Official records suggest that the North-East has proved a hotbed for UFO sightings across the years.
Here is just a flavour of the dozens of reports from across the region which have been logged by the Government and police forces.
North-East UFO sightings uncovered
July 7, 2011: A report logged by Northumbria Police notes: "Caller witnessed a large black silent disc." The force's records describe the caller as "genuine".
August 7, 2010: Northumbria Police report that "a genuine caller" said they had a "sighting of UFO", adding: "Caller states that they saw a light in the sky that was white and orange and round like a frisbee."
November 9, 2009, at 5.10pm: "Orange ball shape going across the sky on a flight path. Silent. So concerned called 999."
February 24, 2009, at 6.45pm: "Saw four spaceships that flew over the house into the sky. They had a bright light that faded and was then gone. They returned to the same spot they had come from."
August 30, 2008: "Sodium coloured lights were travelling North West. Initially, four circular bright lights were travelling in convoy. Two of the lights made a vertical change of direction. One looked like a bright orange orb."
December 15, 2007, 8.45pm: "Lights were seen in the sky."
August 13, 2007, at 10.45pm: "There were two objects of the same brightness. They were slow, erratic, changing direction and suddenly slowing and stopping."
October 31, 2006, at 9.30pm: "A black triangular UFO was seen, with three lights on it."
