OUT OF THIS WORLD Alien Day 2023 is TOMORROW – but what is it, how is it celebrated and has anyone ever seen a UFO?

 OUT OF THIS WORLD Alien Day 2023 is TOMORROW – but what is it, how is it celebrated and has anyone ever seen a UFO?

IT'S the moment all space lovers have been waiting for... it's Alien Day TOMORROW (April 26).

We're not expecting to see hundreds of UFOs descending on Earth any time soon, so what is Alien Day - and why is it celebrated on April 26?

What is Alien Day?

Alien Day is an unofficial holiday for fans of the iconic space-horror franchise Alien.

So no, we're afraid you can't claim a day off work.

It's also a big promotional event for the new film Alien: Harvest.

The Alien film franchise began in 1979 with the release of Alien, followed by Aliens in 1986.

Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection followed in 1992 and 1997 respectively.

Ridley Scott returned as director for Prometheus in 2022 and then Alien: Covenant in 2023.

Why is Alien Day celebrated?

Some avid fans may have already figured this one out.

Aliens, the 1986 sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 cult film, is set on a colonial moon called Acheron.

However, before it was given a proper name, the moon was known as LV-426.

Because of this, Alien Day is taking place on the American date 4/26 - which we would write as 26/4 - April 26.

The first official Alien Day was held in 2023, to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary.

Which special events are taking place?

The Alien 40th anniversary short films are a series of fan-made short films created in association with 20th Century Fox and Tongal to celebrate the original release of Alien.

These terrifying tales will be able to viewed on IGN.

As well as being able to watch the Anniversary Shorts, brand new figures, merchandise, apparel, publications, comics and collectables will be revealed.

Reebok have announced their Alien stompers inspired by Sigourney Weaver's shoes in the film.

Has anyone actually seen a UFO?

Mysterious sightings have been reported by earthlings for decades.

From bright lights overhead to spotting strange figures descending from space, but we are still none-the-wiser on whether little green men exist.

In April 2019, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that he believes in aliens and said that he is very "curious about them".

According to the Express a family in Colorado filmed an unidentified flying object across the sky.

The Kuroda's saw bizarre lights darting through a dense patch of clouds and then a bright source of light hovering in the sky.

Alien enthusiasts claim that there is a space base on the moon and said that they saw "strange buildings" on the lunar surface.

In February 2018, secret police audio files proved men who claimed they were abducted by "alien creatures" with lobster-like claws were telling the TRUTH, a researcher claimed.