They seem to go hand in hand every year – New Year’s fireworks celebrations and UFO sightings.
Whether people are mistaking Chinese lanterns for alien spaceships, or little green men are using the cloak of fireworks to venture out into the night sky, unusual sightings always seem to appear during the New Year festivities.
This week Vincent from New Malden contacted the Surrey Comet to say he and his wife saw about 15 red and white aeroplane-like objects at 12.20am on New Year’s Day.
He said: “There were two or three lights appearing at the same time, going at quite a fast speed, without making any noise.
“They would be visible for about 15 to 20 seconds before disappearing into the horizon. These lights had the speed, trajectory and the altitude of a plane.”
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