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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Was Fascinated With UFOs and Aliens

Article by Jane Clinton                                           April 10, 2021                                            (inews.co.uk)

• Among the late Prince Philip’s varied interests, the Duke of Edinburgh (pictured above) was said to be fascinated with UFOs and amassed a sizeable library of books on the subject. It is believed his interest was sparked by his uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who wrote an official report about an unidentified craft landing at his Broadlands estate in Romsey, Hampshire.

• Prince Philip spent the summer of 2019 reading The Halt Perspective which explores the Rendlesham Forest Incident. Dubbed “Britain’s Roswell”, US Air Force security personnel stationed at nearby RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk reported seeing strange lights on December 26th and 28th 1980 in the surrounding forest. US servicemen claim to have gotten within touching distance of a “craft of unknown origin”.

The Halt Perspective was co-written by retired US Air Force Col Charles Halt, who was the base deputy commander at the time, along with retired West Midlands detective, John Hanson. In a letter to Mr. Hanson, Prince Philip’s private secretary Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell wrote: “I am certain it will be read with close interest over the summer.” Upon Prince Phillip receiving another book by Mr. Hanson, Haunted Skies: The Encyclopedia of British UFOs, Miller-Bakewell again replied: “His Royal Highness will add this copy to his collection.” It is believed the duke spent decades collecting such titles on extra-terrestrial activity.

• John Hanson’s ex-father-in-law Chief Petty Officer Edward West served in the Royal Navy with Lord Mountbatten on the HMS Kelly. West said that the Duke had twelve of Hanson’s UFO/extraterrestrial books on his shelf. “I’m quite proud of Prince Philip,” said Hanson. “[W]hy shouldn’t he have been interested in UFOs, because for goodness sake, that is something that we should treat seriously rather than flippantly. It is a phenomenon that has baffled mankind for millennia.” Hanson adds, “Even Prince Charles is interested in it and Prince William”

• Derek Dempster, a former RAF pilot who went on to become a reporter for the Daily Express and then founding editor of Flying Saucer Review, spoke of “allies” in the likes of “Sir Peter Horsley, who had been Station Commander at North Weald, and was then equerry to Prince Philip”. “We received collaboration from Henry Chinnery, who was Horsley’s successor,” said Dempster. “Both men had a keen interest in keeping the Palace posted on ‘flying saucers’ and we used to exchange files with them.”

• Dempster, who died in 2012, went on: “There was also a shorthand writer for Lord Mountbatten, named Dan Lloyd, who was an ex-Royal Navy man. He was also very interested in ‘flying saucer’ matters and shared this interest and new research material with Mountbatten. It was said, at the time, that Mountbatten kept lever files of UFO photographs to show visitors on the bridge of the warships when he was at sea.”

 

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 

Among his vast and varied interests, the Duke of Edinburgh was said to have had an enduring fascination with UFOs and amassed a sizeable library of titles on the subject.

It is believed his interest was sparked by his uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who wrote an official report about an unidentified craft landing at his Broadlands estate in Romsey, Hampshire.

Prince Philip reportedly spent the summer of 2019 reading The Halt Perspective which explores the Rendlesham Forest Incident which has been dubbed “Britain’s Roswell”.

United States Air Force (USAF) security personnel stationed at nearby RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, reported seeing strange lights on 26 and 28 December 1980 in the surrounding forest.

              Lord Louis Mountbatten

Servicemen went to investigate with one even claiming they got to within touching distance of a “craft of unknown origin”.

           Charles Halt with John Hanson

The Halt Perspective was co-written by retired US Air Force Col Charles Halt, who was the base deputy commander at the time, and retired West Midlands detective, John Hanson.

In a letter to Mr Hanson, Philip’s then private secretary Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell wrote: “I am certain it will be read with close interest over the summer.”

Then after receiving another book on the topic by Mr Hanson, Haunted Skies: The Encyclopedia of British UFOs Brigadier Miller-Bakewell again replied: “His Royal Highness will add this copy to his collection.”

Archie Miller-Bakewell
                      Derek Dempster

John Hanson, whose ex-father-in-law, Chief Petty Officer Edward West, known as Ted, was on HMS Kelly with Lord Mountbatten, told i that the Duke had 12 of his books on the extraterrestrial.

Mr Hanson said: “I’ve got about 12 letters from the Duke’s private secretary that say the prince found the subject interesting.

“I’m quite proud of Prince Philip, why shouldn’t he have been interested in UFOs, because for goodness sake, that is something that we should treat seriously rather than flippantly. It is a phenomenon that has baffled mankind for millennia.”

He added: “Even Prince Charles is interested in it and Prince William”

It is believed the duke spent decades collecting such titles on extra-terrestrial activity.

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Prince Philip Probing Notorious ‘UFO’ Encounters

Article by Tom Towers                             November 25, 2020 (dailystar.co.uk)

• It is no secret that royal consort Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (pictured above with wife, Queen Elizabeth), has long had an interest in UFOs. Philip kept a map of UFO sightings on the wall in Buckingham Palace. He asked to see top-secret MoD reports into “close encounters” and told a senior aide to study UFO cases.

• Philip, 99, got into the UFO/alien phenomenon thanks to his uncle and mentor Lord Mountbatten, who admitted to his belief in aliens after his bricklayer, Fred Briggs, had an encounter with a flying saucer in 1955. In a signed statement, Mountbatten wrote: “Mr Briggs was still dazed when I first saw him and was worried that no one would believe his story. Indeed, he made a point of saying that he had never believed in flying saucer stories before, and had been absolutely amazed at what he had seen.”

• Last summer, it was noted that Philip read The Halt Perspective, a book focusing on the Rendlesham Forest incident when two members of the US Air Force from the nearby USAF bases, stumbled upon an unknown craft displaying strange “hieroglyphic symbols”. The craft accelerated away at high speed after they touched it. One of the book’s authors received a letter from Philip’s private secretary saying: “I am certain it will be read with close interest over the summer.” Philip also reportedly received a book called Haunted Skies: The Encyclopedia of British UFOs.

• Author David Clarke claims that Prince Philip wanted to meet the infamous ET contactee, George Adamski. Adamski claimed to have met a blonde-haired alien from Venus who took him in his spaceship for a tour of the solar system. A secret meeting with Adamski was cancelled at the last minute over fears it could embarrass the Royal Family.

 

       Lord Mountbatten

The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, got into the phenomenon thanks to his uncle and mentor Lord Mountbatten, who admitted to his belief in aliens.

Mountbatten made a report on a strange encounter his bricklayer Fred Briggs had with a flying saucer back in 1955.

In a signed statement, he wrote: “Mr Briggs was still dazed when I first saw him and was worried that no one would

            George Adamski

believe his story.

“Indeed, he made a point of saying that he had never believed in Flying Saucer stories before, and had been absolutely amazed at what he had seen.”

The Daily Star previously revealed that Philip kept a map of UFO sightings on the wall in Buckingham Palace.

He also reportedly asked to see top-secret MoD reports into “close encounters” and told a senior aide to study UFO cases.

Philip read The Halt Perspective last summer, a book focusing on the notorious Rendlesham Forest incident, The Sun reports.

Two members of the US Air Force (USAF), John Burroughs and Jim Penniston from the nearby Bentwaters and Woodbridge bases, went to investigate a suspected civilian plane crash on December 26, 1980.

They stumbled upon an unknown craft displaying strange “hieroglyphic symbols”, which accelerated away at high speed after they touched it.

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