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THE TRUTH B E H I N D M E N IN BLACK
The other possibility was rather more difficult to determine. We had noticed that a number of reports from central Lan cashire featured a small craft with a triangle of lights or pro trusions on them. These had been occurring since the mid 1970s and there are even some similarities with Shirley Green field ' s Bolton sighting in 1 976 (see p. 8). Our speculation was that a "drone" (a sort of sophisticated remote controlled air craft) was being secretly built, possibly using a prototype elec tric motor in order to fly almost silently. This would be regarded as the basis for today ' s stealth technology. It seemed odd that this would be flown near Wigan instead of some remote location, but we had suspicions that the tech nology itself came from this area. Also, those who were test flying in the dead of night might be aware that, even
if seen,
it would likely be reported as a UFO and this would ensure an element of secrecy. Most serious aviation commentators would disregard such a sighting. It is worth noting that triangular UFOs are still being re ported in the same area during the 1 990s. Reports from South port, Wigan, Bolton, Blackpool and Lancaster are widely believed to be a modem stealth test craft being perfected at the British Aerospace plant at Warton near Preston. This has the acronym HALO (High Agility, Low Observability). British Aerospace were still denying this in early 1 997, but the US government similarly denied the existence of their stealth aircraft even whilst they were being flown across Ne vada and California. Interestingly, they too were mindful of the motto "If we are spotted they will think it is a flying saucer and so not pay too much attention to us. ' '
The President's Man Of course, if something like this is cavorting about the skies of Lancashire using microwave power one can well understand why "Men in Black" (assuming that MIB are really govern ment agents) would pay a call on witnesses such as Shirley Greenfield. Did they also frighten off Beryl Hollins? After the press story, Peter Hough contacted Mrs. Hollins