A national newspaper reported how scores of people, including university lecturers, police and soldiers from Cardiff to Bristol, have been baffled by strange sights in the sky.

Earlier this month, the Lancashire Evening Post reported how John Gibirdi, 32, was driving along Boys Lane in Fulwood with his daughter, Claudia, eight, when they spotted an iron-shaped UFO.

And since then, readers from across Preston have been in touch to tell their own tales of unexplained aircraft.

Britain's 'X-Files' reveal that more than 11,000 UFOs have been seen across the country in the last 30 years and top-secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) records will be made public in the next four years.

The first eight of 160 MoD UFO files have already been opened at the National Archives, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act and 10 years of campaigning by Dr David Clarke, researcher and lecturer.

So is the truth out there? And will we ever know what it is?

Have you spotted a UFO or do you have pictures or video? Get in touch with Melanie Wallwork on 01772 838107 or email melanie.wallwork@lep.co.uk

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