Reports of unexplained sightings in skies above Northern Ireland increase

Slemish, historically called Slieve Mish, a mountain close to Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday December 14 2021. See PA story ULSTER UFO. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

From mysterious discs over Slemish Mountain in Co Antrim to strange images spotted on CCTV, unexplained sightings increased in Northern Ireland again last year.

Police received eight sightings in Northern Ireland during 2021, an increase from six such reports in 2020 and four in 2019.