Strange Sightings over Ulpster

For as long as any of the local residents can remember there have been long instances of weird lights appearing at indeterminate times over the skies of Ulpster.

One resident, teacher Mrs M. Sprite (62) was able to confirm these reports first hand saying, "Many of us believe they are extra terrestrial, and just hope that they are not part of a vast invasion fleet as there are literally hundreds of sightings. Others suggest that they are part of Government secret experiments, while a tiny minority think they are a natural phenomenon ... hah!"

When asked how often they appeared, Mrs Sprite said, "Every day! - and more and more frequently. I've been keeping a log and in June they hardly appeared at all, and then only very late at night. At the moment they are there more often than not, sometimes appearing as early as late afternoon and not vanishing until 7am. It's very worrying, it's as if they are getting closer!"

Mrs Sprite became very animated, saying, "Very infrequently you will see a light travel across the sky at breakneck speed before disappearing, but usually they just sit there, the intensity of the light often subtly fluctuating, I think the scientific term is twinkling."

Our own scientific team of Ade (Astrophysicist), and Nat (Star Wars aficionado) concur. "This does not sound natural at all", they agreed.


Artists impression of light phenomenon.