Day: August 23, 2017

UBR Classic UBR- UFO Report 42: Scotland Full of UFOs and Unacknowledged on NetflixUBR Classic UBR- UFO Report 42: Scotland Full of UFOs and Unacknowledged on Netflix

August 23, 2017| tempestuniverse| 0 Comment | 11:26 pm

Article: Scotland an alien nation as expert reveals over 1000 UFO sightings a year. Malcolm Robinson insists the country is a hotspot for strange goings on

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