A UFO expert claims he prevented an April Fools Day hoax designed to fool the world into believing an alien invasion was upon us. Nigel Watson, author of several UFO books, discovered the plan being hatched on a forum for remote controlled drone hobbyists.
"At the time, it was publicly accessible, but now you have to be a member," he told the Daily Star. Organisers asked drone owners around the world to rig LED lights on their devices and fly them in areas where they could be seen by the public at a designated time in April, 2014. At least 30 drone hobby groups were involved in the plan, in the USA, the UK, France, South Africa and the Netherlands.
Nigel says the hoax was originally planned for April 1, but the date was put back four days "so that it will not seem like an obvious prank". He wrote about the hoax plans, but due to an unfortunate misunderstanding was briefly suspected of being behind the plot himself. Nevertheless, by publicising it, he encouraged the drone operators to give up on their plan.
