00:00 UFOs, aliens from outer space, invaders from a planet Zorg, call them what you will, but
00:06 there's no denying that our collective fascination with unidentified flying objects is something
00:11 that sparks discussion.
00:14 Some might dismiss the notion that little green people have come down from Neptune to
00:18 visit your local for a mad one, however there are still reports of UFO sightings all across
00:23 the UK and wider world.
00:25 And thanks to modern technology, there's even video footage of these supposed alien craft.
00:31 So with that said, let's get right into this UFO special, only on Shots.
00:40 UFOs caught on camera
00:41 UFOs have a long history in Britain, with some sightings reported to date all the way
00:48 back to the 11th and 12th century.
00:50 It is said that in 1113, Pilgrim sighted a fire-burping dragon come out of the sea in
00:55 the south-west of England, then fly away into the sky.
00:59 In 1254, a scribe wrote the following description of a sight he witnessed in the night sky.
01:06 In serene sky and clear air, with stars shining and the moon eight days old, there suddenly
01:12 appeared in the sky a kind of large ship elegantly shaped, well equipped and of marvellous colour.
01:20 And in 1290, friars of Byland Abbey wrote of a flat, round, shining, silvery object
01:26 flying overhead of them.
01:27 Sounds like it might be onto something, right?
01:30 As if they were describing an actual flying saucer.
01:33 Well that's because this last claim was found out to be a hoax manufactured by two
01:38 teenagers in the 1950s.
01:41 As for the other stories of the dragon and the large ship, who knows, we're in the
01:45 world of alien spacecraft, where the lines of science fiction and science fact often
01:51 blur.
01:52 Now this story didn't take place in Britain, but it was captured by flight attendant Denise
02:03 Tenassi who lives in Corby, so we're including it because of that.
02:08 Tenassi captured the footage of what she believed to be a UFO on a flight from Blüten to Poland.
02:14 She was filming the stunning view from the aircraft and then noticed the strange dazzling
02:19 lights 20 minutes later.
02:22 Describing the incident, she said "I've been a flight attendant for a year and have
02:26 never seen anything like this.
02:28 I couldn't see anything with my bare eyes, but when I checked the video 20 minutes later,
02:33 I spotted it.
02:36 And I spoke to the pilot to ask if he knew anything."
02:39 Tenassi continued.
02:40 "Everyone was confused.
02:42 We hadn't seen anything while flying and there had been no turbulence.
02:47 It was a weird shape, like a circle flashing pink.
02:50 At first we thought maybe it was a reflection of her pink uniform, but on the video you
02:54 can see the motion.
02:56 You can see it's flying."
03:02 July 2022, Dr. Mohamed Salama, aged 34, couldn't quite believe his eyes when he saw two strange
03:10 bright circles in the skies over Birmingham.
03:13 The married father of two says the lights could not have been a plane, star, drone or
03:17 laser because of how they moved.
03:19 He filmed the footage at around 10.30pm from outside his home.
03:26 He said "It was a strange experience and I really think this could be a UFO.
03:30 It was truly bizarre and left me pretty baffled being a man from a science background."
03:37 May 2021, Worcestershire, a dad of three was stunned when he was testing out his new smartphone
03:44 and captured this UFO hovering over his home.
03:49 The bizarre footage shows a bright circular white and yellow disc-like object whiz across
03:53 the sky before flipping onto its back.
03:57 David Whittle was playing with his new Samsung phone when wife Becky, 51, spotted the flying
04:03 saucer over her house.
04:05 David said "Becky was having a cup of tea in the garden when she shouted, 'What on
04:10 earth is that?'
04:11 I've never seen anything like that before."
04:17 July 2017, Cornwall, multiple individuals took to social media that month to share crazy
04:24 footage of what appeared to be a UFO in the skies over the south-west English county.
04:31 YouTuber Shane Howes spotted the weird sight while driving along the A30.
04:36 He shared a video on Twitter, writing "What the?
04:39 Is this an alien spacecraft over the A30?"
04:44 Meanwhile YouTuber Steph, who goes by the Twitter handle @cocoachickblog, shared her
04:50 sighting over Truro City Centre.
05:00 On the same day, Harry Wilde shared her sighting over Fistral Beach, writing "Odd sighting
05:06 at #Fistral.
05:07 Anyone else see it?
05:11 #UFOCornwall?"
