The UK often follow the US culturally, and the US is completely obsessed with UFOs. It’s telling that Germany, way denser than England, has way fewer reports.
Cultural hysteria is a bitch.
Total-Dog-3580 on
Must be the language.
Codebender on
World-wide, UFO reports are concentrated in English-speaking countries. That’s obviously because it’s a cultural phenomenon. When most people can’t quite see something, they conclude that they don’t know what it is because they can’t quite see it. When someone who grew up watching Close Encounters, Twilight Zone, X-Files, etc., all the time can’t quite see something, they conclude it’s aliens.
umbrellassembly on
Eastern Europeans see UFOs too. They just can’t be bothered to report them.
nygdan on
its cultural, not real
USSMarauder on
Why do you think The Doctor spends so much time in the UK?
arczz1 on
Map of ghost sightings would look pretty similar too
MiguelIstNeugierig on
Confirmation bias I assume? The bigger the UFO culture, the more greyman saucers spotted
RevLewis on
overlap that map with one of beer consumption…
brycebrycebaby on
Fuck knows why aliens want to abduct the Bonnybridge bampots with such regularity, but they keep doing it.
damnthisnameistaken on
Dr Who
Designer-Figure8307 on
Notice how in Spain Its only on the coasts, thats the British tourists
Assassiiinuss on
This is an American site that collects ufo reports, of course English speakers are more likely to report sightings there.
If you took the data from a French website, the sightings would be concentrated to France, Switzerland and Belgium.
Torquemahda on
Where is Cardiff on that map?
Same_Percentage_2364 on
English not beating the America-lite allegations
jailbrokemasta on
what about the netherlands?
Icy_Consideration409 on
No wonder Farage hates aliens.
durakraft on
Sweden and or the (ERC) European research council has grants active and issueing new ones to the benefit of more studies into UAP/UFO.
#topology #positivegeometry #oam #entropy #substrate
[https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-2025/anomalous-agenda](https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-2025/anomalous-agenda)
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) have fascinated humanity for centuries, ranging from mysterious lights in the sky to sensor data and close encounters that defy conventional explanation. Such events challenge our understanding of nature, technology, and even our place in the universe.
Fit_Swordfish5248 on
Stoners.
Karumine on
No. Reports are hardly relevant, just like studies that focus on surveys/hearsay. People lie, and that’s the bottom line.
PeaOk5697 on
I don’t believe it was aliens, but there was something flying in the sky that scared the fuck out of me. Western Norway
Pulsariukas on
There was a case in Britain where all the services were on their toes because an alien from outer space was running around. And it turned out to be a wild boar. So maybe there are more reports like this?
Kitsune_BCN on
Aliens like Queen Elisabet 2 I guess
Psychospiv on
Aliens visited Belarus once and decided never to return
AboveAverage1988 on
I bet it’s people seeing old police boxes, thinking it’s the doctor…
smsmkiwi on
The distribution suggests a cultural reason, as opposed to an actual reason, i.e., that UFO’s are not real. Otherwise, why would they have travelled such huge distances to only visit the UK, and the US?
Conscious_Spray_5331 on
Translation:
Brits are nuts.
PresidentZeus on
I’m sure this aligns well with the density of people proficient in English.
hubbabubbameqershi on
Apparently UFO’s understand only English
gundlexfundyr on
they probably call it something else
Major_Situation_9794 on
You know, I’m the one responsible for those crop circles in England.
No_Turn2863 on
Aren’t UK/US UFO sightings very closely correlated with the screening of alien radio/TV shows? I seem to remember in the UK it’s very closely correlated with broadcasts of The War of the Worlds?
Ok_Society_1237 on
Its nukes
TaikiSaruwatari on
How many of them are the Doctor?
caneverant on
Anyone could compare this to a drug use map, please?
Vast_Egg_957 on
The UK was the most important and most technologically advanced country on Earth for centuries before the USA surpassed it. It’d be no surprise that aliens would be more interested in the Anglo world.
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The UK often follow the US culturally, and the US is completely obsessed with UFOs. It’s telling that Germany, way denser than England, has way fewer reports.
Cultural hysteria is a bitch.
Must be the language.
World-wide, UFO reports are concentrated in English-speaking countries. That’s obviously because it’s a cultural phenomenon. When most people can’t quite see something, they conclude that they don’t know what it is because they can’t quite see it. When someone who grew up watching Close Encounters, Twilight Zone, X-Files, etc., all the time can’t quite see something, they conclude it’s aliens.
Eastern Europeans see UFOs too. They just can’t be bothered to report them.
its cultural, not real
Why do you think The Doctor spends so much time in the UK?
Map of ghost sightings would look pretty similar too
Confirmation bias I assume? The bigger the UFO culture, the more greyman saucers spotted
overlap that map with one of beer consumption…
Fuck knows why aliens want to abduct the Bonnybridge bampots with such regularity, but they keep doing it.
Dr Who
Notice how in Spain Its only on the coasts, thats the British tourists
This is an American site that collects ufo reports, of course English speakers are more likely to report sightings there.
If you took the data from a French website, the sightings would be concentrated to France, Switzerland and Belgium.
Where is Cardiff on that map?
English not beating the America-lite allegations
what about the netherlands?
No wonder Farage hates aliens.
Sweden and or the (ERC) European research council has grants active and issueing new ones to the benefit of more studies into UAP/UFO.
#topology #positivegeometry #oam #entropy #substrate
[https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-2025/anomalous-agenda](https://www.pi.lu.se/en/advanced-study-groups-2025/anomalous-agenda)
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) have fascinated humanity for centuries, ranging from mysterious lights in the sky to sensor data and close encounters that defy conventional explanation. Such events challenge our understanding of nature, technology, and even our place in the universe.
Stoners.
No. Reports are hardly relevant, just like studies that focus on surveys/hearsay. People lie, and that’s the bottom line.
I don’t believe it was aliens, but there was something flying in the sky that scared the fuck out of me. Western Norway
There was a case in Britain where all the services were on their toes because an alien from outer space was running around. And it turned out to be a wild boar. So maybe there are more reports like this?
Aliens like Queen Elisabet 2 I guess
Aliens visited Belarus once and decided never to return
I bet it’s people seeing old police boxes, thinking it’s the doctor…
The distribution suggests a cultural reason, as opposed to an actual reason, i.e., that UFO’s are not real. Otherwise, why would they have travelled such huge distances to only visit the UK, and the US?
Translation:
Brits are nuts.
I’m sure this aligns well with the density of people proficient in English.
Apparently UFO’s understand only English
they probably call it something else
You know, I’m the one responsible for those crop circles in England.
Aren’t UK/US UFO sightings very closely correlated with the screening of alien radio/TV shows? I seem to remember in the UK it’s very closely correlated with broadcasts of The War of the Worlds?
Its nukes
How many of them are the Doctor?
Anyone could compare this to a drug use map, please?
The UK was the most important and most technologically advanced country on Earth for centuries before the USA surpassed it. It’d be no surprise that aliens would be more interested in the Anglo world.