What is it about county UFOs?

When it comes to soaring numbers of big cat sightings and mystery bright lights in the sky, Shropshire is the place to be.

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In the latest report, a Telford stargazer has reported seeing unexplained multi-coloured objects in the skies above the town.

Robert Davies, 31, from Arleston, says he saw the objects in the early hours of June 25 - the same day reports emerged of strange phenomena hovering above Clive Barracks at Tern Hill.

His claim comes just weeks after a group of unidentified flying objects were reportedly spotted and filmed by a soldier at his barracks near Market Drayton.

Mr Davies said when he compared his footage with the soldier's video the similarity was uncanny.

"It sent a shiver down my spine as I, too, had footage of a UFO and it was very similar," he said.

"At about 2.30am there was a loud noise which flew over the house.

"It was incredibly loud, almost like a jet breaking the sound barrier."

Self-employed Mr Davies, who describes himself as a "sceptic", investigated further and saw a "massive light" hovering about a quarter-of-a-mile above Arleston.

"I couldn't make out its shape or form," he said. "It just looked like a massive star.

"I grabbed my mobile and began to film the object through the kitchen window. When I zoomed in, I could clearly see the object was flashing every single colour you could imagine."

Although he admits he has no idea what he saw he said it could have been military technology because a fleet of helicopters turned up during the sighting.

"It was just hovering in the same place silently and it continued to flash and change colours all the time," he said.

"After a few minutes I began to hear helicopters flying in the distance from behind me very fast. I'm surprised the whole street didn't wake up to the noise."

Robert's footage can be viewed here

By Tom Johannsen