05:15 Several Twitter users responded to the various video sightings, suggesting that the object
05:18 was nothing more than "Birds or Insects."
05:29 September 2017, this footage captures the strange moment a white disc object was hovering
05:34 in the sky over one of Britain's UFO hotspots.
05:39 The object appears to expand and contract as it hangs over Bracknell in Berkshire, where
05:44 there has been several UFO sightings.
05:53 August 2017, Somerset, a mysterious UFO was captured on video circling over a remote country
05:59 town for several minutes.
06:01 The video shows three orange balls moving in the sky, which repeatedly change direction
06:06 as they are followed by a trail of sparkling white light.
06:12 Jeremy Lefevre spotted the UFO in the skies near his home off Frome, Somerset.
06:18 He was amazed to see the strange object, which moved erratically and appeared to emit green
06:22 lights.
06:32 July 2020, Devon.
06:34 Ben Landrigan discovered what he believes to be a UFO crash site deep inside a wood.
06:40 He was on a walk in the countryside when he found a huge area that had been flattened.
06:45 He can't see any logical explanation for why the trees would have fallen this way, and
06:49 believes it to be a UFO crash site.
06:58 Wolverhampton 2023, a UK flabber has shared footage of a mysterious object flying in the
07:04 skies over Wolverhampton, and he believes he may have captured proof of aliens.
07:10 The footage comes years after dozens of local reported sightings of a triangular UFO dubbed
07:16 the Dudley Dorito.
07:18 38-year-old David Banner was walking home from the bus stop when he spotted something
07:24 flickering and darting above him.
07:29 He said, "The footage doesn't really do it justice, but it made me think about the
07:34 Dudley Dorito and all the sightings there were of it about 10 years ago.
07:42 Makes you wonder if there is other life in space as I don't think it looks like a plane
07:48 or satellite.
07:49 It was flickering and darting above me for a few seconds before it disappeared."
07:55 Devon 2021, Matthew Evans aged 36 spotted this bright and identified object while looking
08:14 out of his top floor flat window.
08:19 His photos show four bright lights in a triangular shaped formation lingering in the night sky.
08:24 The mature student managed to take a picture but within seconds the object flew off into
08:33 the distance.
08:37 Matthew from Tidmouth in Devon said, "I couldn't help but see it.
08:45 My kitchen window gives a great view of the sea.
08:48 It wasn't moving like a plane would.
08:50 It was moving a lot slower and went up and down for a bit before hovering a good 10 seconds.
08:56 It stayed in one spot long enough for me to pull out my phone and get those snaps.
09:03 Then it quickly zoomed off at some speed and I couldn't see it anymore.
09:07 The light was really bright.
09:09 I just didn't know what it could be so I decided to take a picture.
09:14 I'm not quite losing my marbles yet, but it's hard to place it so.
09:19 I suppose it's an unidentified flying object."
09:29 So now that we've covered some sightings of UFOs, what should we do if a pilot comes
09:34 round to your door for a cuppa?
09:36 How would you know he's an alien?
09:38 Well, thanks to some research asking 2000 Brits what aliens look like, we have a pretty
09:44 rough idea.
09:46 People generally think aliens are 5 foot tall with webbed feet and green tufts of hair.
09:51 Now that might sound like you're local on a Saturday night after a sesh, so thankfully
09:56 we've got some pictures.
09:58 This artist's impression shows what Brits reckon an alien would look like.
10:03 With two heads, gills and the ability to change colour, the alien might also be able to read
10:08 your mind, teleport and speak all human languages.
10:11 4 in 10 reckon aliens would converse in their own made up language and 22% believe they'd
10:18 have 360 degree vision.
10:21 The creature would probably also have long skinny limbs and walk like a human.
10:28 Apparently Brits also think that the alien's skin would be camouflaged, blending in with
10:32 surroundings like chameleons.
10:36 The research commissioned via OnePol found 31% believed aliens and UFOs are real and
10:42 18% even think Earth will one day experience a space invasion.
10:52 And despite 52% arguing it's unlikely aliens are already living among us, 17% have reported
10:59 a UFO or alien sighting to the police.
11:04 International UFO researcher Philip Mantle, who teamed up with Blaze, said "When thinking
11:11 about what extraterrestrial life may look like, we just have to look at the diversity
11:17 of life here on Earth to see how strange things can get."
11:21 Well that's that for UFOs caught on camera on shots.
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