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UFO 'sightings' have tripled since 2001 to nearly 12,000, new book claims

Have little green men from outer space been taking an increased interest in our planet this century?

A new book, U.F.O. Sightings Desk Reference, looks at the statistics behind UFO encounters – and analysis of 121,036 eyewitness accounts in America suggests the encounters are increasing in number.

Authors Cheryl Costa and Linda Miller Costa analysed sightings reported to UFO groups such as Mufon and Nuforc.

And contrary to popular myth, UFO sightings are not dying off – in fact, the opposite is true, at least in North America, where sightings rose to 11,868 nationwide in 2015 from 3,479 in 2001.

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Speaking to the San Diego Tribune, the couple say that many of the sightings have perfectly normal, Earthly explanations – but some defy explanation.

‘We’re doing scientific research. What’s crazy is not being willing to look at research,’ says Cheryl Costa.

UFO lobbyist Stephen Bassett, founder of the Paradigm Research Group, said, ‘With this compendium, Cheryl and Linda Costa have reminded the public and the media the extraterrestrial phenomenon continues unabated.’