Hungerford author to jet to Lithuania to solve UFO mystery

Now Keith McCloskey (pictured) is set to jet to Lithuania where to be filmed by a documentary team from the Discovery Channel over his revelations concerning the mystery known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident.
The incident resulted in the deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains on the night of February 2, 1959.
Soviet investigators at the time determined only that ‘a compelling natural force’ had caused the deaths, which are shrouded in mystery and intrigue.
Mr McCloskey is considered an expert on the subject which has puzzled and confounded investigators for decades.
Among the riddles are the fact that authorities barred the public from the area for three years following the tragedy, high levels of radiation found on some of the bodies, reports of mysterious lights in the sky and the fact that the victims tore open their tent from within before disrobing in freezing conditions.
The bodies were found in gruesome and bizarre circumstances.
Mr McCloskey said as he prepared to fly out: “My book, to be published in July, will be the only book in English on the subject.”
He has previously travelled to Russia to research the mystery but said a colleague was warned off in ominous terms by the authorities.
Nevertheless he has managed to unearth new evidence, archive documents and even photographs which, he claims, shed new light on the bizarre incident - and even suggest a resolution.
Mr McCloskey said: “Some of the more far fetched speculation has involved aliens but I don’t subscribe to that theory. “The trouble is, no single explanation can account for all the various, anomalous factors of the tragedy.”
Years of research have resulted in Mr Mc Closkey’s forthcoming book to be published by Amazon entitled ‘Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident.’
The documentary is scheduled to be screened on Channel Four later in the year.