100 mysterious blinking lights in the night sky could be evidence of alien life... or something weird, say boffins

Either way, we'll take a one-way ticket, please. Now. Thanks. Good

A hundred red objects blinking in and out of existence across Earth's skies over the past 70 years have left scientists giddy: they believe this could be evidence of previously unseen astronomical phenomena or - and hold tight, now - alien civilizations."