We present the content of an email sent from Darren Perks to our friend and colleague Mr. Phil Hoyle on 23rd July 2008. Note that in this account sent by Darren Perks to Phil Hoyle in 2008 Perks apparently stated that the triangular craft made no sound. We believe that Perks meant to type "emitting" instead of "omitting." Here are the three occasions upon which he mentions the lack of sound to Phil Hoyle: "As I stopped and observed this strange object it proceeded to move very slowly northwards without omitting[sic] any sound at all." "At one point the craft stopped moving and just hung in the sky, still not making any sound at all." "As I started to walk on towards my home which was approx 100 metres away the craft, still in full view of me, suddenly picked up speed and with no sound at all was gone in an instant." In various articles surfacing a year later in 2009, Perks was claiming that the triangular craft had made a sound. The "low humming" was mentioned in the 1993 MoD report filed by the RAF Shawbury Meteorological Officer (of 8 years.) Please note the following: The Cosford Incident From the UFO Shropshire website "The triangle was moving very slowly, I would say about walking speed, I could hear nothing but a very low humming sound that was irritating to hear." The Cosford Incident on "Moonfruit" "He also recalls a very low humming sound that was irritating to listen to as the craft moved off." NOTE: The "Moonfruit" website has disappeared! The Google Cache version has also disappeared. Please click on image below to see a screenshot of Google's cached version saved on 8th March 2013 Note added 30th May 2013 Please note, when reading the Cosford Moonfruit pdf on our site, that Perks' writings are, essentially, just the words of Nick Pope - The Cosford Incident. At the very end of Perks' "article" he says "My thanks to Nick Pope for guidance with writing and supplying the article." Why not state that it was Mr. Pope's article (with some embellishments) right at the top of the page? Perks obviously did not receive guidance regarding having his "article" proof read! To make Mr. Pope's article more his own, Perks changed the "I" written in Mr. Pope's article to "Nick" or "he." Perks has also mentioned himself, "Darren Perks," in the third person, as if he were not writing the article himself. An interesting way to write about oneself. As previously mentioned, Mr. Pope called himself "I" in his own original version, but Perks uses this disassociation technique in his version. The reason for this technique becomes apparent when we read in the "Overview" section at the top of Perks' Moonfruit version: "One very important sighting that only came to light in 2007 was that of Darren Perks." The impression given by those words is that Mr. Pope wrote them, whereas it was Perks himself! A clever little ruse to give himself more importance! The Examiner Dated 10th December 2009 "The triangle was moving very slowly I would say about walking speed and I could hear nothing but a very low humming sound that was irritating to hear." Why did the witness initially say that the craft had made no sound but then change the story a year later? HEREWITH THE FULL CONTENT OF THE EMAIL SENT BY DARREN PERKS TO PHIL HOYLE ON 23RD JULY 2008 hi, ive been asked to contact you and forward the following report to you by mr nick pope. in light of what has happened in this area recently and on his advise, its time after all these years i told the world what i wittnessed. nick pope has agreed that you can contact him regarding this incident and or about my report. here is my contact number should you hopefully follow this up: darren perks (mobile 'phone number removed for privacy reasons - ed.) UFO incident 30/31st march 1993 Since the age of about 6, I was always interested in the military and especially anything to do with flight. At the time of this incident I was 15 years old and finishing my secondary school years, as well as being a member of the combined cadet force, RAF section in which I had already made the rank of flight sergeant. Being in the CCF cadets I had flying experience and had great knowledge of all military aircraft of the current time and past cold war era. On March 30th at approx 11:10pm I was making my way home from work at Shrewsbury super bowl, along Harlescott lane which is in the northern area of Shrewsbury. At the time my parents owned a local pub called the Harry Hotspur. As I neared my home my eyes caught sight of a strange deep black triangular shape in the sky, moving very slowly northwards across a field in the direction of RAF Shawbury. At the time the weather was clear and there was no wind, and there was also no traffic passing me on the road so my surroundings were very quiet. As I stopped and observed this strange object it proceeded to move very slowly northwards without omitting[sic] any sound at all. Its shape was of a triangular design and probably at least 200ft plus in length. It was a very deep dark black colour and I would estimate it to be no wider than the average 737 passenger airliner. As I continued to watch this strange craft, a brilliant white beam of light appeared from the from of it and it started to sweep the ground from left to right as if it was looking for something in the fields. At one point the craft stopped moving and just hung in the sky, still not making any sound at all. At this point I started to become concerned as I knew this not to be of any military aircraft I knew off and certainly not a passenger or industrial aircraft, air balloon or glider. As I started to walk on towards my home which was approx 100 metres away the craft, still in full view of me, suddenly picked up speed and with no sound at all was gone in an instant. When I got home I told my parents what I had witnessed and they were interested at first as we all went outside to look for it in the night sky together, after a few minutes I remember my father saying that it was probably a weather craft from RAF Shawbury and not to worry about it. I never reported the incident and to this day I don’t know why I didn’t at the time, but ever since, the experience of what I saw has played on my mind and now its time to tell the world. To this very day I can go and stand on the exact spot in the street where I witnessed the craft and look into the sky where I saw it.

