Gary Heseltine

Early Career & Police Background

Gary Heseltine served in the Royal Air Force Police from 1983 to 1989, establishing a foundation in investigative protocol and institutional hierarchy. He then joined the British Transport Police in 1989, where he would spend nearly 24 years, rising to Detective Constable rank. Over 19 years in the detective role, he handled serious criminal investigations—murder, manslaughter, rape—and earned accreditation as a Home Office trained witness and suspect interviewer. His expertise in advanced interrogation and evidence gathering made him a natural choice for the London Bombings terrorist inquiry, where he served as a specialist interviewer of first-responding police officers.

PRUFOS Database & Institutional Legitimacy

In January 2002, while still an active police officer, Heseltine launched an unofficial national database for UFO sightings reported by serving and retired British police officers. This initiative, the PRUFOS Police Database (Police Reporting UFO Sightings), represented a pivotal institutional approach to UFO documentation. Unlike civilian databases, PRUFOS collates reports from credentialed witnesses—officers trained in observation, evidence handling, and institutional accountability.

Heseltine's central claim carries weight: more than 1,100 police officers have reported UFO sightings over decades. Many, he asserts, experienced psychological trauma and were silenced or discouraged from speaking publicly. The database draws from multiple sources including newspaper archives, Ministry of Defence documents, and direct officer testimony, creating a cross-referenced archive of law-enforcement UFO encounters.

This work challenged a prevailing silence within British institutions. Police officers, trained in objectivity and bound by professional codes, typically avoided public UFO claims. PRUFOS provided a confidential repository, revealing that institutionally vetted witnesses had observed unexplained phenomena at significant rates.

Publishing & Advocacy

Following the death of UFO Magazine editor Graham Birdsall in September 2003, Heseltine expanded his advocacy through publication. He launched UFO Monthly, an online e-zine that ran from 2004 to 2007 with 41 issues, filling a vacuum in serious UFO journalism. After leaving the police force in 2013, he dedicated himself full-time to research and founded UFO Truth Magazine, a 96-page bi-monthly publication featuring investigative articles, witness testimony, and archival research.

Heseltine has authored NON-HUMAN: The Rendlesham Forest UFO Incidents: 42 Years of Denial, positioning himself as one of Britain's leading researchers into that nation's most celebrated UFO case. His work emphasizes documentary evidence, institutional corroboration, and the suppression of credible witness accounts.

Current Role & Methodology

Since May 2021, Heseltine has served as Vice President of the International Coalition for Extraterrestrial Research (ICER), an organization bringing together scientists, academics, and leading UFO researchers worldwide. This role underscores his transition from institutional police work to the forefront of international UFO advocacy and research coordination.

Heseltine's methodology reflects his police training. He examines the best available evidence from around the world and, on a circumstantial basis, concludes that some UFO sightings do involve extraterrestrials actively interacting with planet Earth. This conclusion stops short of definitive proof but represents a reasoned assessment rooted in witness credibility and pattern analysis—an approach consistent with detective reasoning.