0200
Fwd Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 05:23:06 -0400
Subject: Police Helicopter Chases UFO


Source: This is Brighton & Hove, September 3, 2002,

http://www.thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk/brighton__hove/news/NEWS4.html

Stig

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Police helicopter chases UFO

by Barbara Davidson

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A police helicopter went on a dramatic high-speed chase - in
pursuit of some little green men.

The tale of the unexpected began when a suspected UFO was
spotted next to the Sussex Police vehicle as it flew 1,000ft
above Brighton.

Inside, crew members Sergeant John Tickner and paramedic Sean
Mitchell sat mesmerised as the glowing object floated next to
them before disappearing into the distance. They were so stunned
they decided to follow it and used a thermal imaging camera to
video events as they chased the mystery object for three minutes
before giving up and returning to base.

Now their video is being pored over by UFO enthusiasts around
the world in the belief it could provide evidence of life on
other planets.

Experts say they are baffled by the Brighton phenomenon. But
both Mr Tickner and Mr Mitchell are convinced they did not
witness a close encounter of the third kind.

Mr Tickner, 50, who retired last week after 30 years with Sussex
Police, said: "We were flying back from Beachy Head and at
1,000ft we didn't expect anything to join us. Not for a moment
did we believe it to be anything sinister.

"We thought it was funny though so we chased it around for three
minutes and were laughing and joking about little green men.
None of us took it seriously."

The bizarre incident happened on the evening of August 11, 2000.

The crew passed the film footage to a TV company making a
documentary about their work.

The story was picked up by a magazine and the film has been
screened at a UFO conference.

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