IT'S LIFE, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT

March 21, 1996
Metronews newspaper

By Darren Parkin

Baffled boffins at Birmingham's UFO Society say they are stunned by a dramatic leap in sightings of flying saucers.

Until this month the society received about one call every six weeks reporting a possible sighting in the area.

But over the past three weeks a staggering 35 people have reported seeing an unidentified object.

In most sightings callers report a saucer-like object with a domed top surrounded by red, green and blue lights.

Other sightings are reported to be of a huge black triangle. (Dave says: check the groups www page for a drawing of what other witnesses say the triangular 'Silent Vulcan' UFO may look like, under the article 'So is there somebody out there, after all?')

But society bosses are puzzled at the increase.

"It is an extremely exciting period for us but at the same time we don't really know why there is this sudden increase," says society expert Marilyn Aldworth.

In the most recent case a farmer said he saw a saucer hovering over his horses as it projected a light on the animals.

On a written report to the society he claims the horses stood "almost paralysed," for two hours after the incident.

Meanwhile the country's leading UFO experts were this week gathering information on the sightings.

"We've monitored the number of sightings around the country for many years but the recent increases, particularly around Birmingham, are quite amazing," said Professor Tony Dodd of Leeds-based Quest.

"We are currently pressing the Government and Ministry of Defence to pass on information but, as always, they are reluctant to co-operate."

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