Stevenage, Croydon, Wrexham, Barnoldswick, Chorley… what do all these towns have in common? It’s simple: they are all towns in the UK where UFOs have been reported in the last 24 hours.

Granted, a couple of these are actually the locations where recent UFO sightings have turned out to be fakes, like Barnoldswick, where strange lights witnessed recently turned out to be merely “floating lanterns”. Still, the fact remains that the majority of the news about UFOs appearing in the media lately has to do with sightings in the skies over England. I finally found one story which was indeed reported by a US paper, the McDowell News (based out Marion, N.C. of all places… this is within 50 miles of where I live). But wait, then there’s the title of the piece: “Britain has its own Roswell incident.” Wow.

As a result, many British celebrities are coming forward stating that they believe in UFOs, including singer Robbie Williams, as well as Jennifer Ellison, winner of the “Rear of the Year” award, as reported by The Sun. Why is there so much UFO activity in England this year? Are there really extraterrestrials buzzing Big Ben, or are bored teenagers merely having a go with these ever-popular “Chinese lanterns”?