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Close Encounters of the Police Kind - Incredible true stories of UFO sightings by British police officers
'I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.' Follow Inspector Roy Teague down the rabbit hole as he explores the intriguing world of UFOs and other inexplicable events, told by the most reliable professional witnesses, UK Police Officers.
Close Encounters of the Police Kind is the first ever anthology of United Kingdom Police officer involved UFO sightings and encounters, written by a West Midlands Police Inspector, serving in their elite firearms operations unit.
The majority of the cases are new, previously untold and involve not only UFO sightings and encounters but missing time and actual abductions involving sworn police officers. Inspector Teague has conducted numerous interviews with Police UFO witnesses over the last several years. From these interviews, he has obtained direct evidence of the officers' UFO and paranormal encounters bringing them out in the public domain.
Many are speaking out for the first time. All have agreed to tell their stories. Each fascinating account in the book is for the reader to judge for themselves based on the evidence provided. UFO or innocent explanation?
Close Encounters of the Police Kind is the first ever anthology of United Kingdom Police officer involved UFO sightings and encounters, written by a West Midlands Police Inspector, serving in their elite firearms operations unit.
The majority of the cases are new, previously untold and involve not only UFO sightings and encounters but missing time and actual abductions involving sworn police officers. Inspector Teague has conducted numerous interviews with Police UFO witnesses over the last several years. From these interviews, he has obtained direct evidence of the officers' UFO and paranormal encounters bringing them out in the public domain.
Many are speaking out for the first time. All have agreed to tell their stories. Each fascinating account in the book is for the reader to judge for themselves based on the evidence provided. UFO or innocent explanation?
303 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 2, 2026
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July 17, 2026
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free ARC in exchange for this review.
As someone who loves a good paranormal investigation, I was really excited to dive into this book. I am very much in the team sceptic camp when it comes to UFO sightings and the concept of having highly trained, professional police officers as credible witnesses to them is a very good hook. Unfortunately, the execution just did not live up to the promise.
My main issue with the book is how repetitive it becomes. After a few chapters, the accounts start to blur together, offering very little variation in pacing or style. It quickly begins to feel like you are reading slightly different versions of the same file over and over again.
There is also no effort to provide a balanced, rational explanation to counteract the unexplained. In my opinion, a good investigative book should at least attempt to weigh alternative possibilities or offer some critical analysis, but here, every story is taken as fact without any healthy scepticism to ground it. The author provides a check list at the beginning and if the encounter does not meet any of those criteria, then it clearly must be aliens. I don’t for one minute take anything away from the people who have given their stories – I believe they believe that what they saw was real but 99% of encounters can be explained in a rational and scientific way yet there is no conversation around this.
Finally, the marketing feels a bit like a “click bait” scenario. The book relies on us being sold first-hand accounts from active duty police officers – highly trained observers whose professional testimony we are told we should trust. In reality, a large portion of the stories come from people who had encounters as civilians and simply became part of the police force much later in life. While their stories might still be interesting, they don’t fit the “professional witness” narrative the book relies on.
Overall, it is an interesting premise, but it desperately needed more analytical depth, and a more honest approach to the people who actually lived these experiences.
As someone who loves a good paranormal investigation, I was really excited to dive into this book. I am very much in the team sceptic camp when it comes to UFO sightings and the concept of having highly trained, professional police officers as credible witnesses to them is a very good hook. Unfortunately, the execution just did not live up to the promise.
My main issue with the book is how repetitive it becomes. After a few chapters, the accounts start to blur together, offering very little variation in pacing or style. It quickly begins to feel like you are reading slightly different versions of the same file over and over again.
There is also no effort to provide a balanced, rational explanation to counteract the unexplained. In my opinion, a good investigative book should at least attempt to weigh alternative possibilities or offer some critical analysis, but here, every story is taken as fact without any healthy scepticism to ground it. The author provides a check list at the beginning and if the encounter does not meet any of those criteria, then it clearly must be aliens. I don’t for one minute take anything away from the people who have given their stories – I believe they believe that what they saw was real but 99% of encounters can be explained in a rational and scientific way yet there is no conversation around this.
Finally, the marketing feels a bit like a “click bait” scenario. The book relies on us being sold first-hand accounts from active duty police officers – highly trained observers whose professional testimony we are told we should trust. In reality, a large portion of the stories come from people who had encounters as civilians and simply became part of the police force much later in life. While their stories might still be interesting, they don’t fit the “professional witness” narrative the book relies on.
