UFO sightings on the rise across the Valley, researcher says

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sightings of unidentified flying objects are becoming more frequent in the Rio Grande Valley, according to local UFO researcher and author Noe Torres. He says growing public interest and social media are helping more people share their encounters.

“UFOs are absolutely part of the paranormal,” Torres said. “When people encountered them in the past, they didn't know how to explain them. It made them feel like an unusual experience had happened to them.”

Torres says reports of unusual lights and objects in the sky have increased across northern Hidalgo County, stretching from La Joya to Edinburg.

“All the way from north of La Joya, all the way to east of Edinburg, we've had quite a large pattern of sightings over the past couple of years,” he added.

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