---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I SAW SAUCER CRASH ON ISLE 16/02/96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: The Scottish Sun Date: 16 February, 1996 A shocked islander watched dumbstruck as a mystery object crashed on Jura - the incident which sparked the UFO frenzy.. Distillery worker Kenny Miller, 35, saw a bright blue streak across the sky before plunging behind the Paps of Jura mountain range.. Last night Kenny - who was walking his dog - said RAF patrols were in the area shortly BEFORE the incident on Tuesday evening.. He said: "I saw this strange oval object flying towards the Paps of Jura. At first I thought it was a shooting star, but then I realised this was much bigger - about the size of a small plane.. "It approached the earth about eight miles away from me as I watched it descend.. "It was travelling faster than any plane, as if a huge missile had been dropped. It was huge and was electric blue in colour.". Emergency services and the RAF later said it was just a gorse fire.. But Kenny later said: "The RAF had been patrolling the area shortly before the object fell.. [MAIN SECTION]. IT'S LIFE JIMMY, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT. SUN readers UFO-ne in with galaxy of sightings. Hundreds of Scots yesterday told how they spotted a UFO over the country on Tuesday.. Callers jammed our switchboards as we asked for more evidence on the mysterious object - believed to have crashlanded on the Isle of Jura.. Amazed Jimmy Balmain stood riveted to the spot as a firy ball shot overhead.. Jimmy, from Clydebank, said: "I'veseen millions of shooting stars - but this had orange flames coming out of the back of it.". Cabbie James Hammond froze behind the wheel. Straight ahead was a brilliant white object speeding across the sky.. James, 47, of Larkhill, Lanarkshire, said: "I've never beleived in UFOs before but this has changed my mind.". Jeanetta Baxter, 57, was staring at the night sky from her kitchen window when she spotted a huge white shining object.. Jeanetta, of Kirklee, Glasgow, said: "It was motionless in the sky for about ten minutes.". Radio ham James Robertson claimed his CB set started buzzing as the UFO flashed past.. James, of Barlanark, Glasgow, said: "Instead of the normal fuzzy hum, there was a loud buzzing noise and the needle on the dial went crazy.". Insurance salesman John MacAskill, 26, was driving home on the Isle of Harris when a blinding light flashed in his rear mirror. He said: "It wasn't a shooting star.". [INSET] I don't Adam n' Eve It. Climber Adam Drew saw a streak of white light flash across the sky after scaling a peak with friends in Glencoe.. Forrester Adam, 24, said: "We thought it was a flare and someone might have been in trouble.. "It travelled at an amazing speed without arcing like a flare then shot off in silence. We were dumbfounded until we realised we weren't the only ones to see it.". [INSET]. It's the Malky Way. Sun cartoonist Malky McCormick drew a sharp intake of breath when he spotted two bright lights scorching across the early morning sky. Malky, who lives near Fenwick, Ayreshire, said: "I was looking out of my window facing west towards Arran at about 5:30am on Wednesday. I saw these two sparkling lights crossing the sky from north to south.. We get a lot of planes passinbg overhead but, by the speed of these things, they were no planes. The two lights were sparkling bright, both were the same round shape and size and one traced the other perfectly until they disappeared from my line of vision. I telephoned the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh but they could not throw any light on it. And I wasn't drinking either!". [INSET]. UFO SPOT. Amateur astronomer Alan White of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, spotted an object as he studied stars through a friend's telescope.. [INSET]. UFO SPOT. Explosives engineer Andrew Canavan, 46, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, said: "I saw a silver ball streaking across the sky. The speed of it defied belief.". [AND FINALLY...]. The Scottish Sun today launches a major probe into deep space - to crack Scotland's biggest X-file. Our mission is to discover why we are having so many close encounters. [I can'thelp noting at this point that the Sun seems to miss the defining characteristic of a "close encounter", ie that it has to be close!Steve.] Until now you might have been scared people will tell you to UF-Off. But the the Scottish Sun wants to hear from evey man, woman and child who's had and out of this world experience.. The truth's out there - so call our special intergalactic hotline today on 0141-420-5206/7. Out ET (that's extra-terrific) satff will take you details.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LGM NEWSDESK - Avaliable at the Little Green Men BBS. 01342 844517 - 24 Hours On the World Wide Web - http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/ddpweb/ufonews.html Regularly updated - Fido: 2:440/217.0, Internet: lgmnews@nolimits.demon.co.uk Found any UFO related stories in the media? Please forward to the LGM NEWSDESK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------