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Ex-RAF man breaks his UFO silence

A retired RAF officer from Shrewsbury who claims he was silenced by military top brass after tracking six UFOs on a radar is to speak for the first time on the matter. A retired RAF officer from Shrewsbury who claims he was silenced by military top brass after tracking six UFOs on a radar is to speak for the first time on the matter. Former Wing Commander Alan Turner MBE says he was warned not to speak to anyone following an incident witnessed by four civil and six military controllers. He will be the keynote speaker at the International UFO Conference at Pontefract, West Yorkshire, next month. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star

News|Sep 16, 2008
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Lanterns cast light on UFO claims

Yet more sightings of strange lights in the sky may have turned Shropshire into the country's UFO capital but some believe the real truth was out there - at a barbecue in Telford. Yet more sightings of strange lights in the sky may have turned Shropshire into the country's UFO capital but some believe the real truth was out there - at a barbecue in Telford. The latest report of a UFO sighting in the county came on Sunday night when four mysterious lights were seen in the skies above Ironbridge. Lauren Crouch saw the lights and managed to photograph them. Samantha Roberts may have a more down-to-earth explanation for the lights, as she was at a family barbecue in Wellington Road, Muxton, Telford, the night before. She thinks the cause of the sightings may have originated there. Samantha, from Denbigh, North Wales, said: "I was at a birthday barbecue at my partner's aunt's home and during the evening we lit some Chinese-style flying lanterns which we let off into the night sky." Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star and check out the photo gallery below to see what you think

North Shropshire|Jul 30, 2008
Bridgnorth
South Shropshire
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North Shropshire

County hotspot for UFO sightings

Shropshire is one of the country's UFO hotspots with more than 20 sightings in the county over the last 40-odd years, it was revealed today. Shropshire is one of the country's UFO hotspots with more than 20 sightings in the county over the last 40-odd years, it was revealed today. The research, conducted by Virgin Media, saw the county achieve fourth place for the most UFO sightings behind West Yorkshire with 34 sightings, Nottinghamshire with 29, and Lancashire with 23. The Virgin Media Files were compiled from data going back to 1961 and highlights 22 unexplained sightings in Shropshire alone. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star View Larger Map Our map shows a selection of UFO sightings over Shropshire. The map may take a few moments to load. Click on the UFO icons to see details about each siting. Use the 'plus' button to scroll in and the 'minus' button to scroll back out. Clicking "View Larger Map" above will allow you to scroll and read comments more easily.

North Shropshire|Mar 17, 2008
South Shropshire
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Bridgnorth
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North Shropshire

UFO hotspot in Shropshire

Shrewsbury was the top town in the country last year for UFO sightings according to official figures released by the Ministry of Defence.Shrewsbury was the top town in the country last year for UFO sightings according to official figures released by the Ministry of Defence. According to the data, which was released following a Freedom of Information Act request, the county town notched up three sightings in 2007 making it the UK hotspot ahead of cities such as Cardiff and Liverpool. Sightings included a convoy of white lights moving along a river bank at Montford Bridge on July 7 last year and another encounter of four orange lights seen crossing the town's skyline followed by another three moving at a fast pace. The ministry opened its very own "X-Files" last year which includes an archive of sightings dating back to 1997. And it reveals that the number of UFO sightings across the UK has shot up from 97 in 2006 to a total of 135 last year. Despite West Kilbride in Scotland being the country's number one location for sightings - with a total of 18 reported over the decade - it failed to record as many as Shrewsbury in 2007. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star

News|Feb 15, 2008
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UFO fan tells of Dorito sighting

A car dealer who claims to have spotted a "Dorito shape" flying over the Black Country has told of the moment he spotted the unexplained object.A car dealer who claims to have spotted a "Dorito shape" flying over the Black Country has told of the moment he spotted the unexplained object. Paranormal enthusiast Craig Lowe, filmed what he says was a triangular shaped UFO in the skies over his home. The 32-year-old from Quinton works at All Electrics on the Forge trading estate, Halesowen. He was in his back garden one evening last week when he said he saw three red lights in the sky and an object he claims was about three times the size of a football pitch. "It was absolutely enormous. At first I noticed a plane on the horizon and the I could see some faint red lights," said Mr Lowe, who is a member of Birmingham UFO. "I knew they were not the strobe lights of an aircraft and they seem to be travelling towards me quite slowly." See also: Readers call in on Dorito UFO Read the full story in the Express & Star

Dudley|Dec 3, 2007
Dudley

Readers call in on Dorito UFO

Readers have been calling in their droves to tell us they saw the huge "Dorito" UFO in the skies over the Black Country.Readers have been calling in their droves to tell us they saw the huge "Dorito" UFO in the skies over the Black Country. The orange triangle with its three lights was seen over Wednesfield and Dudley by scores of people who phoned the newspaper after an appeal for information. A flurry of calls was made to Stourbridge based UFO Research Midlands, UFORM, from those claiming to have witnessed an unexplained aircraft in the sky. The flying object was spotted over Halesowen heading towards Stourbridge on Wednesday at around 7pm. Katherine Hemmings, aged 13, of Beechwood Avenue, saw it at 4pm over Wednesfield High School in Lichfield Road. She was walking home with friends Tasmin Jones and Chelsea Smith when the three felt compelled to turn around. "It was weird because it wasn't making any noise but for some reason we turned around", Katherine said. "We all saw this big thing with lights in the sky. Read the full story in the Express & Star

Dudley|Dec 1, 2007
Dudley

'Dorito UFO' seen in skies

A UFO, described by witnesses as looking like a huge "Dorito" crisp has been filmed over the skies of the Black Country, according to a paranormal group.A UFO, described by witnesses as looking like a huge "Dorito" crisp has been filmed over the skies of the Black Country, according to a paranormal group. A flurry of calls has been made to Stourbridge-based UFO Research Midlands (UFORM) from those claiming to have witnessed the flying object in the sky. Witnesses say they spotted it in Halesowen heading towards Stourbridge on Wednesday at around 7pm. UFORM is now appealing for anyone else who saw it to get in touch to help it compile its X-files. Read the full story in the Express & Star

Stourbridge|Nov 30, 2007
Stourbridge
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