Post by Joanna on Mar 3, 2015 23:32:41 GMT -5
US/UK Admit Vet Suffers from UFO Radiation Exposure
A US Air Force veteran believes a UFO incident he experienced while on duty in 1980 is the root of his current health problems. However, initially the government denied he was on active duty at the time. With the help of a lawyer and US Senator John McCain’s office, his records have been corrected and he has received his full medical disability. He and his lawyer now claim their victory represents the “U.S. government’s de facto acknowledgment of the existence of UFOs.”
John Burroughs (above) was serving as an Air Force police officer at Royal Air Force Base (RAF) Bentwaters, near the Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, in December 1980 when the UFO incident took place. The base, along with its sister base, RAF Woodbridge, were on lease to the United States.
Late on the night of the fateful incident, lights were seen in the forest and Burroughs and several other security personnel were sent out to investigate. They saw a bright light that grew brighter as they approached. It then flew off into the night sky. The next night, the lights were seen again. Skeptical of the whole affair and eager to figure out what he assumed was a prosaic answer to the sightings, Deputy Base Commander Charles Halt took a group of men out again. This group included Burroughs and this time the entire group saw lights flying around the forest. Some of these orbs of light beamed rays of light on the ground near the men’s feet and on nearby munitions storage. The event became a huge story in the UK and is debated to this day.
Burroughs, who, along with an airman named James Penniston, got closest to the object, feels his health issues stem from his proximity to the UFO. He has since found a document that was created by UK Defense Intelligence that also speculates this could be the case. A section of the report that covers UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) – another term for UFO – radiation, speculates: ”The well-reported Rendlesham Forest/Bentwaters event is an example where it might be postulated that several observers were probably exposed to UAP radiation for longer than normal UAP sighting periods.” Burroughs has since suffered congestive heart failure, which he says he has been told by scientists can be caused by radiation exposure.
While living in Arizona, Burroughs sought to get his medical records from the Air Force to help his doctor diagnose his problems. However, he was told he was not in the service at that time. Burroughs sought the help of a lawyer familiar with Veterans Affairs (VA) cases and Senator John McCain’s office. McCain’s office was able to get his military records corrected, but, according to Burroughs and his lawyer Pat Frascogna, McCain’s office was not confident he would ever get his medical records.
In an Open Minds UFO Radio interview with Frascogna, he said it was not unusual that someone who worked on classified projects in the military would have records withheld. He said in these cases the military typically settles and grants disability. However, these are individuals who knowingly worked on classified projects. Burroughs was not working on classified projects, however, the government is not required to explain why military records have been classified or by whom.
At the recent 2015 International UFO Congress, Burroughs and Frascogna announced that, as Frascogna predicted, Burroughs was granted full medical disability. However, they say his medical records remain classified. To Burroughs and Frascogna, the granting of the benefits signifies an admission by the VA and Department of Defense (DOD) that his health issues stem from his years in the service. Furthermore, they believe it is an admission his illnesses result from his close proximity to a UFO.
In a press release titled “U.S. Government’s De Facto Acknowledgement of the Existence of UFOs,” Burroughs writes: "In January of 2015, after years of exhaustive efforts the VA settled, in full, with me. I needed someone to champion my cause, someone not afraid to put themselves at risk to help me. I was lucky. I found two to champion my cause, my attorney Pat Frascogna, and Senator John McCain and his staff. Through their efforts, I received lifesaving heart surgery to replace a badly shredded anterior mitral valve caused by the UAP radiation, and a settlement from the DOD and VA admitting I was injured in the line of duty in December of 1980."
Although this story has a happy ending, Burroughs and Frascogna say they aren’t finished looking into what really happened in the Rendlesham Forest in 1980 and what the UK and US governments know about it.
Burroughs has submitted several Freedom of Information Act Requests in the UK and US. He has already been able to get the UK to admit there are more UFO files to release, even though it was previously claimed that all had been relased. He also says he is confident he will receive additional files from the US government that have not been available to the public before.
The Rendlesham Forest incident is often referred to as UK’s Roswell and like its American counterpart, is the gift that keeps on giving with alleged new discoveries coming to light on a regular basis.
For his work in getting the UK government to admit there were additional UFO files to be released and the discovery of the UK Defense Intelligence document speculating the witnesses to the Rendlesham Forest Incident had been exposed to UAP (UFO) radiation, Burroughs was awarded the UFO Researcher of the Year award at the 2015 International UFO Congress.
Source: Alejandro Rojas, OpenMinds, March 3, 2015.