Michael Sheen stars in comedy about UFOs after claiming he saw one over hometown

Michael Sheen stars in comedy about UFOs after claiming he saw one over hometownImage source, Out ThereImage caption, Michael Sheen grew up in Port Talbot, which he says is "very UFO-y"ByCatriona AitkenBBC WalesPublished1 hour agoMichael Sheen is set to star in a Welsh comedy film about a UFO sighting - after sharing his own encounter with "a phalanx of lights" in his hometown.Out There celebrates the "secret extraterrestrial history" of west Wales through the tale of a rebellious 16-year-old astronomy enthusiast who spots a UFO over her sleepy seaside town and ropes in her sceptical best friend and an eccentric ufologist - played by Sheen - to uncover the truth.It will premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival In August, and features a host of Welsh actors.Sheen has previously spoken about a series of spooky experiences in Port Talbot, south Wales, which convinced him the town was "very UFO-y".Image source, OutThereImage caption, Out There follows a rebellious 16-year-old astronomy enthusiast who spots a UFO over her sleepy Welsh seaside townWhen Sheen returned to the area with his family in 1977, having lived for a while in Liverpool, he was told that his neighbour had seen "a UFO hovering over her back garden"."I got told this, at the age of eight, about this woman who lived next door who was clearly very sensible, so I totally believed this," he told the Scarred For Life podcast, external in 2025.Then, at 12 years old, after getting off the school bus, he recalled seeing "something coming round the edge of the mountain, in the distance"."I stopped, and this light came out and then two lights behind it, and then three lights behind. A sort of phalanx of lights coming from behind the mountain and floating out over the sea," he said."As I'm standing there, I'm thinking, those are UFOs. I'm fairly certain those are UFOs."But I knew if I went in [to the house], they mig...