Gideon Allen claims to be a magnet for UFOs
Gideon Allen claims he spotted this ‘classic flying saucer’ hovering over the Albert Dock(Image: Supplied)
A “classic flying saucer” was spotted hovering over Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock before disappearing with a “pop”. Photos shared with the Liverpool ECHO appear to show a disk-shaped object with what a witness described as a “light” at the front.
Gideon Allen, 27, who lives in the city centre, claims he spotted the UFO over the River Mersey around 6am on Sunday, March 1. He told the ECHO: “I heard a humming sound and looked up; it was quite low down, hovering and darting over the water by the Albert Dock, towards the car park at Kings Dock.
“It hovered for a few seconds before flying off into the air toward the left and then, pop, it was gone.”
Gideon described the object as a “classic flying saucer”, but “translucent”.
He said: “You could see through it. It also had a light on what I imagine to be the front.”
Actor Gideon Allen, 27, from the Baltic Triangle(Image: Supplied)
In 2024 Gideon, originally from Preston, predicted extra-terrestrial visits to the Liverpool would increase after he moved to the city that year.
And data seems to have borne this prediction out, with the number of reports made to Merseyside Police about UFOs and aliens doubling between 2024 and 2025, rising from 17 in 2024 to 34 in 2025.
Gideon, an actor set to appear in Liverpool-based BBC series The Cage this year, added: “This is the first sighting I’ve had since December 2024, but I have been having really weird dreams.
Gideon spotted said the ‘flying saucer’ disappeared with a ‘pop'(Image: Supplied)
“I’ve dreamt of floating and seeing people inside glass cylinders.”
Gideon, who practices witchcraft, added: “I predicted a while back that I would draw more UFOs to the city, and I did.
“Maybe my magical, spiritual abilities are drawing them in and I’ve made contact without realising.
“Or maybe they’ve found out this is where The Beatles are from with all the filming going on.”
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