A leading Irish astronomer has revealed that he has recorded around 40 UFO sightings at his advanced space observatory in Roscommon over the last 22 years.
Eamonn Ansbro at his observatory in Boyle
Dr Eamonn Ansbro also said the recent spate that has been spotted across the US and Canada isn’t unusual and said they normally come in waves in certain locations.
At the Kingsland Observatory, which is located in Boyle in Roscommon, Dr Ansbro has 11 cameras pointing at the sky at all times recording what passes through.
He said they have installed software that is able to discount other aircraft and birds so that it only flags unidentified flying objects which are otherwise known as UFOs.
Dr Ansbro said: “We actually established a surveillance system here. It’s been operating for more than 22 years.
“This is an all-sky camera system made up of 11 cameras and we’ve recorded a number of UFOs. At my observatory, the system has picked up about 40 in total.
“We’ve actually got recordings of triangular-type constructs on two occasions, over the years. And we’ve got a dumbbell-shaped object as well.”
He added: “There’s been a serious attempt to instrument the research here, which I’ve been doing for the last 22 years, with some success.
“So we actually have told the programme to differentiate between birds, helicopters, and aircraft.
“The UFO has particular characteristics to it, which we have put into the programme as well which means that we actually do get the results we want and we’re not ending up with aircrafts, helicopters or birds.”
Dr Ansbro stressed that sightings don’t automatically mean aliens and said the word UFO has become so closely associated with extra-terrestrials that they’re now referred to as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena or UAP.
The astronomer did say he was open to the idea that other forms of intelligent life could exist somewhere in the universe and said they could even have underwater bases on earth.
He believes that so many people are sceptical about UFOs because over the decades there has been little to no official research on the topic but said this has changed over the last couple of years.
The astronomer said many countries around the world have admitted they are carrying out research on what is going in the skies including the Pentagon in the US.
Countries are taking notice because the objects are becoming a national security risk after pilots encountered a number of close calls.
Eamonn Ansbro at his observatory in Boyle
In recent weeks, the US military has shot down a number of UFOs that were spotted in Canadian and American airspace with senior officials saying that they don’t know what they are.
These are separate from a Chinese Spy Balloon which was also shot down.Last week, Britain’s top air chiefs urged world leaders to stop shooting down the UFOs until they know where they have come from.
Air Chief Marshal Michael Graydon suggested blasting suspicious craft with fighter jets was not the best way to determine their origin.
Graydon, 84, a former commander in chief of RAF Strike Command during the 1990 Gulf War, said: “Until we know what’s actually in them they’re an irritation, certainly, and it’s highly likely it’s got some spy equipment on it.
source: irishmirror.ie
