A UFO investigator is appealing for help to solve the mystery of a sighting in Llangollen in 2000.

Russ Kellett, who has been investigating UFO sightings and strange phenomena in North Wales for 30 years, believes someone in the area can help shed light on an incident that took place near the Horseshoe Pass.

He says police and other emergency services closed off the area on the morning of December 17.

During visits to the area pre-lockdown, Russ has pieced some of the information together.

But he is hopeful that someone out there has the information that could solve the 20 year old mystery.

Russ said: "On the 17th of December in the morning a flying saucer crash landed on the Horseshoe Pass in Llangollen. The police attended the incident, so did the army and the Fire Service with 13 fire appliances at the scene. There were roadblocks and soldiers stopping vehicles from entering the area were the craft had landed.

"I rang around all the usual police, airport, air force, Coastguard, and Fire Service. I was told by a disgruntled policewoman of the phone that it was a hoax.

"But why were the army, police and fire service there?"

Last year, the UK's answer to the X-Files were published for the first time, revealing North Wales to be a hotbed for UFO sightings.

Claimed sightings of UFOs received by a now-defunct "UFO Desk" unit within the RAF have been published on the UK Government's website.

The RAF took the decision to wind up the unit in 2009, after concluding that in more than 50 years, no received report had ever disclosed any evidence of a potential threat.

Previously, records from the unit were given to the National Archives, often initially classified before being released after a specific number of years.

But the most recent reports received by the RAF have been placed online following a Freedom of Information Act request.

The final documented reports from 2009 record 626 sightings in the UK, including reports made in Anglesey, Flintshire, Wrexham, Gwynedd and Denbighshire.

The incident in Llangollen is not on the list.

The only recorded incident in Denbighshire in 2000 occurred in Rhuddlan. A"big explosion with an intense white light" was reported by police officer.

Now, such sightings are referred to the local police.

One of the latest reports was in February 2020 at Llansadwrn, Anglesey. A caller reported seeing a "very bright light" in the sky.

Russ believes the UFO sightings in North Wales are linked to an incident dubbed the UK's Roswell or "Roswelsh Incident". On January 23, 1974, lights were observed in the sky above the mountains in Merionethshire and strange noises were also reported.

One explanation put forward is that what was seen and heard was generated by an earthquake combined with sightings of a bright meteor.

However, Russ, who is due to publish a book on the subject this year, believes that the truth has yet to be uncovered.

Anyone with information about the Llangollen incident or any UFO sightings in North Wales can contact Russ via his website at https://www.ufo.uk.net/