UFO mystery deepens as sightings increase

Harry Hughes' sighting of five orange orbs in the sky above his house in Mynydd Isa on Christmas Day has prompted numerous reports from other residents of similar sightings across Flintshire, Wrexham and Chester.

David Clark, of Elwy Close, Bryn y Baal, agreed with Mr Hughes' description of the strange objects.

He said: "It is absolutely true what he says. There were three very bright lights which suddenly separated and one looked like it shot straight up at high speed.

"At first we thought they were balloons or planes but they were going too fast and they didn't look like planes.

"There was no noise whatsoever and they were going so fast. I have never seen anything like it before."

The mysterious orange orbs have also been spotted by residents in Chester, and last week the Leader received a report via the website of two sightings of them in San Diego, California.

User rduke222, from California, wrote: "My wife and I saw four orange glowing objects just after midnight on New Year's Eve, which had the same characteristics described in this article.

"They approached from the east and departed to the west. My impression was that they were the exhaust from propulsion. These objects were at great altitude and appeared to follow a flight test corridor that passes over San Diego from the Edwards AFB area.

"These objects were not meteors or falling 'space junk'. It is likely they were 'Black Project' aircraft that had just taken off from the Edwards AFB (or Area 51) area and were already very high and going very fast.

"We could not hear any sound from these objects but that is not surprising if they were as high up and moving as fast as I believe they were."

Online user Waylon, also of California, added: "A day or two after Christmas I was standing outside in northern California and noticed what looked like an airline jet moving across the sky in a south to north direction.

"What caught my attention was that it was glowing orange. At first I thought it might be on fire, but I didn't see any smoke or hear any noise.

"As I watched it coming overhead it slowed down and seemed to stop and hover in the night sky. At this point my curiosity would not let me take my eyes off of it.

"After probably 45 seconds there seemed to be burning debris falling from it. And then after another 20 seconds the light went out.

"It wasn't a meteor, nor a falling star. I have to admit I have never seen anything like it in my life."

Closer to home, John Smith of Sychdyn, said: "My girlfriend and I also saw two orange lights on New Year's day around about 1.10am.

"My girlfriend had just gone to the back garden to let the dog out when she saw them. She called me over and we could not believe our eyes. The two lights were travelling through the sky together. There was no sound and they were too low to be a plane or helicopter."

Mike Jones, also of Sychdyn, was sitting outside his house in the early hours of New Year's Day, when he caught sight of two lights in the sky.

He said: "It was about 1.10am and I saw two orange lights in the sky, both travelling at the same speed, with no sound at all. Then they just disppeared.

"They definitely weren't planes or helicopters. They were something very strange."

Marie Davies, of Chester Road, Mold was driving from Holywell to Halkyn on Christmas Day when she spotted a red light low in the sky at 7pm.

She said: "At first I thought it was the moon but it was too low in the sky. It was flame red and was standing still over the Dee Estuary way.

"I couldn't believe my eyes. I would like to see it again. There was no way it was an aeroplane. It was very weird."

Another resident in the Mold area added: "The light was a fair way off, it was coming towards us then stopped went backwards, stayed still for about four or five mins, then faded away.

"It was really strange. It was definitely there, was not a firework, star, helicopter, or plane. We really don't know what it was."

Jenny May, from Sandycroft, also reported seeing strange objects in the sky above her home.

She said: "We were sitting in the back garden in July with our next door neighbours and at about 11pm we saw four bright orange lights that came from the west and shot up into the sky, then shot off in different directions towards the north.

"They danced before they shot off and even my neighbour, who didn't believe in that sort of thing, saw them.

"He was gobsmacked and didn't talk for the rest of the night.

"About two months later my brother, who is another non-believer, saw another three bright orange lights playing in the sky. They then all formed a line and shot off.

"They seemed to be above Airbus in Broughton. We don't know if they are something from there."

Jed Price, of Chester, said: "My wife and I saw the orange UFOs too. It was on New Year's Eve at 10.25pm in the Narrows Park, Hoole.

"There were four lights flying in a line from south to north. The first three were about 30 seconds apart and the fourth was a minute later.

"It was the silence and speed that led us to believe they were UFOs."
Most of the recent sightings have been reported in the Mold and Sychdynarea and across Chester.

The first sighting of the orange orbs came from Leigh and Lynn Williams, of Borras, Wrexham, in July of last year, and explanations offered have included "UFO balloons" and Chinese lanterns.

The debate continues across the region with more and more sightings being reported every day.

If you have seen a UFO then please let us know so that we can compile a full list of the sightings.