Increased UFO's Spotted Over Northern Ireland in 2021?
Alien Life & UFO/UAPs
Sunday 26th, December 2021
The PSNI have said that they received eight reports of sightings of unknown or unexplained origin in the skies around Northern Ireland in 2021, these included a report of an object with flashing lights in the Downpatrick area on January the 17th 2021.
The PSNI received two sighting reports in May 2021, one which was reported as white lights following a helicopter in the Maghaberry area (possibly military night training), another one of a disc object seen in the skies over the Slemish area of county Antrim nearer the end of May 2021.
In July 2021 there were reports of 'strange images' on closed circuit television (CCTV) from a house in the Newtownabbey area along with a dome shaped object with eight lights reported in the skies over the Saintfield area.
Then in September 2021, a report was received by the PSNI in th eLisburn area of 'aliens in bedroom', while in October 2021 a detained patient reported having been abducted by aliens.
Then in November 2021 a report of 'unusual bright lights in the sky', a PSNI spokesperson said that no investigations were carried out in relation to any of these reported incidents.
Nick Pope is said to have worked for the Ministry of Defence investigating UFO reports for a number of years, said that he believes the increase in reports to the PSNI could be linked to Covid-19 and people spending more time at home.
Pope went on to say, "It's difficult to say what lies behind the small increase in sightings", following on with, "Covid-19 and lockdowns may have played a role, with people having more time on their hands during the pandemic, and perhaps spotting things that previously may have gone unnoticed.".
"Another possibility is that people are following the situation in the United States, where Congress is taking the issue seriously and the Pentagon has launched a new UFO initiative."
"This may make people more likely to report something unusual that they've seen, because it sends the message that the authorities take the matter seriously."
Pope does believe that the number of sightings is under-reported and is actually much higher, "Sadly, the numbers are still fairly low, and I suspect there's chronic underreporting, perhaps because of the perceived stigma".
"That's possibly a consequence of the Ministry of Defence's decision to stop investigating UFOs at the end of 2009."
"If the MoD restart investigations and ask the public to report anything unusual, I'm sure they'll receive lots of reports."
The PSNI received two sighting reports in May 2021, one which was reported as white lights following a helicopter in the Maghaberry area (possibly military night training), another one of a disc object seen in the skies over the Slemish area of county Antrim nearer the end of May 2021.
In July 2021 there were reports of 'strange images' on closed circuit television (CCTV) from a house in the Newtownabbey area along with a dome shaped object with eight lights reported in the skies over the Saintfield area.
Then in September 2021, a report was received by the PSNI in th eLisburn area of 'aliens in bedroom', while in October 2021 a detained patient reported having been abducted by aliens.
Then in November 2021 a report of 'unusual bright lights in the sky', a PSNI spokesperson said that no investigations were carried out in relation to any of these reported incidents.
Nick Pope is said to have worked for the Ministry of Defence investigating UFO reports for a number of years, said that he believes the increase in reports to the PSNI could be linked to Covid-19 and people spending more time at home.
Pope went on to say, "It's difficult to say what lies behind the small increase in sightings", following on with, "Covid-19 and lockdowns may have played a role, with people having more time on their hands during the pandemic, and perhaps spotting things that previously may have gone unnoticed.".
"Another possibility is that people are following the situation in the United States, where Congress is taking the issue seriously and the Pentagon has launched a new UFO initiative."
"This may make people more likely to report something unusual that they've seen, because it sends the message that the authorities take the matter seriously."
Pope does believe that the number of sightings is under-reported and is actually much higher, "Sadly, the numbers are still fairly low, and I suspect there's chronic underreporting, perhaps because of the perceived stigma".
"That's possibly a consequence of the Ministry of Defence's decision to stop investigating UFOs at the end of 2009."
"If the MoD restart investigations and ask the public to report anything unusual, I'm sure they'll receive lots of reports."
