Westerham, Kent: Alleged UFO Crash Report and Intelligence Investigation

Incident Report A farmer identified as Gunyon (or possibly Bunyan) in Westerham, Kent, England contacted British Technical Intelligence in 1946, requesting that the Air Ministry remove a mysterious object that had allegedly fallen on his property. The caller provided specific directions from Croydon to Westerham, referencing a pub called The White Dog as a landmark.

Investigation Response Technical Intelligence dispatched two staff cars under heightened security protocols to locate the farm. However, the investigation team failed to find the reported location. Instead, they discovered a pub named The White Hart and located a farmer named Bunyan, who firmly denied making any such report to authorities.

Assessment and Suspicions Intelligence officials concluded the incident appeared to be a hoax. Notably, few individuals possessed the access or credibility to convince Technical Intelligence to conduct field investigations. Senior intelligence officers suspected that Reginald Victor Jones, a former Air Intelligence scientist known for his skepticism regarding foo fighters and ghost rockets, orchestrated the affair as a test or prank.

International Context Reginald Victor Jones documented receiving a signal from General Douglas MacArthur's staff in Tokyo, requesting confirmation of reports that a Russian flying bomb had recently crashed in England. Air Commodore Roland Eugene Vintras, another Director of Intelligence on the Air Staff, suggested this inquiry might be connected to the Westerham Incident.