UFO files: CIA unveils reports of flying saucers in Sheffield

US intelligence agency has rounded up some cases that Mulder and Scully might enjoy

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US artist Peter Coffin's 'Flying Saucer' installation 
(Image credit: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images)

The CIA has released a dump of files relating to UFOs on its website, saying it believes they might be of interest to fictional agents Mulder and Scully.

The cases were once secret but have been declassified since 1978. This is the first time the agency has placed them online and the release coincides with a new series of the conspiracy-theory TV show The X-Files.

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