Two months ago I received another email that had been sent to Phil Hoyle by Darren Perks regarding his Cosford experience. The date of that particular email was 28th July 2009 and in this version he mentioned that the craft had made sound - the low humming sound that was irritating to hear. Had Perks forgotten that he had told Phil the previous year on 23rd July 2008 that the craft made NO SOUND? Oh dear, Perks seems to have got himself all muddled somehow! Or has "The Cosford Incident" become "The Cosfraud Incident?" HEREWITH THE FULL CONTENT OF THE EMAIL SENT BY DARREN PERKS TO PHIL HOYLE ON 28TH JULY 2009 "As a 16 year old at the time of the incident I was preparing to enter the army as a solider with the army air corps. Since the age of 12 I had been a member of the cadet force in which I held the rank of flight sergeant in the royal air force section. So as you can imagine I had extensive knowledge of all types of military aircraft in this country but also in other countries. I also had good knowledge of civilian and or NASA type aircraft and satellites. Being a member of the cadets I was a frequent visitor to RAF Shawbury airbase near my home where I went flying in fixed wing and non fixed wing aircraft. I had and still have a big interest in aircraft. On march 30th 1993 at approx 11pm I was walking home from my part time job at the local bowling alley in the northern outskirts of Shrewsbury my home town. my parents at the time owned a public house called the harry Hotspur and its was only 600 metres from my work along a road called Harlescott lane. The walk only took me normally approx ten minutes. As walked home I got to within 100 metres of my home and my eye caught a slow moving structured object moving from left to right, south to north, in the sky approx 300ft up. As I got to my home, I continued to watch this object. It was a black triangle shape, structured, approx 200ft in length and approx 15ft to 20ft in diameter. It was very defined, blocked out the stars, and was structured. As it was a clear night with no clouds. on the two rear points of the triangle I noticed a faint re or orange coloured glow and at the front the triangle was omitting a brilliant white light, and this was moving back and forth as if was looking for something. The triangle was moving very slowly I would say about walking speed and I could hear nothing but a very low humming sound that was irritating to hear. I also felt warm and the sense of being watched or at least whoever or whatever was controlling the triangle knew I was watching it. Opposite my house at the time was rough ground and fields and the triangle continued to move north over them with the white light flicking back and forth randomly. at this point I estimated that I had been watching this craft for about 2 minutes when all of sudden it shot off to the north at incredible speed making no sounds at all. I knew that this craft was not a military or civilian aircraft and I rushed into my house and woke my parents up to tell them what I had just witnessed, all of us then went outside to see if we could see the craft but there was nothing. Basically that was that for me I never told the authorities because I didn't know what to do and during my time in the military I never spoke of the incident as I didn't want to be ridiculed. However its only been in the last 2 years where I found out about the Cosford incident and that what I saw was linked to sightings all over the UK that night. Ever since the incident I have had a feeling of knowing that the craft will come back, it makes me feel uneasy but at the same time I want to know where it was from and why it was here. I cant explain, but I have in my head that in 2012 something is going to happen and that its linked to what I witnessed. It's a feeling that never goes away, and when I go back to the spot where I witnessed the incident I get an over whelming sense of uneasiness to this day. I think the military in the UK and the us know of these craft but are keeping it top secret. I still live in Shrewsbury and work here, I have appeared on an Australian programme called Sunday night which was about the Cosford incident. I hope this report of my experience is ok and as I said I'm willing to share it with everyone if need be. Thanks for your time and if you need to Contact me about this incident please email me darrenleeperks@googlemail.com." Darren Perks.