Top 5 Celebrity UFO Sightings

This summer, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles of Mulder and Scully in The X-Files: I Want To Believe. We take a look at which celebrities also believe.


John Lennon

John Lennon was fascinated by UFOs and indeed saw a UFO in August 1974 from the roof of his apartment block in New York. When his album "Walls And Bridges" was released, the accompanying booklet contained the annotation "On 23 August 1974, I saw a UFO. J.L.".

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali has seen at least two UFOs over New York and is fascinated by the subject. He once remarked "If you look into the sky in the early morning you see them playing tag between the stars".

David Bowie

David Bowie reports having seen UFOs on several occasions while growing up. Many of his songs are themed around space and he played an extraterrestrial in the film "The Man Who Fell to Earth".

Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams has seen UFOs, gone on skywatches and met several people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. He regularly posts on the "Above Top Secret" discussion forum and in February 2008 he attended a UFO conference in Nevada.

Ronald Reagan

Former US President Ronald Reagan once saw a UFO and was apparently fascinated by the subject. He raised it with President Gorbachev and even spoke about it at the United Nations in 1987, when he speculated how quickly our national differences would be set aside if we faced an extraterrestrial threat.


The X-Files: I Want To Believe will be released in UK cinemas on 1st August 2008.