Record Viewing Of UK UFO Files

June 12, 2008 By Digital Trends Staff

The British National Archives has had record traffic since making the Ministry of Defence files on UFOs available online.

The truth may or may not be out there, but the files on it certainly are, at least in the UK. Since the Ministry of Defence opened its files on UFO sightings through the National Archives, that site has enjoyed record traffic as people download the history of sightings and investigations.

With its own special site, the information – contained in eight .PDF files, an introductory videocast and a podcast guide to the files – was downloaded 1.3 million times in the first four days it was available. On the first day alone it brought 264,285 visitors to the National Archives site, roughly five times the normal daily amount. And, in the ripples spreading from that, Hitwise has reported that web searches for “UFO” have increased by a staggering 267%.

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Raj from Bloghash.com at 6:45pm 12th June 2008 Special site link has a spelling mistake. There are two 'i's in the URL.
Tim Stevens at 9:52am 12th June 2008 That alone should show many people are ready to be told the "truth" if UFOs actually exist.
James at 9:06am 12th June 2008 Are they showing the files with actual information or pretending to share so they look good (all the while hiding the crucial info)?