Ufology Race Storm

The Chief of the West Midlands Ufology Society has been demoted due to remarks made at a conference about Alien probes. Tom Perty was the main speaker at the conference and at the end of the course, he was presented with miniature flying saucer which he remarked was "Green Man's Wings."

Two ufologists on the course complained that they found the remarks offensive and he was hauled before a disciplinary panel, which last week demoted him to the rank of Abductions & First Contact Coordinator.

The National Ufology Society defended their actions but fellow ufologists accused the National body of taking political correctness too far.

"It's a complete over-reaction," said a source. "Personally, I don't think there was anything particularly wrong with what he said as it was just a joke. The National Society seem to spend more time investigating each other these days than they do actually standing on bleak moors in the small hours looking for speeding lights. They're obviously more interested in political correctness than letting experienced ufologists get on with the job of proving we are not all nutters and that aliens are really out there."

Chief Perty, who controlled the West Midlands branch, won praise within ufology circles for his work on improving communication with aliens with the introduction of a basic sign language that both humans and aliens could use during contact.

He once headed the Society's task force that helped investigate green-on-green crime when neighouring aliens met over the skies of the UK.

A spokesman for the National Ufology Society said they had dealt with the Chief in "the appropriate manner."

"The Society expects the highest standards of professionalism and integrity from all its members and staff and has robust procedures in place to deal with behaviour which falls outside those standards," he said.

Critics say the case is the latest example of ufologists being overly sensitive to alien minorities that now walk among us on earth.