Unidentified flying objects (UFO) may appear in 2011 or 2012, a Chinese astronomer has predicted.

Wang Sichao, an astronomy and minor planet scholar, made the forecast under recently-heated speculations about UFOs, as some unidentified flying objects have been spotted in several Chinese regions of Zhejiang, Hunan, Chongqing and Xinjiang since last month, the China Daily reported.

Does he know something that we don't?  That's certainly a possibility.  But it's safe to assume that they will be immediately explained away as misidetntified aircraft or Chinese lanterns.  To read the rest of the article, click here.