An Alien Replica At The 2013 Burning Man Arts And Music Festival In The Black Rock Desert, Nevada
A replica of a space alien sits behind the wheel of an art car at the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, August 30, 2013. he Burning Man organization received approval from the federal government to have a maximum of 68,000 participants attend the festival. Reuters/Jim Bourg

A caller from Wigan, a town in Manchester, claimed that he saw 17 spaceships in the sky. He added that the spaceships carried extra-terrestrial beings.

According to the an article written by Emily Heward in the Manchester Evening News, calls were made to the Ministry of Defence stating that "green aliens who had cream-coloured bellies" were noticed in the Manchester skies. In the past ten years, there have been almost 22 UFO sightings in the region, one amongst is the most latest one.

The Twitter handle of the newspaper is @MENnewsdesk and it posted breaking news as well as news from the world of sports and showbiz. It tweeted a link of the article on Oct. 8 which was re-tweeted 17 times and three people added it to their favourites.

In 2009, a witness claimed to see a dome-shaped orange ball of light. He claimed that the objects was transparent and was as "organic as a jellyfish." He added that it was moving left to right when it left from a field in Leigh and also made a noise of a drone. Another person claimed to see a UFO in Bolton on Bonfire Night, an event that is completely dedicated to bonfires.

A documentary made in the 1970s was about a couple who saw a UFO in the meadows of Urmston. When the police were called to check it out, they also spotted the UFO.

Between 2000 and 2009, Greater Manchester had reports of more than 2,000 UFO sightings. In an article by Emma Flanagan in the Manchester Evening News talks about the top ten UFO sightings in Manchester.

Shaun Ryder, the former Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman wrote a book called "What Planet Am I On?" which he claims is based on his experiences of spotting UFOs. He said that he had seen UFOs twice while growing up.

His first sighting was when he was just 15. He told the Guardian that at about 6.45 am, one morning when it was pitch dark, he saw a UFO while walking to the bus stop. His second sighting was also at a bus stop a few months later. Shaun said that since his sightings, he has become obsessed with ufology as well as extra-terrestrials.

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