WHEN it comes to UFOs and the paranormal few men know more than Warrington's very own answer to the X-Files.

Peter Hough has been writing about unexplained phenomena for more than 25 years and has recently published his 17th book on Ufology.

The new book, Visitation: The Certainty of Alien Activity, is crammed with extra-terrestrial tales from all over the world and presents well reasoned evidence for believing in an alien presence.

There are accounts of UFO sightings and physical landings and even interviews with people who believe they have been abducted.

Peter, a professional ufologist and paranormal researcher, said: "My interest in UFOs goes back to my childhood. I thought that science would have all the answers, but as I got older I realised there were mysteries that just could not be explained."

"Ufology is a fascinating subject. Almost every religion is based on close encounters with beings from other worlds, only these days we tend not to call them gods or angels, but extra-terrestrials."

Peter, of Silsden Avenue, in Lowton, is the chairman of The Northern Anomalies Research Organisation and was the first ufologist to lecture at the Jodrell Bank Science Centre.

Visitations: The Certainty of Alien Activity is available in all good bookshops priced £6.99.

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