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AIR MARSHAL phenomenon. Another enthusiast was _ of it all started—the man's extraordinary SIR PETER HORSLEY'S Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt, ability to read my thoughts." MEETING WITH AN ALIEN who retired from the RAF at the end of Asked why he wanted to meet Prince the war. Barratt introduced Sir Peter to Philip, Janus replied: "[He] is a man of es a friend of his, a General Martin, who — great vision...who believes strongly in Filer's Files #50-2008, #51-2008 believed that flying saucers were the proper relationship between man and December 2008 extraterrestrial vehicles from another nature which will prove of great [Ecce wins Base: Earth's planet whose inhabitants were trying to importance in future galactic harmony from George Filer Encounters with Extraterrestrials, warn us of the perils of nuclear war. Sir... perhaps you and I can discuss the Timothy Good reports on British Air Peter was not convinced. subject first and you will be able to Marshal Sir Peter Horsley [1921-2001], One day in 1954, General Martin judge whether I'm dangerous or not." former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of phoned Sir Peter, inviting him to meet a Sir Peter devotes 14 pages to the Strike Command, a war hero who flew Mrs Markham that night at her London — ensuing two-hour discourse... Mosquitoes against the Germans and flat in Smith Street, Chelsea... There, in held one of the highest ranks in the a dimly lit room, he [Sir Peter] was Per ardua ad astra Royal Air Force [RAF]. He was _ introduced to a "Mr Janus". "Without (‘Through hardship to the stars") equerry to Her Majesty the Queen and any preliminaries," writes Sir Peter,"Mr Janus began by pointing out that man HRH Prince Philip for seven years, and Janus dived straight into the deep end by was "now striving to break his earthly during this time, in 1954, he had a two- asking me to tell him all I knew about bonds and travel to the Moon and the hour meeting with an apparently UFOs. He listened patiently. At the end planets beyond". He continued: extraterrestrial man in London. I thought I might be equally as direct "But flight to the stars is Man's Timothy Good writes... and asked Janus what his interest was. ultimate dream, although knowledge of In his fascinating autobiography, He answered me quite simply, 'I would _ the vast distances involved in interstellar Sounds From Another Room [1997], Sir like to meet the Duke of Edinburgh.' _ flight makes it appear only a dream. Yet Peter devotes a lengthy chapter to the Somewhat taken aback, Sir Peter replied perhaps after a hundred years or subject of UFOs, including details of his that this would not be easy. "I was _ so...exploration of his own solar system investigations into sightings reported by about to add particularly for security may be complete and it is just not in pilots; details which he relayed to Prince reasons but thought better of it," he Man's nature to stop there... Just as Philip, who shared his interest in the writes. "But it was here the strangeness _ tribes found other tribes and Christopher AIR MARSHAL SIR PETER HORSLEY'S MEETING WITH AN ALIEN from George Filer Filer's Files #50-2008, #51-2008 December 2008 Per ardua ad astra (‘Through hardship to the stars'’) Janus began by pointing out that man was "now striving to break his earthly bonds and travel to the Moon and the planets beyond". He continued: "But flight to the stars is Man's ultimate dream, although knowledge of the vast distances involved in interstellar flight makes it appear only a dream. Yet perhaps after a hundred years or so...exploration of his own solar system may be complete and it is just not in Man's nature to stop there... Just as tribes found other tribes and Christopher 56 ¢ NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2009