The genteel east coast resort of Filey has been named as the unlikely UFO hot spot of the British Isles. The claim is made by an independent research group called the British UFO Hunters .They say more sightings of mysterious objects are made there than anywhere else in Britain - with Selby and Fife as distant runners-up.The UFO Hunters base their findings on evidence from Filey Ufologist Russell Kellett who founded the International UFO Network eight years ago."Yes, this is the UFO capital," he said, "and it has taken over from Bonnybridge, near Falkirk in Scotland."So far we have 48 recorded sightings in Filey this year. The next nearest is Selby with 20."People are coming here from places like Newcastle, Leeds and Hull because they have heard about its reputation."Some people think that because researchers like me are active in these towns, we attract these mysterious objects in the sky. We are like conduits for them."Mr Kellett said the most spectacular sighting in Filey this year was late at night in June when a couple walking their dog saw a flying triangle soar out of the sea and up into the sky.

He said: "I have also been in touch with a young woman living on the outskirts of the town who says she met a tall alien in her home. She has no memory of how he left."The UFO Hunters claim that the North Sea is an experimental area for top-secret US aircraft.But Mr Kellett dismisses the idea that UFO sightings near the coast are of man-made craft."They would not come so close to the town," he said. "The US Government does not like people to see its new technology."

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