Is Culmore Road a UFO hotspot?
While there is no proof that life exists outside planet Earth, it seems that the Culmore Road is a hotspot for locals spotting UFOs.
Unidentified Flying Objects have been reportedly seen in the area an unusally high number of times - with one man contacting the 'Journal' with around 40 photos and a short video documenting the same.
While he did not wish to be named, "for fear of seeming like an eejit", he was certainly convinced that there was little other explanation for his sighting.
He said: "I was leaving someone to their car one evening when I spotted these fast moving bright lights on the horizon. They seemed to be moving extremely fast in a formation.
"I'm not really sure what I imagined them to be but there's no doubt that they are unidentifiable!
"We stood and watched for around 15 minutes as around 20 or more lights zoomed across the sky, all of us trying to find an explanation for their presence.
"One of my family members suggested that they could be Chinese lanterns, released by a wedding party, but these lights were not moving in a random nature, as would you would expect from Chinese lanterns. Instead they were moving in a measured fashion, and at one stage three of these lights were moving in an obvious triangle pattern."
Further investigation on-line by the man in question also found that sightings of suspected UFOs in the Culmore Road in the past eight weeks have been occurring frequently.
"There are around seven or eight other reports on forums on-line discussing UFO activity in the area. I have sent my video to a friend who works in film to have it digitally enhanced. Once it is ready I am more than happy to have it posted on the Derry Journal website and maybe then we can see if anyone has a logical explanation for their existence. But for now I remain open to suggestions!"
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