Updated: 10:40 AM PST, January 25, 2021
The country has the most sightings of UFOs in all of Europe, according to Psychic World, topping France which had 71 sightings and Spain which had 70 reported sightings.
Ireland is considered to be a UFO hotspot after 105 sightings have been recorded to date, the Irish Central reported.
The country has the most sightings of UFOs in all of Europe, according to Psychic World, topping France which had 71 sightings and Spain which had 70 reported sightings.
Each sighting in Ireland has averaged about 13 minutes, according to The Irish Post, which also said that “in the majority of cases, these sightings have been described as a collection of unexplainable bright lights seen flying high in the Irish sky.”
Bangor RNLI s Safety Man Peter Bullick Awarded Long Service Medal
12th January 2021
Peter Bullick with his long service medal
Credit: RNLI Mark Johnston
Peter Bullick is well known in sailing circles in Northern Ireland and has long been a familiar face associated with volunteering for the RNLI. He enjoys cruising to the west coast of Scotland and has ventured as far as St Kilda, Stornaway and the Orkney Islands.
He is a Community Safety Adviser at Bangor Lifeboat Station and now his dedication to the cause of water safety has been recognised with the presentation of a Long Service Award.
Potential sightings of UFOs, including a man who said he had been delivered to Bangor Marina by extraterrestrials, were made to the PSNI this year.
Five other reported sightings across Lisburn, Bangor and Belfast were made in 2020, a figure which rose from four reports in 2019.
The first report came on March 13, according to data acquired by the PA news agency using the Freedom of Information Act.
In that call, there was a report of a UFO “with many flashing lights making no noise” hovering in the skies above Dunmurray on the outskirts of Lisburn for around 30 minutes.
Six days later on March 19, officers were told of a “flying object”, appearing to be solar panels in Bangor.
UFO sightings in Northern Ireland on the rise during 2020
There were other reported sightings in Lisburn, Dunmurry and Ballygomartin
Updated (Image: Getty Images)
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Deep Sea Angler Ronald Surgenor Wins Marine Conservation Award
14th December 2020
Ronald Surgenor - Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation
Ronald Surgenor is a Project Officer with the Ulster Wildlife Trust and has been awarded the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation. As well as caring for nature reserves and peatlands, Ronald is a dedicated volunteer sea-angler for the shark conservation project Sea Deep . Since 2018, he has tagged over 100 sharks, skates and rays, and was the first angler to be granted a license to tag common skate for the project. His records make up 75% of all our skate records, contributing to this critically endangered species conservation and management.