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The UFO Stories cases readers rated highest and believed most — the jury's all-time picks.

1. The Combine Died, The Lights Came, And Then The Combine Started Again

   Harvest runs at night when the moisture is right. That is the whole reason a farmer is in a field at one in the morning: not romance, moistu…

   214 Upvote · 73% of readers believe this story

2. Three Aircraft Asked Us What The Fourth One Was

   Let me be honest at the top: I am a cleaner. I do the tower three nights a week, and when it is quiet the controllers let me finish the glas…

   201 Upvote · 75% of readers believe this story

3. The Radar Operator Bought Me A Beer And Told Me To Forget It

   I did two years of national service in a job so boring I have never once been asked about it twice. Perimeter. Gates. Clipboards. One night …

   190 Upvote · 72% of readers believe this story

4. My Dog Watched It Move Across The Sky And Never Barked Once

   My dog is an idiot and I say that with love. She barks at bin lorries. She barks at the moon when it is a particular shape she does not care…

   187 Upvote · 71% of readers believe this story

5. The Whole Village Watched It And Then Agreed Never To Mention It

   Our village does fireworks badly and proudly. Forty-odd people in a field, a man with a licence he printed himself, and the fire brigade par…

   176 Upvote · 65% of readers believe this story

6. The Wedding Photographer Got It In Frame And Deleted It

   I was the best man, so I spent the evening carrying things and apologising, which is the job. Behind the marquee, about eleven, I found the …

   173 Upvote · 59% of readers believe this story

7. Every Fisherman In The Harbour Saw It And Every One Of Them Lied To The Reporter

   You have to understand the economics. If the harbour gets a reputation for men who see things, the insurance gets interesting, and the buyer…

   168 Upvote · 64% of readers believe this story

8. The Light Over The Cemetery Came Back On The Same Date For Three Years

   My mother is buried in a cemetery on a hill, and I go on her birthday, in the evening, because she liked the evening and because the place i…

   161 Upvote · 66% of readers believe this story

9. The Traffic Camera Caught It And The Council Called It A Reflection

   I am the sort of person who files Freedom of Information requests for fun, and I accept that this makes me insufferable at parties. On 19 Se…

   155 Upvote · 62% of readers believe this story

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