PEOPLE are being urged to contact a UFO research centre if they see any unusual sights in the sky.

A man walking his dog near Lichfield Street, Stourport-on-Severn, saw six strange lights flying silently across the sky towards the south-west.

The man rang Contact International UFO Research, in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, to tell them of his unusual sighting.

"His friends said he'd been drinking when he told them, but he hadn't," said Michael Soper, spokesman for Contact International.

"He saw five lights with one light trailing behind. They were whitish lights and very noticeable.

"He said they were making their way across the sky silently towards the south-west and they were not navigation lights on a plane.

"He said they looked very dramatic then suddenly disappeared, like someone had just flicked off a switch," he added.

The man saw the unexplained sight at 11.45pm on Saturday, May 31.

Triangular

Twenty-six people have so far called Contact International claiming to have seen three triangular objects with bright lights moving south-west over Birmingham the same night.

Mr Soper believes the lights could have been seen near Malvern at around 12.10am on Sunday, June 1.

Anyone who has spotted the strange sighting in the Worcestershire area should contact Mr Soper on 01865 726908.