According to an August report in The Guardian, prominent extraterrestrial-watchers in Cumbria County, England say British UFO sightings have fallen dramatically in the last few years.
The county has seen a drop-off from 40 sightings in 2004 to none in the first seven months of 2005. However, sightings continue to come in as normal from elsewhere in the country.
Explanations for this change currently include a post-Sept. 11 worry about Earthbound threats as well as the end of the popular TV series \The X-Files.""
Furthermore, in August, British bookmakers told Independent Television News that betting action on whether Elvis Presley is alive has almost completely disappeared. Said bookie Rupert Adams, ""It is perhaps the end of an era.""
-The Guardian (London)
