UFO landings occur more often than established authorities would have you believe. While documented events of UFO landings often cover the incidents that occurred at Roswell, New Mexico in the 1950's. This crash landing represents a mechanical failure or pilot error.

More interesting are the several recent reports of alien space craft undergoing controlled landings and ascents. Several of these reports describe the craft in detail, providing sketches and drawings of the craft.

The 2005 landing of a craft in Sarejevo was not only filmed, but its landing site was photographed and the photos printed in a major newspaper. Several eyewitnesses were interviewed. The landing marks left by the UFO resemble three identical circles, with large black scorch marks surrounding the entirely clean stone within the circle.

UFO landings are common, but the likelihood of their being captured on film, or occurring in a place with witnesses are less common. When it does occur, these rare photographic jewels are often hushed over by government agencies.

There are occasional incidents of alien landings where an isolated individual has reported seeing a landed craft, but their stories are seldom believed by news agencies and investigators. Conclusive photographic evidence would be the ideal support for many of these events, but seldom are the witnesses able to produce more than rough sketches of the event.

Is this lack of hard evidence of UFO landings a result of alien technologies being employed to interfere with the recording equipment? Do the aliens utilise mind altering effects to induce a state of catatonic bliss in any witnesses, making them believe that its all just a dream?

Surely if this was the case, then the Rendlesham forest landings would not have been documented.

The Rendlesham UFO landings, of December 1980, occurred between Bentwaters and Woodbridge Air Bases in the United Kingdom and are documented in several places. Though there was significant activity, resulting in the mobilisation of soldiers and officers within the Rendlesham forest, there was little reporting on the incident at the time. Official papers on the events do exist, written by the officer involved with the pursuit of glowing lights through the forest. Access to these papers was limited by government agencies.

These official reports were kept out of the public sphere, until dedicated activists swung the weight of the law into motion and obtained copies of the documents through the Freedom of information act 1983.

Collusion between the governments of the UK and the USA was rife in the late cold war era, with fears of nuclear warfare and Soviet Attack pushing the ruling elite to the limits. What occurred at Rendlesham cannot be entirely understood from the available information, but it has been covered since by several newspapers and television shows.

Military men would not fabricate information, at the risk of their military career. The alien landings of Rendlesham represent something darker and more sinister occurring, that may include collusion between terrestrial governments and Extra-terrestrai beings. There can be no way of knowing without more proof. Hard evidence that links human authorities to the alien craft is needed. Somewhere, right now, an alien could be landing, but is there a camera there to record it?

While there are many organizations dedicated to studying the UFO/Alien phenomena, there has, despite the thousands of reports, been very little "official" investigation. The only branch of the government that seems to have even tried was the United States Air Force. Their first attempt, Project Sign, in 1948 ended rather inconclusively. They determined that the craft witnessed were of neither Russian or US make and were quite likely of extraterrestrial origin then left it at that. It was quickly followed by Project Grudge, a dedicated attempt at debunking any reported UFO or alien sighting or encounter despite nearly a quarter of their investigations remained "unexplainable".

This blatant attempt at ignoring what could potentially be a serious problem angered General Charles Cabell. In 1952 he ended Project Grudge and enlisted the aid of fellow Air Force General William Garland to form a new, serious study. They named this mission Project Blue Book. Under the direct supervision of Captain Edward Ruppelt, Project Blue Book was revamped. A new method was initiated which attempted to cover as much data as could be thought of during interviews and site investigations. During this time a remarkable amount of transparency seemed to be forthcoming and press conferences to announce findings became routine.

To avoid some of the division of opinion and reduce the stigmata of reporting, Capt Ruppelt insisted that anyone on the Project maintain an open mind about the situation. Any operative who became openly skeptical or tried to fit facts into a specific theory soon found themselves transferred out of Project Blue Book. During the investigations held at this time, scientists and astronomers were often called on to help advise the investigators. During this time many of the more famous and well-known sightings occurred and were given serious attention. Even the head scientific consultant for the Project, Astronomer Dr. J. Allen Hynek, lost his skepticism after enough "unexplainable" sightings were logged with the Project.

This high-minded attempt at seeking the truth of the UFO phenomena lived a very short life. Capt. Ruppelt was temporarily removed from Project Blue Book. On his return a few months later he discovered that his staff had been reduced by 90%. All he had left for covering the entire country were two subordinate investigators. In frustration he suggested they turn the investigations over to the Air Defense Command as he no longer had a Project capable of functioning in any useful capacity. By March of 1954 Project Blue Book was being led by Captain Charles Hardin, a man who thought that anyone who supposedly saw a UFO was insane and needed medical treatment. The "Dark Ages" of UFO investigation had begun. By 1969 Project Blue Book was dead. The military's take on all this data, that there was no threat to national security from these supposed objects.