Friends Chris Delaney, 34, of Barlby, and Adam Deakin, 39, of Selby, were walking home after a night out on November 8 at about 1am when they spotted an orange glowing object moving quickly across the sky.

The UFO was travelling from east to west just above the tree line, looking across from Micklegate car park to Scott Road community field.
Adam said: "We had been to the pub and we were merry but we were absolutely not paralytic.

"We were just going through the alleyway from Finkle Street to the car park when Chris looked up and said 'what's that?'.

"I know the night sky because I'm into astronomy, and I know it wasn't a meteor because it was moving at a steady pace. We watched it for about 15 seconds, but meteors are white with a trail and are gone in just a few seconds.

"It wasn't flashing and there was no noise so it couldn't have been a plane or a helicopter."

Chris, a carer, and Adam, a self-employed gardener, ran across the car park to get a better look at the strange object before it disappeared over the horizon.

Adam continued: "It was basically a UFO. I'm not saying it was little green men, but it remains unidentified."

Chris and Adam conducted their own research following the incident and discovered there had been other recent sightings of flying orange disks throughout the country.

Adam said: "Five were spotted hovering over London only last week, and they've also been sighted in Scarborough, Blackpool and Scotland.

"It didn't scare us and we feel privileged to have seen whatever it was. I will remember the experience for the rest of my life."

Selby district has become a hot-spot for UFO sightings in recent years, with TV camera crews descending on the area after several sightings above Drax Power Station.