'Urban glow' fails to deter UFOs

18 May 2008 11:32am

The night-time "urban glow" that hangs over much of southern England appears not to have cast a cloud over UFO-watching activities.

For people in the south east claimed to have seen more unidentified flying objects per head per population than anywhere else in Britain, according to a survey by insurance company esure.

In contrast, only 7% of Scots have seen a UFO despite the clearer and darker night skies north of the border.

West Midlanders claim to have seen the least UFOs, with only 6% of them admitting sighting one.

All told, 12% of Britons said they had seen a UFO with 2% of those surveyed claiming to have seen more than five UFOs. The survey results come after details of UFO sighting instances were released by the Ministry of Defence.

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