UFOs? Bah, Humbug! Probably.

Another day, another sighting of a UFO and, unless I'm very much mistaken, yet another set of "Why on earth does Shropshirestar.com publish this rubbish?" emails on the way.

See also: Sky Watcher - We are not alone

So, why on earth does Shropshirestar.com publish this rubbish?

In short, it's popular. That's why.

People are genuinely fascinated by the unexplained, by UFOs, by ghosts, by rumours of wild cats loose in the countryside - you know the sort of thing; it's probably of interest to you, too.

Have a look on YouTube and you will find hundreds - possibly thousands - of UFO videos. Some appear genuine; some appear genuinely rubbish, but most of them are fascinating to look at.

Of course there are those with minds more sealed than a spaceman's helmet. As far as they are concerned there is nothing out there and anyone who dares to dream is a fool and an idiot.

Fair enough, we're all entitled to our opinion

But Shropshire does seem to be particularly blessed with such strange phenomena. UFO sightings come in on an almost weekly basis.

Thanks to the magic of the internet there are readers around the world who log in to see what's going on in this small, green patch of England.

It's possible that there are beings somewhat further away logging in as well.

And slowly, but surely, they're drawing their plans against us...

(Possibly.)

Andrew Owen