UFO sightings take off over county

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Friday, February 13, 2009
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'Alien' visitors have been 'seen' over Lincolnshire more in the past year than any other, according to new figures.

Reports from the Ministry of Defence show that last year, eight people called claiming they had witnessed visitors from outer-space tracking the county's skies.

This compares with a total of just 13 sightings for the five years between 2003 and 2007.

Reports came in from all over the county, including areas over RAF bases, the city centre and villages.

The last called logged by the MoD was December 21, at 5.30pm.

The caller from Scunthorpe said: "A bright flashing "star" in south west sky. Too bright for a star. Like a fireball.

"It repeatedly got bright and then died down. Looked big but pretty far away."

Other descriptions varied from "exceedingly large lights" and "moving in an arc" to "12 lights in no formation" and "an inverted V-shape of seven dull lights".

But the MoD say it isn't planning on investigating the increase.

A spokesman said: "The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity.

"Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported."

For more on UFO sightings in the county, see Friday's Echo.

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    by Bryan Millington, Sleaford

    Thursday, August 20 2009, 5:54PM

    “Many people, besides myself, must have seen the very bright light, that begins it's journey, from the east of Sleaford, and travels west, as far as the Grantham area, but all the time moving in a VERY erratic fashion, up- down and sideways. There are many more at a much higher level, and all behaving in the same manner. Can be easily any clear night, A logical explanation would be nice, but not one from some of the idiots, with pygmy minds. Anybody who thinks that we are the only form of life in this vast universe, must have a miniscule mind.”

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    by Swiss Frank, The Alps

    Monday, February 16 2009, 6:51PM

    “I actually witnessed the turbine colliding ufo returning home from close quarters. And guess what? it was a female alien driving!”

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    by Swiss Frank, The Alps

    Monday, February 16 2009, 6:49PM

    “x”

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    by N. Assa, No Intelligence in Jock-land

    Saturday, February 14 2009, 11:39AM

    “I saw a ufo going back and forth high in the sky at sincil bank the other day; oh, it was the ball!!

    UFO is what thick people call planes, aint that right ray?”

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    by green-person-lost- looking for-wind- farms, Dunston

    Friday, February 13 2009, 11:05PM

    “can I get a re-fund on my dodgey sat-nav?”

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