The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk in 2009 because it served "no defence purpose" and was taking staff away from "more valuable defence-related activities", newly released files have showed.

The mystery behind the closure of the Ministry of Defence's UFO desk and hotline in 2009 has been solved with the release of declassified files. The Government shut down its UFO operations because ...

This image is a mock-up, we’re afraid (Picture: Getty Images ) Ufologists are attacking the British government for allegedly hiding the truth about UFOs after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) delayed ...

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finally released a series of former top-secret files on UFOs - but has prompted claims of a cover up after holding three remaining dossiers back from release. UFO and ...

The Ministry of Defence will destroy all future UFO reports it receives so it does not have to make them public, a previously secret memo reveals. Britain's official UFO investigation unit and hotline ...

The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk set up to find evidence of extra-terrestrial visitors - because there was simply no evidence of extra-terrestrial visitors. The desk was wrapped up in 2009 ...

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Details of Westminster’s probe into ‘unexplained aerial phenomena’ have been slowly making their way into the public domain over the past 11 years. (Image: Getty( The Ministry of Defence has quietly ...