UFO files: bookmakers slash betting odds that 'aliens exist' after Churchill claims

Bookmakers have been forced to slash the odds on bets that aliens exist after it emerged Winston Churchill ordered a cover-up of a Second World War encounter between a UFO and a RAF bomber.

William Hill reported a surge of people placing bets on whether there was extraterrestrial life after claims were published about the former Prime Minister fearing public “panic” and loss of faith in religion about the war incident.

Betting officials on Thursday said they slashed the odds that David Cameron, the Prime Minister or Barack Obama, the US President, would admit the existence of aliens within a year from 100/1 to 80/1.

One gambler even placed a bet that will payout more than a million pounds if any such claims are proved.

“We have had loads of calls. There are thousands of believers out there many of whom are putting their money on an imminent announcement,” said a Hill’s spokesman.

According to newly declassified files on UFOs, released on Thursday online by the National Archives, Churchill allegedly banned reporting of the “bizarre” incident, off the east coast of England, for half a century amid fears disclosures about unidentified flying objects would create public hysteria.

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