Overall, it is an interesting premise, but it desperately needed more analytical depth, and a more honest approach to the people who actually lived these experiences.
September 29, 2026
Almost finished Inspector Roy Teague's fascinating book on police UFO encounters over the decades, going back to 1960s.
The intriguing and impressive thing is the reluctance of the police witnesses to come forward with their accounts until recently and also their reluctance to report their sightings at the time due to the ridicule / effect on their careers the officers knew they would experience. This makes the stories / sightings all the more convincing (not that you need to convince me of the reality of the subject.)
I thought the 1966 Bristol airport sighting outside the Taverna pub was fascinating - have driven the route many time and parked my car at what now is the Taverna Parking site. Back in 1966, the location would be fairly desolate - it's not that busy even now late at night.
Also, literally last night on my way back from Manchester I had to return to Cardiff on the old A49 route - to check out the location of another sighting mentioned in the book which took place back in 1977. This one just near Dorrington. What was evident is that even now the location is still very desolate - this was at 8.30 pm. I passed the exact location. Further along, there were periods when I didn't see a car for a good few minutes. I'm sure that if driving later at night, you'd probably not see another car for a good 5-10 minute periods along that route... still a perfect location for UFO spotting!
There are many fascinating accounts which just defy any rational explanation. The sincerity of the officers recounting their experiences stands out for sure, providing compelling evidence to anyone who might still not accept the mounting evidence that we are not alone...
Si Rosser - Author of sALIENt, The Galileo Project and many other novels.
The intriguing and impressive thing is the reluctance of the police witnesses to come forward with their accounts until recently and also their reluctance to report their sightings at the time due to the ridicule / effect on their careers the officers knew they would experience. This makes the stories / sightings all the more convincing (not that you need to convince me of the reality of the subject.)
I thought the 1966 Bristol airport sighting outside the Taverna pub was fascinating - have driven the route many time and parked my car at what now is the Taverna Parking site. Back in 1966, the location would be fairly desolate - it's not that busy even now late at night.
Also, literally last night on my way back from Manchester I had to return to Cardiff on the old A49 route - to check out the location of another sighting mentioned in the book which took place back in 1977. This one just near Dorrington. What was evident is that even now the location is still very desolate - this was at 8.30 pm. I passed the exact location. Further along, there were periods when I didn't see a car for a good few minutes. I'm sure that if driving later at night, you'd probably not see another car for a good 5-10 minute periods along that route... still a perfect location for UFO spotting!
There are many fascinating accounts which just defy any rational explanation. The sincerity of the officers recounting their experiences stands out for sure, providing compelling evidence to anyone who might still not accept the mounting evidence that we are not alone...
Si Rosser - Author of sALIENt, The Galileo Project and many other novels.
October 2, 2026
An intriguing collection of experiences and sightings
I liked the random order of reports and factual writing. The qualifications of those who have witnessed these events leaves the reader in no doubt that the phenomenon is real.
I would have liked more information on some of the shorter reports and more description of objects.
I would recommend this book to general reader, researchers and scientists. It clearly suggests there is a mystery in our skies yet to be explained.
I liked the random order of reports and factual writing. The qualifications of those who have witnessed these events leaves the reader in no doubt that the phenomenon is real.
I would have liked more information on some of the shorter reports and more description of objects.
I would recommend this book to general reader, researchers and scientists. It clearly suggests there is a mystery in our skies yet to be explained.
September 1, 2026
I really enjoyed this book, probably the first book of this type i've read before and I found it very interesting! Definitely puts some thoughts into your mind about what our secrets our universe could truly hold.
September 29, 2026
Excellent book
The author has been meticulous in his research, tracking down witnesses who can corroborate stories where possible. A thought provoking read.
The author has been meticulous in his research, tracking down witnesses who can corroborate stories where possible. A thought provoking read.
Review of advance copy
This book was in Asda yet it's not supposed to be out till 30th July ?
It seemed intesting and was but it just seemed like a Wikipedia page of copied and pasted information .
A lot of the cases were bizarre and definetly unexplainable and only it was police reported it I'd definetly think it was lies or the people were mistaken .
It seemed intesting and was but it just seemed like a Wikipedia page of copied and pasted information .
A lot of the cases were bizarre and definetly unexplainable and only it was police reported it I'd definetly think it was lies or the people were mistaken .
Review of advance copy
Wherever you believe or not this book is certainly interesting! I really enjoyed it.👽
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