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Information released by the Ministry of Defence has revealed details of UFO sighting around Norwich. Expert John Sayer believes sighting are more frequent than many people realise

They could be little green men or something far less mysterious but one thing is for sure — they are more common than you think. Information released by the Ministry of Defence, following a Freedom of Information request, has revealed several sightings of UFOs in the region with experts describing Norwich as a "hotspot". Spotters of unidentified objects describe "orange lights that appeared to be in formation and travelling quite slowly", in East Dereham, as well as a white light which was "as bright as mars" in Great Yarmouth.

There were 14 official sightings reported to the MOD in the last 10 years, including two over Norwich, but John Sayer, of the Norfolk UFO— Society said these are just the ones we know about. Mr Sayer said: "When people think of UFOs they think of the traditional flying saucers but it’s something the general public are really aware of. "Generally speaking, I would say that these kinds of sightings are much more common than people realise. Since I have become interested in the subject I’ve realised there’s quite a lot going on.

"Of course we must remember these sightings are only the ones that have reached the MOD — it’s just the tip of the iceberg and in my experience most people don’t report what they see." Other sightings across Norfolk include two in Norwich of "an object that looked a bit like a star at first and then split into about half a dozen lights" and "a single flashing light". In Great Yarmouth a "bright white light with an orange light at the rear" was spotted.

Defence officials keep records of these sightings because of the possible implications for national security and analyse them all in detail, but most of the IJFOs reported either have a rational explanation or none at all. In Juneit was reported reported how the sightings of mysterious orbs floating silently over Norwich, believed to be UFOs, turned out to be nothing more sinister than paper lanterns with messages — one of the latest crazes for summer parties and barbecues.

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Military PR Officer for the Roswell Incident Leaves Deathbed Confession

Lieutenant Walter Haut, the public relations officer who, in 1947, issued both the statement confirming the Air Force had captured a flying disk and the subsequent statement saying it was only a balloon left an affidavit to be read after his death.

The contests of the sworn statement were released last week after Haut's death last year. He states that there were in fact two crashes and the press releases were to draw attention to the publicly known one in order to protect another crash site.

Haut states that he was shown the craft by Colonel Blanchard and that he personally saw alien bodies. He concludes by saying, "I am convinced that what I personally observed was some kind of craft and its crew from outer space.

Airline Pilots See 'Mile-Wide' UFO

A brilliant white cigar-shaped object has been sighted by airline pilots over the Channel Islands. The mystery object was seen by the pilot and passengers of an Aurigny Airlines flight and was also spotted by a nearby Tri-Lander aircraft.

"It was 2,000ft up and stationary. I thought it was about 10 miles away, although I later realised it was approximately 40 miles from us... It could have been as much as a mile wide," said Aurigny Airlines captain Ray Bowyer.

A second similar object was also seen. Not all data on the incident has been released. A senior CAA source said that "certain parts of the report have not been published. I cannot say why."