UFO Depiction
Published: 2:15
PM 7/7/2015
Why are so many
people reporting strange sightings?
By Jasper Hamill
Are aliens
invading - or have we been enjoying the summer a little bit too
enthusiastically?
The number of UFO
sightings doubled in June, according to an international group of sky gazers.
The Mutual UFO
Network (MUFON), which collates UFO evidence from around the world, recorded
sightings of 1,179 mysterious unexplained crafts last month - up from just over
600 in the same period last year.
So does this
spike in activity mean aliens are preparing to invade Earth and turn us into a
slave species?
Happily, it
doesn't appear so.
Roger Marsh,
MUFON director of communications, doesn't seem too worried. He offered a
distinctly terrestrial explanation for the UFO sightings.
“We feel [it] was
directly related to the final two episodes of Season 2 of 'Hangar 1: The UFO
Files,'" he told the alternative news site Open Minds.
This show aired
on the History Channel in America and featured extensive contributions from
MUFON.
"A very high
percentage of the June UFO report surge were historical cases," Marsh
added.
"People were
watching our show and decided they finally discovered a place where they could
report their encounter.
"Some of
these are very, very interesting and compelling cases currently under
investigation.”
He also had
another explanation for the UFO explosion which took place last month.
"Many more
people are celebrating outside during the evening hours and are looking
up," he said.
Reading between
the lines a bit, this might mean that revellers are flat on their back after a
few too many hours in the pub.
And when you're
in a state like that, who knows what mysterious flying objects you'll see?
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